Hello everyone,
We plan to start building a single-family house next year and are currently brainstorming ideas for the floor plan. What do you think of our current concept?
We are planning for three children and no basement. Since the soil is very damp, we were advised against having a basement (which we actually agree with). Additionally, we are only allowed to build a single-story house.
We found it quite challenging to make the most of the narrow plot: the entrance needs to be at the end of the street, possibly resulting in an L-shaped layout. We also want to build relatively narrow to enlarge the garden. We visited many model home parks and suppliers but found few options that really fit our needs. Of course, we are open to all ideas and suggestions.
Thanks for your feedback. Best regards.
We plan to start building a single-family house next year and are currently brainstorming ideas for the floor plan. What do you think of our current concept?
We are planning for three children and no basement. Since the soil is very damp, we were advised against having a basement (which we actually agree with). Additionally, we are only allowed to build a single-story house.
We found it quite challenging to make the most of the narrow plot: the entrance needs to be at the end of the street, possibly resulting in an L-shaped layout. We also want to build relatively narrow to enlarge the garden. We visited many model home parks and suppliers but found few options that really fit our needs. Of course, we are open to all ideas and suggestions.
Thanks for your feedback. Best regards.
And if the conservatory still gets sunlight now, what speaks against the previous version? Wasn't the living room roughly there?
We are currently about 5 to 6 weeks before the absolute solar low point at our latitude. Here, the sun sets behind the next hill around 3 to 3:30 pm. In summer, I still have the last sun rays on my terrace at 7 pm before they disappear behind the hill.
What I don’t like about the current version at all is that you don’t get any morning sun from the east into the rooms. Try adding the position of that neighboring house as well.
We are currently about 5 to 6 weeks before the absolute solar low point at our latitude. Here, the sun sets behind the next hill around 3 to 3:30 pm. In summer, I still have the last sun rays on my terrace at 7 pm before they disappear behind the hill.
What I don’t like about the current version at all is that you don’t get any morning sun from the east into the rooms. Try adding the position of that neighboring house as well.
BeHaElJa schrieb:
There are many reasons against having east-facing windows, especially since there is the very open garden of a neighbor who spends a lot of time there. ...You can change something like that with your own planting and some distance from the property boundary.
I’m not sure if a conservatory in direct sunlight makes much sense.
I also like sun, but in modern houses the heat generated by the sun cannot escape—it builds up a lot. Building a conservatory with shading that almost always has to be used in summer to avoid turning the house into a sauna... I don’t know...
I don’t see a lightweight construction with your house squeezed into the corner anymore. Just as others try to maximize living area and neglect the rest or plan it too stingily, you are treating your plot the same way.
Regards, Yvonne
Master bedroom on the ground floor, okay, but no private bathroom? So, to shower or brush your teeth, you first have to go upstairs? Oh wait, I just noticed there is a shower. But then that’s also your guest toilet? Hmm. If you like that.
You can probably get more out of the attic. A 7 sqm (75 sq ft) main bathroom in your own house would be too small for me.
You can probably get more out of the attic. A 7 sqm (75 sq ft) main bathroom in your own house would be too small for me.
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flexistone21 Nov 2014 02:29Your guest room is actually larger than your own bedroom? And the same goes for the bathroom!
That doesn’t make any sense at all!
Why don’t you put the guest room on the ground floor and use the space upstairs for a proper bedroom?
In your current design, you don’t even have room for a decent wardrobe.
Don’t waste space on a LEGO room!
Make that children’s room 3 instead, and combine the old guest room and old children’s room 3 into a functional master area (bedroom, dressing room, master bathroom).
That doesn’t make any sense at all!
Why don’t you put the guest room on the ground floor and use the space upstairs for a proper bedroom?
In your current design, you don’t even have room for a decent wardrobe.
Don’t waste space on a LEGO room!
Make that children’s room 3 instead, and combine the old guest room and old children’s room 3 into a functional master area (bedroom, dressing room, master bathroom).
No bathtub anywhere in the entire house? Even if you’re not the type to take baths, it’s still a good idea to have at least one bathtub in the house for “emergencies.” We’re not really bath people either, but we at least planned a small tub in our bathroom—also for the kids.
Do you really need a dedicated Lego room? Couldn’t you combine the Lego and guest rooms?
Do you really need a dedicated Lego room? Couldn’t you combine the Lego and guest rooms?
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