Hello,
we would like to ask for your opinion on our floor plan. This is a renovation project with an extension – meaning we can freely alter the interior walls, but the exterior walls are fixed (except in the extension), and the locations of the kitchen and bathroom would be difficult to change without major work.
The plot is 1,100 sqm (0.27 acres) and is situated on a slope facing north. The road is to the south. The floor plan is also oriented north. The rectangle at the very north end is the extension, with windows facing north where there is a nice view.
The house is a bungalow with a partial basement. The current house has 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft) of living space, and with the extension we will have 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft). Due to the slope, the basement level also offers approximately 30 sqm (323 sq ft) for a study and guest room.
At the moment, there are 2 adults and 1 child living here; in the future, probably 2 children.
The design is our own, developed in consultation with a friend who is an architect. What we don’t yet like is that the wardrobe extends into the hallway, but on the other hand, we don’t want to give up space in the bathroom just to avoid the wardrobe niche. The bedroom feels a bit small to us, but the walk-in closet is important, so we can accept that. The kitchen could be bigger as well, but that is difficult because the passage to the living room is planned there.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Best regards,
Kerstin
we would like to ask for your opinion on our floor plan. This is a renovation project with an extension – meaning we can freely alter the interior walls, but the exterior walls are fixed (except in the extension), and the locations of the kitchen and bathroom would be difficult to change without major work.
The plot is 1,100 sqm (0.27 acres) and is situated on a slope facing north. The road is to the south. The floor plan is also oriented north. The rectangle at the very north end is the extension, with windows facing north where there is a nice view.
The house is a bungalow with a partial basement. The current house has 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft) of living space, and with the extension we will have 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft). Due to the slope, the basement level also offers approximately 30 sqm (323 sq ft) for a study and guest room.
At the moment, there are 2 adults and 1 child living here; in the future, probably 2 children.
The design is our own, developed in consultation with a friend who is an architect. What we don’t yet like is that the wardrobe extends into the hallway, but on the other hand, we don’t want to give up space in the bathroom just to avoid the wardrobe niche. The bedroom feels a bit small to us, but the walk-in closet is important, so we can accept that. The kitchen could be bigger as well, but that is difficult because the passage to the living room is planned there.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.
Best regards,
Kerstin
I would choose only shelving on the back side of the kitchen island, to use as a surface for placing items from the dining table. This would need to be planned in more detail.
May I ask how old the existing child is?
I believe that with my layout option from post 5, the rooms will look nicer. Additionally, the dining/cooking area will be improved because that corner of the overly tight pantry won’t extend into the living space.
In the original bedroom design, the room was just under 330cm (130 inches) wide. Placing a bed there makes it really tight on both sides.
The currently planned children’s room on the ground floor can also be furnished well for teenagers (often their biggest wish is a 140cm (55 inches) wide bed 😉 ). Or, as an alternative, teenagers can be moved to the basement. 😉
May I ask how old the existing child is?
I believe that with my layout option from post 5, the rooms will look nicer. Additionally, the dining/cooking area will be improved because that corner of the overly tight pantry won’t extend into the living space.
In the original bedroom design, the room was just under 330cm (130 inches) wide. Placing a bed there makes it really tight on both sides.
The currently planned children’s room on the ground floor can also be furnished well for teenagers (often their biggest wish is a 140cm (55 inches) wide bed 😉 ). Or, as an alternative, teenagers can be moved to the basement. 😉
The little one is now 1 year old.
Yes, the bedroom is quite tight in our design. We are considering whether to skip the walk-in closet and place the wardrobes directly in the bedroom. However, the space on both sides of the bed will still be very limited.
Moving the teenager to the basement could be an option, but only when they are actually a teenager. We didn’t want a shared children’s room for more than one child until they are around 10 years old or older. Also, separating the office and guest room is important to us, for example, if we ever want to use the guest room for an au pair. But you can’t have everything, so we need to think about which compromises we’re willing to make.
Best regards,
Kerstin
Yes, the bedroom is quite tight in our design. We are considering whether to skip the walk-in closet and place the wardrobes directly in the bedroom. However, the space on both sides of the bed will still be very limited.
Moving the teenager to the basement could be an option, but only when they are actually a teenager. We didn’t want a shared children’s room for more than one child until they are around 10 years old or older. Also, separating the office and guest room is important to us, for example, if we ever want to use the guest room for an au pair. But you can’t have everything, so we need to think about which compromises we’re willing to make.
Best regards,
Kerstin
In the initial setup, I also think there is little to no difference whether the cabinets are placed separately or in the same room. Basically, there is simply not enough space for that.
Another option would be, during the early childhood years, to have both children upstairs and the parents in one of the rooms downstairs. Considering that children up to the age of about 6 often like to play with their parents anyway, the 16 m² (172 sq ft) room would not be a bad space for two little ones to sleep in.
What would the purpose of a study room be? For private paperwork or more of a home office? For private paperwork, I could also imagine a cleverly designed corner in the dining/kitchen area or even the living room.
Another option would be, during the early childhood years, to have both children upstairs and the parents in one of the rooms downstairs. Considering that children up to the age of about 6 often like to play with their parents anyway, the 16 m² (172 sq ft) room would not be a bad space for two little ones to sleep in.
What would the purpose of a study room be? For private paperwork or more of a home office? For private paperwork, I could also imagine a cleverly designed corner in the dining/kitchen area or even the living room.
What do you think of this? It’s not drawn as neatly as Kbt’s version, though.
We would design the wardrobe and kitchen as Kbt suggested, we just haven’t drawn it as nicely yet.
The room in the southeast will be the children’s room for both kids, and the bedroom will be in the southwest (which unfortunately means losing the east-facing window, but in theory, these could be swapped). Then there is a small guest/workroom that can be converted into a second children’s room if necessary, for example, if sharing doesn’t work out or later on. The walk-in closet will be placed next to it.
In the dining room, there is at least 1.40 m (4.6 ft) of space between the table and the wall in both directions, which seems spacious enough to me.
Also, another question: would it bother you if there were three steps from the dining area to the living area (extension)? The reason is that we want the extension’s ceiling as high as possible to make the rooms truly usable. With three steps, we can achieve a ceiling height of 2.50 m (8.2 ft) and floor-to-ceiling windows in the basement level.
We would design the wardrobe and kitchen as Kbt suggested, we just haven’t drawn it as nicely yet.
The room in the southeast will be the children’s room for both kids, and the bedroom will be in the southwest (which unfortunately means losing the east-facing window, but in theory, these could be swapped). Then there is a small guest/workroom that can be converted into a second children’s room if necessary, for example, if sharing doesn’t work out or later on. The walk-in closet will be placed next to it.
In the dining room, there is at least 1.40 m (4.6 ft) of space between the table and the wall in both directions, which seems spacious enough to me.
Also, another question: would it bother you if there were three steps from the dining area to the living area (extension)? The reason is that we want the extension’s ceiling as high as possible to make the rooms truly usable. With three steps, we can achieve a ceiling height of 2.50 m (8.2 ft) and floor-to-ceiling windows in the basement level.
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