Hello everyone,
We have a plot where we are allowed to build a semi-detached house. The exterior dimensions can be a maximum of 7 m x 10 m (23 ft x 33 ft), with 2 full floors.
We have visited several carpentry companies (we want to build with solid wood) to get quotes. Each one designed a slightly different plan, but in all of them the children's rooms are quite small (between 11 and 12 square meters (118 to 129 square feet)).
Our requirements were:
- Ground floor with living/dining area, kitchen (preferably also separated), bathroom with shower, pantry
- Upper floor with one bedroom, 2 children's rooms, and a bathroom with shower + bathtub.
A basement is also planned, as the floor plan is already quite small. It will house a hobby room and a boiler room.
My question now:
Is it not possible to get larger children’s rooms with these exterior dimensions? Or has anyone built something similar with a completely different floor plan?
If more space really isn’t possible, is 11 square meters (118 square feet) enough for one child?
We have a plot where we are allowed to build a semi-detached house. The exterior dimensions can be a maximum of 7 m x 10 m (23 ft x 33 ft), with 2 full floors.
We have visited several carpentry companies (we want to build with solid wood) to get quotes. Each one designed a slightly different plan, but in all of them the children's rooms are quite small (between 11 and 12 square meters (118 to 129 square feet)).
Our requirements were:
- Ground floor with living/dining area, kitchen (preferably also separated), bathroom with shower, pantry
- Upper floor with one bedroom, 2 children's rooms, and a bathroom with shower + bathtub.
A basement is also planned, as the floor plan is already quite small. It will house a hobby room and a boiler room.
My question now:
Is it not possible to get larger children’s rooms with these exterior dimensions? Or has anyone built something similar with a completely different floor plan?
If more space really isn’t possible, is 11 square meters (118 square feet) enough for one child?
Wow, with those dimensions, a straight staircase is quite ambitious. Does it have to be? More typical would be (partly) switchback staircases; straight ones require quite a lot of space for the hallways.
Even more than the small children's rooms, I would actually be bothered by the shape of the kitchen...
Even more than the small children's rooms, I would actually be bothered by the shape of the kitchen...
Well, this question can’t be answered straightforwardly. Most home builders here would say, “Nothing works under 15m² (160 square feet).”
However, most of them seem to build in rural areas where space is not an issue.
You have very limited space conditions.
I’m telling you: yes, 11m² (118 square feet) is large enough for a child.
But I’m also telling you that your bedroom won’t work like this.
The bed drawn in is exactly 2 meters (6.6 feet) deep.
Real beds are deeper.
The closet will probably need to be custom-made; it looks too narrow behind the door.
The straight staircase takes up too much space for the limited exterior dimensions.
A spiral staircase planned on the right side in the middle would create the crucial extra space.
The same applies to the ground floor. The kitchen is an extremely narrow corridor. The storage room is a disaster with its two doors. Overall, there is too much circulation space for the exterior constraints.
Is there a basement? If not, you’re missing a lot of storage space.
Is expanding the attic and moving the parents’ bedroom upstairs not an option?
However, most of them seem to build in rural areas where space is not an issue.
You have very limited space conditions.
I’m telling you: yes, 11m² (118 square feet) is large enough for a child.
But I’m also telling you that your bedroom won’t work like this.
The bed drawn in is exactly 2 meters (6.6 feet) deep.
Real beds are deeper.
The closet will probably need to be custom-made; it looks too narrow behind the door.
The straight staircase takes up too much space for the limited exterior dimensions.
A spiral staircase planned on the right side in the middle would create the crucial extra space.
The same applies to the ground floor. The kitchen is an extremely narrow corridor. The storage room is a disaster with its two doors. Overall, there is too much circulation space for the exterior constraints.
Is there a basement? If not, you’re missing a lot of storage space.
Is expanding the attic and moving the parents’ bedroom upstairs not an option?
Hello,
thank you for the quick responses!
Yes, there is a basement. Otherwise, everything would be too small.
Strangely, everyone suggested a straight staircase... I will try to draw something myself.
Regarding the kitchen: the idea was to keep the kitchen as small as possible and really only use it for cooking.
Unfortunately, using the attic is not an option either. The zoning plan specifies a maximum building height as well as the roof pitch. With two full stories, there is no longer any usable space available!
thank you for the quick responses!
Yes, there is a basement. Otherwise, everything would be too small.
Strangely, everyone suggested a straight staircase... I will try to draw something myself.
Regarding the kitchen: the idea was to keep the kitchen as small as possible and really only use it for cooking.
Unfortunately, using the attic is not an option either. The zoning plan specifies a maximum building height as well as the roof pitch. With two full stories, there is no longer any usable space available!
The size of the children's rooms is fine. However, I would not place the doors flush against the wall but set them back by the depth of a wardrobe; otherwise, the room only allows for one possible furniture arrangement.
The kitchen width is workable but tight. What exactly can be changed – is this a developer project that has to match its semi-detached twin?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
The kitchen width is workable but tight. What exactly can be changed – is this a developer project that has to match its semi-detached twin?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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