ᐅ Semi-detached house with rather small children's bedrooms

Created on: 13 Mar 2018 12:41
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MichaeI
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?
Climbee14 Mar 2018 12:27
Is there a guideline on where the front door must be located?
In the initial plan, it is at the top of the plan, while in the prefab house plan, it is on the left side of the plan.
Are both options possible?
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MichaeI
14 Mar 2018 13:23
Yes, the entrance can be made from all three open sides!
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Maria16
14 Mar 2018 13:36
Is there already a site plan here that I might have simply overlooked? I’m especially interested in the location of the street. If possible, in my opinion, it’s best to avoid a situation where every visitor has to walk past all the windows and completely around the house first.
Climbee14 Mar 2018 13:40
Maria16 schrieb:
Is there already a site plan here that I might have simply missed? I’m particularly interested in the location of the road. If possible, in my opinion, it should be avoided that every visitor has to walk past all the windows and completely around the house first.

Exactly!
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MichaeI
14 Mar 2018 13:41
I haven’t uploaded a site plan yet, but I’m attaching it here. The area marked in green will be our house.

The house will be built in the second row, 30 m (100 feet) away from the road.

The problem (or one of them...) is that if the entrance is placed at the front, the living/dining room would have to face north.
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MichaeI
14 Mar 2018 13:42
To the left, it would still be possible to build a garage, but we have decided against it.

Would a side entrance be the better solution, then?