ᐅ Single-Family Home Floor Plan Before Approval: Request for Feedback
Created on: 20 Apr 2016 17:36
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bluminger
Hello.
We are a small family with a 2-year-old child and another baby on the way. We have already purchased a plot of land and have now planned a floor plan that we want to submit for approval. Before that, we would appreciate hearing some opinions.
We want a house that still offers enough space in case we have a third child. In the basement, we would like to install a sauna later on. To ensure enough space, we decided to have the garage built with a basement (to minimize sealed surfaces) and to add a nice room above it. A garden is very important to us, so we would be reluctant to add any extensions later due to the additional built-up area.
Zoning plan / restrictions: Eaves height 3.80 m (12.5 ft)
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,535 sq ft)
Slope: none
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Orientation: street to the south
Homeowner requirements
Style, roof type, building type: country house with a central bay window facing south
Basement, floors: basement, living on ground floor, bedrooms upstairs
Number of occupants, age: family with currently 2 small children/baby
Room requirements on ground floor: in addition to living area, another room + bathroom with shower
Room requirements on upper floor: master bedroom, 2 children’s rooms, 1 guest room (possibly for 3rd child)
Office: home office
Open or closed architecture: kitchen not completely open
Conservative or modern style: uncertain
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no kitchen island
Number of dining seats: at least 5
Fireplace: preferable, mainly for cozy secondary heating
Music / stereo wall: TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: covered balcony
Garage, carport: double garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: garden should not be occupied by extensions or tool sheds
Other wishes / special features / daily routine: utility kitchen in the basement
House design
Who designed the plans: architect
What do you like most? South-facing rooms on the ground floor
What do you dislike? My wife does not want a window behind the sofa
Estimated price according to architect/designer: 400,000
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or expansions
-can you give up:
-can’t give up: bright house, space in kitchen
Basement:
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
We look forward to all comments.
Thank you!
We are a small family with a 2-year-old child and another baby on the way. We have already purchased a plot of land and have now planned a floor plan that we want to submit for approval. Before that, we would appreciate hearing some opinions.
We want a house that still offers enough space in case we have a third child. In the basement, we would like to install a sauna later on. To ensure enough space, we decided to have the garage built with a basement (to minimize sealed surfaces) and to add a nice room above it. A garden is very important to us, so we would be reluctant to add any extensions later due to the additional built-up area.
Zoning plan / restrictions: Eaves height 3.80 m (12.5 ft)
Plot size: 700 sqm (7,535 sq ft)
Slope: none
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Orientation: street to the south
Homeowner requirements
Style, roof type, building type: country house with a central bay window facing south
Basement, floors: basement, living on ground floor, bedrooms upstairs
Number of occupants, age: family with currently 2 small children/baby
Room requirements on ground floor: in addition to living area, another room + bathroom with shower
Room requirements on upper floor: master bedroom, 2 children’s rooms, 1 guest room (possibly for 3rd child)
Office: home office
Open or closed architecture: kitchen not completely open
Conservative or modern style: uncertain
Open kitchen, kitchen island: no kitchen island
Number of dining seats: at least 5
Fireplace: preferable, mainly for cozy secondary heating
Music / stereo wall: TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: covered balcony
Garage, carport: double garage
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: garden should not be occupied by extensions or tool sheds
Other wishes / special features / daily routine: utility kitchen in the basement
House design
Who designed the plans: architect
What do you like most? South-facing rooms on the ground floor
What do you dislike? My wife does not want a window behind the sofa
Estimated price according to architect/designer: 400,000
Personal budget for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details or expansions
-can you give up:
-can’t give up: bright house, space in kitchen
Basement:
Ground floor:
Upper floor:
We look forward to all comments.
Thank you!
Toilet in the upstairs bathroom... how tall are you that the toilet is placed beyond the 2-meter (6 ft 7 in) line? Also, the shower... I’m not sure if that layout is ideal.
Kitchen... is the L-shaped kitchen as shown sufficient for you? Given the room layout, there won’t be much more space, meaning almost 12 square meters (about 129 square feet) with a rather minimal kitchen. Why no terrace access there? Because the terrace access from the dining area will require navigating a slalom if you use a reasonably large dining table (larger than shown).
Pantry depth of 118 cm (46 inches)... you can’t even place a freezer cabinet or similar against the upper wall on the plan because the door then won’t open fully.
Master bedroom... walking single file to the upper side of the bed on the plan... or how? Ah, not quite, there is a dormer there... but the transition from the main room to the dormer, is that really practical? And just about 200 cm (79 inches) of wardrobe space for two people?
What stair rise will the staircase have?
What is the intended purpose of the room under the garage? Is a kitchen supposed to be planned there?
Kitchen... is the L-shaped kitchen as shown sufficient for you? Given the room layout, there won’t be much more space, meaning almost 12 square meters (about 129 square feet) with a rather minimal kitchen. Why no terrace access there? Because the terrace access from the dining area will require navigating a slalom if you use a reasonably large dining table (larger than shown).
Pantry depth of 118 cm (46 inches)... you can’t even place a freezer cabinet or similar against the upper wall on the plan because the door then won’t open fully.
Master bedroom... walking single file to the upper side of the bed on the plan... or how? Ah, not quite, there is a dormer there... but the transition from the main room to the dormer, is that really practical? And just about 200 cm (79 inches) of wardrobe space for two people?
What stair rise will the staircase have?
What is the intended purpose of the room under the garage? Is a kitchen supposed to be planned there?
Hello kbt09,
Thank you for your response.
Upper floor bathroom: Where would it be better to place the toilet? (We are average to tall in height). Would the access to the shower be too narrow because of the sloping roof? It would be good to have a changing table and a cabinet in this bathroom as well. Is an acceptable bathroom layout possible in this room, or is the space and thus the room layout on the upper floor rather unsuitable?
Master bedroom: It is true that a 2m (6 ft 7 in) wardrobe is not enough for the two of us. We don’t really have a solution yet. Maybe we could place another wardrobe along the west wall or at least some dressers. Or should we rather redesign everything and do without one of the children’s rooms?
Kitchen: The architect planned access to the terrace through the kitchen, but it was more important for us that the L-shaped worktop runs along the east and south walls, so the kitchen is incorrectly drawn. Possibly the worktop or cabinets could extend along the north wall as well. Access to the pantry should be through a sliding door. The pantry will not contain a freezer or refrigerator; it will only store food and drinks that don’t require cooling. We have our first kitchen planning meeting this weekend. It is also still possible to remove the pantry. We thought the kitchen size was quite generous as it is. Is that not the case? Should it be bigger?
Dining room: Terrace access — if that is too narrow, maybe it would be better through the living room? We would rather not have the work surface in the kitchen facing anywhere other than east and south. Our dining table is about 90cm (35 inches) wide. Is there enough space to walk by, or would it be too tight?
Living room: Unfortunately, we have not yet agreed on the furniture arrangement. My wife prefers the sofa along the west and north walls, with a cabinet or shelf also placed on the north wall. The TV could then stand between the dining room and living room in front of a shelf. Terrace doors in the living room are also conceivable. I prefer the living room furniture as drawn, to be able to project onto the north wall and have a large, open space.
Stair incline: We will provide the cross-section tomorrow.
Room below the garage: This will be divided into two rooms. One of them is planned to have a kitchen for a hobby.
Thank you for your response.
Upper floor bathroom: Where would it be better to place the toilet? (We are average to tall in height). Would the access to the shower be too narrow because of the sloping roof? It would be good to have a changing table and a cabinet in this bathroom as well. Is an acceptable bathroom layout possible in this room, or is the space and thus the room layout on the upper floor rather unsuitable?
Master bedroom: It is true that a 2m (6 ft 7 in) wardrobe is not enough for the two of us. We don’t really have a solution yet. Maybe we could place another wardrobe along the west wall or at least some dressers. Or should we rather redesign everything and do without one of the children’s rooms?
Kitchen: The architect planned access to the terrace through the kitchen, but it was more important for us that the L-shaped worktop runs along the east and south walls, so the kitchen is incorrectly drawn. Possibly the worktop or cabinets could extend along the north wall as well. Access to the pantry should be through a sliding door. The pantry will not contain a freezer or refrigerator; it will only store food and drinks that don’t require cooling. We have our first kitchen planning meeting this weekend. It is also still possible to remove the pantry. We thought the kitchen size was quite generous as it is. Is that not the case? Should it be bigger?
Dining room: Terrace access — if that is too narrow, maybe it would be better through the living room? We would rather not have the work surface in the kitchen facing anywhere other than east and south. Our dining table is about 90cm (35 inches) wide. Is there enough space to walk by, or would it be too tight?
Living room: Unfortunately, we have not yet agreed on the furniture arrangement. My wife prefers the sofa along the west and north walls, with a cabinet or shelf also placed on the north wall. The TV could then stand between the dining room and living room in front of a shelf. Terrace doors in the living room are also conceivable. I prefer the living room furniture as drawn, to be able to project onto the north wall and have a large, open space.
Stair incline: We will provide the cross-section tomorrow.
Room below the garage: This will be divided into two rooms. One of them is planned to have a kitchen for a hobby.
Why do you need both a pantry and a storage room on the ground floor? Especially since you have a basement. I would remove the pantry and create a door on the north wall of the kitchen leading to the hallway. This would give the kitchen a good size, and it would also eliminate the need to carry groceries in a zigzag path through the living/dining area.
At the same time, I would shift the wall between the guest bathroom and storage room slightly to the left according to the plan. A shower bathroom of 6.58m² (71 sq ft) is quite generous, but even with 5m² (54 sq ft), it wouldn’t be a problem, and the storage room would become much more usable.
The distance from the sofa to the TV is almost 6 meters (20 feet), which is quite large. What size TV do you have or want? Of course, it’s a matter of personal preference, but if the distance were a bit smaller, the other room would gain some space with its 11m² (118 sq ft), which wouldn’t hurt.
At the same time, I would shift the wall between the guest bathroom and storage room slightly to the left according to the plan. A shower bathroom of 6.58m² (71 sq ft) is quite generous, but even with 5m² (54 sq ft), it wouldn’t be a problem, and the storage room would become much more usable.
The distance from the sofa to the TV is almost 6 meters (20 feet), which is quite large. What size TV do you have or want? Of course, it’s a matter of personal preference, but if the distance were a bit smaller, the other room would gain some space with its 11m² (118 sq ft), which wouldn’t hurt.
I see the same issues as the previous posters. In the bedroom and bathroom, you will run into problems with the 2m (6.5 ft) line.
The living room is the same – this is exactly why I don’t like the typical open plan living-dining area layout in this house design. The table is always in the way. You constantly have to walk around it, whether you’re going from the kitchen to the living room or going outside to the terrace. At least consider installing sliding doors here so the terrace doors don’t take up so much space in the living area.
I would place the door to the storage room opposite the window; that way, you’d have space on both sides to place shelves (or vacuum cleaners and such). I would also miss having a door from the hallway to the kitchen. And I think a terrace door in the kitchen is always a good idea.
Do you really need all these rooms? I think you have a lot of rooms, plus a basement garage and an overbuilt garage. Do you really need that much space? How do you plan to use the basement rooms (apart from the sauna and utility room)? Will there be a toilet there? Since a kitchen is planned under the garage as well as a sauna, there should be a bathroom somewhere down there – there is enough space for it.
I find the bathroom upstairs very difficult to arrange in a reasonably functional way. Maybe rethink the room layout.
The living room is the same – this is exactly why I don’t like the typical open plan living-dining area layout in this house design. The table is always in the way. You constantly have to walk around it, whether you’re going from the kitchen to the living room or going outside to the terrace. At least consider installing sliding doors here so the terrace doors don’t take up so much space in the living area.
I would place the door to the storage room opposite the window; that way, you’d have space on both sides to place shelves (or vacuum cleaners and such). I would also miss having a door from the hallway to the kitchen. And I think a terrace door in the kitchen is always a good idea.
Do you really need all these rooms? I think you have a lot of rooms, plus a basement garage and an overbuilt garage. Do you really need that much space? How do you plan to use the basement rooms (apart from the sauna and utility room)? Will there be a toilet there? Since a kitchen is planned under the garage as well as a sauna, there should be a bathroom somewhere down there – there is enough space for it.
I find the bathroom upstairs very difficult to arrange in a reasonably functional way. Maybe rethink the room layout.
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