ᐅ Single-family house floor plan designed, we like the windows
Created on: 27 Oct 2015 17:55
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Watcher78
Hello everyone,
we received a revised draft from our construction company. Foreword: some of you might remember the previous drafts of the single-family house with 140 m² (1507 sq ft) plus a basement designed for living. It is a sloped plot going from southwest to northwest, facing north, with a slope from southwest to northeast.
We have now planned the house with a 2.30-meter (7.5 ft) knee wall, which allows the upper rooms to have 70 cm (28 inches) high clerestory windows, so the front children's rooms still get sunlight from the southwest. We like this type of window, but it currently makes furnishing the children’s rooms a bit tricky. We had seen this at model home parks, and most of the time there was a desk placed underneath. Regarding the doors to the children’s rooms, Foreword: check if they could be planned flush with the wall. At the moment, I don’t see much benefit to having extra space behind the door, do you? A cupboard wouldn’t fit there anyway. Otherwise, the upper floor plan works for us. Foreword: the clerestory window above the bathtub should be larger, matching the size of the bathtub.
We still need to adjust the elevations as we’re not 100% happy with them yet. The question is whether it’s better to have full-height windows in the living and dining area rather than half-height ones. Otherwise, we are basically satisfied with the ground floor layout, except that the windows need to be reviewed again. To clarify, on the southwest side in the living room we intentionally planned a large window to let the afternoon sun in. Towards the back, in the dining area, we have an unobstructed view, so a 3-meter (10 ft) sliding door is planned there.
The basement is designed as a living basement, with the front rooms intended as an office and guest room. I’m not completely happy with the bathroom yet, because the door interrupts a nice long wall that cannot be furnished properly. However, I can’t find a way to place the door in the corner because of the shower. Also, we should reconsider if the location of the basement entrance door is optimal. The reason for this door is in case our parents-in-law might move in one day, allowing the basement living area to be separated from the rest of the basement. Whether that will ever happen, we don’t know.
We would appreciate it if you could take a look and are grateful for any feedback. We really want to finalize the planning.
Thank you in advance
we received a revised draft from our construction company. Foreword: some of you might remember the previous drafts of the single-family house with 140 m² (1507 sq ft) plus a basement designed for living. It is a sloped plot going from southwest to northwest, facing north, with a slope from southwest to northeast.
We have now planned the house with a 2.30-meter (7.5 ft) knee wall, which allows the upper rooms to have 70 cm (28 inches) high clerestory windows, so the front children's rooms still get sunlight from the southwest. We like this type of window, but it currently makes furnishing the children’s rooms a bit tricky. We had seen this at model home parks, and most of the time there was a desk placed underneath. Regarding the doors to the children’s rooms, Foreword: check if they could be planned flush with the wall. At the moment, I don’t see much benefit to having extra space behind the door, do you? A cupboard wouldn’t fit there anyway. Otherwise, the upper floor plan works for us. Foreword: the clerestory window above the bathtub should be larger, matching the size of the bathtub.
We still need to adjust the elevations as we’re not 100% happy with them yet. The question is whether it’s better to have full-height windows in the living and dining area rather than half-height ones. Otherwise, we are basically satisfied with the ground floor layout, except that the windows need to be reviewed again. To clarify, on the southwest side in the living room we intentionally planned a large window to let the afternoon sun in. Towards the back, in the dining area, we have an unobstructed view, so a 3-meter (10 ft) sliding door is planned there.
The basement is designed as a living basement, with the front rooms intended as an office and guest room. I’m not completely happy with the bathroom yet, because the door interrupts a nice long wall that cannot be furnished properly. However, I can’t find a way to place the door in the corner because of the shower. Also, we should reconsider if the location of the basement entrance door is optimal. The reason for this door is in case our parents-in-law might move in one day, allowing the basement living area to be separated from the rest of the basement. Whether that will ever happen, we don’t know.
We would appreciate it if you could take a look and are grateful for any feedback. We really want to finalize the planning.
Thank you in advance
Hello
In my opinion, a very good floor plan.
It also shows again that simple and straightforward solutions are the best.
However, I still see potential regarding the elevations/windows.
The upper clerestory windows could be aligned with the lower windows. In the corridor/toilet area, for example, the windows could be visually combined into one.
Olli
In my opinion, a very good floor plan.
It also shows again that simple and straightforward solutions are the best.
However, I still see potential regarding the elevations/windows.
The upper clerestory windows could be aligned with the lower windows. In the corridor/toilet area, for example, the windows could be visually combined into one.
Olli
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Watcher7828 Oct 2015 08:27With the T-layout in the bathroom, it will be difficult because the narrow window in front of the bathtub won’t really brighten the room.
In general, I wonder if windows only 1.13 m (3.7 feet) wide would be enough upstairs. That way, the rooms could be better furnished without having anything in front of the floor-to-ceiling window all the time.
What do you think about the living/dining area... floor-to-ceiling windows or like it is currently planned?
In general, I wonder if windows only 1.13 m (3.7 feet) wide would be enough upstairs. That way, the rooms could be better furnished without having anything in front of the floor-to-ceiling window all the time.
What do you think about the living/dining area... floor-to-ceiling windows or like it is currently planned?
Hello again,
I would base the living area windows on the interior layout of the living room.
Orientation and terrace facing south – leave as is.
Orientation and terrace facing west – use standard windows on the street side and floor-to-ceiling windows on the west side in the living and dining areas.
Olli
I would base the living area windows on the interior layout of the living room.
Orientation and terrace facing south – leave as is.
Orientation and terrace facing west – use standard windows on the street side and floor-to-ceiling windows on the west side in the living and dining areas.
Olli
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Watcher7828 Oct 2015 12:45Would it be an option to install narrower floor-to-ceiling windows at the top instead of the planned 1.51 m (5 feet)? I think this would provide more space for furniture without having to place anything in front of the windows in the children's rooms. There would still be plenty of natural light coming into the room through the additional light strips.
What are your thoughts on this?
What are your thoughts on this?
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Watcher7828 Oct 2015 13:14The continuous strip windows start at about 87 cm (34 inches) here, and yes, the desk is planned to go underneath them.
We are reluctant to give up floor-to-ceiling windows, so we are considering planning narrower floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor.
We are reluctant to give up floor-to-ceiling windows, so we are considering planning narrower floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor.
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