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
W
Watcher7829 Oct 2015 11:08I personally think a laundry chute is a good idea, but unfortunately my wife doesn’t feel the same way ;(. She’s worried the kids might fall down it. The laundry chute would end in a living area in the basement, but I don’t think that’s a big deal. Well, I’ll have to discuss it with her again.
My parents have this in their house, I believe it’s a 250mm (10 inch) pipe that goes from the master bathroom on the upper floor to the laundry room on the ground floor.
When I was a little boy, I once tried to crawl into it, but there wasn’t much space.
If we can somehow include this in our planning, it will definitely be installed—it’s just incredibly practical.
When I was a little boy, I once tried to crawl into it, but there wasn’t much space.
If we can somehow include this in our planning, it will definitely be installed—it’s just incredibly practical.
Hey, the floor plan looks somewhat familiar to me.
I really like it!!!
Regarding your questions:
1. On the upper floor, 1.13 meters (3.7 feet) at the gable sides is more than enough. We have the same setup and it’s very bright. With the light strips, plenty of natural light will definitely reach the kids’ rooms! In Kid 1, you can place a 3-meter (10 feet) wardrobe directly to the right, and Kid 2 even has space along two walls.
2. The furniture layout works really well in the kids’ rooms. You can absolutely place a desk in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, again facing the opposite way so that your back is to the window and you look into the room. That’s how we arranged the office, and it’s great!!!
3. I would always recommend entering the bedroom through the dressing room rather than the hallway. We love it because it prevents disturbing each other.
4. Take a look at our upper floor planning; it would suit you too and works wonderfully in practice.
5. There’s absolutely no way a child could fit in the laundry chute, and it’s such a blessing in a large house. I can gladly share photos if you want.
5. In the southwest, adjust the window widths so they align vertically. I would also install light strips rather than standard windows in the dressing area and bathroom, similar to the upper floor. In the southeast, I find the stairwell window excessively large; here, I would also prefer light strips. You’ll need light in the basement hallway as well. I would narrow the kids’ room window there. In the northeast, I would omit the light strip in the bedroom because it’s unnecessary at that spot. In the northwest, I would make the kids’ room window narrower and the bathroom window wider, possibly with a window sill for the sofa. However, I would make the dining room window floor-to-ceiling.
I really like it!!!
Regarding your questions:
1. On the upper floor, 1.13 meters (3.7 feet) at the gable sides is more than enough. We have the same setup and it’s very bright. With the light strips, plenty of natural light will definitely reach the kids’ rooms! In Kid 1, you can place a 3-meter (10 feet) wardrobe directly to the right, and Kid 2 even has space along two walls.
2. The furniture layout works really well in the kids’ rooms. You can absolutely place a desk in front of a floor-to-ceiling window, again facing the opposite way so that your back is to the window and you look into the room. That’s how we arranged the office, and it’s great!!!
3. I would always recommend entering the bedroom through the dressing room rather than the hallway. We love it because it prevents disturbing each other.
4. Take a look at our upper floor planning; it would suit you too and works wonderfully in practice.
5. There’s absolutely no way a child could fit in the laundry chute, and it’s such a blessing in a large house. I can gladly share photos if you want.
5. In the southwest, adjust the window widths so they align vertically. I would also install light strips rather than standard windows in the dressing area and bathroom, similar to the upper floor. In the southeast, I find the stairwell window excessively large; here, I would also prefer light strips. You’ll need light in the basement hallway as well. I would narrow the kids’ room window there. In the northeast, I would omit the light strip in the bedroom because it’s unnecessary at that spot. In the northwest, I would make the kids’ room window narrower and the bathroom window wider, possibly with a window sill for the sofa. However, I would make the dining room window floor-to-ceiling.
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Watcher7831 Oct 2015 17:51Hi Kisska86,
thanks for your feedback.
Yes, there are definitely some similarities to your floor plan, especially for the upper floor. Our floor plan is now basically fixed; it’s really just about the elevations and the arrangement of the windows. Unless someone spots a serious planning mistake.
I just checked again, and you have 1.13 m (3 ft 8 in) windows in the rooms upstairs. Generally, I think the windows are sufficient, and that would make the kids’ rooms a bit easier to furnish, but then it’s harder to find suitable windows for the living/dining area.
At the moment, I’m leaning towards planning floor-to-ceiling windows of 1.51 m (5 ft) height on both the upper and lower floors.
You mean downstairs, in the living room, you’d prefer a window with a sill, so not floor-to-ceiling, like in the current elevation, and a floor-to-ceiling window in the dining room? I think that might look odd; I’d probably keep them consistent. One could also consider making the windows in the living/dining area 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) high, but then the question is how that would look combined with the windows upstairs.
You’d put a 2.76 m (9 ft) wide strip window on the southwest side above the living room, meaning in the kids’ room? Did I understand that correctly? Regarding the strip window in the bedroom, I guess that’s a matter of personal taste. We visited the model home park, and we liked it there. The problem arises if you have a higher bed standing in front of the window. But to skip the strip window altogether? Mmmh.
We actually like the walk-in closet as planned. Of course, your version is nice too, but we prefer ours. I think that’s just a matter of taste.
About the trash chute, I’d really like to have one, and I’ve finally convinced my wife as well. The question is where to place it best.
I’d appreciate some photos; you can send them in our conversation as well. The only tricky part about the trash chute is that it absolutely has to come out in one of the lower basement rooms. I can’t see another option there.
thanks for your feedback.
Yes, there are definitely some similarities to your floor plan, especially for the upper floor. Our floor plan is now basically fixed; it’s really just about the elevations and the arrangement of the windows. Unless someone spots a serious planning mistake.
I just checked again, and you have 1.13 m (3 ft 8 in) windows in the rooms upstairs. Generally, I think the windows are sufficient, and that would make the kids’ rooms a bit easier to furnish, but then it’s harder to find suitable windows for the living/dining area.
At the moment, I’m leaning towards planning floor-to-ceiling windows of 1.51 m (5 ft) height on both the upper and lower floors.
You mean downstairs, in the living room, you’d prefer a window with a sill, so not floor-to-ceiling, like in the current elevation, and a floor-to-ceiling window in the dining room? I think that might look odd; I’d probably keep them consistent. One could also consider making the windows in the living/dining area 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) high, but then the question is how that would look combined with the windows upstairs.
You’d put a 2.76 m (9 ft) wide strip window on the southwest side above the living room, meaning in the kids’ room? Did I understand that correctly? Regarding the strip window in the bedroom, I guess that’s a matter of personal taste. We visited the model home park, and we liked it there. The problem arises if you have a higher bed standing in front of the window. But to skip the strip window altogether? Mmmh.
We actually like the walk-in closet as planned. Of course, your version is nice too, but we prefer ours. I think that’s just a matter of taste.
About the trash chute, I’d really like to have one, and I’ve finally convinced my wife as well. The question is where to place it best.
I’d appreciate some photos; you can send them in our conversation as well. The only tricky part about the trash chute is that it absolutely has to come out in one of the lower basement rooms. I can’t see another option there.
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