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
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Watcher785 Nov 2015 13:30@ypg – Okay, I will give it a try. I would actually expect that leaving it out would make the exterior look a bit more unusual. But I’ll test it out, thanks for the suggestion.
@matthias84 – Room 1 and Room 2 are planned as a guest room and a study. Another idea is to potentially use the space later as a small apartment, separated from the stairwell. This could be useful in case our income stops or if we need to accommodate parents-in-law. However, this is just a future possibility and only relevant if needed.
We have planned a 2m (6 ft 6 in) lintel between Room 1 and Room 2 (not shown in the drawing), so there is the option to create a larger room.
@matthias84 – Room 1 and Room 2 are planned as a guest room and a study. Another idea is to potentially use the space later as a small apartment, separated from the stairwell. This could be useful in case our income stops or if we need to accommodate parents-in-law. However, this is just a future possibility and only relevant if needed.
We have planned a 2m (6 ft 6 in) lintel between Room 1 and Room 2 (not shown in the drawing), so there is the option to create a larger room.
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Watcher786 Nov 2015 19:15Here are our revised elevations again. I would have preferred the front of our house to be a bit more symmetrical, but unfortunately, that’s not possible. For example, if you move the left row of windows further to the left, there is less space for the sofa, and you wouldn’t be able to exit the terrace door as comfortably. I think it looks a little asymmetrical now... or do you think I am overthinking it?
What are your thoughts on the elevations overall?
What are your thoughts on the elevations overall?
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Watcher787 Nov 2015 16:02Does anyone have an opinion, or is my concern about the front elevation just imagination?
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Watcher789 Nov 2015 11:47Hey, thanks for your feedback. I think sometimes we just drive ourselves crazy.
I would have liked the patio door to be wider at the front; we initially had it at 2.75 meters (9 feet), but then extending the window above it to match doesn’t really make sense visually.
So now it’s a 2-meter (6.5 feet) patio door plus a 2-meter (6.5 feet) fixed transom above. Going forward, you could still consider making the patio door 2.20 meters (7.2 feet) wide and keeping the transom at 2 meters (6.5 feet). I think the 10 centimeters (4 inches) difference on each side wouldn’t be very noticeable right away. On the other hand, the question is what would an extra 20 centimeters (8 inches) on the patio door really add? Oh man, this is all so complicated...
I would have liked the patio door to be wider at the front; we initially had it at 2.75 meters (9 feet), but then extending the window above it to match doesn’t really make sense visually.
So now it’s a 2-meter (6.5 feet) patio door plus a 2-meter (6.5 feet) fixed transom above. Going forward, you could still consider making the patio door 2.20 meters (7.2 feet) wide and keeping the transom at 2 meters (6.5 feet). I think the 10 centimeters (4 inches) difference on each side wouldn’t be very noticeable right away. On the other hand, the question is what would an extra 20 centimeters (8 inches) on the patio door really add? Oh man, this is all so complicated...
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