ᐅ Floor plan of a single-family house. Please share your feedback or ideas :-)

Created on: 15 Dec 2013 17:08
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Heisenberg
I have attached the preliminary floor plans for our single-family house. I would appreciate any tips or ideas you might have.

Floor plan of a residential building: hallway, staircase, bedroom, children's room, and bathroom.


Floor plan of a residential floor with kitchen, dining area, living room, and stairs
kaho67415 Dec 2013 23:54
What I don’t understand: There are so many better floor plans where you don’t have 45° walls. Why this one?
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Heisenberg
15 Dec 2013 23:58
The house measures 10.15 m x 8.48 m (33.3 ft x 27.8 ft).
kaho674 schrieb:
What I don’t understand: There are so many better floor plans where you don’t have 45° walls. Why this one?

This was a proposal from the builder. It was the first draft. That’s why we are currently looking for ideas and suggestions for improvement.
Mycraft16 Dec 2013 07:12
well, if you don't rely on the guest room, then get rid of it...
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Wastl
16 Dec 2013 08:32
Personally, I find the bedroom way too large, while the kids' rooms are too small. Do you have a basement? Where do you plan to hang laundry?
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Doc.Schnaggls
16 Dec 2013 09:15
Hello,

I really like the 45° angles. I don’t understand why they are sometimes referred to here as a "last resort" solution – could someone please explain this to me?

What would personally bother me on the ground floor is the staircase, which almost divides the hallway area into two parts.

The bathroom on the upper floor seems a bit small to me as well, but I could live with it if the bathtub and shower swapped places – as it stands, when you enter the bathroom, you immediately face the shower wall, which I don’t find visually appealing.

In the bedroom, I don’t find the 45° wall very practical, as it significantly reduces potential wardrobe space.

Regards,

Dirk
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marv45
16 Dec 2013 14:58
I’m not impressed either. Basically, I think the bay window on both the ground floor and the upper floor is completely unnecessary. It serves no purpose and is difficult to furnish—so it’s just an extra cost. Without visual plans, though, it’s hard to say for sure.

By the way, if you’re going to have a guest room, there should also be a bathroom with a shower on the ground floor. Or are your guests expected to always shower upstairs... :p

A knee wall of 1 meter (3 feet) is quite normal, so why should that cost more?

Hopefully, you have obtained comparative quotes.

To be honest, the longer I look at the floor plan, the more I agree with Mycraft. It’s not just the upper floor with that bedroom (which is really bad—better to remove the bay window and make the children’s rooms the same size!), but the ground floor is also unacceptable. There’s much more potential there.

Take a look at other sample floor plans online.