ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home – Initial Draft

exto1791 schrieb:

It’s a very specific floor plan with a very spacious hallway and a very large kitchen – the question is whether that suits the overall size of the house.

4.14m (13.6 ft) from the sofa to the TV wall is definitely enough – if it were my floor plan, I would try to make the hallway a bit smaller and maybe choose a different staircase design, so you can have more of the living room. You have more than enough space in the hallway – plus an entrance vestibule and a huge coatroom. Maybe you could use some of that space elsewhere.

I also find the pantry a bit awkward, especially the door to the garage? You would have to walk through the pantry every time you enter the house from the garage and then come out into the kitchen – feels a bit odd, but that’s a matter of taste. Especially since there are two doors into the pantry... I would probably remove the door to the garage as well.

Sure, the kitchen is huge, and you can definitely make something great out of it. There’s even room for a small seating area. If you like a generous kitchen, go for it.

Regarding the upper floor: currently, there’s no space for a large wardrobe in the bedroom. The bedroom’s shape isn’t ideal for a normal wardrobe. You have 3.25m (10.7 ft) of space, but then it gets quite tight near the window and in front of the bed… So I would definitely consider some changes or adjustments there.

I’m not really a fan of walking in and seeing the shower enclosure (probably glass) straight ahead. I don’t think the bathroom layout is optimal, but of course, that’s totally a matter of personal taste. The staircase takes up a lot of space up there.

Ysop*** schrieb:

I also think the living room feels too small. I would rather swap the living room and kitchen, but actually, I would redesign the entire ground floor. I would also remove those odd short wall sections on the upper floor in front of the toilet and in the entrance area on the ground floor.

ypg schrieb:

I would make the laundry chute accessible from the hallway. Placing it in the back corner disturbs the toilet user, and that path is too far for lazy people or possibly undisciplined children.
The huge pantry takes up too much space. There is empty space in front of it. The walkway from the kitchen to the dining table is too long.
It makes sense to plan the living room in the quieter part of the house and connect the kitchen to the dining area. Therefore, I would swap the living room and kitchen.
There is a lot of unused space on the ground floor. The hallway is large, in my opinion far too large... I would place the staircase on the south side to capture the southern sunlight, benefiting the entire house.
A guest toilet to the east and the bathroom in the south is a waste.
Definitely try furnishing with your own furniture and make the current kitchen area square.

11ant schrieb:

Yes, I’m not even sure what I like better: the porch post right in front of the garage door, or the interior window next to the sofa ;-)

RomeoZwo schrieb:

A shower and toilet in the basement will probably require a macerator pump system. A relatively small one is sufficient for the shower, but it gets more complex for the toilet. It should also be maintained regularly. For that reason, we decided against installing a toilet next to the sauna and went with just the shower. Depending on the location, the pump system used for heating system drainage can sometimes be shared.
By the way, we’re glad we switched from the 1.4 x 2.0 m (4 ft 7 in x 6 ft 7 in) sauna upstairs to the 2 x 2.5 m (6 ft 7 in x 8 ft 2 in) sauna in the basement. Of course, 2 x 2.5 m (6 ft 7 in x 8 ft 2 in) upstairs would have been even nicer, but the floor plan didn’t allow it due to other bathroom requirements ;-) .

Pinkiponk schrieb:

Regarding the sauna in the basement, I have some biases because I remember those from the 70s and 80s and have never seen a design that I found appealing. But maybe things are different in basements today.

As for the windows, I would like it if you consistently chose double casement windows, and if the patio doors on the ground floor were also double casement. I would also like a second window in your bedroom.

I really like the relatively large hallway/vestibule, as it immediately conveys a sense of spaciousness and openness when entering the house. For example, my husband sometimes uses the term "dead space," which I personally define as "space," and having space is comforting and pleasant, in my opinion.

I would also prefer if the pantry door opened toward the kitchen, because then there would be room between the hallway and the "open-plan area" (that’s how I’m referring to your kitchen/dining/living room combination) for a double casement door.

I would prefer a wider front door since there is room for it, but of course, that depends on the sizes of the other doors and windows and the overall dimensions. Everything should probably harmonize or create a contrast. 🙂

Pinkiponk schrieb:

Regarding the sauna in the basement, I have some biases because I remember those from the 70s and 80s and have never seen a design that I found appealing. But maybe things are different in basements today.

As for the windows, I would like it if you consistently chose double casement windows, and if the patio doors on the ground floor were also double casement. I would also like a second window in your bedroom.

I really like the relatively large hallway/vestibule, as it immediately conveys a sense of spaciousness and openness when entering the house. For example, my husband sometimes uses the term "dead space," which I personally define as "space," and having space is comforting and pleasant, in my opinion.

I would also prefer if the pantry door opened toward the kitchen, because then there would be room between the hallway and the "open-plan area" (that’s how I’m referring to your kitchen/dining/living room combination) for a double casement door.

I would prefer a wider front door since there is room for it, but of course, that depends on the sizes of the other doors and windows and the overall dimensions. Everything should probably harmonize or create a contrast. 🙂