Hello,
here is one of my first attempts to draw a floor plan for the house to be built.
The plot is available, quite small, with a building envelope of max. 7.50 x 15.00 meters (25 x 49 feet). The shown design measures 7.50 x 12.50 meters (25 x 41 feet). Not shown: entrance is on the north side = street side.
What I tried to achieve:
- open floor plan between living, dining, and kitchen areas
- sheltered/covered entrance area
- despite the open layout, to slightly separate the entrance area so you don’t have a clear view from the front door all the way to the couch and garden
- fireplace in the living area
- staircase with landing / avoiding a boring “U-shaped” staircase
- kitchen island (which turned into a peninsula)
- sheltered/covered terrace area in the southeast corner, access via sliding door
What I am still not quite happy with:
- probably too little natural light in the hallway area, because the garage does not allow for a window on the west side
- staircase descent located centrally
What’s not obvious but important:
- we plan to build with a basement
- single-storey design, gable roof ridge parallel to the street, so the staircase upstairs must be centrally positioned to avoid conflicts with the roof slopes
Please feel free to give me lots of feedback so I can see what I have overlooked and improve the design. Overall, I have the feeling that the hallway and staircase area are still a bit tight.
Thanks in advance and best regards to everyone!
here is one of my first attempts to draw a floor plan for the house to be built.
The plot is available, quite small, with a building envelope of max. 7.50 x 15.00 meters (25 x 49 feet). The shown design measures 7.50 x 12.50 meters (25 x 41 feet). Not shown: entrance is on the north side = street side.
What I tried to achieve:
- open floor plan between living, dining, and kitchen areas
- sheltered/covered entrance area
- despite the open layout, to slightly separate the entrance area so you don’t have a clear view from the front door all the way to the couch and garden
- fireplace in the living area
- staircase with landing / avoiding a boring “U-shaped” staircase
- kitchen island (which turned into a peninsula)
- sheltered/covered terrace area in the southeast corner, access via sliding door
What I am still not quite happy with:
- probably too little natural light in the hallway area, because the garage does not allow for a window on the west side
- staircase descent located centrally
What’s not obvious but important:
- we plan to build with a basement
- single-storey design, gable roof ridge parallel to the street, so the staircase upstairs must be centrally positioned to avoid conflicts with the roof slopes
Please feel free to give me lots of feedback so I can see what I have overlooked and improve the design. Overall, I have the feeling that the hallway and staircase area are still a bit tight.
Thanks in advance and best regards to everyone!
This is the second version with the rotated staircase. However, there could be issues with the upper floor hallway, as the kitchen wall seems somewhat isolated and the stove is practically right by the front door. What I like better is that there is a clearer path from the hallway to the living area; in the first version, you basically have to pass through the dining area. The idea in the first version is that you don’t end up facing a wall when coming down the stairs but have the passageway directly ahead.
Is the ridge direction you have in mind allowed according to the zoning plan / building permit? And what roof pitch do you need to maintain?
Basically, you cannot consider the ground floor and upper floor independently, nor without taking the appropriate roof into account.
Your second option might also cause structural issues. And then there’s the question of how often the upstairs destination is really the living room or the kitchen.
Is the stairwell intended to be completely open .. all the way down to the basement?
sirhc schrieb:.. I knew I had read something about this here before. It’s rather unusual if the building plot is that narrow.
single-story construction, gable roof ridge/gable end parallel to the street
Basically, you cannot consider the ground floor and upper floor independently, nor without taking the appropriate roof into account.
Your second option might also cause structural issues. And then there’s the question of how often the upstairs destination is really the living room or the kitchen.
Is the stairwell intended to be completely open .. all the way down to the basement?
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willWohnen3 Feb 2015 22:33Hello.
Sorry, maybe everyone else knows this except me – but what is that rectangle with an “X” inside to the left of the dining table? Is it just a piece of furniture, a sideboard or something like that? And is the only exit to the garden where the arrow is?
I would also be interested in how you decided on the window arrangement on the kitchen/dining area wall.
Are you planning the exterior facade at the same time?
Sorry, maybe everyone else knows this except me – but what is that rectangle with an “X” inside to the left of the dining table? Is it just a piece of furniture, a sideboard or something like that? And is the only exit to the garden where the arrow is?
I would also be interested in how you decided on the window arrangement on the kitchen/dining area wall.
Are you planning the exterior facade at the same time?
willWohnen schrieb:
Sorry, maybe everyone knows this except me – but what is that rectangle with an "X" inside to the left of the dining table?Furniture that is taller than a table or chest of drawers is marked with a cross. In this case, it is likely a sideboard, display cabinet, or shelving unit. Wall cabinets in the kitchen are marked with a single diagonal line. Flat surfaces without height, like countertops, are not marked. Something like that!
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willWohnen3 Feb 2015 23:32@ypg: Thanks! We actually designed our floor plan without knowing the meaning of these symbols. But I knew what I meant.
@sirhc: I prefer the staircase direction in option 2. I think it’s very convenient in everyday life to have a straight path through the living room door when going up and down between floors.
@sirhc: I prefer the staircase direction in option 2. I think it’s very convenient in everyday life to have a straight path through the living room door when going up and down between floors.
The orientation of the roof should be grouped in sets of three buildings. The neighbor's is arranged that way, but ultimately each house has a different roof shape/orientation, so no clear groups can be identified. The pitch ranges from 43 to 46 degrees, with either a gable roof or a half-hip roof. With a knee wall height of 100cm (40 inches), I calculate an attic studio with approximately 4m (13 feet) ceiling height.
We imagine the staircase to the basement to be enclosed, that is, with a door.
I don’t fully understand the question about the window layout, but I would probably revise the arrangement of the windows as well as the orientation of the dining table a bit.
Regarding comfortable living, the direct walkway would be option 1, right? That is currently our preference. But with every new drawing, you get a bit wiser.
We imagine the staircase to the basement to be enclosed, that is, with a door.
I don’t fully understand the question about the window layout, but I would probably revise the arrangement of the windows as well as the orientation of the dining table a bit.
Regarding comfortable living, the direct walkway would be option 1, right? That is currently our preference. But with every new drawing, you get a bit wiser.
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