Hello everyone,
we are planning to build a single-family house. Currently, our wishes are already marked on the floor plan. However, maybe some of you have a nice idea or tip for the planning. The north-south axis runs from the outer corner of the kitchen (north) to the outer corner of the living room (south).
We are open to suggestions. 🙂
Best regards, Marco
we are planning to build a single-family house. Currently, our wishes are already marked on the floor plan. However, maybe some of you have a nice idea or tip for the planning. The north-south axis runs from the outer corner of the kitchen (north) to the outer corner of the living room (south).
We are open to suggestions. 🙂
Best regards, Marco
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friedel2712 May 2014 18:55It seems that no text was provided for translation. Please provide the text you would like me to translate.
Unfortunately, we don’t have the exact measurements in our sketch, but here is the approximate living area:
Living room – approx. 40.5m² (436 sq ft)
Kitchen – 13.3m² (143 sq ft)
Utility room – 5.8m² (62 sq ft)
WC – 2.5m² (27 sq ft)
Hallway – 10.5m² (113 sq ft)
Storage under the stairs – 2.2m² (24 sq ft)
Master bedroom – 13.2m² (142 sq ft)
Child’s room 1 – 12.4m² (134 sq ft)
Child’s room 2 – 12.7m² (137 sq ft)
Walk-in closet – 9.8m² (105 sq ft)
Bathroom – 8m² (86 sq ft)
Corridor – 6m² (65 sq ft)
In the bathroom, we deliberately decided against a bathtub and chose a large walk-in shower instead. We prefer to place the washing machine in the bathroom.
The large walk-in closet developed naturally and will also be used as an ironing room.
Child’s room 1 will serve as my home office, and Child’s room 2 will be used as a guest room and sewing room.
There will be no dead corner in the kitchen later on. The kitchen units will extend all the way to the sliding door.
The sofa in the living room will, of course, not be positioned with its back to the window.
Originally, the cloakroom was planned between the WC and the front door. However, since there isn’t much space there, we opted for the current solution, which is 1.6m (5 ft 3 in) wide. It will be closed off with a ceiling-high, two-part sliding door.
Regards, Marco
Living room – approx. 40.5m² (436 sq ft)
Kitchen – 13.3m² (143 sq ft)
Utility room – 5.8m² (62 sq ft)
WC – 2.5m² (27 sq ft)
Hallway – 10.5m² (113 sq ft)
Storage under the stairs – 2.2m² (24 sq ft)
Master bedroom – 13.2m² (142 sq ft)
Child’s room 1 – 12.4m² (134 sq ft)
Child’s room 2 – 12.7m² (137 sq ft)
Walk-in closet – 9.8m² (105 sq ft)
Bathroom – 8m² (86 sq ft)
Corridor – 6m² (65 sq ft)
In the bathroom, we deliberately decided against a bathtub and chose a large walk-in shower instead. We prefer to place the washing machine in the bathroom.
The large walk-in closet developed naturally and will also be used as an ironing room.
Child’s room 1 will serve as my home office, and Child’s room 2 will be used as a guest room and sewing room.
There will be no dead corner in the kitchen later on. The kitchen units will extend all the way to the sliding door.
The sofa in the living room will, of course, not be positioned with its back to the window.
Originally, the cloakroom was planned between the WC and the front door. However, since there isn’t much space there, we opted for the current solution, which is 1.6m (5 ft 3 in) wide. It will be closed off with a ceiling-high, two-part sliding door.
Regards, Marco
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wadenkneifer12 May 2014 19:41Hello,
if the children’s rooms are going to be used “only” as an office and a guest room, and it is certain they will not be children’s bedrooms, I would consider rearranging the floor plan quite a bit:
- Move the bathroom to the southeast side with a bathtub.
- Place the guest room on the southwest side.
- Put the office on the northwest side (cooler for working, less direct sunlight).
- Move the bedroom into the walk-in closet and relocate the walk-in closet to the current bathroom space, with direct access from the bedroom.
The utility room with just under 6 square meters (65 square feet) and a large storage attic is quite tight. Even if the washing machine is placed upstairs in the bathroom, it would be difficult to move around there. For me, having the washing machine in the bathroom would be a no-go—I like to sometimes start a load in the evening and let it run overnight. That is much less disturbing in the utility room than in the bathroom.
Why does the exhaust pipe have to run through the guest toilet? Is there no other solution?
How do you plan to arrange the living room/seating area so that no large backrests face the door?
The staircase certainly saves space, but personally, I find it very unpleasant to walk on.
The window in the bedroom seems very small to me. Is it of sufficient size? The same goes for the windows in the children’s rooms.
Do you already have elevations of the house? The windows appear very different and, based on their positions, not coordinated with each other if I understand correctly.
Best regards
Michael
if the children’s rooms are going to be used “only” as an office and a guest room, and it is certain they will not be children’s bedrooms, I would consider rearranging the floor plan quite a bit:
- Move the bathroom to the southeast side with a bathtub.
- Place the guest room on the southwest side.
- Put the office on the northwest side (cooler for working, less direct sunlight).
- Move the bedroom into the walk-in closet and relocate the walk-in closet to the current bathroom space, with direct access from the bedroom.
The utility room with just under 6 square meters (65 square feet) and a large storage attic is quite tight. Even if the washing machine is placed upstairs in the bathroom, it would be difficult to move around there. For me, having the washing machine in the bathroom would be a no-go—I like to sometimes start a load in the evening and let it run overnight. That is much less disturbing in the utility room than in the bathroom.
Why does the exhaust pipe have to run through the guest toilet? Is there no other solution?
How do you plan to arrange the living room/seating area so that no large backrests face the door?
The staircase certainly saves space, but personally, I find it very unpleasant to walk on.
The window in the bedroom seems very small to me. Is it of sufficient size? The same goes for the windows in the children’s rooms.
Do you already have elevations of the house? The windows appear very different and, based on their positions, not coordinated with each other if I understand correctly.
Best regards
Michael
Is it really true that the top left is north and the bottom right is south????? 😱
Then you will be living in the "dark" for over half a year. Of course, light will enter through every window, but it will not be direct sunlight.
You won’t have the nice western sun, except in the evening in the toilet and utility room.
Therefore, I would rotate the house by 90 degrees... or better yet, mirror it along the center... Either way, with the standard rectangular floor plan, you can definitely arrange the rooms better according to the cardinal directions.
But without knowing the site layout (driveway, approach, neighboring buildings, etc.), no further advice can be given at this point.
-> Staircase, utility room, and toilet in the north; kitchen in the east; living areas in the south and west.
Even if a bathtub is not currently needed, a bathtub should be standard in a single-family home. You might need baths at some point due to illness?! Also, for resale value, it should be included: there is plenty of space—the walls upstairs can be adjusted (the architect or builder should also earn their fee sometimes).
A space for a dryer should also at least be planned, even if you do not yet have one or do not consider it necessary.
But please, not as a stacked unit in the bathroom, rather as a separate installation, for example integrated into a niche in the dressing room.
Then you will be living in the "dark" for over half a year. Of course, light will enter through every window, but it will not be direct sunlight.
You won’t have the nice western sun, except in the evening in the toilet and utility room.
Therefore, I would rotate the house by 90 degrees... or better yet, mirror it along the center... Either way, with the standard rectangular floor plan, you can definitely arrange the rooms better according to the cardinal directions.
But without knowing the site layout (driveway, approach, neighboring buildings, etc.), no further advice can be given at this point.
-> Staircase, utility room, and toilet in the north; kitchen in the east; living areas in the south and west.
Even if a bathtub is not currently needed, a bathtub should be standard in a single-family home. You might need baths at some point due to illness?! Also, for resale value, it should be included: there is plenty of space—the walls upstairs can be adjusted (the architect or builder should also earn their fee sometimes).
A space for a dryer should also at least be planned, even if you do not yet have one or do not consider it necessary.
But please, not as a stacked unit in the bathroom, rather as a separate installation, for example integrated into a niche in the dressing room.
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