Hello.
After receiving such great support from you on individual questions, we would now like to share our preferred floor plan. We look forward to your positive and negative feedback. With our plan, we would then like to go to an architect so that they can understand our vision and finalize the design.
Single-family house
Plot size: 586m2 (6,309 sq ft)
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.8
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full storeys
Roof type: flat roof
Orientation: south
No basement
Number of occupants: 2 adults + 1 baby (another planned)
Annual overnight guests: 6
Modern construction style
Open kitchen
Fireplace (optional)
No balcony or roof terrace
Garage
Planning by: Do-it-Yourself
Preferred heating system: gas
Why does the design look the way it does now?
We want to build as barrier-free as possible. For that reason, the bathroom including shower on the ground floor (for guests and our children) is somewhat larger, while some other rooms could have been smaller. The freedom of movement required for a barrier-free design should be ensured this way.
In the left corner of the floor plan, there is a dressing room. If needed, a lightweight wheelchair lift can be installed in that area later on. If not required, the space will simply be used as a wardrobe. A stairlift is not an option for us due to bad experiences. Therefore, we would prefer to have the option to retrofit a lightweight lift if necessary. We accept that the lift would exit in the second child’s room on the upper floor. If needed, we would be glad to have a lift at all. If two children still live in the house, child 2 can also use the office/guest room undisturbed.
Because we are building without a basement, we had to create an alternative storage area.
The washing room is integrated into the upper bathroom because we do not want to constantly climb stairs to reach a laundry room on the ground floor. Dirty laundry mostly accumulates upstairs, so we want to do laundry there as well. We do not want a separate laundry room. Our primary use is the dryer, and if a drying rack is ever needed, it can also be temporarily set up in the upper bathroom.
The main entrance is slightly set back. This is because we wanted to position the house as far north as possible, and needed more space for a second car parking spot. We also wanted a covered entrance. By setting back the entrance, we were able to achieve both.
The garden terrace on the ground floor is recessed into the house to create a covered area.
What do you think of the floor plan?
We are curious... 🙂
After receiving such great support from you on individual questions, we would now like to share our preferred floor plan. We look forward to your positive and negative feedback. With our plan, we would then like to go to an architect so that they can understand our vision and finalize the design.
Single-family house
Plot size: 586m2 (6,309 sq ft)
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.8
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full storeys
Roof type: flat roof
Orientation: south
No basement
Number of occupants: 2 adults + 1 baby (another planned)
Annual overnight guests: 6
Modern construction style
Open kitchen
Fireplace (optional)
No balcony or roof terrace
Garage
Planning by: Do-it-Yourself
Preferred heating system: gas
Why does the design look the way it does now?
We want to build as barrier-free as possible. For that reason, the bathroom including shower on the ground floor (for guests and our children) is somewhat larger, while some other rooms could have been smaller. The freedom of movement required for a barrier-free design should be ensured this way.
In the left corner of the floor plan, there is a dressing room. If needed, a lightweight wheelchair lift can be installed in that area later on. If not required, the space will simply be used as a wardrobe. A stairlift is not an option for us due to bad experiences. Therefore, we would prefer to have the option to retrofit a lightweight lift if necessary. We accept that the lift would exit in the second child’s room on the upper floor. If needed, we would be glad to have a lift at all. If two children still live in the house, child 2 can also use the office/guest room undisturbed.
Because we are building without a basement, we had to create an alternative storage area.
The washing room is integrated into the upper bathroom because we do not want to constantly climb stairs to reach a laundry room on the ground floor. Dirty laundry mostly accumulates upstairs, so we want to do laundry there as well. We do not want a separate laundry room. Our primary use is the dryer, and if a drying rack is ever needed, it can also be temporarily set up in the upper bathroom.
The main entrance is slightly set back. This is because we wanted to position the house as far north as possible, and needed more space for a second car parking spot. We also wanted a covered entrance. By setting back the entrance, we were able to achieve both.
The garden terrace on the ground floor is recessed into the house to create a covered area.
What do you think of the floor plan?
We are curious... 🙂
Just briefly
I would have positioned the children's rooms facing south.
The bedroom facing north. Children spend more time in their rooms than we adults do. And us "older ones" appreciate every degree the bedrooms are cooler in summer.
The guest room is the largest room on the upper floor. I would have distributed the space differently. I also think a small laundry room is a good idea. Piles of dirty laundry in the bathroom, or a sink blocked because hand-washing is done there, is not very practical in your own home.
Have you considered the turning radius for walking aids in all rooms? Also upstairs in the bathroom. (Otherwise the lift won’t be very useful either)
I would have positioned the children's rooms facing south.
The bedroom facing north. Children spend more time in their rooms than we adults do. And us "older ones" appreciate every degree the bedrooms are cooler in summer.
The guest room is the largest room on the upper floor. I would have distributed the space differently. I also think a small laundry room is a good idea. Piles of dirty laundry in the bathroom, or a sink blocked because hand-washing is done there, is not very practical in your own home.
Have you considered the turning radius for walking aids in all rooms? Also upstairs in the bathroom. (Otherwise the lift won’t be very useful either)
Why don’t you simply continue the previous thread https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/wohin-mit-der-terrasse-und-den-wohnraeumen-wenn-eine-strasse-auf-westseite-liegt.24223/?
I don’t see much difference there, basically just the storage room separated from the guest room and the bed positioned differently in the bedroom.
There is still plenty of potential for significant improvements. I haven’t checked which suggestions have already been made and not yet “worked through,” but I assume it has already been mentioned that the bathroom layout is not very convincing so far (?)
What is planned at the property boundary: a hedge behind a fence? Are you expecting people trying to flee the country?
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I don’t see much difference there, basically just the storage room separated from the guest room and the bed positioned differently in the bedroom.
There is still plenty of potential for significant improvements. I haven’t checked which suggestions have already been made and not yet “worked through,” but I assume it has already been mentioned that the bathroom layout is not very convincing so far (?)
What is planned at the property boundary: a hedge behind a fence? Are you expecting people trying to flee the country?
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Hello dear forum community. 🙂
I have an updated version of our floor plan, made by us amateurs. An architect will use our floor plan draft to finalize all the structural and technical details. We have incorporated many of your ideas. Still, we’d appreciate any feedback you may have on the new layout. We’re looking forward to your thoughts.
We intentionally placed the children’s rooms on the west side, as kids usually come home from school in the afternoon and this way they can still enjoy the evening sun.
Basically, we have tried to plan with the future in mind, allowing for barrier-free living in old age. A lift can also be added later if needed. It would then connect from the current dining area up to the office/guest/storage room. Ideally, we would prefer to add the lift in another room on the ground floor later on, but that would make the house even larger than it currently is. At the moment, the plan is sized for 3, possibly later 4 people, with a total of 178.66 m² (1,924 sq ft).
So, we welcome your criticism. 🙂
I have an updated version of our floor plan, made by us amateurs. An architect will use our floor plan draft to finalize all the structural and technical details. We have incorporated many of your ideas. Still, we’d appreciate any feedback you may have on the new layout. We’re looking forward to your thoughts.
We intentionally placed the children’s rooms on the west side, as kids usually come home from school in the afternoon and this way they can still enjoy the evening sun.
Basically, we have tried to plan with the future in mind, allowing for barrier-free living in old age. A lift can also be added later if needed. It would then connect from the current dining area up to the office/guest/storage room. Ideally, we would prefer to add the lift in another room on the ground floor later on, but that would make the house even larger than it currently is. At the moment, the plan is sized for 3, possibly later 4 people, with a total of 178.66 m² (1,924 sq ft).
So, we welcome your criticism. 🙂
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