Floor plan design of a single-family house with a 10% south slope. House entrance platform stairs

It is mainly the misconception that the HAR's square meter number also linearly increases storage capacity. That is not true; the storage capacity largely depends on the usable wall space. Shelves, cabinets, and devices are placed there or hung on the walls.
If I have a square HAR of 6m², I have 4 x 2.4m wall, minus a 100cm window, minus a 90cm door (which sensibly opens into the hallway for small HARs to save space). That is 7.8m of wall.

Now I make the HAR 18m², then I have 15.1m of wall (the same window and door deducted), so not even twice as much, but three times the square meter effort. Shelves stand along the walls, and the middle is the dance floor.

Then there is the mentioned problem... the HAR is always warm and relatively humid. Either the laundry is there or the dryer and washing machine are humming. And with the shown floor plan, you always drag everything across the house.
For example, we therefore abandoned the idea of putting a second refrigerator in the HAR and now prefer to take a really large one in the kitchen. It is usually cooler there, and no one wants to constantly walk to the HAR for drinks...

The sliding doors may be desired and there may be reasons for them... but they make the rooms very small and cramped. My study is 10m²... if I imagine a cozy large couch, television, a few shelves have to fit in there, and that I should spend evenings there... terrifying. Like a bunker.

The stairs in front of the office, on the other hand, are almost dangerous. That will almost inevitably become a problem.
Mr. Müller wants to quickly get a coffee with the headset on his head, goes to the door, at that moment "Mr. Müller, what do you think about that?" Mr. Müller feels caught, is briefly distracted, forgets the large step he would have to take... and 5 seconds later lies in front of the double door to the dining area holding his ankle... or his head...

In my opinion, this is more of an option. Ground floor and upper floor with a 2.2 m knee wall.





Is there a reference point for the eaves height? For example, existing or planned terrain?

One more remark from me regarding the HAR. We were surprised at how little even the free wall surfaces are usable, as there are cables running everywhere.

One more remark from me about the HAR. We were amazed at how little even the free wall surfaces are usable, since pipes run everywhere.

It is definitely advisable to stop by the construction site on the days when electricians, plumbers, etc. are stuffing the HAR with technology. We had specifically discussed it with the site manager and others, marked on the walls where what should go... in the end, it was done completely differently. And exactly that week I couldn’t make it to the construction site...

Absolutely! Our heating engineer also did not adhere to planning specifications that were relevant for the electrician.

Hello everyone,

I’m getting back in touch, this time not with a self-drawn plan. About 4 weeks ago we visited our planner and have now received the first draft. Maybe you have some input on it.

General:
He also advised against an entrance in the staircase landing or on the upper floor. Instead, he planned the entrance on the west side with a small staircase to the carport. We basically like that.

Ground floor:
The guest WC will be too tight in our opinion, but I think if we move the wall downwards and thereby can see the stairs a bit in the room, we should be able to fit everything nicely.
Currently, there are still doors planned between living and dining and between dining and kitchen. We will definitely remove the first one. We would like to keep the second inside.
The fireplace will also be removed.

Comments on the upper floor:
Possibly switch Child3/office and bathroom.
For that, however, we would need a different roof solution for the carport because currently there is only a skylight in the bathroom and this would not be optimal in a bedroom.

Comments on the carport:
Only the roof shape. In this design, we would have to live with a knee wall of 2.2m and would therefore only have one skylight in the bathroom.
That wouldn’t be particularly tragic but we are considering swapping the bathroom and Child3/office.

Best regards