Floor plan of a city villa with approximately 160 m² without basement

Once you've seen the 100th floor plan with 9x11 or similar, you at least know what you don't want.

Five square ones are enough for me. Trying to fit a sackful of non-square rooms into a square frame usually pinches in several places. Otherwise, I find the square itself likeable, but it also demands consistency. It doesn’t really tolerate a mixed salad of horizontal and vertical format windows on a facade kindly. The often-used "concept" of "garden side only with French doors" does not solve this "problem."

I have the mirroring on the upper floor in mind. I will start working on it right away and at least mirror the floor plan. I’ll take a look at the idea of making it accessible through the dressing room. What advantage do you expect from that? More space in the bedroom?

The bathroom is still unloving, yes, that’s true. But we only briefly tried out the layout in the bathroom, I have to admit. We haven’t really thought about it for long yet. We will catch up on that and might show the floor plan for it later in the bathroom subforum.

We can’t expect you to do the work for us here


I’ve already looked at a thousand floor plans on Google and Pinterest, etc. But to be honest, almost all of them look the same. Except maybe the stairs. Or a lot of things just don’t fit with our wishes.

What is important to us: Ground floor
- open and bright living/dining area
- fireplace (although it’s not drawn in yet, I want to leave that to the architects)
- pantry
- preferably straight stairs (not absolutely necessary)

What is important to us: Upper floor
- dressing room
- reasonably spacious bathroom (I know, it could always be bigger)
- flush-mounted masonry shower, preferably not directly visible
- toilet also not directly visible when you open the door
- large bathtub (also with shelves if possible)
- hallway illuminated by windows



What would you implement more consistently with 10x10? Could you give some examples? Or maybe show a floor plan that’s not "standard"? I can’t really imagine much at the moment.

The floor-to-ceiling windows in the living/dining area are mainly intended to make the large space very bright. Unfortunately, we have to do without bay windows, balconies, etc. for cost reasons. Such things certainly loosen up the actual "cube." I’ve always seen it that way. But paying an extra 10-15k for a balcony is unfortunately not possible. And we would hardly ever use the balcony anyway. We have a terrace for that.

But I’m always open to examples. I also have to admit that I always find it hard to imagine things. I have to see it, then it works :-(

What would you implement more consistently with 10x10?

With the consistency demanded by the square when building it for aesthetic purity, I mean the continuation of the basic shape. So also structuring the facade in a square grid, e.g. with windows / French doors in square formats or integer n:1 aspect ratios.

show a floor plan that is not "standard"?

There are even more standard floor plans in non-equilateral rectangular shapes (because more functional layouts are possible that way – floor plans for an externally square frame are usually compromised in some corner inside).

Unfortunately, we also have to do without bay windows, balconies, etc. for cost reasons. Such things undoubtedly loosen up the actual "cube".

Oh, if only the budget would prevent such things more often. They do not loosen up; they only trivialize into "08/15 turbo". Bay windows preferably in carmine red. "Bauhaus" with fishnets – you can top everything :-(

- if possible straight staircase (not an absolute must)

The combination "square and straight staircase" perfectly validates my sarcastic remark about only eight variants – at least if the staircase is also parallel to the exterior wall.

The combination "square and straight staircase" perfectly validates my nasty remark about only eight variants - at least if the staircase is also parallel to the outer wall.

Have you ever seen a straight staircase in a square that is not parallel? Show it!

I will take a look at the idea of making it walkable through the dressing room. What advantage do you expect from that? More space in the bedroom?



What is important to us: upper floor
- dressing room...
it is :-(

This is not an idea, but the consistent implementation when designing a house with a dressing room.
After all, it is not only meant for storing clothes (a normal wardrobe does that too), but should serve to comfortably choose or remove your clothing without disturbing the person who is resting or still resting. Since the exit in your plan goes around the shared bed, unfortunately the sleeper is disturbed again in their rest – by light turning on/off, by the misuse of the bedroom as a passage room.
The bed is the first thing you leave in the morning and the last thing you visit in the evening. Therefore, the bed should be placed in the enclosed room and not the dressing room, which is visited more often during the day (putting away laundry, changing clothes).

I see it exactly the same way as ypg. How often I would like to slip into the bedroom once more to dress differently without disturbing my husband, but just by entering the bedroom my husband wakes up (admittedly he is a very light sleeper).