Floor plan of a single-family house on a narrow plot of about 120 m²

Development plan/restrictions
Size of the plot: 958.0 m²
Slope: no
Floor space index: -
Floor area ratio: 0.7
Building window, building line and boundary: fully utilized with rotation; building window (front: 8.24 | rear: 5.94 m | length: 14.50 m)
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 3
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof shape: gable roof
Style: -
Orientation: northwest
Maximum heights/limits: none
Further requirements --> design was coordinated and adjusted with the building authority; deviations garage beyond rear building boundary (proposal by building authority) and building not on building line (rotation towards south) are possible

Client requirements
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors + attic
Number of persons, age: 2 (33 years, 26 years); two children planned
Space requirements on ground floor, first floor
Office: home office necessary and teacher
Overnight guests per year: few
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes
Number of dining places: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage (must be within building lines)
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should not be: attic to be converted when children reach a certain age and they are to move there (possible conversion see attic). Children’s rooms on first floor will then be dressing room and office. No basement desired. As much flexibility as possible.

House design
Who created the design:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? Rotation towards south, living area facing the garden
What do you not like? Why? No sun from southeast in living area, but no spatial option found as garden access is more important
Price estimate according to architect/planner: turnkey offer received above €426,000
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: €480,000
Preferred heating technology: heat pump

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
- can you do without: shower in guest bathroom
- can you not do without: expandable attic

Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
Side entrance door, otherwise hallway too narrow. Garage on north side, where no sun shines. Bay window for sun from several directions, as neighboring houses are only 2 m away from boundary. Utility room partially also usable as wardrobe if space remains.

What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? Rotation towards south to get more sun. Flexibility

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Are there further helpful tips or ideas? What could be improved? Is it coherent? Where is further saving potential?

Interesting project. What I still don't understand: Why do you start the house so far back when the front of the property would allow for a wider house? Is a 10m distance to the street mandatory?

The building line unfortunately only begins where the other houses also begin, therefore this is unfortunately not possible. The front corner is virtually on the building line.

why are the walls 42cm thick, with thinner walls you gain more space inside? I would go for 36 or 30cm, so minimize to what is necessary. Can't the house be crooked, meaning wider in the front than in the back?

Can't the house be crooked, meaning wider at the front than at the back?

But that would worsen the southern sun exposure, which you can quite clearly see on the site plan.

As long as there are no children yet, the children's rooms will surely be used as offices. How far should the attic conversion already proceed? By the way, those are 2 nice rooms.

Ground floor ... Unfortunately, the kitchen will not be very large, so you should definitely also use the space under the stairs as a pantry, because otherwise the utility room will become overloaded. Possibly also use the sloping space with pull-out drawers and then store something like a freezer cabinet in the highest area.

In the living area, I would probably also add another window on the right-hand wall in the living room section.

I would also deviate from the rectangular shape here. Maybe not diagonal right away – that is usually very expensive. But at the front, you can get about 7m width, which already makes a difference. Something like this:



12m garage-edge development would be quite extraordinary. Usually, a maximum of 9m is common. I would find two cars parked one behind the other extremely impractical anyway. The parking space at the front is good. Why not two side by side? Given the proximity to the neighbors, I consider the sun-corner to be unnecessary frills. Better plan for large-area wide windows + patio doors and bring indirect light into the house that way.