Single-family house floor plan architectural design

Hello Yvonne,

Living room is way too big,

Objection :D

Tastes differ - for me, for example, the living room always has priority. That means it has to be very big, and the rest of the room program can be limited to the essentials ;)

The upper floor is just sketched as an example

Yep ... and not even particularly original :rolleyes:

Kitchen and dining suffer from the pantry, the kitchen suffers from the third door, and you don’t need a pantry with a 15 sqm kitchen!

Of course, you can see it that way, but you must not forget that the OP doesn’t actually get that much into the kitchen despite 15 sqm floor area, because he limits himself the possibilities of clever furnishing with the second dining area. In that respect, the pantry is not so bad, as I would probably make it usable with a sliding door running inside the wall ;)

Rhenish greetings

Hello Yvonne,


Objection.

Tastes are different – for me, for example, the living room always has priority. Meaning, it has to be very large and the rest of the room program can be limited to the essentials.


Yep ... and not even particularly original.


Of course, you can see it that way, but you must not forget that the OP can’t accommodate that much in the kitchen – despite 15 sqm floor space, because he limits himself the possibilities of clever furnishing with the second dining area. In this respect, the pantry is not so wrong, as I would probably make it usable with a sliding door running inside the wall.

Rhenish regards

Only he won’t fit his room program this way. Should we suggest that one child be dispensed with?
Kitchen: I see it the same way ... That’s why my suggestion with sliding the passage door and breakfast bar for a small breakfast.
The location of the pantry creates even more traffic area in the dining room, so the cabinet can gladly be shortened.

Yep - the office is annoying.

You will manage the "child" just fine.

Rhenish greetings

HeHe yes exactly with one less planned child it would be easier ;)

Uhm topic dining... I didn’t quite understand how it was supposed to be done. I would possibly try to somehow still get it into the current kitchen space without taking anything away from the dining room. Maybe the table in the kitchen will also completely go and make way. just something small like a counter with 2 chairs for quick breakfasts alone or together. With kids it then goes to the dining room. I think the doors have to stay in the kitchen. You don’t want to always have to walk all the way around. We still need to get to the front terrace from somewhere, other than through the front door.

Topic master bedroom. In our first draft the bedroom was planned downstairs first. For me it was okay, but my wife had objections and preferred to be closer to the children. I will revisit this topic.

Living room is deliberately planned that large.. as the building expert said it is the central room for us. We would also like to use the room later for parties and possibly put a table in it, hence the size.

Overall, I do not like the draft, but I consider it salvageable with a very, very rough adjustment.

First of all, it is good to appreciate the natural terrain in the draft. However, it is also about making it positively perceptible through a successful zoning. Unfortunately, this has not been achieved by placing the utility room and the office.
Additionally, you are basically relying on two building volumes, which is also a good idea; however, this should be made more perceptible through planned sightlines, as mentioned above regarding the terrain, if possible also from the kitchen.

Without knowing the legal and other requirements, I consider an "L" shape with a setback in the other building volume, so that it almost forms a "T," together with a different or additional staircase, more suitable.