Single-family house layout planning - first planning draft

is a very special floor plan with a very generous hallway and a very spacious kitchen – the question is whether this is proportional to the house.

4.14m from sofa to living room wall is definitely sufficient – if it were my floor plan, I would try to make the hallway a bit smaller, maybe also choose a different stair shape so that you have more of the living room. You have more than enough space in the hallway – plus a windbreak and a huge wardrobe. So maybe you could generate more space there.

I somehow also find the pantry inconvenient, especially the door to the garage? You then walk through the pantry into the house every time and come out in the kitchen – I find that kind of odd, but it’s a matter of taste. Especially then the 2 doors in the pantry… I would also leave out the door to the garage.

Sure, the kitchen is huge, you can make something great out of it. Even a small seating area fits in there easily. If you like a spacious kitchen, go for it.

Regarding the upper floor: Currently you have no space for a large wardrobe in the bedroom. The shape of the bedroom is of course not ideal for a normal wardrobe. You would have 3.25m space, but then it gets quite tight by the window, in front of the bed, etc... So I would actually change/adjust something there.

I somehow don’t find it so cool when you enter the door and see the shower cabin (probably made of glass) straight ahead. I don’t think the bathroom layout is optimal, but of course that’s totally a matter of taste. The staircase of course takes up a lot of space upstairs.

I also think that the living room suffers in terms of size. Rather swap living room and kitchen, but actually I would redesign the ground floor. And I would also leave out the strange wall stubs on the upper floor in front of the toilet and on the ground floor by the entrance area.

Yes, I don't even know what I like better: the canopy post right in front of the garage door, or the interior window next to the sofa ;-)

Shower and toilet in the basement probably need a lifting system. A relatively small one is sufficient for the shower, but it gets more complicated for the toilet. It should also be regularly maintained. Therefore, we refrained from installing the toilet next to the sauna and only installed the shower. Depending on the position, the lifting system for the heating drainage can also be used for that. By the way, we are glad to have switched from the 1.4 x 2.0m sauna in the upper floor to the 2 x 2.5m one in the basement. Even nicer would of course be 2 x 2.5m on the upper floor, but the floor plan did not allow that due to other wishes in the bathroom ;-) .

Regarding a sauna in the cellar, I am biased because I know it from the 70s and 80s and have never seen an implementation that I find appealing. But maybe it is different in today’s basements.

Concerning the windows, I would find it nice if you consistently decided on double casement windows and also if the terrace doors on the ground floor were double casement. I would also like a second window in your bedroom.

I think the relatively large hall/vestibule is great because it immediately gives a feeling of generosity and spaciousness upon entering the house. Among other things, my husband occasionally uses the term "dead space," which I define as "space," and having space is soothing and pleasant; in my opinion.

I would also like the pantry door to open towards the "kitchen" because then there would be room between the hall and the "all-purpose room" (that’s how I call your kitchen/dining/living room combination now) for a double casement door.

I would prefer the entrance door to be wider because there would be space for it, but that depends on the sizes of the other doors and windows and the dimensions. It is probably supposed to all harmonize with each other or create a contrast. :)

Regarding a sauna in the cellar, I am biased because I know it from the 70s and 80s and have never seen an implementation that I find appealing. But maybe it is different in today’s basements.

Concerning the windows, I would find it nice if you consistently decided on double casement windows and also if the terrace doors on the ground floor were double casement. I would also like a second window in your bedroom.

I think the relatively large hall/vestibule is great because it immediately gives a feeling of generosity and spaciousness upon entering the house. Among other things, my husband occasionally uses the term "dead space," which I define as "space," and having space is soothing and pleasant; in my opinion.

I would also like the pantry door to open towards the "kitchen" because then there would be room between the hall and the "all-purpose room" (that’s how I call your kitchen/dining/living room combination now) for a double casement door.

I would prefer the entrance door to be wider because there would be space for it, but that depends on the sizes of the other doors and windows and the dimensions. It is probably supposed to all harmonize with each other or create a contrast. :)