Single-family house with side entrance - floor plan discussion?

Hello Doc.Schnaggels,

> Would it possibly be an option to place the entrance on the north side (centered) and then install a staircase with two quarter turns in the entrance area?

That was our first idea. The problem is that the driveway comes from the south and you would then have to go around the house once.

I think I will go back into seclusion with the architect!

Regards, torsan

Hello Torsan,

I just have a little time and feel like it

I find the choice of the staircase unfortunate. A straight staircase looks – from my subjective view, "only" good with a rather square floor plan; it can be appropriately "staged." In your construction project, however, it severely limits your options for room layout...

1. I would prefer the kitchen in the bottom right, so in the southeast. However, I fear that the room will be too small because of the wardrobe. We are thinking of installing a sliding door as a separation.

Why "must" a kitchen always be in the south? Can you all handle the heat so well; I actually see it similarly for bedrooms.

I would leave the kitchen in this floor plan where it is. Even if you don’t need a dining area in the kitchen, the separation of the cooking area has undeniable advantages. Besides, with the current location, you have benefits regarding traffic routes.

3. Is the separation between the heating system and the utility room sensible? Unfortunately, I have no idea how large a heating system (air heat pump) is and whether the wall between the rooms is a good idea.

If at all, I would install a separating wall (system) and forgo a second door; whether a separation makes sense at all depends on the heat generator and its sizing. But – think it through, mentally, when you want to store supplies through the front house door. Opening a second door inside is not what I would consider a short path.

4. Bathroom: This is the only thing on the upper floor that immediately catches my eye. What do you think, is it doable with the sloping roof or does the slope annoy?

That "can" become unfortunate. I simply removed the storage "box"? and instead put the shower in that corner; it should correspond with the wastewater pipes of the ground floor. Then swapped the bathtub with the double washbasin; surely more pleasant for the morning beauty routine and the bathtub shouldn’t be noticeably affected by the knee wall. Beautiful shelves/cabinets on the right and left beside the tub and it will already look much better

But – honestly? I would start again with a blank sheet of paper...

Rhenish greetings

OK, the access is an argument, however, according to the current plan you also have to go around half the house, so those few extra meters should not matter.

Why does a kitchen actually always "have to" be in the south? Can you all handle the heat so well; by the way, I see it similarly with bedrooms

I would leave the kitchen in this floor plan where it is. Even if you don’t need a dining area in the kitchen, the separation of the cooking area certainly has its undeniable advantages. Also, with its current location, you have advantages regarding traffic routes.

It’s not the kitchen that "has to" be in the south, in my opinion the couch area is better situated in the west. That’s where I might sit in the afternoon (in the morning and at noon you’re at work anyway) and read a book in nice sunlight.

Hello,

Maybe I sit there in the afternoon (in the morning and at noon you’re working anyway) and read a book in beautiful sunlight

I can't relate to that, because reading basically always takes place at night in bed; on very rare occasions in the afternoon in the garden ... in the shade

Regards from the Rhineland

The kitchen does not "have to" be in the south; in my opinion, the couch area is better placed in the west. I might sit there in the afternoon (in the morning and at noon one is working anyway) and read a book in nice sunlight

However, the couch area in the west often has the downside that watching TV without darkening is not possible from early afternoon until sunset. Everything has its pros and cons...