From a successful layout, the optimal placement of various engineering networks and the dimensions of the site, it depends on how comfortable it will be to live in a private house. First of all, you need to decide on the area of \u200b\u200bthe cottage and the number of floors, and then proceed to the layout of the interior. With the right approach, you can create the best home layout that will take into account the needs of all family members.
Features of planning when designing
The layout must be drawn up, taking into account both the overall dimensions of the building and the area of \u200b\u200beach interior space. All free space is primarily divided into economic and residential. The living area is divided into day and evening, and then rooms are allocated for guests, adults and children. When developing a project for the internal layout of a house, it is necessary to include an entrance hall, a vestibule, a living room, a hall, a dining room, a toilet, a veranda or a terrace, a toilet in the daily zone. The evening rooms include bedrooms, extended bathrooms and dressing rooms. The utility room includes a kitchen, boiler room, laundry, workshop, boiler room.
When planning rooms in a house, they take into account the size and shape of the building, the number of storeys, the location and number of entrance doors, the material from which the dwelling will be built, the need for an attached garage or boiler room, the number of bathrooms (in a multi-storey building, it is advisable to place toilets on each floor), the presence of walk-through rooms, the combination of a kitchen, dining room and / or living room. In a large house, you can think of a gym, a winter garden, a billiard room or a swimming pool.
Standard hygiene and building codes must be adhered to. A minimum of 25 m3 of air is required per person. Otherwise, it is difficult to ensure the normal well-being and coexistence of all residents. Illumination should be taken into account. Living rooms and living rooms need to be designed taking into account the position of the sun. The project should take into account the view from the windows: a beautiful landscape is preferable for living rooms, and utility rooms can be equipped in places where the view from the window is not important. If it is planned to arrange an open or closed veranda, terrace or attic, then they should be on the sunny side and be protected from the wind. Only designing with these requirements in mind will ensure a comfortable stay.
Linking the project of the house to the area
A comfortable home layout must take into account the wind rose, the local landscape and the condition of the soil. The wind rose is compiled on the basis of observations of the weather. A polygon is graphically displayed, along the length of the lines of which it is possible to determine the prevailing directionswinds. This must be taken into account when planning the location of the front door, terrace or veranda. There should be free access to housing in any weather, a convenient location of communications for the delivery of building materials and fuel, your own car, and loading and unloading operations should be provided.
On clay or sandy soil, a foundation is installed with additional protection from moisture. Otherwise, fungus and mold will quickly appear in the house, which will be almost impossible to get rid of. Depending on the structure of the soil on the construction site, the allowable load is calculated and the possibility of building housing on several floors is evaluated. The project also needs to provide for the optimal route for water supply, sewerage and gas supply, to clarify the possibility of drilling a well to create an autonomous water supply.
Optimal area and number of rooms
The number and placement of rooms should be considered in advance. Specific dimensions directly depend on functionality. Children, for example, do not make big ones. These should be cozy rooms in which you need to provide sufficient lighting and good sleep. The dining room should simultaneously accommodate all family members. This room is usually made the second largest after the living room.
It is undesirable to make living rooms long and narrow, because it is inconvenient both in terms of comfortable living and when placing furniture. The arrangement of furniture is also worth considering in advance. This will ensure the rational use of space and allow you to choose the mostoptimal area for each living room. The kitchen is especially actively used, so space cannot be saved in this room. Requires enough space for quiet cooking.
You can save space by combining rooms. The living room can be combined with a dining room or kitchen. This will allow you to organize a large and comfortable room, as well as save on materials, because you do not have to spend an affordable budget on the construction of partitions. You can combine a toilet and a bathroom. Walk-through rooms (usually a living room and a dining room) must be used rationally. The fewer corridors there are, the more convenient it will be to move around the house.
The dimensions of the building are chosen according to the number of planned premises and their area. It is necessary to take into account the number of residents. For a small family, it would be irrational to build a house that is too large, but let the dwelling be spacious, and each room be used for its intended purpose. Premises that are not used, but do not interfere with residents, take away financial resources. Every winter they must be heated, which means extra spending on utility bills, and when building a house, funds are aimlessly invested in rooms that will not be used. It is more rational to spend free money on arranging a summer recreation area or more expensive facade decoration.
Layout of a one- or two-story house
The possibilities of modern design make the concept of a "one-story" house conditional. The plan may include the construction of an attic orbasement equipment. These premises cannot be called full-fledged floors, but they will make housing comfortable and increase the usable area. On the basement floor, they usually equip the economic sector, bring out communications or install sports equipment, you can equip a boiler room or make a garage. The attic can be equipped with children's rooms or bedrooms.
If houses with additional levels do not attract, then you should plan the premises taking into account the effective use of the available space. It is necessary to provide rooms for all family members, the kitchen and dining room can be combined. The construction of small partitions or columns will help to delimit the zones. But the best layout of the house necessarily provides for the possibility of further expansion of housing.
Two-storey house is a good choice for a large family. Living rooms are usually planned on the second floor, and the kitchen, guest bedrooms, and living room are equipped on the first floor. If elderly people live in the house, then it is also better to place rooms for them on the ground floor. Bathrooms on the floors are optimally positioned one above the other to facilitate the supply of communications. It is better to design a two-story house on a small plot where a large family will live.
Dignity of single floor projects
The layout of a one-story house made of foam blocks or aerated concrete blocks is optimal for a small family, but the usable area can be increased by additional levels. A low-rise project in most cases has a simplified versionfoundation, which reduces construction costs. In addition, the simplified foundation does not depend on the type of soil in the area allocated for construction. But you need to calculate everything in order to be able to save money without compromising the design in general and safety.
When building a one-story building, you can save money, because due to the lack of a second floor, the structure does not require additional reinforcement. At the same time, the choice of building materials is practically not limited. In one-story buildings, engineering is very simple. There is no need to perform complex wiring of communications, heating and other things. Installation work in this case is simplified as much as possible and is quite cheap.
The best layouts for building a one-story house allow you to comfortably accommodate the whole family in a small area. A simple design will cost much less financially, and all work can be done in a relatively short time. Due to the lack of stairs (with the exception of layouts with an attic), you can more efficiently manage the interior living spaces.
Disadvantages of one-story residential buildings
Single-storey buildings of a large area create difficulties at the design stage. You need to be especially careful to ensure that there are as few walk-through rooms as possible. Most of all, this requirement is relevant when placing living rooms: nurseries, bedrooms and guest rooms. The comfort of accommodation of all tenants will depend on the quality of the project. In addition, additional funds in this case will need to be directed toroof organization. Roofs with large dimensions will often need to be repaired and updated, which will cause new costs. Small buildings significantly limit the area of internal premises. The best layout for a small house needs to be chosen so that the project simultaneously meets the needs of all residents and meets all building and sanitation standards.
Ways to increase usable space
The best layout of the house provides for comfortable living rooms for all family members, the necessary utility rooms and common space. At the same time, one-story houses are usually limited in size, so the owners of suburban areas seek to increase the free space of the dwelling by all available means. You can equip the basement. Usually living rooms are not placed there, but space is allocated for a pantry, utility rooms or a garage. The construction of a mansard roof will make it possible to conveniently accommodate bedrooms, guest rooms and children's rooms.
It is important to consider that the cost of building an attic slightly exceeds the costs that the organization of a gable roof entails. Therefore, such an option for expanding space can be considered as a profitable investment of finances. Instead of an attic, you can equip a roof with one slope in order to further organize an attic room or a shed. A flat roof can be used to create an additional area for a good rest. The organization of a workshop or garage will diversify the layout of the building and make living more comfortable.
Plan of a one-story house 8 x 8 meters
On 64 square meters you can conveniently place both utility rooms and living rooms, and if you add a basement or attic, then a rather large family can be accommodated in such a small house. Here are some of the best home layout options:
- Eight square meter kitchen, living room (17 sqm2), one bedroom (12 sqm2), shared bathroom (4 m2), small pantry or boiler room (3 m2), hall (2 m2) and tambour (2 m2).
- Combined kitchen-living room (about 13 sqm2), two bedrooms (12.5 and 9.5 sqm2), bathroom (4 sq. m2), pantry (3 sq. m) and a hall (almost 5 m2). The layout of the kitchen in the house is successful here - there is enough space, everything looks very neat and comfortable.
- Studio 27 sq.m.2 (combined kitchen, living room and dining room), one living room (12 sq.m.2), combined bathroom (almost 3 m2), vestibule (2 m2), hall (3, 25 m2) and pantry (3 m2).
In a house of 8 by 8 meters, the arrangement of the basement floor is optimal. The placement of living rooms underground is not provided, because it is not possible to organize full-fledged lighting and the necessary level of ventilation, but all premises that have an economic or technical purpose can be transferred to the lower part of the building. A small building can provide a family with additional space to accommodate a pantry, garage or boiler room. You can use the basement of a house 8 by 8 meters to install a heating and water supply system, organize a laundry, store conservation or seasonal items.
Layout of a house 8 x 10 meters with garage
The presence of only one level in the house is not a hindrance to the organization under one roof with the living rooms of the workshop or garage. The layout of a house with a garage can be symmetrical or have a certain number of bedrooms located freely. Symmetrical options provide for the separation of bedrooms from the utility part with the help of main walls. With free space allocation, the garage simply adjoins one of the outer walls of the building. Access to technical and utility rooms should be not only from the street, but also from the side of the house.
Additionally, there is a veranda. From the street there is an entrance directly to the living-dining room combined with the kitchen, three bedrooms and a combined bathroom depart from the walk-through rooms. From the back of the living room there is access to the garage, as well as separately from the street. It turns out that in a relatively small area you can comfortably accommodate three bedrooms, a large common room, visually divided into a dining room and a relaxation area, a spacious kitchen with an additional dining area. The veranda has a seating area. To increase free space, you can not be limited only to the basement, garage or attic. To make the house comfortable and convenient for living, you can use all these elements.
Small house plan: 6 x 6 meters
The best layout for a wooden houseis based on the parameters and features of the form. Square structures, which is the house of 6 x 6 meters, are considered optimal. The symmetry of the building allows you to create balanced and harmonious interiors. This is the reason for the popularity of projects with the same side length. The size of the building is small, but such a house may well be used as a cottage for summer holidays. The construction of such a structure will cost less than the construction of a large or two-story house. At the same time, you can provide all the conditions for a comfortable stay.
On 36 square meters you can place two rooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and an entrance hall. The construction of the attic will increase the free living space. So, it will be possible to organize a large entrance hall, a terrace and a living room combined with a kitchen on the first floor, and equip one or two bedrooms on the second level. The basement floor is a suitable place for a pantry, boiler room and laundry room. Planning a house with a garage is also possible in such a small area.
House layout 10 x 10 or 10 x 12 meters
Single-storey cottages with dimensions from 10 x 10 meters are outside the scope of projects up to 100 sq. m. Such buildings are often planned by owners of large land plots. The structure can be used as a full-fledged housing for a family of four to five people, and if additional levels are equipped, then such an area is suitable for several generations of one family. The optimal shape contributes to the convenient placement of rooms and furniture,organizing good lighting.
Important little things to consider
The best layout of the house should meet all the wishes of the owners of the future home. As previously mentioned, the number of residents and the needs of family members should be taken into account. Some nuances should be foreseen that may become important in the future:
- children should be easy to transform, which will be needed as children grow older;
- children of different sexes should be provided with separate bedrooms;
- when several generations of a family live in the same house, it may be necessary to have separate entrances to certain rooms;
- rooms for the elderly are best planned on the ground floor.
Living rooms should be located on the sunny side. The illumination should be sufficient to preserve vision, but does not lead to fading of wallpaper and furniture. The standard option provides for the presence of two windows in the living room, and one in the bedrooms. If the dining room and kitchen are shared (or kitchen and living room), then it is better to make three window openings. A large number of windows will provide an influx of fresh air and a sufficient amount of light. Do not be afraid of cold weather, because modern multi-chamber structures have excellent thermal protection properties.
The general rules for planning a house do not specify the height of the premises, but you should not blindly follow the example of "stalinok" with ceilings of 3.6 m or more. This will cause additional consumption of building and finishing materials, items in a high roomfurniture will be "lost". But too low ceilings create unpleasant sensations. In this matter, it is better to rely on the standard - about 2.5 meters.
You need to carefully consider the need for a balcony in advance, because many owners of private houses claim that it is easier to go to the terrace or just to the yard. If you still want to equip a balcony, you can not be limited to small outbuildings (as in apartment buildings). There should be enough space for relaxation on the balcony of a private house. You need free space to put a couple of sun loungers or a rocking chair, a small table with chairs. The height of the fence is at least one meter so that it can provide security. It is better to organize a canopy so that in winter it does not snow on the balcony. The floor is usually made with a slight slope so that water does not accumulate on the balcony after rain.
