A one-story house with an area of 10x10 meters provides some freedom of action. Of course, this is not a two-story mansion, where each family member will have their own spacious room, but also not a house with an area of 50 square meters, which accommodates not only a utility area, but also two, or even three or four rooms.
The number of rooms, their sizes, and purpose are much easier to vary when the area of the house is 100 square meters. And there are many more projects with such a square footage. Consider the most optimal projects for comfortable living of a large or small family so that it is easier for you to choose the appropriate option.
A one-story house on the site occupies more space than a building of the same area, but on two floors. However, for a family with children or elderly or disabled relatives, this option is more preferable - it is safer and more convenient.
And the staircase that would lead to the second floor would take away usable area.
But there are other advantages of such a building.
- The usable area is enough to accommodate a family of 4 or even 5 people.
- The level of injuries is reduced due to the absence of stairs.
- Makes house cleaning easier.
- The design of all rooms of the house can be done in the same style.
- The house warms up faster and retains heat longer.
- House square shape, the number of solutions is large.
- The foundation does not need additional reinforcement, since it only needs to support one floor.
It can be comfortable and spacious cottage 10x10. The layout of the rooms and their location depends on the size of the family. So everyone will feel comfortable in it, including guests who, no, no, and even want to stay overnight.
Important: Please note that the stated area of 10×10 does not mean that its living or total area will be so. 10-20 sq.m. will be taken over external walls and interior partitions used for zoning.
Therefore, the usable space with which you will operate will remain 80-90 m2. And this is quite enough - see for yourself.
The presented version of the house has a total area of 76.55 sq.m., of which 48.25 are living space. And only one room (living room) is a walk-through room.
- 2 children's rooms of 9.32 sq.m.
- Bedroom 11.58 sq.m.
- Hall 18.03 sq.m.
- Kitchen 7.32 sq.m.
The remaining area was able to accommodate a boiler room, a bathroom, a vestibule or dressing room and a hall.
If you don’t need 2 children’s rooms, one room can be used as an office or guest room. If the house is heated by a double-circuit boiler and a boiler room is not needed, the bathroom can be made separate or the freed-up space can be used for a wardrobe, pantry, or dryer.
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A small family does not need additional living rooms. And if necessary, guests can be accommodated in the living room for the night.
Please note that the total area of this house includes the area of external walls and partitions.
- A corridor (8 sq.m.) leads from the entrance deep into the house.
- To the left and right hand from it there are doors to bedrooms of 16 sq.m.
- The corridor turns into a hall, at the end of which a room for technical and utility needs with an area of 5.4 sq.m. is fenced off. The area of the spacious hall is 18.6 sq.m.
- The house has a spacious combined unit (12 sq.m.) and a kitchen combined with a living room.
If desired, the kitchen can be moved to the technical room, and the living room can be converted into two zones: a guest room and a relaxation area, or a cool home office can be equipped.
If you do not touch the layout, then in a fenced-off room you can arrange a boiler room, a dryer, an additional bathroom or a closet.
The advantage of this project is that each of the rooms, be it residential or utility, is not a walk-through room.
Rooms should be located in the house not only so that everyone is spacious and comfortable. The orientation of the house to the cardinal points should also be taken into account. So, a bathroom, kitchen, pantry, boiler room will completely survive the lack of light. But bedrooms, children's rooms and living rooms need long-lasting and sufficient natural light.
This project has a total area of almost 80.96 sq.m, with a living area of 53.96 sq.m, and the living area consists of 2 bedrooms and a living room.
- Bedroom 1 – 14.37 sq.m. It can be a guest room, an office or a nursery.
- Bedroom 2 – 16.07 sq.m.
- Living room – 23.52 sq.m.
- Kitchen-dining room – 10.91 sq.m.
- Combined bathroom – 6.06 sq.m.
A vestibule leads into the house, at the end of which there is a boiler room or storage room with an area of 3.28 sq.m.
The area of the house is 10x10 by 2.3 meters. These premises can be sacrificed if the size of the site does not allow them to remain. And make the entrance from the street directly into the hall, fencing it off, for example, plasterboard wall with a door.
The advantage of this option is that, having accommodated 3 living rooms in the area of the house, it was possible to make each of them separate.
In a house with an area of 100 square meters, it is quite possible to plan not only the living area and kitchen and technical premises. It is possible to arrange open terrace, which is the dream of everyone who buys a country private one-story house 10x10. The layout of the rooms will be practical and comfortable.
Take a look at the proposed project for yourself. It has three bedrooms of 11.9; 12.2 and 12.5 sq.m. and living room 20.2 sq.m. The space between the rooms is a kitchen, which also serves as a dining room with an area of 13.1 sq.m. Toilet room combined, located next to the entrance to the house.
The living room has four windows and sliding door. The room gets plenty natural light. Therefore, you can make a glass veranda behind it. And go to it almost straight from home. If this solution seems inconvenient to you, install a door instead of one window. And the window can be moved to the place of the existing sliding doors.
The same terrace, but smaller in size, can be made in front of the entrance to the house.
Any of the presented options can be changed. For example, moving a wall to make a room or terrace larger. Demolish interior partitions, which are not load-bearing, to make the rooms more spacious (loft style). And changing the purpose of the room will not be as difficult as it seems. After all, this is a private house, not an apartment in a high-rise building.
One-story house 10×10: room layout and its basics
A 10x10 house is considered a medium sized house. Moreover, it is a one-room apartment. And, despite all its advantages, its external walls cannot be moved apart to separate one room.
Therefore, it is worth initially deciding which rooms in the house are necessary and which you can do without.
- We need a living room. This is not a master bedroom, but a gathering place for the whole family. This room should not be neglected. We give him the most spacious room.
- The number of bedrooms depends on the size of the family. A young family may soon expand, so there should be at least 2 bedrooms.
- The kitchen, if its space allows, can also be a dining room. Even an area of 10-13 sq.m can accommodate both a cooking area and a dining set.
- The bathroom is one of the most necessary technical rooms.
- Pantry. If you have space, great. Otherwise, supplies are stored in outbuildings in the yard. But you can allocate a space of 1.5-2.5 sq.m. for it in any way in the kitchen or in the hall.
- Wardrobe. You can do without a separate room for it. Install wardrobes from floor to ceiling. This will solve the problem of placing things. Useful ideas and tips can be gleaned from our article on decorating a small dressing room.
- A dryer is optional.
- A boiler room is only needed if the house has a stove and steam heating is installed. But most families use double-circuit boilers, gas heating and install heated floors. Therefore, the need for this room disappears and additional square footage is freed up. And just right for a storage room or bathroom.
- Terrace. You can refuse, but you don’t want to.
We increase functionality without expanding the walls
You can make your living area more spacious by making adjustments to the layout.
Construction one-story house– a successful choice in many respects. This solution provides sufficient freedom in design and the often necessary safety of the environment, but is not suitable for owners of small plots of land with a large family.
One-story houses are now in fashion - buildings are perceived as a single architectural project with the surrounding area. But the layout of a single-story home depends on its size and the needs of the occupants and requires careful thought, so there are many reasonable options to consider before you decide to make a final decision.
- Cheaper foundation laying compared to multi-story buildings, because the load on the foundation of a one-story building is much lower.
- The ability to implement a single design concept throughout the house thanks to smooth transitions between rooms.
- Convenience in cleaning the house, because all rooms are located on the same level.
- The safety of a one-story building for families with children and people with disabilities who do not need to use stairs.
- The building heats up quickly and retains heat longer.
- Depending on the area of the house, you can choose very interesting planning solutions by unusually using interior partitions.
A one-story house looks like one with the landscape local area
How to increase the usable area of a one-story house?
When choosing a one-story house, we already decide that it will not be so easy to increase its area, however, an additional couple of rooms is never superfluous, and they can be planned in several ways:
- Equip ground floor for a billiard room, drinks storage, sauna, gym or living space. Even the already fairly extensive layout of a 10 by 10 house (one-story), the photo of which can be seen below, will benefit significantly from this.
- Installing an attic roof, which is not financially significantly more expensive than building a house with a gable roof, but the space created under the roof can be used to organize a bedroom, children's room or guest room.
- Mount pitched roof, which allows you to organize a hanging area or attic room.
- Use flat roof as additional area for a flower garden or a place to relax.
A flat roof on a house is a way to get an additional recreation area
Mansard roof allows you to increase the area of the house by one floor
Unusual option small designs country house
Layout of small one-story houses
Layout one-story houses made of wood or other materials depends on their parameters and shape. Square buildings are considered ideal in this regard, because the interior of rooms of this shape and sufficient size is balanced. This is probably why most often owners choose building designs with identical sides.
House layout 6 by 6 ( one-story option) is a very small building, usually used as a country cottage. It will be much cheaper to build such a house than a two-story or wider one, and with the help modern means design it is easy to fit everything you need in it.
Layout square house
By saving on heating (it’s not difficult to get by with one low-power boiler, a fireplace with radiators) and on arranging the input and output for water and drainage, you can complete good finish such a house.
Space of 36 square meters can be organized by planning a ten-meter living room, a nine-meter bedroom, a small bathroom of 3 square meters. m., kitchen-studio 8.5 sq. m., a small boiler room and a four-meter hallway.
It is not wise, however, to waste an already short distance on the vestibule, because you can make a kitchen or living area pass through by combining them with the hall. This is the main possible correct option organization of space, no matter how the rest of its parts were conceived. Separating the kitchen and living room will seriously reduce the usable area.
You can completely sacrifice the hallway and living room by organizing a small workplace as this idea is reflected in the layout below. In this case, everything is focused on the convenience of the owners.
It will also be possible to plan two bedrooms in a small house. They will turn out to be small, but comfortable.
The kitchen corner can be made very small, as in the picture below. But the house will accommodate two places to sleep and a fairly large living room.
The choice of a slightly more elongated shape - a 6x9 house - is justified, because this way the owners have a few extra meters at their disposal and there is a corner for guests staying overnight.
An interesting option is to divide the house into 2 parts with a vestibule and a bathroom. node, organizing two entrances with different sides: on one side there is a sauna and a small utility room, on the other there is a living room with a kitchen and a bedroom.
Lovers modern interiors they may simply abandon the idea of dividing one large room with partitions - the current trends are to combine these two zones together.
Try to combine almost all areas of the house - this is now a current trend
Or, as in the illustration below, you can organize a full-fledged house with three slightly smaller rooms and a garage.
The layout of an 8x8 house, the one-story construction method of which is becoming increasingly popular, is a more convenient option than 6x6, although it is also more suitable for country housing where you do not plan to live all year round.
64 sq. m is the area on which the same number of rooms can be placed, but they will be much more spacious and comfortable. You can add storage rooms to some rooms (kitchen, bathroom) or plan a large niche with a sliding door in which you can store all the things you need in the house, and you won’t need more cabinets.
The layout of a 9 by 9 (one-story) house is also not very different from the plan of smaller square-shaped buildings, although due to the expansion of the area the possibility of using decorative and design elements in such an interior.
So in a house with an area of 36 sq. m. interior doors It is better to use them in a sliding version, but in a 9x9 cottage you can afford their classic version.
The presence of an attic significantly solves the problems of small residential buildings. By placing a bedroom with a large bed on the second floor, you can provide enough space for a luxurious living room and kitchen on the first floor. However, in this case you will have to find a place for the stairs.
The layout of a house with an attic is much more practical than simple one-story project
Layout of the first floor of a house with stairs
By placing utility rooms in the basement of the building, it will be possible to save space and not spend money on an additional floor, so this option is often preferred to the attic.
Layout of large one-story houses
A one-story house 10×10, the layout of the rooms of which is almost ideal, is chosen by the owners of quite large land plots. It can comfortably accommodate several people, and all rooms can be square and quite spacious and comfortable in terms of lighting and furniture arrangement.
Such a house with an area of 79.8 sq. m. is suitable for living in comfort for a family of 4-6 people with children of different ages. The interior of such a home can be made similar to the furnishings three-room apartment medium size. When organizing space, it is better to avoid corridors of any length, and plan a common hall from which doors will diverge to all other rooms.
In addition to the necessary premises in a house with such an area, the owners can afford work area- office, expand the bathroom. unit, installing there not a shower stall, but a wide bathtub or jacuzzi.
At the same time, family members can each do their own thing in the house. One is sleeping, the other is doing homework, the third is watching TV. At the same time, household members should not interfere with each other.
Everyone living in the house needs to have their own corner, and not necessarily a separate room. This could be a place for practicing a hobby - your own table, closet or shelving.
In a house with the right layout, guests can easily get into the living room from the hallway and do not wander around looking for the toilet.
Layout of a house, cottage
Fig.1. An example of the layout of a one-story private house. Premises day zone: 1 - vestibule, hallway, 6 - living room, dining room, 3 - toilet, 14 - veranda. Rooms for night rest: 5,7,10 - bedrooms, 2 - dressing rooms, 8 - extended bathrooms. Economic zone: 11 - kitchen, 12 - pantry, 13 - garage, 4 - laundry, boiler room, workshop.In order for a built house to become the embodiment of comfort, coziness and efficiency, knowledge is required standard planning rules:
1. Inner space houses are conventionally divided into zones, Fig. 1: residential and commercial.
The residential area, in turn, is divided into day and evening.
The daytime area of the premises consists of a vestibule, hallway, hall, living room, dining room, veranda, and toilet.
Rooms for night rest are bedrooms, dressing rooms, and extended bathrooms.
The utility area includes a kitchen, pantry, garage, laundry, boiler room, and workshop.
When arranging rooms, you should also pay attention to the position of the sun at certain hours and the view from the window.
2. Building a house with a minimum number of halls and corridors reduces the cost of living space.
The number and area of corridors can be reduced by combining the functions of the rooms: design some rooms as walk-through rooms or arrange a work area in the living room or bedroom.
The most advantageous option is considered to be a layout in which the kitchen, being a utility room, is adjacent to the living area of the dining room and common room.
Not in the house large area It is advantageous to place the premises of the day zone: kitchen, dining room, living room and even an entrance hall or hall in one volume - a common open space not separated by partitions, Fig. 1.
3. It is advisable that married couples and other adult family members have their own separate rooms in the house.
The most a large room- there will be a living room common area, where everyone can gather to relax.
It is convenient to have one more room in the house - a guest bedroom (office).
4. If several generations are planned to live in a house (for example, elderly parents, adult children, small grandchildren), then it is necessary to make the territory of each family as “autonomous” as possible (at a minimum, its own bathroom and bedroom, and at a maximum, a separate entrance ).
Moreover, it is better to locate rooms for elderly parents on the ground floor (items 5 and 3 in Fig. 1).
5. It is better to have two entrance doors in the house, one from the entrance to the site, the second from the terrace, or from the opposite side of the house, for household needs. Also, the number and location of entrances is influenced by the composition of the family (from paragraph 4 of this article).
If the entrance door is placed on the side facade, then Often you can get by with just one door for entering the house, both from the street and from the site.
6. The staircase (if there is one) should be illuminated by natural light(for security reasons). Therefore, in principle, it makes no difference where it is oriented, but there must be windows illuminating the staircase space.
When placing a staircase, it is important to understand whether you want it to be an active element of the interior or not. If you want, it is better to place it in the dining room or living room. If not, then in the hallway, corridor (pos. 12 in Fig. 1).
7. The project can provide for the possibility of expanding the area of the house as the family grows and the children grow up. Increasing the size is possible by adding an extension to the house or installing an attic.
Anyway the expansion option should be considered in advance.
For example, the house layout project in Fig. 1 provides for the possibility of arranging an attic. For this purpose, a space has been reserved for the stairs, which is currently used as a storage room (pos. 12), a large angle of inclination of the roof has been selected, and space has been left in the roof structure for inserting windows, etc.
It is irrational to build a large house at once unless necessary.
8. A fireplace is usually located in “common” rooms(dining room, living room). Whether and where a fireplace is needed in the house must be determined before choosing a project.
Installing a fireplace in an already built house will require installing a fireplace pipe and chimney, which is not always possible (the pipe, for example, will need to be routed along the facade of the house, etc.).
9. The house is simple rectangular shape with a minimum number of corners without projections, bay windows, balconies. Such a house has less heat loss through external fences. The shape of the house in the form of a rectangle with an aspect ratio of no more than 1:1.5, with the long side oriented to the south, will allow for more complete use of solar heat.
10. Simple form roofs reduce the cost of construction.
11. Proper orientation of the house to the sun and wind reduces heating and air conditioning costs. Living rooms the house is oriented predominantly to the south in order to make maximum use thermal energy sun. It is better to locate utility rooms on the north side.
12. Designing simple, short engineering communications home significantly reduces costs and increases reliability. For ease of communication, bathrooms in a two-story house should be located one above the other, and on the ground floor the bathroom and boiler room should be located closer to the kitchen.
13 For an economy class home give preference to a built-in garage in front of a free-standing one: it is easier to heat and it can accommodate part engineering systems at home, saving space. In addition, you will be able to access the garage directly from your home without going outside.
14. Give up the basement: the cost of construction and high-quality waterproofing of the basement is 1.5-2 times higher than the cost of building a floor. Instead, it is better to plan a spacious storage room on the ground floor of the house, placing it on the north side.
Move some of the auxiliary premises to
15. When considering a project, pay attention to the planning and Constructive decisions, providing sound insulation of rooms in the night zone.
remember, that extraneous sounds penetrate into these premises through all enclosing structures: walls, ceilings, doors, windows, as well as ventilation and other openings.
In general, the more massive and thicker the walls, ceilings, doors and windows, the quieter the bedroom will be.
For good sound insulation, there must be two lines of doors and at least a small corridor between the living area and the bedroom (item 9 in Fig. 1).
If the bedrooms are located on the top floor, then reinforced concrete floor — necessary condition good sound insulation night rest areas.
16. Build an energy efficient house.
When choosing a project, check the basic building parameters indicating the Estimate the average annual amount of energy required for heating, water heating, ventilation and air conditioning. In the plans Russian government in the coming years to equalize domestic prices for gas with European ones.
17. Equip your heating system with thermostats, which will allow program the desired temperature in each room separately. Reducing the room temperature by 1 °C saves 5% of heating energy.
Used for heating a home, and in a room ventilation system - all this also allows you to save heat.
18. The entrance door to the house from the street must be separated from the premises of the house thermal gateway - vestibule. Due to the sequential opening of two doors in the vestibule, cold air from the street does not penetrate into the house. As a thermal gateway, it is allowed to install a closed and insulated veranda or vestibule at the entrance to the house.
19. The balcony of the house must have independent support in the form of pillars or rest on the enclosing structures of the first floor. The base of the balcony should not be a continuation of the ceiling, which means “cutting through” the wall, forming a bridge of cold.
20. Remember how larger area glazing, the higher the costs for heating and air conditioning. The ratio of the glazed surface area of the window to the floor area should be at least 1/8.
21. Deciduous trees with a large crown can provide shade for the home during the hot summer months and reduce energy consumption for air conditioning up to 50%.
During winter, when deciduous trees lose the crown, sunlight easily reaches the surface of the walls and heats them, providing the home with additional thermal energy and helping to reduce heating costs.
Coniferous trees help protect the house from cold winter winds and keep it cool.
22. Build an environmentally friendly home.
Choose environmentally safe materials for construction. More than 50% of all building materials on the domestic market cannot be called safe for health. Many of them are unable to pass even the simplest environmental assessment.
Don’t buy into the “fairy tales” of sellers or the prefix “eco” in the name, study the labeling - check with regulatory documents(GOST, TU), whether the material contains phenol, formaldehyde, or other harmful substances.
For about 30 years in the world there has been such a thing as sick building syndrome. The reason for this phenomenon is poor air quality in homes. According to environmentalists, home air is 4-6 times dirtier and 8-10 times more toxic than street air.
Features of the layout of a two- or three-story private house
Fig.2. Ground floor plan two-story house: 3 — bathroom with shower 3.9 m 2; 4 - office (guest bedroom) 11.8 m 2; 7 - pantry 2.7 m 2; 8 - boiler room 6.6 m 2; 10 - terrace 43.6 m 2; 
Fig.3. Second floor plan two-story house: 13 - dressing room 3.5 m 2; 14 — bathroom with bath 5.9 m 2; 18 — bathroom with bath-sauna cabin 8.5 m 2; 19 - laundry 4.6 m 2;
In two- or three-story houses, it is convenient to make a staircase, position 11 in Fig. 3, as a natural boundary between the day and evening zones. The premises of the day zone are usually located on the ground floor, Fig. 2. Bedrooms, dressing rooms, and bathrooms in the night area are located on the upper floors of the house, Fig. 3.
True, such a division of premises into floors is not always convenient or possible. Often you have to make another bedroom on the first floor, item 4 in Fig. 2. On the lower floor there is usually a bedroom for elderly parents or for guests.
IN multi-storey building, as in a large ventilation duct, there is a natural draft, under the influence of which air from the first floor rushes up the skylight of the stairs to the upper floors and the attic.
The layout option with an entrance door to the floor provides the most effective work and a simple device natural ventilation attics and upper floors Houses.
Bathrooms in the house
In a multi-storey building bathrooms should be on each floor.
On the ground floor, the bathroom is located so that it is convenient for guests to use. It is better if the entrance to the guest bathroom is not visible from the living room.
If there is a bedroom on the ground floor of the house, then the bathroom should be located next to it, so that from the bedroom to the bathroom there is no need to walk through the living room past the guests. Guests can also use the same bathroom.
In the large bathroom in the bedroom area, position 18 in Fig. 3, it is convenient to place equipment for SPA treatments - for example, a bathtub with hydromassage or a steam bath-sauna cabin.
Utility premises
The boiler room is usually located on the ground floor of the house. Often a room is allocated to house the boiler in a garage attached to the house. The entrance to a solid fuel boiler room must be made from the outside, from the side of the fuel warehouse.
It is natural to place a food pantry near the kitchen.
It is convenient to have two dressing rooms in the house - at the entrance to the house and in the bedroom area.
Near the dressing room in the bedroom area, where linen and daily clothes are stored, it is convenient to have washing machine, dryer and ironing board, pos. 19 in Fig. 3.
The laundry room should not be located in the garage. The constant need to carry laundry far away, and even up stairs, will not please the owner of the house.
Windows in the house
Large floor-to-ceiling windows provide contact with the space outside, make the boundary between the house and the garden almost invisible, and the room visually becomes more spacious. Low furniture does not block the view from the window and visually increases the height of the room. Large glass area in the room increases the costs of building and operating a house:
- The cost of constructing a block with glazing is higher than the cost of constructing a wall of the same area.
- Costs for heating in winter and air conditioning in summer increase.
But many owners decide to sacrifice economic benefits for the sake of the range of feelings they experience in a cozy living room flooded with light with a wonderful view of the garden through large floor-to-ceiling windows.
Often large windows and glass doors access to the garden, terrace or balcony is provided not only from the living room, but also from the bedrooms and kitchen.
Listen to your feelings and the opinions of your household members, where they would like to have such windows. When choosing, also consider the climate and the view from the window.
Thanks to the window, the corridor seems wider and less boring. If, when entering a house, room or corridor, the eye rests on the window on the opposite wall, and behind it you can see the garden, then the rooms seem more spacious and make a good impression.
WITH outside on the windows of a private house It is recommended to install roller shutters. Closed roller shutters not only protect windows from burglary, but in severe frosts they reduce heat loss through the windows, and in summer heat reduce overheating of the house from sunlight. It is better to foresee the installation of roller shutters on windows in advance, at the design stage of the house.
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What rooms in the house can be passable?
To make the house seem spacious, architects recommend combining the rooms of the day zone - making them passable.
Spacious rooms make it easier to breathe and give you a feeling of freedom.
Many people have a prejudice against walk-through rooms. Indeed, in small apartments With a high population density, a walk-through room is a big disadvantage in the layout. It’s a completely different matter in private houses, where the number and area of premises per resident is, as a rule, much larger.
Connecting and combining rooms, creating an enfilade or alcove reduces the area of corridors and halls, provides greater convenience and comfort of life in the house, and also allows you to create a unique interior in these rooms.
Connection of kitchen, dining room and living room
The most popular option for combining rooms in an economy class house is to combine the kitchen, dining room and living room ( Fig.2 pos. 5 and 6). This layout, as mentioned above, creates a spacious daytime area in the house, and also makes possible communication between people who are in the premises of this zone.
Cooking processes in modern kitchen pass quickly enough. Isolation and distribution unpleasant odors and other harmful effects are minimal. For this reason, there is no particular need to separate the kitchen from other rooms.
Food in the kitchen is usually prepared by the housewife or owner of the house. Depriving them of contact with other household members while cooking is not humane.
It is convenient when the dining room is located between the kitchen and living room. The kitchen sets the table and serves food. From the living room, household members and guests move to the dining room. This arrangement of the premises of the day zone corresponds to the natural course of events. Life in the dining room continues after the meal is over. See the layout in Fig. 1 and 2 above in the article.
It should be noted that open kitchen requires increased attention to maintaining cleanliness and order there.
Combining the dining room, living room and office - library
IN big house, where important guests are often received, and the food is prepared by a cook, they combine a dining room, a living room and an office or library. The rooms are connected by an enfilade - when the transitions between rooms are on the same axis, as in ancient palaces and estates. The living room is located in the center of this suite.
The connection of these rooms creates a presentable, formal area in the house, in which there is space to dine, relax in the living room by the fireplace, or retire and hold negotiations in the office.
From the bedroom to the dressing room and then to the bathroom
In the bedroom of a married couple, a private area is often arranged with a dressing room and a bathroom, as, for example, in Fig. 3, above, positions 13, 14 and 15.
It can be convenient to make a dressing room a walk-through room. This layout is good because the number of doors in the bedroom is reduced, and the sound of water from the bathroom is heard less.
People usually don’t spend a lot of time in the dressing room, so bedroom owners will not experience any inconvenience from a walk-through dressing room.
We move from one utility room to another
It is convenient to have utility rooms in one place in the house. It is more profitable, for example, to go to the boiler room through the laundry room, and to the laundry room through the dressing room, than to arrange a common corridor and separate doors to each room.
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Staircase and second floor house plan Although, of course, a two-story building has its own significant benefits. It will be cheaper to arrange a living space of the same size. The amount of heat loss will also be smaller. In such a structure you can think of a more interesting and original layout. But for a one-story house, you don’t need to be puzzled.
Private house: room layout
Which rooms in the house are required and which are desirable? It is advisable to have a room for washing, ironing and drying. For this purpose, one utility room can be allocated and equipped - a laundry room. It is not necessary to select for its location the best place, the northern part of the house will also suit her.
The boiler room can be a source of noise, so it is better not to locate it near recreation rooms. According to the rules, gas equipment(boiler) of a certain power (up to 60 kW), it is quite acceptable to place it in.
Many homeowners dream about planning their dream home. More often this applies to residents of city apartments.
Attic for relaxation In reality, a full floor is much more comfortable and more convenient than an attic. But construction will cost significantly less. You also need to decide on, or rather, its presence. Some people think that they cannot do without it, while others believe that it blocks the light from other rooms and prefer it extra room along the perimeter of the walls - spacious, with large windows, heated and cozy.
Any family will need a spacious storage room, at least one, and preferably more. If the house has two floors, then it is convenient to arrange it under.
Often in advance, even at the stage of planning the rooms in the house, the issue of the need to set up a workshop for the owner (or a room for needlework for the hostess) is decided. If you don’t think about it right away, then later you’ll have to sacrifice another room for it, remodeling it.
Layout in a private house: vestibule or hallway
The entrance to the home should not lead directly to the living room. The necessary hallway, or something like a vestibule, is required. Whether to equip a vestibule at home is something everyone decides for themselves. Many people believe that it is much warmer with a vestibule. Others are sure that he copes with this role remarkably well double door. It is not so pleasant to get dressed and undressed in an unheated vestibule. Often on the side of the vestibules there are those whose hallway is not heated, or is too small.
It is much more convenient to have a spacious, non-passage and warm room as a hallway. With this one you won’t need any additional vestibule. Amateurs are considered supporters of the latter gardening work. In a “city” house they get along just fine without it. This room has a completely different meaning in areas with a harsh climate - where its presence is a necessity.
In a home without a vestibule, the hallway must be equipped with doors to other rooms: otherwise, frosty air will flow into living spaces every time it opens Entrance door. If it is difficult to equip such a completely closed hallway, then you cannot do without a vestibule.
Country house window layout
What can be said about windows in a private building?
Ceiling height planning in projects
Calculation of the ceiling in the house Many people don’t even think about how high the ceiling in the house should be.. Those who have lived in rooms with low ceilings for a long time often prefer them to be higher than required. Meanwhile, too high ceilings may cause unnecessary expenses. The cost of building large, and subsequent houses is growing.
Are there ideal ceiling heights? This is a complex parameter, to calculate which it is necessary to take into account the area of the premises. It should not resemble a deep well, and at the same time it is not very pleasant if the ceiling is pressing.
In other words, the larger a particular room, the higher its ceiling is desirable. This means that on the same floor it is better to make them approximately equal in area so that the ceiling height suits all of them. We must also take into account the fact that finishing coat“eat” several centimeters of height.
Not too high ceilings can limit the use of overly large and voluminous chandeliers, since tall people may hit them with their heads. And for too high ceilings
The decision on the distribution of space in a private home is a responsible matter. At this stage, the wishes of the owners regarding the location of residential areas are not simply laid down, but the proper placement of communications is planned. An excellent home layout will combine proper distribution of space, convenience and practicality.
You can do the process yourself, especially if your budget allows you to realize any idea. However, for the high-quality distribution of the available space, the correct assignment of functional load and the combination of the above with the convenience of living, it is better to involve a professional.
Work rules
Layout in construction refers to the division of space during the construction phase. All subsequent changes relate to redevelopment. Therefore, in order to avoid time-, effort- and financial-consuming adjustments, good layout of a private house should begin at the stage of laying the foundation. This is necessary in order to initially lay load-bearing walls and partitions.
The drawing must clearly take into account the dimensions of a private house and meet the basic requirements for the construction of residential buildings.
So, taking into account volume standards clean air in a room (23 m3), you need to take special care to ensure the required footage and level of ventilation. Sources of natural light are also important.
Kitchen
The size of the kitchen should be calculated based on the amount of furniture and household appliances is planned to be placed there.
The best option for a private building is to combine two zones: cooking and dining. This increases the volume of the room with benefit for functionality.
The optimal area for a kitchen is 10 m2. For a kitchen combined with a dining room, 15 m2 is enough.
Toilet and bathroom
For private buildings where holding sewer system is a real epic, it is important to use space and material wisely. For this reason, the toilet, bathroom and laundry room (if one is separate) are located next to the kitchen.
This placement allows you to comply with hygiene standards by highlighting a separate utility block. At the same time, there is a significant saving on material and installation work. sewer pipes and water supply systems.
If each of the premises is planned as separate, it is worth taking care of the appropriate footage. The minimum indicator in in this case will become 5-6 m2.
Distribution of area of houses of different types
It is now too expensive to build bulky mansions that require enormous amounts of energy and resources to ensure their functioning. Taking into account the cost of construction and land plot for such a building - even more so.
At the same time, compact buildings that fit on small plots of land and combine all the areas necessary for comfortable living remain popular. It is in such buildings that the competent use of space becomes of paramount importance.
If we talk about the classification of private houses, then we can distinguish two division criteria: number of floors and size. The most common are compact one- and two-story buildings with an area of 6x6, 8x8 and 10x10 meters.
Taking into account limited space, a popular option is a building with an attic - a living space equipped under the roof.
Type 6x6
House layout 6 by 6 meters – difficult task. After all, with small parameters, you need to place all the necessary zones and make the home comfortable for living.
It would be advisable to place a kitchen/dining room and a bathroom with toilet on the ground floor. The attic will play the role of a recreation room, which can be divided into a bedroom and leisure area (or a children's room). More than two functional zones It will not be possible to highlight due to the dimensional characteristics of the room.
In some cases, home owners may sacrifice an indoor toilet in favor of a wood-burning steam room. And the correction of needs is transferred to a building such as a toilet on a personal plot.
Type 8x8
When we're talking about With an area of 64 m2, the process of allocating space becomes less complicated. So, the layout of a house 8 by 8 meters easily includes:
- hallway – 4 m2;
- bathroom – 8 m2;
- kitchen dining room – 15 m2;
- bedroom-living room – 22 m2;
- children's room - 15 m2.
This is the distribution when planning a one-story house. If the presence of an attic is implied, redistribution will be required taking into account the stairs (about 8 m2) leading upstairs. Under the roof there will be free space for two bedrooms of 20 m2 and 13 m2.
With this footage, space planning for a two-story building can also be freely discussed. In this case, it is worth increasing the bathroom with toilet, dining room and hallway, and also adding a storage room on the ground floor. And the children's room, along with two bedrooms, will be located on the second floor.
Type 10x10
An area of 10 by 10 meters is enough to accommodate everything necessary premises on the same floor. The layout of such a house with an attic will allow you to increase the size of the rooms or, if necessary, their number.
So, in addition to the standard set (kitchen, living room, children's room, bedroom, bathroom), you can allocate space for an office or a specialized recreation area. If you move the nursery to the attic, you can equip a spacious steam room on the ground floor.
The layout of a two-story house of similar footage can be limited only by hygiene standards and requirements fire safety. Otherwise, there is enough space to implement the owner’s wishes.
It remains advisable to place the kitchen and dining room on the ground floor. For a storage room in a home with big amount It is better to immediately allocate 6-9 4 m2 of inhabitants. At the same time, the toilet and bathroom can be duplicated for more comfort residents.
When talking about comfort, it is worth considering the needs of all inhabitants. Thus, the size of the building makes it possible to provide children of different sexes with separate rooms. This will be a significant advantage when children begin to grow up.
The placement of bedrooms on the lower floor should be planned, implying that the older generation will live in them. But the office should be located as far as possible from the most frequently visited premises. It would be better if it could only be accessed from the master bedroom.
When planning the initial placement of the home on the site and the rooms in it, it is worth leaving space for the construction of a wide porch or summer terrace. Such an element will not require significant investments, but will pay for itself many times over, especially in the summer.
Photo of the house layout
