Planning of rooms of a private country house. Planning a private house - what to consider first

House layout

House size, number of floors

  The size of the house should be logical. You should not build a house that is too huge, it will be inconvenient to walk from room to room, dimensions should be in moderation. Very few people like a very large house; you can find a lot of unhappy reviews of owners of huge houses. In addition, the cost of heating a huge house, too, will be rather big. Do not forget about real estate tax, the larger the area, the greater the tax.

Similarly, you need to think about whether you need in the house several floors. If the family is small and requests for space are modest, it is better to do with a one-story house. But a two-story house still has advantages in front of a single-story one: with the same area, the construction of the foundation and the roof are cheaper, less heat loss, it is easier to arrange the necessary rooms. But at the one-story does not need to build a ladder.

I am not a particular supporter of either one-story or two-story houses. I have heard lot  reviews from owners of large houses who said they did not even go to the second floor. The children grew up, left, and the huge house was empty. At the forum house, many owners of two-story houses often write that if they were building their house now, they would have built a one-story one instead of two-story.

Location of rooms in the house

  In the initial design of the house, think about where the sun will be and what rooms will be sunnyand which not. There is no sun in the north. Living room, it is desirable to "deploy" to the west, bedrooms to the east. Kitchen windows can look east, south; air conditioning is desirable in southern kitchen (it is advisable to immediately determine which rooms will have air conditioning). The ladder can be “pressed” to the north side of the house.

When placing the windows of bedrooms in the east, you need to take care of thick curtains, otherwise the morning sun can wake sleeping people. It should be said that in the east, morning room heating from the sun is possible even in November. On the other hand, in summer, the sun rises above the horizon faster and does not have time to heat up the room.

If there is a noisy street on any side of the house, then you must first take this problem into account and not place the bedroom windows on the side of a noisy street.

The windows to the south is a good solution for those who love bright rooms, the plants in the room will also be happy for the sun. In a room with southern windows in the summer is bad without air conditioning. It is advisable to plant trees on the south side in front of the house, which in the summer will block the bright sun, but in the winter there is no foliage and the additional heat from solar heating will not interfere.

In a two-story house all the bedrooms are better located on the second floor, the kitchen on the first floor.

House Planning Tips

  An example of the "classic" layout of the second floor of the house without the use of a corridor.
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Should avoid corridors, rooms must be connected by rooms. If, after all, a corridor turns out somewhere, then it should be wide. Corridors should be such that at least two people can easily disperse, i.e. at least 1.5 m in width.

A common mistake of future homeowners when creating their first house plan is the neglect of wall thickness. But the external walls and internal bearing can easily be half a meter thick.

Do not make the room narrow, as in Khrushchev. The closer the shape of the room to the square (rather than rectangular), the better. I advise you not to make the width of the main rooms less than 3 meters.

Interior doorways without doors can be quite wide, it looks good.

Cozy look room without sharp right angles, especially external. All walls do not have to be straight, non-square rooms often look better.

It is necessary to correctly calculate the required area for each room. It is necessary to draw a room and carefully arrange all the necessary furniture, correctly considering its size. After that, it may become clear that there is too much space in the bedroom, and in the living room, on the contrary, there is no place to put a table.

I advise you to immediately make a list of required rooms. For example: kitchen, parents' bedroom, 1st child's bedroom, 2nd child's bedroom, study, bathroom on the 1st floor, bathroom on the 2nd floor, living room, 1st pantry, 2nd pantry, space for a comfortable staircase, hallway, laundry room, boiler room, a corridor on the 1st floor, a corridor on the 2nd floor. Further, having correctly arranged all the furniture schematically in them, one can calculate the minimum area of ​​the future home.

Too large rooms are harder and more expensive to cool with air conditioning in the summer heat.

Although in two-story houses, bedrooms are usually located on the second floor, it is desirable to have at least one bedroom on the first floor for the older generation or for yourself, so to speak, “for the future”.

It is advisable to plan the house so that in winter it was possible to block the natural movement of the warm air from the ground floor to the second by the stairs.

Not bad, if the windows of frequently used rooms look into the courtyard: it is clear who came or went, what children do, etc.

The ground floor is good for many factors, but the fact that with a heated basement floor on the ground floor will be much warmer is particularly important, floor insulation will not be required. But the construction of the basement is expensive.

It is desirable to make the main interior doorways wide, interior single doors 80-90 cm, no longer necessary, but less too. There is a non-collapsible overall furniture, it should easily sweep into the right room. It is undesirable to make openings under doors of non-standard sizes, the doors to order are more expensive than usual.

If, when developing a house plan, a dark room without a window is formed somewhere and this is definitely impossible to eliminate, then you can make the windows between rooms. Daylight will penetrate and the room can be used without turning on the lights.

Kitchen and bathrooms in the house should be large, you should not save in such places on the area. I saw projects where many manage to make a tiny uncomfortable bathroom next to the bedroom with a house area of ​​250 m2. Bathrooms (toilets) should be several, at least two, and preferably three. A bathroom should be on each floor.

If you do a bathroom near the bedroom, it is desirable to separate the small room from the bedroom ?? see the image. This room can be equipped as a dressing room.

If the owners plan a dog, then if you want to bring it into the house, it will need to be washed somewhere. And if the bath is far away, then the dog can stain the floors, carpets, and besides, it is inconvenient and not hygienic to wash the dog in an ordinary bath.

Rooms with a ceiling height of two floors, for example, a living room, look very cool. This technique is also called the "second light." Such things are best done in very large homes. There may be difficulties in winter, because all the warm air will go up.

It is nice to have on the second floor a mini-kitchen with a small fridge, microwave and electric kettle. This is the case if you go far to the first floor.

And immediately worth planning porch, so that later not to fence something incomprehensible. The porch should be with a canopy. By the way, the “overhang” of the porch can be the overlap of the second floor, i.e. the porch is as if recessed under the second floor, but it already depends on the project of the house.

Many of the "Wishlist" on the layout of the house will surely change when there is a conversation about the specific construction of the house, its project. As an example - rectangular slabs, it is difficult to make indirect corners of the walls with them. Therefore, it is necessary either to abandon such an idea, or to fill in a monolithic overlap.

Availability of rooms

  Must be separate laundry room, drying, ironing. It can be located on the north side of the house (the lighted side will be useful for living rooms).

Must be separate boiler roomif necessary, it can be placed in the basement. In the boiler room should be plumbing, sewage, window. Attention! The area, the volume of the boiler room, the presence of an exit to the outside, the area of ​​the windows must meet the requirements for installing a gas boiler,. The boiler room with access to the street can, if desired, be used as a place to store garden tools, so as not to build barns on the site. The boiler room is a source of noise, so it is undesirable to have it near the bedroom. And although, according to the rules, a gas boiler (up to 60 kW) can be hung in the kitchen, it is still advisable to have a separate boiler room. A boiler in the kitchen is another “pleasure” in the form of a quiet but low and uninterrupted hum.

Many people want to build attic, especially those who lived before this all the time only in the apartment. I am not a supporter of penthouses, I think that a full-fledged second floor is better and more comfortable. However, to build an attic is cheaper than a full floor with a roof, but this is the only plus attic. "Romance" quickly passes. I am sure that most of the owners of mansards, if they could go back and would not be limited in finances, would build themselves a normal second floor.

It is better to make just in case two exits from the basement. However, if there are windows in the basement (and they are needed), then this is not necessary.

It is also necessary to decide whether veranda. The veranda is blocking the sunlight to other rooms; perhaps it is better to simply make a spacious and heated room with large windows around the perimeter of the walls of the house.

Always requires at least one roomy pantrybetter two or more.
  In a two-story house, the space under the stairs to the second floor can be conveniently converted into a storeroom. An example of such use is a large ladder.

Many men want to have a separate workshop. If you do not plan it in advance, then you will have to redo a room for it: someone turns the garage into a workshop, someone remodel an extra bedroom.

Tambour and hallway

  The entrance to the house should not be immediately in a large living room. Need some "vestibule" or hallway. To build a vestibule or not - everyone decides for himself. It is believed that the vestibule is warmer, but the two doors perfectly replace the vestibule.

It is very uncomfortable to wear cold clothes and shoes in an unheated vestibule. Usually supporters of vestibules are those who built themselves too small and / or unheated antechamber. The hallway should be large enough and impassable in the home, then the vestibule is not needed. Supporters of the vestibules are garden lovers; if the house is "urban", then you can do without it. Also build a vestibule residents of harsh northern regions with snowy winters.

The hall in the house without a vestibule should not have free access without doors to other rooms, otherwise residents will be uncomfortable when the door opens and the air in the living rooms is frosty. If the fully “lockable” hallway is difficult to build, then the vestibule is required.

On the right in the picture I painted the entrance to the house without a vestibule. The entrance is through two doors at once to a heated entrance hall with two windows. A small room is a wardrobe. On the right is the exit to the garage combined with the house, thus “dirty zones” are combined. The entrance hall has a sufficient area, is impassable and is closed by a door from the rest of the house.

  And now a few of my notes on the windows:

• Windows to the floor look cool. Especially when the view from the window is good.
• When choosing the height of the window, think about the fact that the curtains have a limited height. True, there are curtains that have just limited width, and cut off the desired height.
• When planning a window, think about how to wash it, if it is large, especially from the outside.
• It looks interesting window without a battery at the bottom and under the window of the recess for her. But this is only an observation.
• Looks great window in the ceiling, or even a glass ceiling.
• It looks interesting window in another room.
• Do not be afraid that due to the large number of windows it will be cold. Modern two-chamber double-glazed windows with an I-coating have a heat transfer resistance higher than that of a 54 cm thick wall of ordinary ceramic brick.
• It is necessary to abandon the "Khrushchev methodology" one window per room. A room with several windows usually looks prettier than one. But there is no need to be zealous with the number of windows either, otherwise the furniture will have nowhere to put.
• Windows with both opening flaps look much better than with one opening.
• The bathroom should have a full window, not a small window.
• Many other useful tips on windows are in the corresponding article.

Ceiling height

  Many people, drawing for the first time the layout of the house, do not think about the height of the ceilings. People who lived in apartments with low ceilings often later make themselves too high ceilings, so to speak “with a margin”.

Very high ceilings are additional costs: the cost of building walls, interior decoration and stairs increases, additional cubic meters of air and external walls will have to be heated, i.e. heating costs are rising. The temperature difference between the air below and at the top of the room can be from 0.4 to 1 ° C per meter of height, i.e. with a room height of 3.5 m, the temperature difference can reach 3.5 ° C.

The ideal ceiling height is a very difficult parameter; you should always take into account the area of ​​the room. The ceiling should not crush, but the room should not be like a well. I think that for a room with an area of ​​17 m 2 ?? 2.5 m crushes, and 3 m just right. But for a larger area, more height is needed. This means that rooms on the same floor are better not to make them significantly different in size, then you can choose the optimal height. It should be remembered that the flooring of the finishing floor will also “eat” additional centimeters.

Low ceilings limit the use of some chandeliers: a tall man can simply beat his head against the bottom of a long chandelier.

Theoretically, it is possible in the project to provide different ceiling heights for different rooms on the same floor. By the way, I saw such a decision in Petersburg in the Hermitage, where huge halls coexist with small rooms with low ceilings. In small rooms, wells, you can underestimate the high ceiling with plasterboard or wood, forming a void between the ceiling and false ceiling.

With high ceilings, the door can be made larger in height, not 2 m, but 2.30 is acceptable. True, then the doors will have to be ordered in the workshops, standard doors are rarely of such height.

  Too small balcony. The owner of the house will actually go out on it only a couple of times a year. But at least the balcony serves as a roof over the porch.
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Does a private house need a balcony? Many people who have built a balcony often say that they do not use it, that it is easier to go out to the courtyard than to go to the balcony. If you want a balcony, then it is better to make it large at once, no balconies of 3x1 m. There should be enough space on the balcony for a lounger (better for two), a table, pots of flowers, etc. You will make the balcony small - it will become only a decorative element on the facade of the house. Examples of spacious balconies: one and two.

The spacious balcony is good especially in the case when the house is in a dense urban area, when people practically do not have their own yard.

The spacious balcony-terrace can be placed, for example, above the garage adjacent to the house.

Balcony fencing is better to do a height of at least 1 m, it is a matter of security. By the way, in GOST 25772-83 the minimum height of a balcony fence in buildings up to 30 m high is just 1 m. But I know from personal experience that it is not enough and it is better to make a fence 1.1 m or more in height.

The floor of the open balcony must be at least 10 cm below the lowest point of the balcony door. For example, if the floor of the open balcony and the floor in the room is a single slab, then in the opening of the future door you need to lay out one row of brickwork at the bottom, plaster and only then put the door on top.

On the balcony without a canopy in the winter snow can accumulate significantly. During rains, water may stagnate if there is not enough slope.

Stairs

  It should be understood that a comfortable staircase will occupy a considerable area in the house.

If a disabled person or an elderly person will live in the house, then in addition to the stairs you can install an elevator. There are elevators for small cottages.

  What to do garage ?? combined with the house or separate? Still combined garage ?? This is some load from the car (maybe two) on the foundation (3 additional tons), if the foundation and the garage are common. Although it is, of course, a little compared with the total weight of the brick-concrete house. On the other hand, an adjoining garage, not even heated, saves heat in the house, but this plus is insignificant.

Often, building a house and a detached garage can be much cheaper than building a house with a combined garage. It is important to distinguish between the “built-in” garage when the floor of the house is above it, and the attached garage, which stands close to the house, but on a separate light foundation. The second option will be cheaper.

Exhaust gases from the garage can get into the house, so you need to make high-quality ventilation in the garage. Also, the entrance to the garage from the house is best done through two hermetic doors, preferably with a glass opening. But there is still no guarantee against missing exhaust from the combined garage into the residential part of the house.

The garage should have a slope for the outflow of water, for example, to the middle and into the courtyard. In the garage should be a tap with cold water and preferably drain into the sewer.

It is good to make the entrance to the combined garage of the house from the vestibule / hallway, then you will not need to take off your shoes and shoes several times.

The garage door must be comfortably wide so that it can be easy and quick to check into. The height of the gate must be done with a margin so that even a tall SUV or van can enter the garage. The height of the gate 2.4 m should be enough for most modern cars.

The area of ​​the garage should be sufficient for parking two cars, and with a margin, because cars can be of various sizes.

In the garage, an inspection pit is desirable, but not necessary. To protect against precipitation and runoff from the floor of the garage, the bottom of the garage doors must be at least 10 cm above ground level.

In general, a lot of reviews of people who wish that they built a garage as part of the house. Many say that it would be better not to bother with this option and just to build it separately.

  The house should be ideally thought out ventilation in all rooms. Bathrooms, kitchen and room for washing and drying should have excellent ventilation to quickly remove moisture.

Immediately need to decide where they will be safes. Safe can even be placed in the garage.

A big classic fireplace "like in the movies" - in most cases a stupid thing. As a heating, classic fireplaces are ineffective, and the cost of construction is considerable. A lot of feedback from people who built the fireplace and said that they would not build it if there was such an opportunity. It is necessary to build a classic fireplace, if you really, really want to have it.

House layout  - part of the project documentation, which displays the location of the main structures of the house, partitions, bathrooms, windows and doors. Among the additional information to display which is used house plan, we can distinguish the area of ​​the premises, the dimensions, the material of the walls, the placement of sanitary fittings, the binding of the axis, as well as marks, for example, on the staircase. In this article we will look at how the layout of the house plan is created, as well as its most common options.

  House planning catalog

Architects carefully study the needs of the people so that the layout of the house is most comfortable for them. In this regard, there are two types: first create a volume and then fill it with the necessary premises or arrange the premises first, and then create a three-dimensional model of the house — preparation for the development of a house layout. House plans are developed at the design stage - see how the house layout is developed in a specialized program. Quite often, a house needs several house plans:

• ground floor;
• typical;
• mansard

They differ due to the location of the living area. For example, on the attic floor there is no need to arrange all the main walls. In addition, part of the usable space will be lost due to the low ceiling height near the enclosing walls of the house. So we consider the plans and plans of the house 6x6; 6x8; 6x9; 7x7; 8x8; 8x10; 10x10; 10x12; 12x12.

The drawing of this drawing is also taking into account the sizes of prefabricated elements. Such a calculation will help to reduce the number of places where the base blocks, overlapping elements, etc. are not being taken. The process begins with drawing the axes of the house and binding the walls to them. After that, partitions, windows and doors are applied - see the lesson on drawing additional elements on the house plan. The final stage is the signature of the premises, their area, as well as the application of dimensions - the designation on the floor plan of the house. After the construction of the house, BTI makes floor plans of the premises to take into account the changes that the owners will undertake.

House plan, popular planning

Improper design leads to the need to carry out redevelopment - work associated with a change in the space-planning decisions at home. A building can have several large rooms or a total of 2. Their number and area are determined by the overall dimensions of the house: 6x6; 6x8; 6x9; 7x7; 8x8; 8x10; 10x10; 10x12; 12x12.

It is important to properly arrange the useful area of ​​the building. In the process of this work, attention is paid to two factors that help estimate the area occupied by corridors and outbuildings and compare it with the dwelling.

House layout 6x6

House layout	Ground floor plan	Second floor plan
Comfortable enough 6x6 house layoutwhich is often used for the construction of summer houses. As you can see, the house has one living room, kitchen, steam room, as well as a terrace, which can be used as a summer kitchen. This is a great vacation spot for a small company. The house plan of 6x6 in this case is not as big as many citizens are used to, the total area is only 15.6 m2.
This house has the same dimensions in terms of the previous one, but involves the construction of the second floor. The layout of the house 6x6 on the second floor is significantly different from the layout of the first floor. However, this project can be called a country house, as it involves two bedrooms and one living room, in which the family can fit in for a long stay. The 6x6 house plan also provides for a kitchen, a veranda, small corridors and a bathroom. The total area, according to the project, is 43.5 m2, and the living area is 25.5 m2.
This 6x6 house layout is more designed for relaxing with friends or family. Large veranda has to communicate. The house also has a sauna and shower, which will make your stay in a country house more comfortable. The total area is less than in the previous version due to the fact that the house is one-storied, it is 29.5 m2 and the living one is 15.2 m2.

House layout 6x8

Practical 6x8 house layout, in which a small area fits a kitchen, a large dining room and bedroom. On the second floor there is a dressing room, two large bedrooms, as well as a balcony and a fireplace. This is a really cozy house that will make your stay very cozy. On the house plan there is a bathroom, located under the stairs, it has an area slightly smaller than the kitchen area - 2.8m2. The total area - 48.5 m2 living - 30.5 m2.
This is a real country house for a large company. The project provides two bedrooms on the second floor, and on the first only a spacious kitchen-living room, sauna, swimming pool and bathroom. Building a house on such a project is beneficial for small families. This 6x8 house plan assumes a total area of ​​49.5 m2 and a residential area of ​​31.4 m2.
The smaller layout of the house 6x8. However, it is very cozy, as it allows you to place at least 4 people with comfortable living conditions. The house has two bedrooms, a huge kitchen-living room, equipped with three windows that perfectly illuminate the room. Hall on the second floor can be used for a good time in the company, it can accommodate a pool, tennis or other. The total 51.8 m2 residential 32.7 m2.

6x9 house layout

Small club house. 6x9 house layout  designed for lovers of billiards and poker. On the 1st floor there is a large living-dining room-kitchen, after the exchange in which guests will certainly want to go up to the 2nd floor. The presented 6x9 house plan most likely implies an attic floor. The total area of ​​51.8 m2, living - 32.7 m2.
Small club house. The layout of the house 6x9 is designed for fans of billiards and poker. On the 1st floor there is a large living-dining room-kitchen, after the exchange in which guests will certainly want to go up to the 2nd floor. The presented house plan most likely implies an attic floor. The total area of ​​51.8 m2, living - 32.7 m2.
The house is designed very efficiently and has everything you need for life. This three large bedrooms, and a large veranda and loggia. Area: total 53.8 m2 living 38.8 m2

House layout 7x7

This is the organization of the space at home and trying to achieve during the redevelopment of apartments. The house has two spacious bedrooms, a large kitchen-dining room that opens onto a veranda, a hall and a real bath. Such 7x7 house layouts are really comfortable. The total area of ​​57.1 m2, living 34.0 m2.
This house plan 7x7  suitable for people who love space. Planning of the house involves the construction of large rooms that will allow a good rest. A veranda stretches along the main facade of the house, and on the second floor there is a spacious loggia. As seen, house layout 7x7  assumes the device of two bedrooms, one of them is equipped with an exit to the street. The total area of ​​53.8 m2 living 38.8 m2
A small house with a concise layout. It perfectly takes into account the conditions necessary for a full stay. It has a large bedroom, kitchen and bathroom. According to the house plan, the total area is 50.8 m2, and the living area is 22.0 m2.

House layout 8x10

The distribution of useful space given below is remarkable in that the first floor is designed according to the classical scheme: the place is reserved for a garage, a workshop, a kitchen, a toilet, a living room and an anteroom. Accommodation and recreation room is located on the attic floor.

This 8x10 house plan of profiled timber accommodates everything you need for living on the first floor: two spacious bedrooms, a large kitchen-dining room, and a living room. For the house provides a convenient combined bathroom.

The house below can be called a dream. The first floor is designed quite well, in addition, its frontal part is skillfully decorated with a terrace and a balcony above it. Large living and common rooms are all a sign of proper use of living space.

House layout 8x8

The layout of the cottage is remarkable in that the house is suitable for a family of four. The plan of the first floor of the house 8x8 shows two large bedrooms, a kitchen combined with a living room. The plan of the second floor consists of two bedrooms, a large corridor leading to a balcony. It should be noted that the corridor has a railing on one side, since there are no overlaps above the living room with a kitchen. The total area of ​​69.7 m2 living 36.9 m2
The size of this country house - layout 8x8intended for recreation. On the ground floor there are ancillary rooms: a hall, a steam room, a veranda, rooms for rest and a kitchen-living room. On the second floor is a large comfortable bedroom. The total area of ​​62.3 m2, living 34.0 m2
This house layout 8x8  also well suited for joint rest. The ground floor plan of the house has a sauna, a waiting room, showers, a swimming pool, a lounge, a terrace, and a small storage room. On the second floor there is a sleeping area of ​​15m2. The layout of the house has a total area of ​​63.1 m2 and a residential area of ​​28.3 m2.

The layout of the house 9x9

Unusual housing option. The hall and kitchen are located in the central room. To the right of them there is a large living room. The windows are located in the bay windows, there are no partitions, this all corresponds to the creation of airspace. The house has two bathrooms, three exits to the street, in addition, the plan of the house includes a laundry room, a sauna, a terrace and bathrooms. For relax house layout 9x9  provides for two bedrooms, located on the second floor.
This is also a non-standard layout of a country house, which is ideal for a large family. The building has as many as three bedrooms, as seen on the second floor plan of the house, one of them has an "L" shape. A fairly comfortable layout of the house 9x9 also accommodates a sauna located near the bathroom, as well as a utility room. The total area of ​​96.5 m2, residential - 47.3 m2.
This is a comfortable home, designed for permanent residence. A compact layout, a separate bathroom, a spacious bedroom, a children's room and an office on the second floor of the house are all signs of urban construction. The kitchen is combined with a large living room, on the first floor there are small utility rooms.

House layout 10x10

It is also compact. house layout 10x10featuring superior comfort. The house has a large terrace, which leads to two stairs. The first floor involves the construction of a large living room, a lounge, a separate kitchen, and the hallway is marked on the floor plan. The second floor has a huge hall - 30 m2 and two small sleeping areas of 11.3m2. Total 121.8 m2 and living 57.1 m2
Great home for families with children. In the planning decision 10x10 a place is reserved for small children: a large playroom is provided for them. On the ground floor most of the space is occupied by the kitchen and living room. The total area of ​​123.2 m2, living 78.0 m.
Spacious house with large rooms and original zoning. Living room, dining room and kitchen are a single room with an unusual geometry. The kitchen area is placed in a small niche, and only a vast one is visible. "The hall is replaced by a vestibule and a corridor. On the 1st floor there is also a bedroom and a separate bathroom. Upstairs there are large bedrooms, one of which has access to the upper terrace. This house layout 10x10  even implies a library. The total area of ​​137.8 m2 and residential - 74.7 m2

House layout 10x12

The options for using the usable area and volume given below are remarkable for the effective use of the usable area. In the second illustration, the house is distinguished by architectural expressiveness and the presence of a garage that fits well with its surroundings.

House layout 12x12

This house is designed for a large number of residents, it has four bedrooms, the layout of the house is such that 3 of them are located on the second floor and have a large area. The house has a large hall, which has access to the bathroom and allows you to go downstairs. The living room is combined with a kitchen-dining room, one of its sides is fully glazed. As seen on the plan of the house 12x12, the living room is combined with a kitchen-dining room. The total area of ​​137.8 m2 and 74.7 m2 living
This option planning house 12x12  intended for permanent residence. It has a pantry, several outbuildings and a garage. A good addition is the veranda, which makes the house so cozy. Hall, living room and kitchen are located below. The total area of ​​the house is 141.3 m2 and is 55.9 m2.
Solid house with a good layout 12x12. It has a separate room for the location of the electrical unit, as well as an attic. As you can see, the house plan involves the construction of a large terrace and a loggia at the top. On each floor there are 2 bedrooms. The total area is 152.0 m2, while the living area is 94.2 m2.

DIY house planning

The essence of the design of the house is reduced to a compact arrangement of rooms, it is important to tell that in the design there are two ways to create plans. Both consist in a preliminary determination of the number of people and their gender, age in order to calculate the area of ​​the necessary premises. The difference is that when using the first method you need to provide all areas of the rooms with rooms, for example, 15 m2 is allocated for the bedroom, which means that this room can have dimensions of 5x3 meters. Reasoning in this way, it is necessary to present all the rooms and try to arrange them on the plan.

Agree that the first method misses one important detail: when you assemble the rooms, one will go beyond the other, so the building will turn out to be a complex shape. The way out of this situation may be fitting the premises under one line or using the second method of designing the location of the premises. It consists in drawing the outline of a building of a given area, which is still considered, based on the number, sex and age of the future inhabitants of the house. For example, if you figure out that you need an area of ​​70 m2, then that’s how much of your living space your house should have. It should be emphasized that when using the second method of drawing up the layout of the house, it may turn out that you forget to add the space occupied by the walls to the living space, so you will mistakenly choose the outline of the task to be smaller. If everything is correctly calculated and the outline of the house is applied in a drawing program or on a sheet of paper, then you can proceed to the application of the premises. Here, of course, it is impossible to do without adjusting the area of ​​the rooms, in addition, it is important to pay attention to the fact that the floor slabs or beams are of a certain length. As the designers note, the room looks much better without sharp corners, the outer corners look most bad, which are perceived as large deviations of a straight wall from the normal.

Above, we have disassembled how to make the layout of the house with our own hands, but on what basis to place the rooms in it, we have not touched. The fact is that the house plan has two sides: it is the front and rear facade, which can differ in design and architecture. The front door should go to the main facade, so the hallway will be located in this part. The main facade and the front door must be displayed on the road, you will not build a house facing your land, the main architects of the city ensure that all the buildings are combined with each other. Just say where the entrance should be, and where will it lead? The most traditional solution is a small vestibule, where guests can take off their shoes and outerwear before entering the house. But if every square meter counts, then the vestibule can be abandoned, as is often done in western countries, the entrance door will lead to the room where furniture and appliances can be installed. However, in this case, you should not forget about the need to install a second door to increase the insulating characteristics of the building envelope at the opening site.

Residential building rooms

Below will be a theory regarding the rooms of residential buildings. You, for sure, met on the Internet interiors or designs of rooms of certain sizes, while you liked some options more and others less. As a rule, for rooms of medium and large sizes there are more design options.

Traditionally, a room is presented to everyone as a rectangular room. This stereotype arose due to the peculiarities of the construction of apartment buildings. In them, the width of the building is chosen in such a way that one part of the room faces the street. And no longer a multi-storey house can be built, and there is no point in it. To make rooms wider is already expensive, and the construction of such a home layout is not profitable. But when building a private house, you need the most comfortable layout of the house, so look for options with square or medium-sized rooms. When developing or searching for a finished product, see that the rooms have normal aspect ratios:

• if the room is rectangular, then the length should not exceed 2 times the width. Example: a 6x4 m room has a normal aspect ratio, and a 3x7 m room is already a designer’s mistake;
• corridors should occupy as little space as possible, if possible, let the rooms be connected by rooms, it’s better than to give the usable floor space of your house under the passage and cluttering up;
• calculate the number of windows and their area in such a way that the rooms in the house are sufficiently illuminated, otherwise it will turn out that you tried in vain to arrange the living rooms in the planning of the house closer to the sunny side;
• place the furniture at the planning stage so that it does not happen that the wall opposite to the entrance and similar options become the only place for the bed.

If everything is clear with the proportions of the rooms, now you should pay attention to their area, because you can make the room bigger for your loved one. However, too large rooms are more difficult to ventilate, cool and warm, excessively succumb to such a desire.

If you like non-standard solutions and you do not mind spending a bit of free space on the device interesting design solutions, then look at the room with a height of two floors. This technique is also called the second light, it looks great in large expensive homes. If your house plan is made using this option, then the most appropriate type of heating in a two-floor room will be infrared heating, since the air above will not warm up, there will not be an air gap near the ceiling.

Living area is called sleeping, common, children's rooms, veranda, dining room, living rooms, as well as an office.

Subsidiary area includes the front with dressing room, bathrooms, garage, kitchen, pantry, bathroom, as well as the boiler room. An example of the location of outbuildings is the layout of the house 10x10, the third option, which is conveniently located on the bathroom and on the second floor library. Decide for yourself what kind of living and utility rooms you need, this will allow you to roughly imagine the necessary usable area, and hence the number of storeys in the building.

The layout of the rooms on the house layout

Pay attention to your construction site and find out where the sunniest side will be. Now look at the draft layout of the house and think: what part of it will be more illuminated by the sun. Having found the most illuminated area, place the living quarters in it, since it is in them that people spend most of their time.

In addition to what we have listed, there are still some tips on how to plan a house: this is the division of plans into two parts: the rear and the front. The front part on the first floor is located on the side of the door, and on the second floor it is located on the side of the staircase. In front of the building plan, there are such rooms as a common room, a guest room, an office and similar rooms that are intended for human social activity.

Sleeping and children's rooms

We said that living rooms should be well lit, but where will they be? Many of the bedrooms are located on the second floor - look at the layouts of two-story houses, the bedrooms there are in most cases located on the second floor. One bedroom, and most often the nursery finds its place on the first floor.

Sleeping and children's rooms should be calculated on the basis of the norm: one person 8m2, two same-sex children - 12-20 m2, a married couple - also 12-20 m2. Norms can be increased, but not reduced. On the layout of the house, bedrooms and children's rooms should be placed taking into account that they are not passable, doors and windows are arranged so that they do not interfere with the installation of furniture. It should be remembered that their location can only be on the ground floor. Below it will be written that the windows of dwellings should face south or east for good lighting. According to the existing building regulations, one bedroom should be oriented to the east and south (sector 70-2000); if there are more than 4-6 rooms in the house, then it is better to orient at least two living quarters to this well-lit part of the house planning. Here is 6x8 house layout  has 4 bedrooms, two of which are located on the second floor. Please note that they are located in one part of the house, which must be oriented to the cardinal points, according to the standards listed a little higher.

The height of the premises should be more than 2.5 meters, which is comfortable for living, the only exception is the height of the sloping part of the ceiling of the attic floor, which does not exceed 50% of the floor space.

Overall

This room, which is often larger than the others, the area can be 16-40m2. The purpose of this room is the most diverse: it can be: dining room, living room, fireplace or front. Take a closer look at planning houses 6x6; 6x8; 6x9; 7x7; 8x8; 8x10; 10x10; 10x12; 12x12 - almost all of them have this common room. A distinctive feature of residential is that it can be made passable, doorways can be made without door panels. As a rule, the connection of a common room with bedrooms is recommended using a corridor or a staircase, but a direct connection with doors is also possible, but this is not very convenient. In the common room it is better not to create unnecessary walking paths, as well as cross them in the middle.

On the layout of the house, the common room can be divided into functional areas, for example, a fireplace, dining, children's play area, watching TV, etc. The living room is well located - house layout 8x8on the first option. As we can see, this is a rather noisy room, at least at times, so it’s better not to connect the common room with the dwelling.

Boiler room

Do not forget about the device of the boiler room or boiler room, it is advisable to place it on the ground floor, and if it is not - on the first floor, but with a separate exit device (you need to specify by building codes). It is not necessary to combine the boiler room with a room for washing or drying It is better to use the free space to store garden tools, but do not clutter it unnecessarily. The area of ​​the room and its volume depend on the equipment that is installed in it.

Front

Of course, in order to enter the house comfortably and things were not scattered, on the plan of the house you need to make a front one. It can be 1.4 meters wide, and the area can be about 7m2. Since the mezzanine can be installed in the front, its height can also be reduced to 2.2 meters. The front room belongs to the back rooms.

To reduce the penetration of cold into the house, you can design a vestibule of more than 1.2 meters in length or double doors on the floor plan. Through the corridors, the living room, the stairs and the front hall are connected with other rooms.

Bathroom and toilet

The bathroom should be located on the first and second floor. Toilet can only be made on the ground floor. It can be combined with a bathroom or be made as a separate room. It is better to have a bathroom near the bedroom, but not to make them adjacent rooms, but to share these rooms with others, for example, a dressing room.

If you have a little more free money, consider building a separate room for drying, washing and ironing. Agree that in the bathroom sometimes you just do not want to see a washing machine, and the hostess is often disturbed when she is doing laundry. Needless to say, in the rooms set aside for rest, we iron the laundry, and use spacious balconies for drying.

Other facilities associated with the use of water - bath (sauna) and swimming pool. They can be located in the basement. House layout 7x7  shows that the bath or pool can be on the first floor. If you wish to design on the plan of the house a swimming pool on the floors, you must remember that in this case they should be reinforced.

Kitchen

This room is usually associated with home comfort and seems bright and warm. Today, the room reserved for the kitchen area is often connected to the adjacent room, since the value of the cooking zone is gradually decreasing. The kitchen area on the house plan should be about 10-12 m2, this is a standard parameter, but if the house is large and the kitchen is supposed to eat, the kitchen can be more than 18m2. Take a look 6x9 house layout  meters on the first floor has a kitchen of 16 m2, it is rather a country house, as it has only two bedrooms, an average of 8m2. It can be said that this option can be used by a small family.

The kitchen room in the layout of the house is, of course, on the first floor, on the shady side of the plan. It will not be superfluous, and arrange a small kitchen and on the second floor. It is good to install a small refrigerator, electric kettle and microwave in it.

In general, the layout of the house should consider not only the placement of the kitchen, but also the technological sequence of placement of kitchen equipment on it. It is represented by a sink, a dressing table, a stove for cooking and sometimes a washing machine. The placement of such elements can be carried out along one wall, and maybe along two walls. Cabinets, a fridge and ancillary appliances are placed taking into account that the hostess spends as little time as possible on cooking.

Staircase and pantry

Utility room on the layout of the house is better to have in the most unpromising place. Many use it as a place under the stairs. The ladder is chosen in such sizes that large objects can be carried along it. The spiral staircases are, in fact, inconvenient, the step located closer to the center of the circle is very narrow, which is inconvenient for a person to climb. Well built staircase - house layout 9x9, on the second version, where it is installed on the kitchen combined with the living room. It is better to connect flight of stairs. You should not use trendy solutions, for example, steps mounted on the wall - this is hardly safe.

Probably the most convenient option would not be a double-march, but a three-marsh ladder. Three marches in this case are interconnected by platforms through special mounts - kosour. On the layout of the house, the staircase will take a lot of meta, but the loss of usable space can be reduced by using the space below and above the staircase.

Garage

Often the garage is included in the layout of the house. The most common solution is to build a garage on the ground floor. But, there are also projects in which the garage is arranged in the basement. The only drawback can be a steep climb - will the car go up in winter?

In general, the construction of garages in residential buildings may be even on the ground floor, but not on the second. Also, the garage can be made in the form of an extension. Above the gate a visor is necessarily projected if there are windows above it. Using an unheated garage increases the heat loss of the house, as the wall between the garage and the house loses less heat. An example of a built-in garage illustrates house layout 8x10In the first version, the garage has two doors. On the other hand, the garage built into the house is all so simple only in the layout of the house, but in fact it is also an additional ventilation system that should effectively discharge gases from this room. The entrance from the garage into the house should not be done through one, but through two hermetic doors. It is good, if he goes out not into the corridor, but into the vestibule, it is very convenient and you do not have to take off your shoes and put on shoes several times. Gates should be designed in such a width that they do not impede entry and exit from this room. Pay attention to the layout of the house and the size of the garage, if possible, calculate the garage for two cars.

Veranda

Is an important part of a country house, it is usually an unheated room, which has a large glass area. It should be located on the east or north side. If the veranda is glazed, then it will prevent heat loss by enclosing structures. Placing the veranda on the layout of the house is advisable close to the kitchen and the common room. In addition to windows, this room also has doors - they should be placed on the side, so that the paths of movement do not intersect and the owners of the house can conveniently place furniture.

The convenient width of the veranda is 2.4 meters. The height of the veranda is the same as that used in other rooms - more than 2.5 meters. For an example of the arrangement of such a room, note: 6x6 house layout, the second - on her veranda of sufficiently large size and with large windows.

Porch

Moving on: the layout of the house should have a porch that will allow you to conveniently enter and exit the house. The porch ennobles the appearance of the house, giving it solidity. It should be noted that the layouts with a porch look modern and show that they are sufficiently thought out. But do not forget about the visor, under which you can open or close an umbrella during the rain and which will protect your entrance door from more rainfall. A good solution when building a porch may be its placement under the overlap of the second floor, but, if you don’t see, this option will take about 2-m2 from the living space, so its use in the layout of the house may be impractical.

Basement

If there is an opportunity to arrange a basement under the whole spot of the house, then it is better to use it. On the layout of the house you can calculate the places for placement of engineering equipment in the basement, workshop, garage, bath, pool and other areas. For the lighting device it is better to arrange the pits with windows and drainage system.

The altitude should be more than 1.8 meters. It should be noted that strip foundations often need to be deepened to such depth, therefore problems should not arise.

Instead of a basement, some owners arrange an underground, the height of which is less than 1.9 meters. On the layout of the house it is also shown with an indication of the heights, however, this option is advisable to apply only when the height of groundwater is too close to the surface.

Windows and doors on the layout of the house

Window and door openings should be thought out, for example, it is desirable that with the help of doors it is possible to block the movement of air from the second floor to the first. The openings can be very wide, which, in principle, looks pretty good. Wide doors allow you to easily make furniture and conveniently pass two people at the same time. The optimal door width is 90 cm.

Window openings are mainly arranged for lighting. The ratio of the area of ​​light openings should be greater than 1: 8 - for rooms of the full floor; for the attic floor window openings may be slightly smaller - a ratio of 1:10.

It will not be unnecessary to install large windows. The use of double-glazed windows will allow you not to worry about large heat losses with an increased glazing area, and the layout of the house will only benefit from this. However, it must be remembered that windows, the area of ​​which is larger than the standard, when used in rooms facing west, can lead to overheating. Of course, you can’t bring all the windows to the main facade, and that’s why, when the windows overlook the courtyard, this is also very useful, you can not only light up and ventilate the rooms well, but also provide a good view of the courtyard. who goes there and the like

Kitchen and bathrooms should be large enough, since the degree of convenience of cooking and bathing depends on it. Do not skimp on the bath, especially with the size of the house of 250m2. When building a two-story house, it is better to make two bathrooms. On the second floor there can be only a shower.

Windows up to the ceiling look good - this option is sure to be thought out on the plan of the house when there is wildlife outside the window. To improve the appearance of the window, you can remove the battery. You should not be greedy when distributing windows; there may be more than one window per room.

At the same time, family members can do their own things in the house. One sleeps, the other does his homework, the third watches TV. In this case, the household should not interfere with each other.

Every person living in the house should have a separate corner, and not necessarily a separate room. This may be a place for practicing a hobby - your desk, wardrobe or shelving unit.

In the house with the correct layout, guests from the hallway easily get into the living room and do not wander in search of a toilet.

Layout of the house, cottage

   Fig.1. An example of the layout of a single-story private house. Premises day zone:  1 - vestibule, entrance hall, 6 - living room, dining room, 3 - toilet, 14 - veranda. Rooms for night rest:  5,7,10 - bedrooms, 2 - dressing rooms, 8 - expanded bathrooms. Economic zone:  11 - kitchen, 12 - pantry, 13 - garage, 4 - laundry, boiler room, workshop.

To build a house became the embodiment of comfort, comfort and economy you need knowledge standard layout rules:

1. The internal space of the house is conventionally divided into zones, Fig. 1:  residential and economic.

The living area, in turn, is divided into day and evening.

The day zone of premises consists of a vestibule, a hallway, a hall, a living room, a dining room, a veranda, a toilet.

Rooms for night rest are bedrooms, dressing rooms, expanded bathrooms.

The household area includes a kitchen, pantry, garage, laundry, boiler room, workshop.

When having rooms, you should also pay attention to the position of the sun at certain hours, 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 ​​the corridors can be reduced by combining the functions of the rooms: design some rooms with pass-throughs or arrange a corner in the living room or bedroom for work.

The most advantageous option is considered the layout, in which the kitchen, being an economic room, adjoins the living area of ​​the dining room and the common room.

The house has a small area of ​​the living room area: it is advantageous to place the kitchen, dining room, living room and even the hallway or hall in the same volume - the common open space not shared by partitions, Fig.1.

3. It is desirable that couples and other adult family members have their own rooms in the house.

The largest room - the living room will be a common room where everyone can get together to relax.

It is convenient to have one more room in the house - a guest bedroom (study).

4. If it is planned to settle several generations in the 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 least, a bathroom, and a bedroom, and at most - a separate entrance ).

Moreover, it is better to place premises for elderly parents on the ground floor (pos. 5 and 3 in Fig. 1).

5. In the house is better to make two doorsone from the entrance to the plot, the second from the terrace, or from the opposite side of the house, for household needs. Also on the number and location of inputs affects the composition of the family (from paragraph 4 of this article).
  If the front door is placed on the side facade, then often manage to do with one door  to enter the house, both from the street and from the site.

6. The staircase (if any) must be lit with natural light.  (for security reasons). Therefore, in principle, no matter where to orient it, but the windows that illuminate the staircase space should be necessary.

When placing the stairs, it is important to understand whether you want it to be an active element of the interior or not.  If you want, then it is better to place it in the dining room, living room. If not, then in the hallway, corridor (position 12 in Figure 1).

7. The project can provide for the possibility of expanding the area of ​​the house.  as the family grows, children grow up. Increasing the size is possible due to the extension to the house or arrangement of the attic.

Anyway expansion option should be provided in advance.

For example, a house planning project in Figure 1 provides for the possibility of arranging an attic.  For this, a space is reserved for the staircase, which is still used as a storage room, position 12, a large angle of inclination of the roof is chosen, and in the roof structure there are room for windows and so on.

Building a large house right away is irrational.

8. Fireplace is usually located in the "common" rooms.  (dining room, living room). Do you need a fireplace in the house and where it is necessary to determine before choosing a project.

Installing a fireplace in an already built house will require a chimney and chimney device, which is not always possible (a pipe, for example, will need to be carried along the facade of a house, etc.).

9. Simple rectangular house  with a minimum number of corners without ledges, 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 a side ratio of not more than 1: 1.5, with the orientation of the long side to the south, will allow more complete use of solar heat.

10. The simple form of the roof reduces the cost of construction.

11. Proper orientation of the house in the sun and wind reduces the cost of heating and air conditioning.  Living rooms in the house are oriented mainly to the south in order to make the most of the thermal energy of the sun. Commercial premises are better located on the north side.

12. Designing simple, short-line engineering communications at home seriously reduces costs and increases reliability. For the convenience of communications, bathrooms in a two-story house should be placed one above the other, and on the first floor of the bathroom room, the boiler room should be closer to the kitchen.

13 For home economy class prefer built-in garage in front of a detached one: it is easier to heat it and it is possible to accommodate part of the engineering systems at home, saving space. In addition, you can get into the garage directly from the house without going outside.

14. Refuse the basement: the cost of construction and high-quality waterproofing basement 1.5-2 times higher than the cost of construction of the floor. Instead, plan a large pantry on the first floor of the house, placing it on the north side.

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15. Considering the project, pay attention to the planning and design solutions that provide sound insulation of the night zone premises.

Remember that extraneous sounds penetrate into these rooms through all enclosing structures: walls, ceilings, doors, windows, as well as ventilation and other openings.

In general, the more massive and thicker the walls, floors, doors and windows, the quieter will be in the bedroom.

For good sound insulation between the rooms of the day zone and the bedroom there must be two lines of doors and at least a small corridor (position 9 in Figure 1).

If the bedrooms are located on the top floor, then reinforced concrete floors - a necessary condition for good sound insulation  night rest areas.

16. Build an energy efficient home.

When choosing a project, check the basic parameters of the building, indicating the average annual amount of energy required for heating, water heating, ventilation and air conditioning. The plans of the Russian government in the coming years to equalize domestic gas prices with European ones.

17. Equip the heating system with thermostatsthat will allowprogram the desired temperature in each room separately. Reducing the temperature in the room by 1 ° C saves 5% of heating energy.

Application for home heating, and in the ventilation system of rooms and - all this also saves heat.

18. The entrance door to the house from the street must be separated from the premises of the house. thermal lock - vestibule. Due to the successive opening of two doors in the vestibule, cold air from the street does not penetrate the house. As a heat lock, it is allowed to arrange a closed and heated veranda or vestibule - a hallway at the entrance to the house.

19. The balcony of the house must be independently supported in the form of pillars or rely on the building envelope of the first floor. The base of the balcony should not be a continuation of the ceiling, which means - “cut through” the wall, forming a cold bridge.

20. Remember the larger the glazing area, the greater the costsfor heating and air conditioning. The ratio of the area of ​​the glazed surface of the window to the floor area should be at least 1/8.

21. Deciduous trees with a large crown can create shade for a house during the hot summer months and reduce energy consumption  on air conditioning up to 50%.

During the winter, when deciduous trees lose their crown, sunlight easily hits the surface of the walls and heats them, providing the house with additional heat energy and helping to reduce heating costs.

Coniferous trees help protect the house from cold winter winds and prevent it from cooling.

22. Build an environmentally friendly home.

Choose environmentally friendly materials for construction. More than 50% of all construction materials in the domestic market can not be called safe for health. Many of them are unable to pass even the simplest environmental impact assessment.

Do not buy into sellers' “fairy tales”, with the “eco” prefix in the title, study the labeling - specify in the regulatory documents (GOST, TU) whether the composition of the material contains phenol, formaldehyde, other harmful substances.

For about 30 years in the world there is such a thing as the syndrome of diseased buildings. The cause of this phenomenon is poor air quality in the dwellings. Environmentalists estimate that 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 - study (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-storeyed house: 13 - wardrobe 3,5 m 2; 14 - bathroom with a bathtub 5.9 m 2; 18 - bathroom with a bathhouse-sauna cabin 8.5 m 2; 19 - laundry room 4.6 m 2;

In the two-three-storey houses the natural border between the day and evening zones is convenient to make a staircase, position 11 in Fig.3. The premises of the day zone, as a rule, are located on the first floor, Fig.2. Bedrooms, dressing rooms, bathrooms in the night zone are placed on the upper floors of the house, Fig.3.

True, such a division of premises by floor is not always convenient and possible. Often on the first floor you have to make another bedroom, pos.4 in Fig.2. On the lower floor usually have a bedroom for older parents or for guests.

In a multi-storey building, as in a large ventilation channel, there is a natural draft, under the action of which air from the first floor rushes up the staircase to the upper floors and the attic.

The layout option with an entrance door to the floor provides the most efficient operation and simple arrangement of natural ventilation in the attic and upper floors of the house.

Bathrooms in the house

In a high-rise building bathrooms should be on every floor.

On the ground floor, the bathroom is arranged 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 a bedroom is being made in the house on the first floor, the bathroom should be placed next to it, so that it is not necessary to walk past the guests from the bedroom to the bathroom. Guests can use the same bathroom.

In a large bathroom in the bedroom area, position 18 in Fig. 3, it is convenient to place equipment for spa procedures - for example, a bathroom with hydromassage or a steam bath-sauna cabin.

Utility rooms

The boiler room is usually provided for on the first floor of the house. Often, the boiler is allocated a room in a garage attached to the house. In the boiler room on solid fuel must make the entrance to the outside, from the side of the warehouse with fuel.

Pantry for food naturally placed near the kitchen.

In the house it is convenient to have two dressing rooms - at the entrance to the house and in the bedroom area.

It is convenient to have a washing machine, a dryer and an ironing board near the dressing room in the bedroom area, where linen and daily clothes are stored. Pos. 19 in Fig.3.

Do not place laundry in the garage. The constant need to wear underwear far away, and even up stairs, will not please the hostess.

Windows in the house

  Large floor-to-ceiling windows ensure contact with the outside, make the border between the house and the garden almost invisible, the room becomes more spacious visually. Low furniture does not block the view from the window and visually increases the height of the room.

Large glass area indoors increases the cost of building and operating a house:

• The cost of building a block with glazing is higher than the cost of building a wall of the same area.
• Increased heating costs in the winter and air conditioning in the summer.

But many owners decide to sacrifice economic benefits for the sake of the range of feelings that they experience in a cozy living room flooded with light with a wonderful view of the garden through large windows from floor to ceiling.

Often, large windows and glass doors to enter the garden, on the terrace or balcony are arranged not only from the living room, but also from the bedrooms and the kitchen.

Listen to your feelings and to the opinion of the household, where they would like to have such windows. When choosing, consider also the climate and the view from the window.

  Thanks to the window, the corridor seems wider and not so boring.

If at the entrance to a house, a room or a corridor, the gaze rests on a window on the opposite wall, and behind it a garden is visible, then the rooms seem more spacious and make a good impression.

From the outside to the windows of a private house it is recommended to install roller blinds.  Closed roller shutters not only protect windows from burglary, but in severe frosts reduce heat loss through the windows, and in the summer heat reduce overheating of the house by sunlight. Installation of roller shutters on the windows is better to foresee at the design stage of the house.

Watch a video lesson on the layout of a single-story house with an attic:

What rooms in the house can be passed

To make the house seem spacious, architects recommend combining the premises of the day zone - making them passable.

In spacious rooms it is easier to breathe, they give a feeling of freedom.

Many have a prejudice against passing rooms. Indeed, in small apartments with a large population density, the passage room is a big minus in planning. It is quite another thing in private homes, where the number and area of ​​premises per resident are usually much larger.

The combination and combination of rooms, a device of an enfilade or alcove reduces the area of ​​corridors and halls, provides greater convenience and comfort of living in the house, and also allows you to create a unique interior in these rooms.

Connecting kitchen, dining and living room

The most popular option for combining rooms in the house of economy class is the combination of kitchen, dining room and living room ( Fig.2 pos. 5 and 6). Such a layout, as mentioned above, creates a spacious daytime zone in the house, and also makes it possible to communicate between people who are in the premises of this zone.

The processes of cooking in the modern kitchen are quite fast. The isolation and distribution of unpleasant odors and other hazards is minimal. Separating the kitchen from other rooms for this reason is not particularly necessary.

Food in the kitchen, as a rule, prepares the hostess or the owner of the house. Depriving them of contact with other households at the time of cooking is not humane.

Conveniently, when the dining room is located between the kitchen and living room. The kitchen serves a table and serves meals. From the living room households and guests move into 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 end of the meal. See the layout in fig. 1 and 2 above in the article.

It should be noted that an open kitchen requires increased attention to maintaining cleanliness and order there.

Combining the dining room, living room and office - library

In a large house, where important guests are often received, and the cook is prepared by a cook, they combine a dining room, a living room and an office or library. The premises are connected by an enfilade - when the transitions between the rooms are on the same axis, as in ancient palaces and estates. The living room is located in the center of this suite.

The combination of these rooms creates a presentable, official area in the house, in which there is where to have lunch, relax in the living room by the fireplace or retire and hold talks in the office.

From the bedroom to the dressing room and further to the bathroom

In the bedroom, couples often arrange a private area of ​​the dressing room and bathroom, such as in fig. 3, above, positions 13, 14 and 15.

It is convenient to make a dressing room passing room. This layout is good because it reduces the number of doors in the bedroom, as well as the faint sound of water from the bathroom.

In the dressing room usually do not spend much time, therefore, from the passing wardrobe bedroom owners will not be inconvenienced.

From one business premises go to another

The house is convenient to have utility rooms in one place. It is more profitable, for example, to go to the boiler room through the laundry, and to the laundry through the dressing room, than to arrange a common corridor and separate doors to each room.

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At once we will say that on your own you can make only a rough plan. When you do this, go to the architect and together determine the exact area of ​​the rooms, the connection between them and the whole house plan.

Architect services

An architect may point out some impossible things.  For example, too low attic, too wide corridors that take up extra space that can be allotted for other rooms, etc. The architect will also determine the optimal thickness of the load-bearing walls, which depends on the number of partitions, number of storeys, floor space and room arrangement. If there are many partitions, it is necessary either to reduce the thickness of the bearing walls (if the partitions cope with the load), or to remove unnecessary partitions.

Basement

Do you need a basement? It is used as a storeroom, workshop, boiler room or cellar. Particularly resourceful equip it as a recreation area.

The basement can only be under the part of the house. It all depends on the purpose and necessity of additional space under the house.

Entrance hall

If the hallway has its own corridor to the other rooms, its area will start from 4-6 m 2.

If it is combined with a corridor near the living room or bathroom, then for clothes and shoes you need to take more space.

Living room

Best of all, if the corridor from the hallway leads directly to the living room. Guests are not confused, and planning easier. The living room area of ​​15 m 2, depending on how many simultaneous guests you will receive.

The living room should be located on the sunny side (or partially on it), since it is a living room that needs natural light.  Also it is better to place the living room closer to the bathroom, so that guests do not look for a toilet.

Bathroom and toilet

Better to do a separate bathroom. So, a person who wants to use the toilet will not wait until someone is buying up in the bathroom. If the combined bathroom can not be avoided, it is better to isolate the bath or shower with a sliding partition or curtain.

If the bathroom is separate, it is enough to take 2-3 m 2 under the toilet.  The average area of ​​the bathroom is 4-6 m 2.

Bedroom

The bedroom should be on the sunny side. Those who like to sleep, windows need to be positioned so that the morning sun does not fall in the face. The average area of ​​the bedroom is 12-20 m 2.

Kitchen and dining room

The kitchen and dining room can be combined if you allocate more space for the room.  15-20 squares is enough. If separately, then the spacious kitchen can be given 10-12 m 2, and the dining room about 8-10 m 2. If there is a lot of space, it is better to separate the kitchen so that the fumes and heat from cooking do not penetrate into the rest of the premises.

With sufficient lighting, the kitchen and dining room can be anywhere on the floor plan of the house.

The closer the kitchen to the bathroom, the more it saves the length of the plumbing.

Attic

The loft is often either a second bedroom for guests or a bedroom for children. In the attic, the main height of the attic and the size of the windows.  Windows can interfere with the abundance of light, so you should carefully examine the direction of the world and the location of large windows. The average height of the attic is 2.5 m 2 in the center and about 1.7-1.8 m 2 along the perimeter. Then it is comfortable to walk on.

Veranda

Sizes 5 × 2 meters are perfect for a small house. It is best to have a veranda on the east or west side, next to the kitchen.  Under the veranda requires a light foundation and roof. In summer, the veranda serves as an outside dining area with a pleasant view of the courtyard.

Children's room

The main thing is that the children's room should be on the sunny side and close to the bedroom and living room (so that parents can quickly find out what happens to the children, if anything happens).

Second floor

The second floor of a two-storey house can accommodate 2 bedrooms and a children's room, as well as an additional bathroom for the owners. This is the best option for a young family without living older people. With older parents you need a bedroom on the first floor, so that they do not spend the strength to climb the second.

You need to be careful with the stairs: children who jump and run everywhere can hit its edges.  If possible, avoid sharp corners. Places a staircase should take a bit. The type of ladder is also important (in a small house it is necessary to focus on optimality in terms of size). But if the house is large, then the stairs can be any. The main thing is not to interfere with the passage.
  In a one-story house you can plan a floor height of 3 m (from floor to ceiling). But if there are two floors, then their height can be made 2.7 m. In this case, less material will go to the construction of the floor, and it will be 2 steps less to climb up.

Building your own dwelling has many nuances. Before construction, the location of the future cottage, its size and number of floors is selected. The budget and practical option would be to opt for a one-story house, the plan of which is easier and faster than. Different dimensions and variety of design solutions will allow everyone to find a project.

There are a number of advantages of a small house with a loft:

• high speed of construction and construction of the project;
• less material costs for the foundation and building materials;
• it is easier to provide the entire premises with necessary communications;
• you can order a ready draft economy or luxury class;
• the building can be built on almost any type of soil, without fear for the destruction or settlement of the house.

The disadvantages include the limited space and layout options, since only 3-4 full-fledged rooms can fit on the first floor.

Tip!  If you want to find the most affordable option, stop the choice on the house of foam blocks.

Among the standard projects, distinguished dimensions:

• 8x10 m

Each design has its own characteristics, but it can be externally executed in any design version, which favorably distinguishes your home from others.

Plan of a single-storey house 6 by 6 m: interesting photo examples of finished works

The layout of a single-story cottage can take a lot of time, but the construction process itself, with a well-prepared plan, will go much faster. In a small house it is important to consider the correct location of the rooms with the most rational use of the entire living space.

Among the plans of small houses 6x6 m with one floor you can find very interesting options. Here are a few photo examples of schemes and finished buildings:

The living area in such a modest room is only 36 m², but even in such an area you can equip a room for sleeping and a living room, and move the nursery to the attic. It is better to make a bathroom combined, freeing up space for a kitchen or hallway. Such designs are often chosen by older married couples or small young families with one child.

Plan of a single-storey house 9 by 9 m: photo examples with room distribution options

The layouts of a one-story house 9 by 9 meters are quite a lot, despite the modest living space. You can make a plan yourself or order a finished version from the masters. Here are some interesting room layout options:

One-storey house 9 by 9 m can be built from, stone, timber, energy-saving panels or.  The last option is the most affordable. You can add a garage or an attic to any construction to make the room larger and more functional.

On average, the total living area will be 109 m², and the facades can be very diverse. Here are a few finished 9x9 m:

Corner option with a porch lined with stone

Neat option with attic floor

Wooden house with porch

The combination of wood and stone cladding

Layout of a single-storey house 8 by 10 meters with a photo

Planning the construction of the house and making the project, it is worth thinking through many nuances, starting from the number of people in the family, ending with the location of the building on the site with a choice of window arrangement.

Modern technologies allow you to create 3D projects of single-storey houses 8 by 10 m, taking into account their location on the site. To do this, use special, where there is an opportunity to even distribute the rooms and arrange the furniture.

There are many layouts and options for the distribution of living rooms; you can choose a project of a single-storey 8x10 house with an attic or an attached garage, as well as think over a basement floor. All this allows you to maximize the usable area in the building.

Here are some interesting layouts:

Projects of one-storey houses up to 150 m²: photos and description of layouts

Single-storey houses with a living area of ​​up to 150 m² are great for families of 4-5 people. They can accommodate three bedrooms, living room and kitchen, as well as attach a garage, make the ground floor, where to move all communication wiring. Attic is also a good idea for smaller buildings.

According to European standards, a house up to 150 m² is considered to be small, in such structures there are a number of advantages:

• variability of the material for the construction of the house (timber, stone, foam block and others);
• compactness, which is important for small areas;
• lower consumption of building materials and physical costs, which reduces the cost of construction;
• small living space allows you to save on utility bills.

You can design the house yourself or order a ready-made plan with the construction of turnkey construction. There are several standard cottage sizes up to 150 m²:

• 10 by 12 m;
• 12x12 m;
• 11 by 11 meters

As well as options with a basement, attic and garage.

Plans for a one-story house 10 by 12 and 12 by 12 meters with photo examples

On average, the living space in the house of 10 by 12 is 140 m² with an attic floor. The distribution of rooms, as well as the appearance of the house, can be varied. Choosing a project, it is worth considering the number of family members who will live under the same roof.

At the same time, any variant of a single-story building will have a number of advantages:

• the ability to make an attic with a gable roof, increasing the area;
• there is an option to build a garage or an extra room sideways from the house, if the plot area allows.
• ease of operation and maintenance at home: perfect for children or the elderly, as there is no need to climb stairs;
• you can implement almost any design idea in the facade, having mounted arches, or other decorations.

Among the finished projects, the layout of single-storey houses of 10x10 or 10x12 m can be different. Here are some photo examples to make it easier for you to imagine your future housing:

Plan of a single-storey house 11 by 11 m from a bar with a photo

Among all the options, a special place is occupied by single-storey buildings, which can be of any square footage, including 11 by 11 m. Natural material always attracts the attention of consumers, looks beautiful on any site, and with proper construction, the lifetime of buildings is great.

Among all the advantages of timber houses, there are several main advantages:

• timber is normal and profiled, so you can choose different;
• the material is durable and environmentally friendly;
• easy to install the wiring in the house: there is no difficulty in drilling the walls;
• the tree does not let in the cold: houses can be built even in climates with harsh winters.

The disadvantages include the ability of the tree to absorb moisture, so you will need an additional layer of waterproofing walls, and you should apply a special composition from the formation of rot and mildew. Wood is classified as an expensive material, so even a one-story house is difficult to attribute to cheap buildings.

There are a lot of planning options, for example, wooden one-story houses of 11 by 11 m with a mansard look beautiful. Here are some photo examples of different ready-made designs:

Plan of a one-story house 12 on 12: options for the distribution of rooms

It is easier to plan the layout of a single-storey house 12x12 m, because a large area allows you to place rooms in random order, to make several large or many small rooms. The attic floor is used as an office and children's room or is equipped with non-residential recreation areas, and additional discoveries can serve as a summer refuge from the heat and the scorching sun.

Choosing a suitable arrangement of rooms, you can by hand or in a special 3D editor draw up your project, take as a basis the finished version or order a plan from the specialists in the construction company of your city.

Here are a few options for planning houses 12 by 12 m, as well as ready-made structures:

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