Help with floor plan .

2 years ago

Hello every body . Hope you are doing well.
This is my first time writing on Houzz. My name Noor , and I am here to get some help with my futur house floor plan .
The floor plan is composed of 3 houses. Mine is the one in the middle. The other two belongs to my siblings. It was prepared by the architect we hired 7 months ago. We loved the idea of the circle. But I am not quite happy with the floor plan of my house . I find it a bit boring , All the space is exposed. Nothing that intrigues the curiosity, you walk in and from the hallway you can tell everything.
I prefer to "wonder" a little bit in the space. Have a "hidden " small spaces or corners. Feel the need and the curiosity to walk and discover the space .
So , if someone is able to help or suggest some ideas, I will be thankful 🙏

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Jonathan
2 years ago
The circle idea is interesting and I understand why you gave the architect the go ahead to explore that concept- but you have to really want to live in a unique building to accept all the compromises.

The compromises seem to be- the build cost will be significantly higher than building angular spaces, the three properties are significantly different in size which will inevitably lead to comparisons, you have the smallest unit as both siblings have an upper floor, extending later will be complicated, privacy may be an issue, visitors may get confused which entrance to use and your door may receive unexpected guests, the distance to both siblings doorways seems a long way from parking and the light levels will be different in each house because of the orientation of the windows.

Separately if you have a 1 bedroom, 1 living room home then it’s difficult to create hidden spaces. Personally I think the courtyard gardens give you an element of that, the curved walls will be visually interesting. If you stick with this plan perhaps you could add floor level changes and internal screens to divide the spaces to given a less open plan feel
Jonathan
2 years ago
There are lots of ways to visually divide an open plan space
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nourlabiadh
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2 years ago
Hello, Jonathan. Thank you for your comment,you hilighted some point I never considered before .

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