one bedroom self contained apartment

5 years ago

Would love help with floor plan for the attached sketch One bed, bathroom with bath & shower - preferable acts as ensuite as well as powder room to main living, must include laundry area / kitchen / living / dining -
Can't build in where deck above is- can only have deck area/ but prefer not too use at all if can get all in under cover from above.
Any suggestions to help
Maximise the view whilst including standard rooms
Hoping for awesome compact design ideas. Any help appreciated.

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Dr Retro House Calls
5 years ago
My suggestion is to engage a design professional who can visit your site to work out the most cost-effective way to achieve your goals. The third dimension (height) is crucial. Small design is the hardest to do, as scale is so important, and there are always compromises. A large house can be sketched out fairly quickly, a small home needs careful consideration of every millimetre. There are plenty of horrible studio apartments that have been thrown together without the careful design consideration they need.

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Dr Retro

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oklouise
5 years ago
what is the ground/floor made out of, what's the height of the whole space. is the ceiling (bottom of the upstairs framing and floor) the same height throughout the whole space, are the stairs inside or outside and do you need internal stairs from the new rooms to upstairs or a separate external entry, where is the street frontage, is there access around both sides of the house and is the view at the back or front of the house etc?...we can make suggestions for possible floorplans but you may need Council approval to enclose the space under the house for liveable rooms so suggest you first consult them to make sure that what you want to do is legal and possible but there are many questions to be answered and best answered with an on site inspection by a professional before you can make any serious plans but doodling with the space shows that there's plenty of room for quite spacious self contained accommodation
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