Floor plans - Key considerations I have made


 

I thought about open plan living in my design as there is big push for this type of living. Less energy is required and more space is optimized within the home. I connected the kitchen, dinning, and living room as one. I felt this will create a more interactive and friendly environment in the home as this are the most used rooms in the home.




I firstly considered the orientation of the site and where south facing was to maximize solar gain. Once I discovered this I looked at adding the most glazing at the front of my house to get the most light to shine through the entire home. Triple glazed windows for optimizing solar gain.



I have also allocated windows at the back of my house where my stairs are so for some light to shine down into the landing.


I thought about the impact of having a utility towards the north west side of my house. It wouldn’t be the most used room however I still decided to put all glass doors at the entrance from the kitchen as the light from the glazing will shine in through here.


I then considered how the sun starts off in the east and sets in the west. By thinking about this I wanted to place a bedroom at the east side of my house as it gets the most light in the morning and the least in the evening which is what you want in that particular room



I have also added a porch to my house as this will act as a breeze shield to stop the cold air from outside entering the main open space.






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