When planning to build a 10x12 house, it is worth figuring out what is the peculiarity of such one-story houses, what opportunities they open up and what their layout might be.
Layout options for bedrooms
If not most, then a lot of projects of such houses involve finding three bedrooms in one side of the house. That is, the house is conditionally divided into functional parts and the night zone combines three bedrooms. And people like this approach, because it streamlines the space. This is really convenient: a relatively noisy living room will not coexist with a quiet bedroom. But there are also doubts.
For instance, with three bedrooms in the neighborhood, parents of already adults or growing children may disagree. Everyone wants to retire in their intimate space, without fear that children / parents will hear something or be distracted by what is happening in the next room. Sometimes people involuntarily listen to what is behind the wall, because such options are not unique. In this case, the bedrooms need to be divided into different parts of the house.
Consider both options in the pictures
Bedrooms along one wall. It was decided to radically separate the noisy zones from the night ones. Typically, in such projects, technical rooms that protect the sleep of household members become a "layer" between the two zones. This layout will suit nearly square or rectangular spaces. The distant rooms will be far from the bathroom, but this is not always so important
Bedrooms on different sides. For a large family, this option is considered more acceptable. Children's rooms are usually assigned to one side, and their own bathroom is located nearby, the parents' bedroom is located on the other side. The premises can be divided by corridors or utility rooms. The adult bedrooms are on the other side, with a living room nearby
Quite often this option is used: "sleeves" depart from the living room, one for the parent, the second for the child. In addition to the bedrooms, the children's section can have a playroom, or the rooms are separated - the children have one bedroom for two, and the second one houses the playroom. The parental "sleeve" can include not only the bedroom, but also the office. Sometimes the room is divided into two so that the study becomes a walk-through room for the bedroom, or vice versa.
Projects
The creation of a house plan 12x10 meters involves several standard solutions and popular variations inherent in such 1-storey houses
With attic
If the height of the outer wall of the attic floor is 170-180 cm, the sleeping area can be transferred to it, and this almost doubles the capacity of the dwelling.
On the ground floor there will be a kitchen-dining room, a living room, utility rooms.
Finally, you can build a garage into the building and even equip a mini-workshop nearby.
On the attic floor, it becomes possible to place three bedrooms at once or just three living rooms, used at the request of the owners.
What you need to know about the attic:
- this is a space located in the attic, converted into a living room;
- in a house 10 by 12, you can equip a couple of living rooms with a spacious bathroom in the attic, or even three;
- if there is no need to equip bedrooms, in the attic you can organize an office, workshop, library, as well as a mini-gym;
- numerous advantages of the attic - an economical way to increase living space, reduce heating costs, the possibility of a leisurely arrangement of the attic;
- of the minuses, it is worth highlighting only these - a dormer window usually costs twice as much as usual, in winter snow can close windows and block the way to light.
The guarantee of a comfortable and cozy use of the attic will be its high-quality thermal and waterproofing. In the attic, mainly light finishes and lightweight furniture are used.
With garage
Projects of one-story houses with a garage are attractive, first of all, for their comfort. It will be possible to unload bulky items as close to home as possible. You don't have to run somewhere in the cold to warm up the car.
Also, when combining a garage with a house, the need to build one wall and a support foundation disappears. If the garage is fully integrated into the house, you can save partly on the roof.
Finally, the abolition of engineering systems that are laid to a detached garage is also a plus.
The options for wooden private houses of this type with a garage look interesting, they quite compete with brick buildings, etc.
What will be in such a house: a fairly spacious corridor, a bedroom, a wide kitchen, a bathroom and a garage, as well as two more rooms, possibly one more bathroom and a couple of utility rooms. Sometimes in such houses, steam rooms with a dressing room are also equipped. The total area of the house reaches 100 m2, and the garage takes up almost 16 m2.
What are the characteristics of such buildings:
- the foundation is usually screw piles;
- external walls are represented by uncylinded logs (as well as internal ones);
- partitions are used frame, made of gypsum plasterboard;
- floor and attic - wooden floor beams;
- gable roof with metal roofing;
- the windows in such houses are also usually wooden.
With terrace
A terrace is an open structure that consists of a roof, deck and railing. The presence of walls is not necessary, they can be replaced by railings.
Windows and doors on the terrace were not initially provided. It can be located along one wall or several, cover the house along the perimeter.
In 10x12 projects, a terrace is often combined with a porch. When choosing its location, take into account the attitude to the sun, the ventilation of the place, the view that opens from it.
The terrace can have its own foundation, more precisely, it can stand on piles, or be placed on a foundation common with the house. Outdoors in the warm season, this will be a favorite place for households, and the size of the terrace is not so important.
Indoor areas are also interesting to use, as they provide a place to relax at any time of the year. It is especially romantic here in the evenings, at sunset hours you can get together with the whole family or enjoy solitude. But the illumination of the house from the side where the terrace is located will be reduced.
There are different options for using the terrace in a 10 by 12 house
The living room can be transferred to the insulated terrace. This is a practical solution if the family is large and you want to give the area of the main living room for another room
Creation of a winter garden. For plant lovers, the terrace is the perfect setting for a mini-garden. In this case, the installation of panoramic double-glazed windows will be appropriate, allowing you to add volume to the room, to give maximum light to the plants
Among other schemes for using terraces is the organization of a creative workshop. For example, such a light, close to nature room will appeal to artists. And someone will organize a music studio there. However, the room can be decorated in a neutral way, so that it can become a place for doing what you love for almost every family member. There you can also equip a corner with a treadmill or exercise bike, yoga mat, etc
Room layout ideas
The house 10 by 12 seems huge to some, while others will consider the house modest, in which you can't walk into a billiard room or a couple of guest bedrooms. Everything is relative, but tips to help you use the available space rationally can apply to everyone.
Arrangement of a basement floor can be the best solution for a family.who knows exactly what should be at home and why the planned should not be abandoned. This also applies to houses made of timber, and brick houses, and buildings where structures made of foam blocks and aerated concrete are involved in the construction of walls. The basement floor can accommodate a pantry, office, mini-gym, etc
An effective layout can be obtained by abandoning the standard hallway. This room, by the way, can be taken out onto a closed porch, and the functionality will be preserved
Combining the kitchen and living room is an option that will surprise no one today. But the point is not in its originality, but in its versatility and effectiveness. Many families have appreciated this option. Households do not just disperse to their rooms, but are in a united, but successfully divided into zones space. Therefore, a mother, for example, who prepares dinner, does not feel separated from the children playing in the living room, from other family members. Communicate more and more with each other, which is a great bonus in itself
The pantry can be combined with a dressing room. If you look at the diagrams and drawings with such associations, the advantages of such a solution are obvious. In addition, the often "bloated" dressing room takes up a lot of space, and in order to somehow justify this, the owners, imperceptibly for themselves, begin to litter it. And the division into zones - a pantry and a dressing room - streamlines the space
The entrance to the technical room (boiler room and not only) is best done from the street. If there is gas equipment, the door must always open outward
The ideal room shape, according to experts, is a square or a rectangle.with an aspect ratio of 3 to 4
Interior doors are weak points in terms of sound insulation characteristics. Therefore, a planning mistake would be to arrange them opposite each other. This will interfere with the inhabitants of each of the rooms. And if in one they watch TV and communicate, and in the other they sleep, this is a complete planning failure
Ideally, if there is a place for a separate bathroom and dressing room in the parent's bedroom. It is really not so difficult to make a bathroom nearby, and for many owners of one-story houses this wish to the designers is one of the first. But sometimes they don't know about the dressing room. But if you take the largest bedroom in terms of footage for the parent's bedroom, it is already possible to take a few meters to the dressing room
The number of corridors should be kept to a minimum. But it is not so extreme that the level of privacy in the house is in question. It's just that, for the most part, few people use corridors functionally, they are simply adapters from one part of the house to another, and at the same time “eat up” useful meters. But if space allows, in the corridor, you can put narrow cabinets in the ceiling or place a library along one of the walls, and the corridor does not look so empty and of little use
An important point is to separate the flows in the house. For example, if there is an office in the building where adult family members receive colleagues or do work, there is no need to make a passage through it to the living area. It should be taken as far as possible from the so-called "public" places
Very convenient if the kitchen goes to the pantrywhere canned food, vegetables, fruits, berries, etc. can be stored. The refrigerator is placed closer to this place
The house may have a typical layout, but a specialist, at the request of the client, makes it the most important author's modifications. And they should be aimed at the convenience of a particular family, correspond to its needs, interests, preferences, and always with a perspective for possible changes.