There is a wise saying in the Talmud: "A person must first build a house, grow a vineyard, and then marry." It’s not possible to grow a vineyard everywhere, but with a house everything is quite real and affordable.
If the issue of land has already been resolved, then construction begins by determining how the future owner sees their housing: how many rooms will be, their purpose and size. Thus, you need to know what the layout of the house will be.
You, as the future owner of the house, can buy a finished project. The choice is huge now: for every taste and opportunity. But then you need to set the search parameters based on the number of residents and the wishes of the builder. There are building standards for the minimum living room area, as well as for combining bathrooms.
Save space
The layout of a one-story house will be much simpler than a multi-story building. To begin with, it is better to make a floor tour of the communication between the rooms, starting from the front door: entrance - vestibule - entrance hall - dining room - bathroom - living room - dressing room. In this case, it is necessary to draw arrows, which rooms communicate with each other, and which are communicating. In our case, the entrance hall should be the central room and have a message with everyone else.
To save money on heating and lighting, it is better to arrange a larger number of window openings from the south and southeast, and if possible allow the north to be deaf (if this allows the location of the site).
What should we build a two-story house
The layout of the house with two floors is much more convenient, since personal rooms (bedrooms, an office) are usually located on the second floor. In a one-story building, it is difficult to think of a separate passage to each bedroom, as the total area increases due to the longer corridors. For the same reason, the usable area is reduced.
Savings should not be in conflict with the regulations: at least one room should be at least 18 m². The average width of the corridors should be 1.2 m, the living space should be at least 2 m along any axis. Ceiling heights from 2.2 m for residential premises, and from 1.9 m - for households.
If you plan to live two generations of a family, the layout of the house is desirable with separate entrances. No wonder it was said before: the parental half should be separate from the home of matured children. A garage is best done in conjunction with the house: saving heating costs plus direct communication with the house (save health in winter).
Cozy cottage
The layout of a country house is functionally no different from an ordinary house located in the city. Is that the presence of a boiler room and
open terraces. Although now, even in the city, few decide to connect to central heating, since it is too expensive. The bathroom, boiler room, kitchen should be located close to each other due to lower costs for sewer networks. When you plan two floors, for this you need to combine considerations of economy with standards: closer to the kitchen and the first level bathroom, but not above the living quarters. If the layout of the house allows, it is better to arrange the bathrooms over each other. Do not forget about the "eyes" of the cottage - they should be large and facing picturesque places. Therefore, we recommend making at least two large windows facing the sunny side.
Summarizing the aforesaid: the choice of a standard project that provides all the standards will cost less than an individual order. The cost of the design sketch for today is about 10,000 rubles. It does not have detailed drawings, but depicts a simple layout of a house with drawing dimensions and designating windows and doors. It is worth remembering that when ordering a project you will still have to pay for architectural supervision and other types of state examinations.