10 smart house floor plans to inspire you | homify (2024)

It's time to plan: with a floor plan

Regardless of whether you are planning a house with a garage or an apartment, a floor plan is essential for every building project. It's not always easy to read, but with a little spatial imagination and practice you'll be able to do it quite easily. A house floor plan is a house drawing. The structure of a floor plan is always the same: it is a drawing of the living space from above (without a roof or ceiling). So you can see at a glance how a house or apartment is structured. For house floor plans you have a drawing for each floor. There are several drawings for the “single-family house” floor plan and only one drawing for the “apartment” floor plan if it is a single-story apartment.

Floor plan with open living area

The advantage of a floor plan with a room size specified in square metres helps with the visual representation of the room. In this floor plan of a modern single-family home, family and guests are welcomed in a large hallway. Instead of a cellar, the house has a utility room with a washing machine and supplies. In addition to a study and a small guest toilet, the spacious living area can be entered through a double door. Doors should be marked in a floor plan so that you can see which direction they open so that the furniture can be planned better. The trend now is to integrate an open kitchen into the living and dining area. The kitchen is visually separated from the room by a half kitchen island that is flush with the wall.

Upper floor in the small house

The upper floor of this small house consists only of a bedroom and a bathroom. From the floor plan, we can see that part of the bedroom was separated by an open wall. A small seating area has been set up in this part, which allows enough privacy in bed despite the small space. The bathroom was ideally used with its tube shape. A step leads to a large bathtub and a shower, which is separated from the toilet by a wall. A toilet can be hidden away in the bathroom, as it is not the most beautiful piece of furniture in the small wellness oasis.

Floor plan with garage

In this picture, we see the floor plan of a cosy single-family home with a garage. A small hallway leads visitors to a guest bathroom, a study and the living area. This is equipped with an open kitchen, a dining table and a seating area. The open design makes the room appear wider and floor-to-ceiling windows let in daylight. Although the house is not particularly large, it offers space for everything a dream home should have. The large terrace encloses almost the entire living area, which enhances the view from inside.

Bungalow: Everything on one floor

In the past, the floor plan of a house was represented by a technical drawing. The architects put a lot of effort into drawing the room layout and dimensions by hand. Nowadays almost all professionals work with computer software that makes it possible to display the living space visually better and to equip it with furniture. This means the interested party or buyer of the property can better imagine what the result will look like. In this bungalow, the entire living space is on one floor. Life without stairs is particularly suitable for people with walking difficulties, wheelchair users and children. Since all rooms are located on the ground floor, bungalows tend to appear larger than multi-story houses on most floor plans. As is often the case, the living room is at the centre of the action. This example, in contrast to the previous ones, shows a closed kitchen that borders the dining area. Since bungalows are usually built without a basem*nt, a large utility room can be accessed through the kitchen.

Floor plan before and after

Especially when buying a condominium, the floor plans may be made based on a sample or suggested by an architect. But if the new home is still in the early stages of construction, the buyer can make some changes. In this example, we see a before and after picture in which three rooms have become one. The owner decided to design the living space more openly, giving him a larger living and dining area. However, before the renovation is planned privately, it must be checked which walls can be removed. Due to the statics and the higher floors, no load-bearing walls can be torn down or omitted.

Penthouse with spacious living area

A penthouse above the roof of a metropolis is something very special. Especially if it has a large roof terrace from which you can have a sweeping view of the city. On the floor plan of this luxury apartment, we can discover not only the usual rooms but also a sauna, a steam room, a dressing room and an elevator that goes directly into the apartment. The living area, which is modestly called the hall in this floor plan, offers plenty of space for an open kitchen with a kitchen island and everything that goes with a designer living room. Unfortunately, how large the living space is cannot be seen from the floor plan. But if you are spoiled for choice between a steam bath and a sauna, you will certainly have enough space to feel good.

Open living in the south

In warm and tropical parts of the world, open-plan living is common practice. Some of the houses are completely open so that the living room, kitchen and dining area are only protected by two outer walls and a roof. On this floor plan, we see a window front that can be completely opened if necessary. This means residents can bring permanently good weather into their living space. This floor plan can also be described as a visualization, but it gives us a good idea of the construction.

Dream views from every bedroom

This floor plan also belongs to a house to the south. By arranging the bedrooms in a row, the architects enable each family member to have a pool view. The bedrooms are each equipped with a bathroom and can be reached via a long wooden walkway. The rest of the house is also adapted to a warm climate. An outdoor kitchen and an open living room connect life in the house and garden.

Floor plan of a luxury villa

The representation of a multi-story residential building can be perfectly displayed like this floor plan. Each floor is listed individually, with lower floors also being included in the visualization. The extraordinary architecture of this luxury villa makes it clear that there are almost no limits to the designer's dreams. The ground and first floors have the usual living spaces (with luxurious furnishings), while the upper floor is crowned by a large roof terrace and offers a fantastic view of the pool.

Modern shapes

Square is practical and good, but when it comes to extraordinary living experiences, the floor plan of the dream home can sometimes be out of line. Instead of straight lines, sloping walls can also give the room character and offer space for cosy sofa corners with so-called niches. The floor plan shows a ground-floor living area, which, thanks to an intelligent layout, offers space for three bedrooms and a large living area. Each bedroom has an en-suite shower room, while the family bathroom with a bathtub is accessed from the hallway. If you can't get enough of dream homes, you can read this article 6 small house plans to inspire you.

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