Layout of the house, plans of houses and cottages. House layout: modern ideas and options Functional house layout

A one-story house with an area of ​​​​10 × 10 meters provides some freedom of action. Of course, this is not a two-story mansion, where each family member will have his own spacious room, but not a house of 50 square meters, where not only a utility zone, but also two, or even three or four rooms are included.

The number of rooms, their size, purpose is much easier to vary when the area of ​​​​the house is 100 squares. Yes, and there are many more projects with such a quadrature. Consider the most optimal projects for a comfortable stay of a large or small family so that it is easier for you to choose the right option.

A one-story house on the site takes up more space than a building of the same area, but with two floors. However, for a family with children or with relatives of advanced age, the disabled, this option is more preferable - it is safer, more convenient.

Yes, and a staircase that would lead to the second floor would take up usable space.

But there are other advantages of such a building.

• The usable area is enough for a family of 4 or even 5 people.
• Reduced injury rate due to lack of stairs.
• Makes house cleaning easier.
• The design of all rooms of the house can be done in the same style.
• The house warms up faster and keeps heat longer.
• The house is square in shape, the number of solutions is large.
• The foundation does not need additional reinforcement, since it must withstand only one floor.

A one-story house 10 × 10 can turn out comfortable and spacious. The layout of the rooms, their location depends on the size of the family. So everyone will be comfortable in it, including guests who, no, no, and even want to stay the night.

Important: note that the indicated area of ​​​​10 × 10 does not mean that its living or common area will be such. 10-20 sq.m will be taken over by external walls and interior partitions used for zoning.

Therefore, the usable space with which you will operate will remain 80-90 m 2. And this is quite enough - see for yourself.

The presented version of the house has a total area of ​​76.55 sq.m, of which 48.25 is living area. And only one room (living room) is a walk-through.

• 2 children's rooms of 9.32 sq.m.
• Bedroom 11.58 sq.m.
• Hall 18.03 sq.m.
• Kitchen 7.32 sq.m.

In the remaining area, it was possible to accommodate a boiler room, a bathroom, a vestibule or dressing room and a hall.

If you do not need 2 children's rooms, one room can be used as an office or guest room. If the house is heated by a double-circuit boiler and the boiler room is not needed, the bathroom can be made separate or the freed up area can be used for a wardrobe, pantry, dryer.

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A small family does not need additional living rooms. And guests, if necessary, can be accommodated in the living room for the night.

Note that this house's total area includes the area of ​​external walls and partitions.

• A corridor (8 sq.m.) leads from the entrance deep into the house.
• On the left and right hand of it are the doors to the bedrooms of 16 sq.m.
• The corridor turns into a hall, at the end of which there is a fenced off room for technical and household needs with an area of ​​5.4 sq.m. The area of ​​the spacious hall is 18.6 sq.m.
• The house has a spacious combined unit (12 sq.m) and a kitchen combined with a living room.

If desired, the kitchen can be moved to a technical room, and two zones can be made from the living room: a guest room and a relaxation area, or equip a cool home office.

If the layout is not touched, then in a fenced-off room you can equip a boiler room, a dryer, an additional bathroom or a closet.

The advantage of this project is that each of the rooms, whether residential or utility, is not a walk-through.

Rooms should be located in the house not only so that everyone is spacious and comfortable. The orientation of the house to the cardinal points should also be taken into account. So, a bathroom, kitchen, pantry, boiler room will survive the lack of light. But bedrooms, children's rooms and the living room need long-term and sufficient natural light.

This project has a total area of ​​almost 80.96 sq.m, while the living area is 53.96 sq.m, and the living area consists of 2 bedrooms and a living room.

• Bedroom 1 - 14.37 sq.m. It can be a guest room, an office or a nursery.
• Bedroom 2 - 16.07 sq.m.
• Living room - 23.52 sq.m.
• Kitchen-dining room - 10.91 sq.m.
• Combined bathroom - 6.06 sq.m.

A vestibule leads to the house, at the end of which there is a boiler room or storage room with an area of ​​3.28 sq.m.

The area of ​​the house stands for a square of 10 × 10 by 2.3 meters. These premises can be donated if the size of the plot does not allow them to be left. And make the entrance from the street directly into the hall, fencing it off, for example, with a plasterboard wall with a door.

The advantage of this option is that, having accommodated 3 living rooms in the area of ​​​​the house, it was possible to make each of them separate.

In a house with an area of ​​​​100 squares, it is quite possible to plan not only the living area and kitchen and technical premises. You can also arrange an open terrace, which everyone who buys a suburban private one-story house 10 × 10 dreams of. The layout of the rooms at the same time will be practical and comfortable.

Take a look at the proposed project for yourself. It has three bedrooms of 11.9; 12.2 and 12.5 sq.m and living room 20.2 sq.m. The space between the rooms is the kitchen, which also serves as a dining room with an area of ​​13.1 sq.m. The toilet room is combined, located next to the entrance to the house.

The living room has four windows and a sliding door. The room receives plenty of natural light. Therefore, behind it you can make a glass veranda. And go to her almost straight out of the house. If this solution does not seem convenient to you, put a door instead of one window. And the window can be moved to the place of the existing sliding doors.

The same terrace, but smaller, can be made in front of the entrance to the house.

Any of the options presented can be changed. For example, move a wall to make a room or terrace look bigger. Demolish non-load-bearing room dividers to make rooms more spacious (loft style). And to change the purpose of the premises - here it will not be as difficult as it seems. After all, this is a private house, not an apartment in a high-rise building.

One-story house 10 × 10: room layout and its basics

A 10x10 house is considered a medium-sized house. Plus, it's a one-room apartment. And, despite all its advantages, you can't move its outer walls apart to single out one room.

Therefore, it is worth initially deciding which rooms in the house are necessary, and which ones you can do without.

• Need a living room. This is not the master bedroom, but a gathering place for the whole family. This space should not be neglected. We give him the most spacious room.
• The number of bedrooms depends on the size of the family. A young family may expand soon, so there should be at least 2 bedrooms.
• The kitchen, if its area allows, can also be a dining room. Even on an area of ​​10-13 sq.m, both a cooking zone and a dining set will fit.
• A bathroom is one of the most necessary technical rooms.
• Pantry. If there is room, great. Otherwise, stocks are stored in outbuildings in the yard. But it’s possible to allocate a place of 1.5-2.5 sq.m for it in any way in the kitchen or in the hall.
• Wardrobe. You can do without a separate room for it. Install wardrobes from floor to ceiling. This will solve the placement problem. Useful ideas and tips can be gleaned from our article on decorating a small dressing room.
• A dryer is optional.
• A boiler room is needed only if there is a stove at home, steam heating is installed. But most families use double-circuit boilers, gas heating and install underfloor heating. Therefore, the need for this room is eliminated and an additional quadrature is released. And just under the pantry or bathroom.
• Terrace. You can refuse, but you don't want to.

We increase functionality without pushing the walls apart

You can make the living area more spacious by making adjustments to the layout.

House layout

House size, number of floors

The size of the house should be logical. You should not build a house that is too huge, it will be inconvenient to walk from room to room, the dimensions should be in moderation. Very few people like a very large house, you can find a lot of sad reviews from the owners of huge houses. In addition, the cost of heating a huge house will also be rather big. Do not forget about the property tax, the larger the area, the greater the tax.

Similarly, you need to think about whether the house needs several floors. If the family is small and space requirements are modest, then it is better to get by with a one-story house. But a two-story house still has advantages over a one-story one: with the same area, it is cheaper to build a foundation and a roof, less heat loss, it is easier to conveniently arrange the necessary rooms. But a one-story one does not need to build a staircase.

I am not a specific supporter of either one-story or two-story houses. I heard lot reviews from big house owners who said they didn't even go to the second floor. The children have grown up, left, and the huge house stands empty. On the forumhouse, many owners of two-story houses often write that if they were building their house now, they would build a one-story house instead of a two-story one.

Arrangement of rooms in the house

When initially designing a house, think about where the sun will be and which rooms will be sunny and which ones are not. The sun does not come in the north. It is desirable to “deploy” the living room to the west, the bedrooms to the east. Kitchen windows can look east, south; in the southern kitchen, air conditioning is desirable (it is advisable to immediately determine which rooms will have air conditioners). The stairs can be "pressed" to the north side of the house.

When the windows of the bedrooms are located in the east, you need to take care of thick curtains, otherwise the morning sun can wake up sleeping people. It is worth saying that in the east the morning heating of the room from the sun is possible even in November. On the other hand, in summer the sun rises faster above the horizon and does not have time to heat the room much.

If there is a noisy street on any side of the house, then you must first take this problem into account and do not place the windows of the bedrooms on the side of the noisy street.

Windows to the south are a good solution for those who like bright rooms, the plants in the room will also be happy with the sun. In a room with southern windows in summer it is bad without air conditioning. It is advisable to plant trees on the south side in front of the house, which will block the bright sun in summer, but there is no foliage in winter and additional heat from solar heating will not hurt.

In a two-story house, it is better to place all the bedrooms on the second floor, the kitchen on the first floor.

Home Planning Tips

An example of a "classic" layout of the second floor of a house without using a corridor.
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Should avoid using corridors, rooms must be connected by rooms. If you still get a corridor somewhere, then it should be wide. Corridors should be such that at least two people can easily pass, i.e. at least 1.5 m wide.

A common mistake prospective homeowners make when creating their first home plan is not considering the thickness of the walls. But external walls and internal load-bearing walls can easily be half a meter thick.

No need to make the rooms narrow, as in Khrushchev. The closer the shape of the room to a square (rather than rectangular), the better. I advise you not to make the width of the main rooms less than 3 meters.

Interior openings without doors can be made quite wide, it looks good.

Rooms without sharp right angles, especially external ones, look more comfortable. All walls do not have to be straight, non-square rooms often look better.

It is necessary to correctly calculate the required area for each room. You need to draw a room and carefully arrange all the necessary furniture, correctly considering its size. After that, it may turn out that there is too much space in the bedroom, and in the living room, on the contrary, there is nowhere to put the table.

I advise you to immediately correctly make a list of the required rooms. For example: kitchen, parents' bedroom, 1st child's bedroom, 2nd child's bedroom, office, bathroom on the 1st floor, bathroom on the 2nd floor, living room, 1st pantry, 2nd pantry, space for a comfortable staircase, entrance hall, laundry room, boiler room, corridor on the 1st floor, corridor on the 2nd floor. Further, having correctly placed all the furniture schematically in them, you can calculate the minimum area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe future house.

Rooms that are too large in area are more difficult and costly to cool with air conditioning in the summer heat.

Although two-story houses usually have bedrooms on the second floor, it is desirable to have at least one bedroom on the first floor for the older generation or for yourself, so to speak "for the future."

It is advisable to make the layout of the house so that in winter it would be possible to block the natural movement of warm air flows from the first floor to the second with doors.

It’s not bad if the windows of frequently used rooms face the courtyard: you can see who has come or has arrived, what the children are doing, etc.

The basement floor is good in many ways, but the fact that with a heated basement the floor on the ground floor will be much warmer will be especially important, no thermal insulation of the floor will be required. But building a basement is expensive.

It is desirable to make the main interior openings wide, single interior doors 80-90 cm, no more, but less too. There is non-separable overall furniture, it should easily rush into the right rooms. It is undesirable to make openings for doors of non-standard sizes; custom-made doors are more expensive than usual ones.

If, when developing a house plan, a dark room without a window is formed somewhere and this definitely cannot be eliminated, then you can make windows between the rooms. Daylight will penetrate and the room can be used without turning on the lighting.

The kitchen and bathrooms in the house should be large, you should not save on space in such places. I saw projects where many manage to make a tiny uncomfortable bathroom next to the bedroom with a house area of ​​250 m2. There should be several bathrooms (bathrooms), at least two, and preferably three. A bathroom should be on each floor.

Do not make doorways to the bathrooms 60 cm under the door, a door 70 cm wide is more ergonomic. 60 cm is a tight passage. But 80 cm is already a bulky door for a bathroom.

If you make a bathroom near the bedroom, it is desirable to separate it with a small room from the bedroom - see the image. This room can be equipped as a dressing room.

If the owners plan to have a dog, then if it is required to bring it into the house, it will need to be washed somewhere. And if the bath is far away, then the dog can stain the floors, carpets, besides, washing the dog in a regular bath is inconvenient and not hygienic.

Rooms with a ceiling height of two floors look very cool, for example, a living room. This technique is also called "second light". Such things are best done in very large houses. There may be difficulties in winter, because all the warm air will go upstairs.

It's nice to have a kitchenette on the second floor with a small refrigerator, microwave and electric kettle. This is the case if you go far to the first floor.

And it's worth scheduling porch, so as not to fence something incomprehensible. The porch should have a canopy. By the way, the “canopy” of the porch can be the overlap of the second floor, i.e. the porch is, as it were, recessed under the second floor, but this already depends on the project of the house.

Many "Wishlist" for the layout of the house will certainly change when there is a conversation about the specific design of the house, its project. As an example - rectangular floor slabs, it is difficult to make indirect corners of the walls with them. Therefore, you will either have to abandon such an idea, or fill in a monolithic ceiling.

Availability of rooms

Should be separate laundry room, drying, ironing. It can be placed on the north side of the house (the illuminated sides are useful for living rooms).

Should be separate boiler room, if necessary, it can be placed in the basement. The boiler room must have water supply, sewerage, a window. Attention! The area, volume of the boiler room, the presence of an exit to the outside, the area of ​​\u200b\u200bwindows must meet the requirements for installing a gas boiler,. The boiler room with access to the street can, if desired, be used as a place to store garden tools, so as not to build sheds on the site. The boiler room is a source of noise, so it is undesirable to place it next to the bedroom. And although, according to the rules, a gas boiler (with a power of up to 60 kW) can be hung in the kitchen, it is still desirable to have a separate boiler room. The boiler in the kitchen is another "pleasure" in the form of a quiet, but low and uninterrupted rumble.

Many people want to build attic, especially those who lived before all the time only in an apartment. I am not a supporter of attics, I think that a full-fledged second floor is better and more comfortable. However, building an attic is cheaper than a full-fledged floor with a roof, but this is the only plus of the attic. "Romance" quickly passes. I am sure that the majority of attic owners, if they could go back and were not limited in finances, would build a normal second floor for themselves.

It is better to make, just in case, two exits from the basement. However, if there are windows in the basement (and they are needed), then this is not necessary.

You also need to decide if you need veranda. The veranda blocks the sunlight to other rooms, it may be better to just make a spacious and heated room with large windows around the perimeter of the walls as part of the house.

Always requires at least one capacious pantry preferably two or more.
In a two-story house, the space under the stairs to the second floor can be conveniently converted into a pantry. An example of this use of a large staircase.

Many men want to have a separate workshop. If you don’t plan it in advance, then you will have to remake some room for it: someone turns the garage into a workshop, someone remakes an extra bedroom.

Tambour and hallway

The entrance to the house should not be immediately in a large living room. Some kind of "tambour" or hallway is needed. To build a vestibule or not - it is up to everyone to decide. It is believed that it is warmer with a vestibule, but two doors perfectly replace the vestibule.

In an unheated vestibule, it is very uncomfortable to put on cold clothes and shoes. Usually the supporters of vestibules are those who have built themselves too small and / or unheated entrance hall. The entrance hall should be large enough and impassable in the home, then the vestibule will not be needed. Supporters of tamburas are lovers of vegetable gardens; if the house is "urban", then you can do without it. Residents of the harsh northern regions with snowy winters are also advised to build a vestibule.

The entrance hall in a house without a vestibule should not have free passages without doors to other rooms, otherwise the residents will be uncomfortable when the door opens and frosty air enters the living rooms. If it is difficult to build a completely “closable” entrance hall, then a vestibule is required.

On the right in the picture, I drew the entrance to the house without a vestibule. The entrance is through two doors immediately into a heated entrance hall with two windows. The small room is a closet. On the right is the exit to the garage combined with the house, thus the "dirty zones" are combined. The entrance hall has a sufficient area, impassable and closed by a door from the rest of the house.

And now a few of my notes on windows:

• Floor-to-ceiling windows look great. Especially when there is a good view from the window.
• When choosing a window height, think about the fact that the curtains have a limited height. True, there are curtains, in which the width is just limited, and the desired height is cut off.
• When planning a window, think about how to clean it if it is large, especially from the outside.
• It looks interesting window without a battery at the bottom and window sill recess for it. But this is just an observation.
• It looks great a window in the ceiling or even a glass ceiling.
• It looks interesting window to another room.
• Do not be afraid that due to the large number of windows it will be cold. Modern I-coated double-glazed windows have a higher resistance to heat transfer than a 54 cm thick wall made of conventional ceramic bricks.
• It is necessary to abandon the "Khrushchev method" - one window per room. A room with several windows usually looks prettier than one. But you don’t need to be zealous with the number of windows either, otherwise the furniture will have nowhere to put it.
• Windows with both opening sashes look much better than with one opening.
• The bathroom should have a full window, not a small window.
• There are many other useful tips on windows in the corresponding article.

Ceiling height

Many people, when drawing a house layout for the first time, do not think about the height of the ceilings. People who lived in apartments with low ceilings often then make themselves too high ceilings, so to speak, "with a margin."

Very high ceilings are additional costs: the cost of building walls, interior decoration and stairs increases, additional cubic meters of air and external walls will have to be heated, i.e. heating costs rise. The difference in air temperatures at the bottom and at the top of the room can be from 0.4 to 1 ° C per 1 meter of height, i.e. at a room height of 3.5 m, the temperature difference can reach 3.5 °C.

The ideal ceiling height is a very difficult parameter, you must always take into account the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room. The ceiling should not press, but the room should not look like a well either. I believe that for a room with an area of ​​​​17 m 2 - 2.5 m presses, and 3 m is just right. But for a larger area, you need more height. This means that it is better not to make rooms on the same floor significantly different in area, then it will be possible to choose the optimal height. It is worth noting that the flooring of the finishing floor will also “eat” additional centimeters.

Low ceilings limit the use of some chandeliers: a large person can simply bang his head on the bottom of a long chandelier.

Theoretically, it is possible to provide different ceiling heights for different rooms on the same floor in the project. By the way, I saw such a solution in St. Petersburg in the Hermitage, where huge halls adjoin small rooms with low ceilings. In small well rooms, you can lower the high ceiling with plasterboard or wood, creating a void between the ceiling and the false ceiling.

With high ceilings, doors can be made larger in height, not 2 m, but 2.30 is acceptable. True, the doors will then have to be ordered in workshops, standard doors are rarely of such a height.

Too small balcony. The owner of the house will really go out to him only a couple of times a year. But the balcony at least serves as a canopy over the porch.
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Does a private house need a balcony? Many people who have built a balcony often say that they do not use it, that it is easier to go out into the yard than to go to the balcony. If you want a balcony, then it’s better to make it big right away, no 3x1 m balconies. There should be enough space on the balcony for a sunbed (preferably for two), a table, flower pots, etc. If you make the balcony small, it will become only a decorative element on the facade of the house. Examples of spacious balconies: one and two.

A spacious balcony is good especially when the house is located in a dense urban area, when people practically do not have their own yard.

A spacious balcony-terrace can be placed, for example, above the garage adjacent to the house.

It is better to make a balcony railing at least 1 m high, this is a safety issue. By the way, in GOST 25772-83, the minimum height of a balcony railing in buildings up to 30 m high is just 1 m. But from personal experience, I think that this is not enough, and it is better to make a railing 1.1 m high or even more.

The floor of an open balcony should be at least 10 cm below the bottom of the balcony door. For example, if the floor of the open balcony and the floor in the room are a single slab, then in the opening of the future door you need to lay out one row of brickwork below, plaster and only then put the door on top.

Snow can accumulate significantly on a balcony without a canopy in winter. During rains, water can stagnate if there is not a sufficient slope.

stairs

It must be understood that a comfortable staircase will take up a considerable area in the house.

If a disabled person or an elderly person will live in the house, then in addition to the stairs, you can install an elevator. There are lifts for small cottages.

What kind of garage to do - combined with the house or separate? Still, a combined garage is a certain load from a car (possibly two) on the foundation (3 additional tons), if the foundation of the house and the garage is common. Although this is, of course, a little compared to the total weight of a brick-and-concrete house. On the other hand, the adjoining garage, which is not even heated, saves heat in the house, but this plus is insignificant.

Often, building a house and a detached garage can be much cheaper than building a house with a combined garage. It is important to distinguish between a "built-in" garage, when there is a floor of the house above it, and an attached garage, standing close to the house, but on a separate light foundation. The second option will be cheaper.

Exhaust gases from the garage can get into the house, so you need to make good ventilation in the garage. Also, the entrance to the garage from the house is best done through two sealed doors, preferably with a glass opening. But there is still no guarantee that emissions from the combined garage will not enter the residential part of the house.

The garage should have a slope for the outflow of water, for example, towards the middle and into the yard. The garage should have a faucet with cold water and preferably a drain to the sewer.

It is good to make an entrance to the combined garage from the house from the vestibule / hallway, then you will not need to take off your shoes and shoes several times.

Garage doors should be comfortably wide so that entry into it is easy and quick. The height of the gate must be done with a margin so that even a tall SUV or van can enter the garage. A gate height of 2.4 m should be sufficient for most modern vehicles.

The area of ​​the garage should be sufficient for parking two cars, and with a margin, because. Cars can be of various sizes.

In the garage, a viewing hole is desirable, but not necessary. To protect against precipitation and runoff from the garage floor, the bottom of the garage doors must be at least 10 cm above ground level.

In general, there are a lot of reviews of people who regret that they built a garage as part of the house. Many say that it would be better not to bother with this option and just build it separately.

The house should be ideally thought out ventilation in all rooms. Bathrooms, kitchens, and washing and drying rooms must be well ventilated to remove moisture quickly.

You have to decide right away where to be. safes. The safe can be placed even in the garage.

A large classic fireplace "like in a movie" is in most cases a stupid thing. As heating, classic fireplaces are inefficient, and the cost of construction is considerable. There are a lot of reviews of people who built a fireplace and say that they would not build it if there was such an opportunity. It is necessary to build a classic fireplace if you really, really want to have it.

Prior to the construction of an individual house, project documentation should be developed. It should contain all design and planning decisions, including calculations for the stability and strength of the building being erected, as well as its estimated cost. Based on the design part, working drawings are drawn up. They serve as executive documentation, are used at the stage of acceptance and delivery of the finished construction object.

Planning is the most important design stage

The functionality of the future home is laid down during the development of the project, which includes the layout of the internal space. It displays the location of load-bearing and enclosing structures, partitions, windows and doors, as well as:

• the total size of the house, its positioning relative to the cardinal points;
• the number of floors, their height location with indication of marks;
• area and geometric dimensions of all premises;
• building material used during construction;
• location of engineering networks and life support equipment.

A rational layout inside the house allows you to take into account the interests of each of the family members, to allocate personal space for each.

See also: Construction design stages

Basic rules and principles

When developing the internal plan of the house, it is necessary to divide its total area into zones:

• residential, consisting of day and evening. In each of them, separate rooms are designed for adults and minors;
• economic, including auxiliary non-residential premises. These include - hall, living room, dining room, kitchen, wardrobe, sanitary facilities, corridors, boiler room.

The total area of ​​the house is calculated as the sum of the areas of residential and utility premises. It is determined by the geometric dimensions of the room, measured at floor level between the individual surfaces of the walls and internal partitions.

In accordance with building codes and regulations, the area:

• niches with a height of more than 1.8 m are added to the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe room in which it is located.
• under the flight of stairs is included in the area of ​​the room if the height of the stairs from the floor to the bottom of the protruding structures is more than 1.6 m;
• attic is calculated taking into account the height of the sloping ceiling. If it is less than 1.6 m, then a coefficient of 0.7 is applied in calculating the area;
• attic, utility rooms, which are located in the basement or basement floor is not included in the total area of ​​the house.

To ensure the ease of use of an individual house, its practicality, the following recommendations should be followed:

• highlight clear zones in the internal space;
• take the width of the front equal to 1.8 m or more, and the corridors - at least 0.9 m;

• comply with the norms for the humidity and temperature regime of the house, its illumination and insolation, which will create the microclimate required for human life;
• arrange the greatest slope of the staircase to the next floor equal to 1:1.25, and its minimum width - 0.9 m. The staircase should be placed in the hallway or hall;
• use non-buried or shallow foundations in areas with homogeneous soils;
• design a house with multiple entrances. This will provide free access to a separate area, and will also comply with fire safety requirements.

Norms and rules for planning individual housing

Prior to the construction of an object, it is necessary to obtain a building permit by contacting the architecture department of the local government administration. It is accompanied by a schematic plan of the land plot with the location of the house and all types of future buildings.

The residential building must meet the requirements:

• location relative to adjacent areas, roads and other types of buildings;
• fire safety;
• strength and stability of load-bearing structures;
• interior layouts.

The legislative framework

The execution of design work for the construction of private houses is strictly regulated by a number of regulatory documents, including the following:

• SP 30-102-99 "Planning and development of territories of low-rise housing construction";
• Republican building codes 70-88 "Procedure for the development and approval of project documentation for individual construction in the RSFSR";
• SNiP 31-02-2001 "Single-apartment residential houses";
• SNiP 2.08.01-89 "Residential buildings".

The standards of the above acts establish the minimum allowable dimensions of premises with an area of ​​​​at least:

• common room - 12 m 2;
• bedroom - 8 m 2;
• kitchen - 6 m 2;
• bathroom - 1.8 m 2;
• sanitary unit - 0.96 m 2.

What to look out for

1. To ensure the durability, reliability and strength of house structures, foundations are designed taking into account the requirements of SNiP 2.02.01-83.
2. The total area of ​​the window opening in the room is set in proportion to the area of ​​the floor surface within 1:8-1:5.5.
3. The attic floor should be designed with a height of 2.3 m or more.
4. It is necessary to provide a ventilation system in the bathroom and toilet rooms. This rule is mandatory if there are no window openings.
5. The drawing inside the house should indicate the pipelines of engineering networks for water supply, sanitation and heating.
6. The water supply network is installed only if there is a sewer network.
7. If there is a need for a staircase in a small room, it is better to use a multi-span or screw design.

What is allowed

In accordance with the current regulations for individual housing construction, it is allowed:

• privately build low-rise buildings;
• construct all types of outbuildings on the site. They can be attached to the house, but in compliance with building codes and regulations. An exception is the bath, which must be a freestanding building;
• place a garage, engineering networks and systems (heating, water supply, sewerage), technical equipment in the basement if its height from the finished floor to the ceiling is at least 2 m. The same applies to the first floor. The only condition is the use of non-combustible building materials for walls and floors;
• attach an open veranda to the house to give it a presentable appearance.

What is not allowed

In accordance with existing rules and regulations, it is prohibited:

• lay electrical wiring on top of the roof of the house, enter it into the premises through a balcony or windows;
• place living quarters in the basement and basement floors;
• plan an exit from the sanitary unit to the area where the living room or dining room is located;
• install a water heater in a room intended for installing a bathroom.

Ideas for planning a private house

Prior to the development of the layout of the house from the inside, it is necessary to determine the number of storeys of the future building, the number and purpose of the required premises. In addition, factors such as:

• maximum service life of the building;
• family composition, the likelihood of its increase over time, for example, after the birth of children;
• the probability of complete or partial reconstruction (re-planning) of not only the old house, but also outbuildings;
• the possibility of changing the functionality of the premises, regardless of their original purpose.

The internal space of the building can be increased by arranging the basement and attic or by combining separate rooms. However, the latter option excludes the construction of corridors that allow free movement from one room to another.

The layout of a private house is largely determined by its parameters and shape. It can be either simple rectangular, square, or complex, made up of various geometric shapes. In any case, you should get comfortable housing, the structure of which takes into account the needs of all family members.

Interior project of a one-story house

If the construction budget is small, then the construction of a one-story house may be the best choice. Such a project will be distinguished by an acceptable cost, short implementation time. And the development of a rational internal layout will create a comfortable and practical home for a small family.

The figure on the right shows one of these options. It is embodied on the basis of a house with rectangular dimensions. In it, for example, you can combine a dressing room with a bedroom. This will create additional convenience for users.

Interior layout of a two-story house

Many developers prefer two-story houses, despite the significant costs of their construction. They are considered suitable for permanent residence if the height of the floors is more than 2.5 m. The measurement is made from the level of the finished floor to the ceiling.

• living room;
• dining area;
• kitchen;
• business premises;
• bathroom.

Take out to the second floor:

• sleeping and children's rooms;
• common room for family rest;
• master bathrooms;
• dressing room.

If the area is small, then several rooms can be combined. Otherwise, it is better to install internal partitions, based on the purpose of the functional areas. The picture below shows an example of combining two rooms with different functional purposes:

Ready-made plans for one-story and two-story country private houses with dimensions. How can you draw a drawing and layout of rooms in the house yourself in programs and online. Layout options for cottages 8x8, 9x9, 10x10 and other sizes.
When planning comfortable housing, you will need the services of an architect. But such help comes at a cost. We will tell you how to make a house plan with dimensions, having basic skills in working with computer programs online. You will save time and money, as well as take into account the wishes of all family members. You will also find here ready-made drawings and layouts of private cottages for free.

Detailed layout of a 3-room house with dimensions and floor space
Drawing and layout of all floors of a building with an attic

It turns out that, refusing the services of an architect, the entire component of the project documentation falls on the owner of the housing. After all, it cannot exist separately from the planned calculation. Yet under the direction of the designer, the owner of the property can draw the plan himself.

How to draw a house plan

To start building a mansion, it is necessary to design the location of internal rooms and partitions. The plan drawing must correspond to the technological process:

An example of self-production of a building drawing

• determination of all necessary dimensions;
• designation of the middle of the axis of the main walls;
• drawing of internal partitions of all rooms;
• location marks for windows and doors.

Then functional constructions are drawn:

• bathroom;
• (if they are provided in the scheme);
• bearing walls.

The boundaries of non-residential rooms are indicated by a dotted line.


The height of the premises, the number of storeys is indicated separately. Next, each individual object is assigned a number, and a table is created based on all the data. Further actions are carried out directly by the architectural department.

Schemes of a residential building with a layout

Before choosing an example project for, you need to decide how many floors the building will have. This will depend on the budget and area. The purpose of the premises also plays an important role.

The project of a one-story house 8 by 8

Buildings with such an area are in demand in suburban construction, in conditions of dense urban development. This is due to their affordable price. The plan of a one-story house may vary depending on the presence of an attic floor, garage, basement.

Layout with the dimensions of a one-story cottage 8 by 8 meters with a terrace

If necessary, then the basement is included here.

Plan of a country house 9 by 9

In such a house you can make a large living room for the rest of all family members.

The limited land resource makes it possible to place quite large cottages with dimensions of 9 x 9 m. The project of such buildings is full-fledged, it can accommodate all the necessary premises according to an individual plan. Materials and building technology may be different.

When planning, the layout rules with an attic floor or a garage compartment are taken into account.

House layout 10 x 10

Layout and layout of the premises of a two-story building 10 by 10 meters

Fans of spacious rooms will appreciate the plan. Large rectangular rooms meet all the parameters.
See in the video an overview of the layout of the house 10 by 10.

Plan of a two-story house

Types of plans for multi-storey residential buildings

High-rise buildings and multi-apartment buildings occupy the first place in the practice of housing construction. This is due to the desire to increase the number of residential premises, through dense building by floor and reduction of areas for development.

It looks like the appearance of the facade and the layout of all floors of a residential multi-storey building

The last point is especially important, because otherwise there is a significant rise in the cost of engineering networks, the distance from home to work increases. The choice of supporting structure, the type of building volume planning affect the economy, shape and structure of a multi-storey building.

Planning a one-story house is not an easy task, so you need to decide for yourself whether it is worth doing it yourself or entrusting this mission to a specialist. And where to start and what options for planning are available, read below in this publication.

Many residents of high-rise buildings cherish the dream to someday escape from the bustle of the city and acquire a cozy mansion closer to nature. Moreover, most of them do not plan to build any luxurious villas at all. This is very expensive both in construction and in the further operation of the building, and, by and large, it is not particularly necessary. Very solid and comfortable housing for a family can be arranged in a relatively small one-story house. But, of course, if his project is comprehensively thought out in advance.

It should be noted that the layout of a one-story house is not such an easy task. It is required to fit in a rather limited area all the premises, engineering systems necessary for a comfortable life, to equip the area around the building reasonably and in accordance with applicable requirements. Therefore, most future owners of country houses turn to specialists in search of a solution.

But there are always such owners of construction sites who initially prefer to deal with such issues exclusively on their own. And it is easy to understand - who, if not the owners, is more likely to want the premises of the house and their location to be as comfortable as possible in everyday life. To understand some of the nuances associated with the layout of the house, with the sequence of this process, this publication will provide useful recommendations.

How to start planning a house?

First of all, it is necessary to have a good idea that the project of the house should be developed only after the land has been acquired and the soil has been studied. From the resulting picture will depend on what material can be used to build the building, on what foundation it will be built.

It would seem - what is the connection? And everything is quite obvious - on certain soils you have to resort to using a pile foundation. And this circumstance, in turn, means that you do not have to rely on basements or basements. Now this is serious! In favorable conditions, the basement, although remaining non-residential, is still able to take on a lot of useful functions. So everything, including the necessary technical premises, will have to be distributed exclusively within one floor.

The next point that needs to be well thought out is the location of the house on the site. There are several important factors to consider here:

• If the possibility of connecting the house to the central communications (gas supply, water supply, sewerage) is being considered, then it is recommended to plan the installation of the house in such a way as to minimize the costs of both design and installation work.
• If the sewer is supposed to be made autonomous (which most often happens in suburban conditions), then it is necessary to think over the location of the septic tank in advance. There are strict requirements in this regard, the neglect of which can lead to very serious troubles both with neighbors and with organizations for nature conservation and sanitary and epidemiological control. At the same time, the location of the septic tank should provide access ways for special equipment for its periodic maintenance.

• If there is no desire to initially "lay a time bomb" in relations with neighbors in the area, it is necessary to plan the placement of buildings in accordance with some important rules. So, a residential building, as well as adjoining buildings and even some green spaces should be located at a certain distance from the fence separating the plots.

• Another factor to consider at the initial planning stage is the so-called "wind rose" in the area where the house will be built. This is especially important in open areas that do not have natural or artificial wind barriers. If the entrance group or veranda is located on the windward side, then they will constantly be flooded with rain, covered with snow in winter, and in autumn with falling leaves. In addition, with temperature fluctuations, for example, if it rained in the evening and frost hit in the morning, dangerous frost forms in front of the door.

• The approximate possible area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe house is determined, taking into account all the above parameters for the location of the building.
• And already based on the available opportunities, the number of rooms, their size and purpose are planned.

Thus, everything is very interconnected, and the overall planning of the house requires a comprehensive look at the problem.

The difficult task of planning a suburban area

Having received at your disposal a plot for construction, it is necessary to think over its rational use to the smallest detail. Some important aspects are covered in detail in a special publication of our portal.

Features of one-story construction

The construction of a one-story house has a large number of advantages over the construction of buildings with two or more floors. It is quite obvious that it will take much less time, require not so much effort and material costs.

One-story buildings are distinguished by higher reliability and security level. Of course, when developing a project, there are certain limitations on the ability to fulfill all your desires for organizing living space. But usually an average family is quite comfortably accommodated in a one-story house. If the number of residents requiring separate premises is large, then it is still possible to expand the area of ​​\u200b\u200ba one-story building by equipping a warm attic, which will only slightly increase the weight of the building.

And because houses in one floor are invariably popular. By the way, they look great in the overall design of the site and are in harmony with the surrounding natural landscape.

It is clear that it is necessary to seriously work on the distribution of the internal area of ​​​​the building, since the house must meet the needs of all family members and remain comfortable for living. If at the beginning of planning there is still no established idea of ​​​​how the premises inside the house can be distributed, then it makes sense to get acquainted with ready-made projects that have already been implemented.

One-story houses, of course, can have both advantages and disadvantages in their layout. Therefore, in order not to encounter later inconvenience during your stay, you should choose an option that will suit all residents of the house.

From a financial point of view, when choosing a ready-made or developing your own project, it is worth considering the following points related to the advantages of a one-story building:

• The construction of the foundation is the most important stage of work, the duration of operation of the whole house depends on the correct calculation and construction of which. The cost of its arrangement is quite high, especially if it is being built on unreliable soils and the project provides for a basement. However, the foundation for a one-story building has a simpler design and will cost much less than foundations for multi-level private houses.

At the foundation construction stage, the location and area of ​​\u200b\u200bfuture rooms should already be determined, since the foundation for the walls, including the load-bearing partitions, is being built according to the developed project.

• The design of the load-bearing walls of a one-story house does not require special reinforcement - it is calculated only for a roofing system or an attic superstructure. But the walls of the first floor of a two- or more-story house must be significantly strengthened, since they will bear the load from walls, ceilings, and roofs. This will result in additional costs.
• The design of a one-story building is quite simple, so the wiring of all communications, as well as an autonomous heating system, will not be so complicated. Accordingly, less equipment costs will be required.

• The project of a one-story building eliminates the presence of a staircase, which saves the usable area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe house and reduces the cost of material and complex installation work. An exception will be a one-story house with an attic - you can’t do without a stationary, convenient and safe staircase for everyday use.

When drafting a one-story house, one should also take into account the "pitfalls", which are especially characteristic of buildings with a large area:

• Usually, when distributing space, difficulties are created in the relative position of the premises, and in particular, it is difficult to avoid the presence of walk-through living rooms. This is especially important to consider when determining the location of children's rooms, bedrooms or living rooms. The quality and comfort of the rest will depend on this factor.

If you try to get a gain in area by increasing the dimensions of the building in the plan, then the arrangement of the roofing system becomes another difficulty. This needs to be considered at the design stage. That is, to plan several internal load-bearing partitions, which will remove part of the load from the external enclosing structures and become a reliable support for the floor beams and elements of the truss system.

• The project of a house that has very small overall dimensions in length and width will not be too successful, since it will be necessary to significantly limit the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe premises. Therefore, it is worth choosing such a “golden mean” that will be able to meet the needs of the residents of the house, comply with established building standards and remain the most affordable in construction at minimal cost.

In this section of the publication, several different options for planning the interior space of a one-story house will be considered. From them, you can choose an approximately suitable project for a particular house, or use the scheme as a basis for organizing individual areas of the building.

Layout of the house 8 × 10 meters with a garage and a terrace

The area of ​​a one-story house can include not only residential and common rooms, but also a garage, as well as a terrace. Moreover, all of the above premises are perfectly placed under one roof.

The layout can be symmetrical or asymmetrical. In the first case, the garage space is separated from the living area by a main wall, that is, it is a kind of extension, which is located under a common roof with the whole house.

In the example shown, a fairly rational distribution of the area of ​​​​a one-story house is presented, in which three separate bedrooms are well located. Two of them are designed for two and one - for one person.

The doors of all rooms open onto the common space of the living room, partially combined with the kitchen. In the hall-living room there are two exits from the house, one of which leads to the garage, the other to the street through the terrace.

A sanitary unit is also publicly available - the entrance to it is also located in the hall, between two bedrooms. In general, the house will feel spacious due to the large area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe living room, but at the same time, each of the residents has their own personal space at their disposal.

The plan of a small one-story cottage, an area of ​​​​6 × 6 meters

This project presents the layout of a small house, designed to accommodate two or three people. Although the area of ​​the cottage is quite small, it provides everything necessary for a comfortable stay - this is a common room for the whole family to gather, a personal space for each of the tenants, as well as the required communal amenities.

Yes, the rooms in the house are quite small, but isolated, which is an absolute advantage for a good rest. The disadvantage (to some extent, conditional, given the current fashion trend) in this layout is the combination of the living room with the kitchen. To exclude the appearance of smells of cooking food that can impregnate furniture textiles, curtains, and other accessories, it is necessary to provide a good ventilation system and install an effective kitchen hood.

Perhaps the small dimensions of such a building will seem too cramped for year-round use. But on the other hand, as a country house in which you can settle with your family for the whole summer, this option will be optimal. Relatively inexpensive to build and quite comfortable.

A small but well-insulated house can be easily heated with a long-burning wood-burning fireplace with a water circuit, installing radiators in each of the rooms. In the case of using gas or even electric heating, it will also not be very costly, since the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe house is small.

Layout of the house 10 × 10 meters

If the territory of the site is large enough, and financial possibilities allow it, then you can consider a house project of 10 × 10 m. Such a housing area is necessary in cases where the family consists of 4 ÷ 5 or more people. A comfortable house with such dimensional parameters is most often built for permanent residence, but sometimes as a summer cottage.

The area of ​​such a house allows you to place under one roof not only living rooms, but also the necessary technical premises. In the presented example, a zone for organizing a boiler room is allocated in the house, which is very convenient for its maintenance. Very often, boiler rooms are equipped in outbuildings with a separate entrance, so in case of problems in winter, you have to dress warmly to get to the equipment. In addition, if it snowed on the street, then before you get into the technical room, you will have to clear your way. Here, everything is always under control.

In this project, all bedrooms are located on one side of the house. The living room is combined with the kitchen, which, again, requires the arrangement of a high-quality ventilation system. However, ventilation issues should be a priority in any layout of a residential building.

The comfort of living in a house cannot be achieved without effective ventilation!

Unfortunately, quite often, when developing a project for their future home, the owners for some reason “release the brakes” on ventilation issues. An unforgivable mistake - it is impossible to solve the problem of "air renewal" in the premises with simple ventilation! On what principles it is built, what standards exist, and what needs to be provided for this - read in a special detailed publication of our portal.

The vestibule is equipped with an additional door, thanks to which an “air gap” is created between the entrance to the house and the living quarters, which allows you to keep the heat in the house, that is, save on heating.

Next to the sanitary unit, there is a small dressing room or pantry, in which things that are not in demand at the moment can be stored.

A spacious house is the dream of any large family, however, when planning its construction, one should count on one’s financial capabilities not only for construction, but also for its maintenance, first of all, heating and energy supply.

Cottage size 8.5 × 7 m with an attic superstructure

This house has a very average size in plan. But at the expense of attic rooms, many problems of comfortable living for one large or even two small families are solved.

Such a construction option will be optimal if the area of ​​​​the site is small, but the family consists of 4 ÷ 6 people, and it is planned to equip a personal space for each of them. The project involves not only the organization of comfortable living, but also a compact location of the building on the site.

In the lower part of the house, according to the plan, the main premises are located - a living room and a kitchen, one bedroom and a sanitary unit. A stairway leads to the attic.

In the attic there is a recreation area, which includes two small bedrooms and a closed hall, which can be used as a dressing room.

The project can be used for the construction of a country house, used only in the summer, as well as for the construction of a full-fledged mansion for permanent residence. In the second case, in order for the attic to be suitable for living at any time of the year, it will have to be well insulated.

How is attic insulation performed?

It would probably be more correct to talk not about insulation, but about high-quality thermal insulation of this room. Yes, it is necessary to save heat to the maximum in winter, but it is equally important to prevent the attic from turning into "hell" when the summer heat sets in. A high-quality one will solve both problems, but how to provide it yourself - read in a special article on our portal.

Two layout options for Finnish houses

In recent years, Finnish technology for building houses has been increasingly used in Russia, as it has proven its effectiveness and subsequent ease of use of the building. Therefore, in this subsection, options for organizing the space of similar houses with the same area will be considered.

If the house is small in size, and it has not yet been decided how the premises will be located, then the space can be divided by partitions even after building the house box and covering it with a roofing system. The only thing that will be difficult to change is the location of the kitchen, bathroom and boiler room, since the necessary engineering communications will already be connected to them at the stage of building the foundation.

The size of the house is 11.4 × 8.49 m. The rooms located inside can have a different area. Both in the first and in the second version of the plan, a boiler room is provided in the house, which has two entrances - from the street and from the house. The entrance to the main premises from the street is from the side of the terrace.

In the first version of the layout, the bathroom and toilet are separated from each other and located in different places. The toilet has two entrances - from the side of one of the bedrooms and the corridor. Attached to the same bedroom. The living room is a walk-through room - from it there is a door to one of the bedrooms.

The kitchen and dining room are located in the central part of the house and are partially combined with the living room, that is, there is no door between them. Therefore, a powerful hood should be installed in the kitchen to maximize the removal of various fumes, which are indispensable when cooking.

The living room is equipped with a fireplace, which creates a cozy atmosphere in the room.

To save the accumulated heat at the entrance to the house, a vestibule is provided, separated from the main living quarters by a door. Due to this, cold air masses from the street do not enter directly into the living area.

In this regard, on the same area, the premises are distributed differently. The central part of the house is reserved for the combined living room-kitchen-dining room. The fireplace in this layout is moved to the living area. The bedrooms are located on one side of the building and are separated by a dressing room. The bathroom is combined and located on the opposite side of the house from the bedrooms.

In the same place, a boiler room with two entrances has been preserved, as well as the main entrance through the terrace.

The convenience of two entrances to the boiler room is that when it is serviced by specialists, they do not have to enter the house. If it is used for heating the house, then loading firewood into the room can be done from the side of the street without polluting the living quarters.

House plan 11×9 meters

Another layout option in which all the rooms of the house are located quite compactly. The size of this building, together with the terrace, is 9 by 11 meters. At the same time, the rooms have a rather large area due to the reduced premises of the hallway and corridor.

The house has two entrances - front and so-called black, leading to the premises from the yard through the terrace.

In this case, it is also combined with the kitchen, but their total area is large enough so that the room can be divided into two separate rooms, and the entrance to the kitchen can be arranged from the hallway.

The bathroom in this layout is combined, but also organized in a fairly spacious room.

Entrances to all rooms are provided from one internal large corridor. A very important decision is the separation of the inner corridor from the entrances from the street by hallways. This layout allows you to keep inside the house warm and clean interior. A small terrace overlooking the courtyard will be a great place to spend time in the summer, both during the day and in the evening. On this site, it is quite possible to install a children's pool, as well as organize a place for tea drinking.

Style solutions for the facades of one-story houses

An important aspect in the preparation of the project is the choice of the style of the future house, since the location of the rooms, as well as the presence of some extensions, often depend on the shape of the facade. Next, the most popular options that are actively used in the construction of modern houses will be presented.

Classic architectural style

The classic remains fashionable at all times, therefore it is often used in modern projects, although some “coldness” is visible in its rigor and linearity. But at the same time, the classic style is a kind of indicator of solidity and reliability.

In the classical style, both one-story and multi-story buildings can be decorated. The main features of this direction of architecture are the following:

• Mandatory clarity of lines and symmetry of the arrangement of architectural elements, maintaining proportions and harmony of details and materials;
• The classics are characterized by restraint in the forms of decorative elements. There are usually few of them, and they should never look pretentious.
• An indispensable attribute of the classical facade are columns with round massive balusters. By the way, they become the main and almost the only decorations of classical facades.
• In modern conditions, various innovative materials are used for facade cladding. But they must imitate the classic finish - these are smoothly plastered walls, which, as a rule, have light pastel shades of yellow, peach, blue and other delicate tones;
• According to all canons, natural tiles should be used as roofing material. Metal is also allowed, which is painted in a color that is in harmony with the shade of the walls.

The house, built in a classical style, has even walls, so its interior space is easy to plan into the desired zones.

English style

The English architectural style is also characterized by laconic forms and straight lines. It does not imply the presence of ornate decorative ornaments, columns and balustrades - the style is distinguished by a touch of aristocracy and restraint. The appearance of the house inspires a sense of security and a sense of comfort.

It should be noted that this direction is becoming more and more popular in domestic construction - today it often maintains entire suburban villages.

Distinctive features of the English style are the following facade elements:

• The walls are either built of red brick, or decorated to match it with clinker facing tiles.
• As a roofing material, soft gray tiles are excellent.
• As a rule, the gables of the roof are highlighted with white border elements, which refreshes the rather dark shades of the facade.
• Traditional for the English style are window frames with numerous lintels. The shape of window openings can be rectangular, square or have an arched end.
• The frames are always painted white, which harmonizes perfectly with the traditional shades of the building of this style.

Thanks to the right angles at which the walls are located in relation to each other, it will not be difficult to plan its interior space. Another detail, without which the English style will not be complete, is at least a small front garden and, broken directly in front of the facade of the building.

House in Russian style

Log cabins are traditional for Russian architecture. They are not built so widely in any country in the world, since the connection of individual elements to each other, as well as the insulation technology, are quite complex, and the construction of walls is a laborious operation due to the large mass of logs.

In addition, a wooden frame today will cost a lot, however, and it will serve its owners and even their children for many decades. Natural wood gives a feeling of warmth and comfort, creating a very healthy and comfortable microclimate in the house.

If this style option is chosen, then it must be remembered that the layout is determined before the construction of the house begins, since internal partitions are erected together with load-bearing walls.

Russian style is defined by the following facade elements:

• Carved details with a certain pattern that adorn the pediment of the house.
• handmade with through carving, which frame all window openings.
• Any material can be used as a roofing material - soft tiles, corrugated board, ondulin, etc. are quite suitable. The main thing is to choose the right color of the coating, which will be in harmony with the color of natural wood. Very often they stop at shades of green.
• The basement of the house is built of wood, brick, stone or blocks. If necessary, the base under the walls is lined with decorative material.
• Each version of the house, built in the Russian style, is individual. In fact, two completely identical buildings simply do not exist.

Chalet style

This style is otherwise called Alpine, since houses with such an architectural solution are common in this region. However, chalet-style houses have long become popular in different countries of the world. This can be explained by the fact that the style includes elements of various directions, and houses can look completely different. However, the "chalet" style also has its own individual features that give it away.

Traditional for the "chalet" are the following factors:

• Sloping, the overhangs of the slopes of which protrude far beyond the walls of the house, due to which an open veranda or terrace can be organized under them. In mountainous areas, protruding overhangs are necessary to protect the walls of the house from snow drifts.
• The facade of the house is lined with natural materials - it can be wooden lining or stone.
• As a roof covering, soft tiles are most often used, which fit snugly to the base.
• Quite often, the facade is decorated with a stone protruding wall of the fireplace chimney, which is also an integral part of the "chalet".

The size of the window openings is not important - they can be small or occupy most of the facade wall. This feature already depends on the preferences of the owners of the house.

A house built in the "chalet" style can have a large or small area. But its walls are erected at right angles to each other, so planning the location of the rooms in it will not be so difficult.

house in scandinavian style

No wonder this style is of interest to domestic developers, as the designs have been tested by time and the harsh climate of the Scandinavian regions. That is, the conditions are very close to Russian winters.

The main thing in such houses is the maximum functionality and the use of natural materials. No decorative elements are provided in the projects, since they focus on rationality, that is, keeping the heat inside the house.

Distinctive features of houses made in the Scandinavian style are the following points:

• Simple and concise forms, where each of the elements used is functional. The main goal of developing such a building is to create the most comfortable living conditions.
• The house is necessarily equipped with an open terrace, but, as a rule, the basement or basement is not provided for in the design.
• The roof can have a gable or hip design. As a roofing material, natural or
• The presence of a large number of windows in order to let in as much light as possible into the premises.

In some ways, the Scandinavian style resembles a “chalet” in appearance, but this is not surprising, since the houses are designed to operate in similar conditions, and the same goals were set during their development.

These house designs can also be planned after the construction of the main walls by installing light partitions. With this approach, over time, the area can be rescheduled without prejudice to the load-bearing walls and truss system.

Minimalist house

Minimalism includes several styles, it includes "hi-tech", "loft" and others. Houses built in this architectural direction are similar to each other and represent simple and strict forms with an almost complete absence of decor as such.

The following points can be considered a feature of buildings in this direction:

• Houses have clear geometric shapes and, most often, flat roofs that define the final top line of the structure.
• The main building materials are stone and glass. The tree is used minimally.
• The facade is made in a single pastel color scheme, no bright spots are provided in these styles.
• There are many large windows, and panoramic glazing is often practiced.

True, the abundance of glass surfaces is not particularly shown in houses built in regions with a harsh winter climate. After all, even the highest quality windows still become paths for heat loss.

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Starting your own development of the layout of the future home, it is necessary to take into account not only the above recommendations, but also your own preferences, as well as available financial opportunities. And the first step in this process can be a sketch made even by hand, which it is desirable to discuss and approve at the “family council”.