The floor plans looks so stupid in most parts of America. There is a strong preference for higher number of bedrooms however tiny they may be. Except the master, the other bedrooms can fit may be a single bed and hardly any space for a study table. How do the kids study in their room, where do they sit with their laptop? I have one teen and another approaching teen at home. There is only one study room in the floor plans and 4-5 tiny bedrooms. TC: 220K Sr SWE
What do you mean by most parts? Most parts of America don’t have what you describe. There is plenty of space in most parts of America and the homes are larger. What you are describing sounds like what one would find in a dense metro area, because few people can afford bedrooms and space.
May be the smaller towns. I have been in major cities in Texas, Bay Area, Chicago, Charlotte and now in Eastside in Seattle it's all the same. Now with 2 teens it's getting harder n worse. I usually stayed in the suburbs and not in the super tiny downtown units.
This resonates for me in Boston.
A lot of kids study in common areas of the house
My teen hardly likes to wander out of his room. Much less about studying
That's not surprising...
Have seen this in craftsman and four square houses from the early 1900s but I feel like it’s pretty rare apart from those, especially in newer construction
Yes that's correct. the newer houses its worse. The ones I see with the so called "side-yard" awful plans.
I used to think the same and went for house with bigger rooms. Couple of years fast forward and I wish I had more rooms in the same sqft area. Bigger rooms are just waste of space. The extra rooms albeit tiny can be used for for many specific purposes (office, study room, kids play room, media room). The master could also be smaller but it’s usually bigger only because it’s called master. What is need is more closet space especially if you have kids.
Closet I Agree. What do you with 5 tiny bedrooms with just 2 kids. I have no visitors and I could not find a large size home with just 3 bedrooms. Your kids prefer to split their study from their rooms?
In Bay Area and other metros it’s gonna be difficult to find floor plans with bigger rooms. Because of high land cost, builders are going to fit more rooms in same space. I am saying, I would prefer 5 rooms in the same area than 4. Kids should be able to study in tiny bedroom. How much space does one get to study in a library ? For studying, noise is more important than space.
One of the worst houses and house plans.
Paper specs.
Turn a room into a study with a central table good lighting and let them study in there
You sleep in a bedroom. You don't need 400 sqft for a bed and dresser.
When I was a kid I also had a desk in my bedroom and that's where I did my homework. What OP is saying is that modern floorplans create bedrooms so small there isn't room for a desk. So then kids don't have anywhere to study unless it's the kitchen table or something. OP has two teenagers and is complaining about this issue.
I don't need a 400. But I need to have that extra 40 as a choice. There isn't even a choice is my point.
i hated this in my last place. my master was enormous. i don’t need that much space. give it to the other bedroom...