3 steps to creating functional and liveable homes for your tenants
If you want to create homes that work for your budget and for the end residents, you need to take ample time to plan and organise your project. A good property goes far beyond finding the best furniture and selecting pretty paint colours, there needs to be a lot of thought that goes in behind the scenes.
Although there are plenty of different moving parts that go into a successful home renovation, there are three key steps that you must focus on if you want to create an aesthetic – and profitable – end result.
Three things that every good property should have
When developing any property’s space planning and optimising your property floor plan layout, there are some key elements that cannot be dismissed. These things will allow you to create spaces that work for your tenants, enhancing their quality of life in terms of functionality and ergonomics.
Bedroom 01 @ Marlea
Here are those three elements:
#1
Circulation
Circulation is the way that people move around a space and can be narrowed down into three sub-sections: direction, type of use and time of use.
Circulation can either be horizontal or vertical, creating private and public circulation. The choice will come down to the number of people that will be living in the property and how the flow will be running throughout the day.
Effective furniture layout is the foundation of good circulation as it’s extremely important to ensure you have sufficient space around the objects in each room so people can live comfortably in their space – even when that space is at capacity.
Detailing @ Marlea
#2
Zoning and function
Every property should have different zones that should be identified during the initial planning stages of any project.
Normally these will be a mixture of private zones, like bedrooms and en-suites, and public zones like the kitchen, lounge, dining rooms etc.
These different zones can be determined using clear boundaries, for example, the difference between a private, closed-off bedroom and a wide, open-plan dining room that can be used by every tenant and guest.
But, you can also section off within each area by creating different activities in different areas that can be zoned according to their function.
Detailing @ Marlea
Kitchens are a great example of how you can achieve this. In a kitchen, you will commonly need a prep area where you can get everything ready for cooking your evening meal, an actual cooking area and places where you can store all your ingredients and pantry essentials.
Can you imagine if all these zones in your kitchen weren’t clearly distinguished? It would create a real mess and can have a very big impact on the comfort levels experienced by your tenants.
#3
Well-planned room sizes
Any property developer knows that room sizes can either make or break a property on the market. Gone are the days that cramping as many rooms as possible into a property helped to make a healthy profit, instead it’s all about well-planned sizes.
Tenants don’t just want a space where they can sleep anymore, but they want a room where they can work in, relax in, and store all their belongings in.
Therefore, it’s important for us designers to think carefully about the sizes of the rooms we’re planning, putting ourselves into the shoes of our tenants and thinking about how we would use each room in terms of both function and comfort.
How to put all three elements together
Putting all these elements together isn’t always a simple thing, even for the most experienced designers!
At Mardesign, we have years of experience creating properties that are both functional and extremely aesthetic so you can be happy with your return and your tenants happy with their new home. If you need help putting these plans into action, we’d love to join you in the journey. Simply get in touch with our friendly team and we’d love to put pen to paper with you.
Bedroom 02 @ Marlea
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“Raquel's skills in space planning blew us away, we’d have never thought of using the space the way she did, and it’s meant the property has a real wow factor about it.”
— Kelly & Lee. Ava Lily Property
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