ᐅ Floor Plan for Urban Villa, 11.00 x 11.00 m

How wide and tall are your individual windows? I would design the living room and dining room windows to be floor-to-ceiling.

Best regards,
Sabine

Curly schrieb:
I would design the living and dining room windows to be floor-to-ceiling.

Me too! But it would depend on how the neighboring buildings on the west side look and how close they are.

I will try to modify the walk-in closet.
The size of the house is pretty much fixed; we could only make it smaller. I don’t want it any wider because we would then only have a 4m (13 ft) driveway left. Extending the house towards the front wouldn’t be a problem; we can go out to 13m (43 ft) there.
Our windows in the living and dining area are each 2m (6.5 ft) wide; unfortunately, I don’t know the height.
I am currently dealing with this topic as well—are you satisfied with your floor-to-ceiling windows?
They always look good from the outside, but are they also practical? For example, the rear window in the living room would be right in front of the sofa, which I don’t personally find very appealing.
I think having only one of the two windows as floor-to-ceiling doesn’t make much sense.
I often see that most rooms now have two windows—do you like that, or does it make arranging furniture more difficult?
What’s more important to me is the south side, where the dining area and kitchen are. Do you have any ideas on how to make the two upstairs windows and the kitchen window look more modern and attractive?
For instance, I could imagine a slim, long window above the kitchen counter, but that would start quite close to the patio door, which probably wouldn’t look very good.

Stefan01 schrieb:

Our windows in the living-dining area are each about 2m (6.5 feet) wide; unfortunately, I can't provide the height. I’m currently dealing with this topic as well—are you satisfied with your floor-to-ceiling windows? They always look good from the outside, but are they practical? For example, the rear window in the living room would be right behind the couch, which I personally don’t find very appealing. And having only one of the two windows floor-to-ceiling probably doesn’t make sense, in my opinion.

I also often see nowadays that most rooms have two windows. Do you think that’s a good idea, or does it make furnishing more difficult? The south side is more important to me, where the dining area and kitchen are. Do you have any ideas on how to design the two windows above and the kitchen window in a more modern and attractive way?

For instance, I could imagine a narrow, long window over the kitchen counter, but that would start quite close to the patio door, which probably wouldn’t look very good.

We also have a floor-to-ceiling window behind the couch (fixed glazing), and we like it that way, though it’s a matter of personal taste. In the children’s and bedroom, we planned two windows each, since I find it otherwise not bright enough. Your kitchen window looks lower than the windows on the upper floor—what was the reason for that design? It can look more modern, for example, if you create colored plaster bands to visually connect the upper floor windows above the kitchen with the kitchen window.

Best regards,
Sabine

ypg schrieb:
That is not a criterion either!

So a staircase that is 5cm (2 inches) too narrow is a criterion, but a completely messed up exterior appearance is not? That makes no sense!

Payday schrieb:
oh, a staircase that is 5cm (2 inches) too narrow is a criterion, but a completely messed-up exterior appearance is not? That's nonsense!

Who is talking about messed-up? These exterior views are not great, but nowhere does it say a house or the windows have to be symmetrical, so that is _not a criterion_! Yes!