ᐅ How to modify a floor plan?

The bulky design is intentional. There are much larger block-like buildings in the development, so ours is actually quite modest in comparison.

The double sink will be removed since only one is actually used.
The problem is that we generally like the floor plan except for the children’s rooms. Although my brother had an even smaller room, which I always found very cozy.

Maybe the model home’s room seemed small just because it was empty. In our rental apartment, I also initially thought the 10 sqm (108 sq ft) office was too small until the furniture was removed.

Of course, having such a large bedroom is a bit extravagant, but right now 22 sqm (237 sq ft) is not enough. Because clothes currently hang not only in the wardrobe but also on two clothing racks.

Over time, you accumulate quite a lot.
And then there’s the cross trainer that needs to be stored somewhere...

Visually, your house looks like an office building in an industrial area. Personally, I find this Bauhaus style more appealing when it is designed with a more "interlocking" layout. A straight staircase (perhaps with a glass balustrade) would suit this style better. I would also recommend redesigning it (as suggested). The hallway upstairs is large but very dark, and the children are unlikely to play there. In the children's bathroom, you don’t really need two sinks since children don’t use the bathroom at the same time. If the sofa stays where it is, you’ll never have peace while sitting there. Anyone going into the kitchen (and with three children there’s practically always someone passing by) will walk right behind you. At least, you could add a door from the hallway into the kitchen.

Best regards
Sabine

Curly schrieb:
Visually, your house looks like an office building in an industrial area. Personally, I find this Bauhaus style more appealing when it is designed with some complexity and variation.

Sure, that would be better. But every bit of complexity adds extra costs and certainly doesn’t improve the living quality.

I want a house that is functional; whether it looks nice or not doesn’t matter to me in this case. Of course, it would be flattering if passersby turned green with envy when they walk by. But I can easily do without that as long as I feel comfortable inside.

I think this is exactly the problem with architects these days. They design a beautiful house that looks great from the outside. But inside, it lacks living quality. Ideally, they add a gallery so that noise from the living room carries directly into the bedroom with hardly any soundproofing.

arnonyme schrieb:
Obviously, such a large bedroom is a bit indulgent, but right now 22 sqm (237 sq ft) isn’t enough for us. Because the clothes currently hang not only in the wardrobe but also on two clothes racks.

Over time, quite a lot accumulates.
Then there’s also the cross trainer that needs to go somewhere...

You also have to learn to let go of things.
You have a total floor area with the basement of about 350 sqm (3,767 sq ft)... and you have a basement where you can put items that you might currently be storing in the bedroom. If that’s not the plan, then why have such a huge basement at all?

And the “play corridor”: as @Curly already mentioned, it will probably be used very little for that, since you always have to put everything away. In general, the basement is better suited for that purpose.

RobsonMKK schrieb:
You also have to learn to let go of things.
You have a basement with a floor area of about 350 sqm (3,767 sq ft)... and you have a basement where you can store things that you might currently be keeping in the bedroom. If that isn’t the plan, then why have such a large basement?

It is "only" 300 sqm (3,229 sq ft) of floor area.
I need at least 5 m by 6 m (16 ft by 20 ft) floor space for my billiard room.
That would only be possible in the basement or on a third floor.

At most, some kind of extension or annex at the front of the house could still be considered. But whether that would be cost-effective compared to a basement is hard for me to judge, though I rather doubt it. Besides, then you would lose the storage rooms.

With so many clothes, decluttering helps. Capsule wardrobes are quite popular these days.

I really don’t like the upper floor.
The parents’ area is too large.
The children’s rooms are small compared to the overall living space.
There is a large, dark hallway that probably won’t be used as a play or common area. Especially, do you want that? In a few years, teenagers might be sitting outside your bedroom door at night, and you’ll want to sleep undisturbed.
The staircase seems to me forgotten and somehow squeezed in.

On the ground floor, I would swap the kitchen and the workspace.
On days like today, it won’t be calm at all on your terrace, so can you still work effectively there?