ᐅ Single-Family Home – Feedback on Our Design

Created on: 29 Sep 2017 23:14
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MBS2201
Hello, I need your advice on how to create a better layout for the master bathroom – utility room – children’s bathroom area.

Requirements:
Children’s bedrooms are on the south side.
The children’s bedrooms should be approximately the same size. The utility room should accommodate a dryer and washing machine since we are building without a basement.

Thank you for your help.
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ypg
8 Oct 2017 11:49
For me, the path to the bathroom would be too long. You don’t just use it in the evening before going to bed or in the morning, but also throughout the day. As you get older, the time window between needing to go and actually making it becomes shorter. When you are downstairs on the ground floor, the distance can already be too far. There are three doors in the way.

I also find it very inconvenient to always have to go through the bedroom: anyone who is still sleeping or just resting there will be disturbed.
11ant8 Oct 2017 14:52
The central staircase might give the ground floor a special flair, but at the same time, it can be somewhat of a burden for the upper floor. In combination with the dogma of south-facing rooms, corner windows, and a children's balcony, this can result in a self-imposed planning constraint.

Therefore, I recommend exploring alternative options where one of these “sacred cows” is “sacrificed.”

Each change can then lead to three possible outcomes: an improvement, a neutral effect, or a deterioration, or at least no worthwhile benefit.

I would try the following order: 1. either no children’s balcony or a smaller one, 2. children’s room not necessarily with corner windows, 3. children’s room not necessarily facing south (or both rooms). If none of these lead to a significant perceived improvement, then I would tackle the central staircase and move it more to the side or even completely to the edge.
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mega2017
13 Oct 2017 15:27
Hello, I don’t see any necessity for a separate children’s bathroom. What are the reasons against leaving it out?
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MBS2201
13 Oct 2017 15:30
Hello, three girls in the house, that speaks for itself.
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ypg
13 Oct 2017 17:38
MBS2201 schrieb:
Hello, 3 girls in the house, that speaks for it.

That is an argument [emoji2]
...but not an argument for a bedroom to be a walk-through room!

Imagine you eventually have a housekeeper or ironing lady, and you’re lying sick in bed.
Well, good luck with that... [emoji23]
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Alex85
13 Oct 2017 21:06
ypg schrieb:
Imagine you have a cleaning lady or ironing fairy someday, and you are lying sick in bed.

Yes, and I would also leave out the terrace. Imagine if a highway were built there—no one would want to sit there.

Let's stop with these speculations about future scenarios. Could, should, would.
You really can't build on that, literally.