ᐅ Planning Clear Ceiling Heights – Any Experiences?

That would be clearly too low for me as well. How high is the room currently?

Kind regards,
Sabine

You might want to visit show homes to see if there are comparable dimensions available. Ultimately, it always comes down to personal preference how one perceives something.

The rooms are currently about 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in) high. We understand that 2.60 m (8 ft 6 in) or similar would be ideal – but as mentioned, this is an older building. Perhaps we can save a centimeter or two in the floor construction, but it won’t make a big difference.

So the question is less about what the optimal solution is, and more about whether the possible solution is still good enough. Put simply – would I only notice the difference if I could see both solutions side by side, or would I genuinely feel uncomfortable? Especially since, besides the option of removing the ceiling, it might also be possible not to keep the space fully open. For example, by dividing the area with furniture or retaining the existing sliding door.

The solution with the ceiling opening, as architecturally appealing as it may be, means losing the room above and the need to finish the attic immediately (instead of perhaps in X years, if(!) there is a need).

Looking at show homes with similar rooms is probably a good idea, thanks. We actually have something similar right now, since we live in a rented apartment with an open kitchen/living/dining area of similar dimensions (9.2 m x 4.2 m, but not quite rectangular and with a total of 3 m (10 ft) of windows on the long side). We have never felt the ceiling was too low there. The new room would be slightly larger and would have windows on the two “short” sides, which with 4 m and 3 m (13 ft and 10 ft) of window width are significantly larger...

Thanks to everyone for all the replies so far.

In our new build (thanks to the development plan), we also have only 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) ceiling height with nearly 40 sqm (430 sq ft) of space. We don’t find this to be a negative. Don’t let yourself be unsettled too much by comments like “it has to be at least 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) or even higher.” You are renovating an existing building anyway. The only thing I would really advise against is a wooden ceiling or dark paint on the ceiling.

Speaking of color: try searching for wall design ideas. I always struggle to remember exactly how different effects work, but there are definitely tricks to visually influence spaces (for example, light color on the walls with a few centimeters (inches) of white at the top; or strongly/darkly accentuating one wall). You just have to apply these techniques carefully.

Town & Country regularly builds with a height of 247 cm (8 ft 1 in) on the ground floor. Try to find a show home that was built by Town & Country. In the Wuppertal area, I could name one for you...

May I ask what your upper floor looks like?

Wuppertal is not exactly just around the corner; we are located south of Munich. The upper floor (UF) looks like this: