Hello everyone,
We have already made good progress with the floor plan for a single-family house (see image of the ground floor).
A friend of ours mentioned that the corridor leading to the kitchen/living area on the ground floor, with rough construction dimensions of 1.07 and 1.16 meters (3.5 and 3.8 feet), seems too narrow from his point of view. He suggested that we should make the house at least 25 centimeters (10 inches) wider to allow more space here. However, we would prefer to avoid this with regard to costs, as the house, measuring about 9.0 x 12.5 meters (30 x 41 feet), is already quite large and fully covers our desired room layout.
Do you see any significant reason to consider that the corridor width in the hallway is too narrow and that we should revise the plan?
Many thanks and best regards
ufr
We have already made good progress with the floor plan for a single-family house (see image of the ground floor).
A friend of ours mentioned that the corridor leading to the kitchen/living area on the ground floor, with rough construction dimensions of 1.07 and 1.16 meters (3.5 and 3.8 feet), seems too narrow from his point of view. He suggested that we should make the house at least 25 centimeters (10 inches) wider to allow more space here. However, we would prefer to avoid this with regard to costs, as the house, measuring about 9.0 x 12.5 meters (30 x 41 feet), is already quite large and fully covers our desired room layout.
Do you see any significant reason to consider that the corridor width in the hallway is too narrow and that we should revise the plan?
Many thanks and best regards
ufr
ufr123 schrieb:
or the staircase would have had a rise/run of 18.5/26 (which is actually too steep for us). I think with a landing this is borderline, and with a winding section it becomes too steep.
Curly schrieb:
I would never give up a higher floor-to-ceiling height, 2.50m (8 feet 2 inches) is simply too low and doesn’t look good. I think the 2.50 was meant more as clear ceiling height rather than full floor height. My uncle’s house in Baden-Württemberg has 2.38m (7 feet 10 inches), sometimes only 2.32m (7 feet 7 inches), which doesn’t feel cramped—although my uncle is taller than me physically.
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11ant schrieb:
I think the mentioned 250 was meant more as clear ceiling height rather than story height. At my uncle’s place in BW it is 238 (sometimes even only 232), which doesn’t feel cramped—even though my uncle is taller than me. Correct, clear ceiling height was meant. Our architect said that because of the rather enclosed rooms and the floor-to-ceiling windows, it doesn’t feel oppressive. Do you still find 2.50 meters (8 feet 2 inches) clear ceiling height too low?
ufr123 schrieb:
Do you still find a clear room height of 2.50 meters (8 ft 2 in) too low?Never. I have been living with that height now and in previous apartments for about half a century, and I have never noticed a difference in rooms with a height of 2.62 meters (8 ft 7 in). If anything, it’s the opposite: in “half rooms” in older buildings in Berlin with a ceiling height of 3.20 meters (10 ft 6 in), I would actually appreciate having dropped ceilings.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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WilhelmRo27 Jul 2019 15:5911ant schrieb:
and I have never noticed a difference in apartments with a ceiling height of 262cm (103 inches).Without tone, I can’t be 100% sure if that’s sarcasm. We visited a prefab home exhibition, and the first house had a ceiling height of 2.75m (9 feet). Then we went to a house with a ceiling height of 2.50m (8 feet 2 inches), and I asked my wife, "Something’s not right here? I feel uncomfortable," until we realized why... the unfinished ceiling height was fixed at 3m (9 feet 10 inches).
Best regards
We previously had a ceiling height of 2.48m (8 ft 2 in), and now it’s 2.70m (8 ft 10 in). That’s a huge difference, and the higher ceiling feels much better. I would rather skip other extras than compromise on ceiling height. You can notice even the smallest difference in ceiling height when you measure it yourself in a modular home showroom. Just go there and see the different ceiling heights for yourself.
Best regards,
Sabine
Best regards,
Sabine
kaho674 schrieb:
At first glance, I would position the house like this to have a nice, large garden. The entrance would then be more on the side. Would rethinking the entire ground floor be going too far? We discussed the orientation for a long time. However, the current orientation simply fits best with the surroundings and the terrain.
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