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I bought a house from a developer that is currently in the shell stage. The windows and roof are sealed, but no interior work has started yet. I have no influence on the plot (mid-terrace house), the orientation, or the construction materials. I can only choose a little during the interior finishing phase (sample selection – autocorrect wants to change it to "encourage"). Therefore, I did not fill out the questionnaire. Most things are not under my control.
I would like to share some thoughts about the floor plan. I have been debating for a while about the layout on the ground floor: where should the kitchen go, where should the living room be? And what about the "middle section" where the architect designed the kitchen?
On the upper floor, I'm not sure if I want to keep the huge bedroom as it is. Probably not.
The house is intended for me with my practice (1 consultation room, 1 waiting chair in the hallway) and possibly later (nothing is decided yet) with a co-houser. So, living together like students, but a bit more responsible.
The sliding door to the garden opens from left to right. Unfortunately, this will be my "main entrance" because the bike shed is in the garden. The bike is my main mode of transport. I use it daily.
The upper part of the ground floor plan feels too large as a living room. I live alone and don’t have a big sofa (a two-seater, a cocktail chair, a leather armchair, a coffee table 50cm x 50cm (20in x 20in)). Additionally, I play guitar and would like to have a permanent guitar spot with a music stand, preferably with some natural daylight.
Regarding the kitchen: I cook a lot and enjoy it. Currently, I have a double-row kitchen with a dishwasher island. It works great. But if I plan it in the upper part of the floor plan, everything becomes crowded. Then relaxed seating is only possible in the lower part of the plan with little light. Or I keep the kitchen as the architect designed it, in the middle section. Then I suddenly have plenty of space.
On the plan, up is east, down is west.
Does anyone have ideas for arranging the floor plan? Thanks in advance!
I also found a draft: kitchen on the upper floor (marked in red), living room on the lower floor (blue) with furniture (gray) and guitar area (yellow)
I bought a house from a developer that is currently in the shell stage. The windows and roof are sealed, but no interior work has started yet. I have no influence on the plot (mid-terrace house), the orientation, or the construction materials. I can only choose a little during the interior finishing phase (sample selection – autocorrect wants to change it to "encourage"). Therefore, I did not fill out the questionnaire. Most things are not under my control.
I would like to share some thoughts about the floor plan. I have been debating for a while about the layout on the ground floor: where should the kitchen go, where should the living room be? And what about the "middle section" where the architect designed the kitchen?
On the upper floor, I'm not sure if I want to keep the huge bedroom as it is. Probably not.
The house is intended for me with my practice (1 consultation room, 1 waiting chair in the hallway) and possibly later (nothing is decided yet) with a co-houser. So, living together like students, but a bit more responsible.
The sliding door to the garden opens from left to right. Unfortunately, this will be my "main entrance" because the bike shed is in the garden. The bike is my main mode of transport. I use it daily.
The upper part of the ground floor plan feels too large as a living room. I live alone and don’t have a big sofa (a two-seater, a cocktail chair, a leather armchair, a coffee table 50cm x 50cm (20in x 20in)). Additionally, I play guitar and would like to have a permanent guitar spot with a music stand, preferably with some natural daylight.
Regarding the kitchen: I cook a lot and enjoy it. Currently, I have a double-row kitchen with a dishwasher island. It works great. But if I plan it in the upper part of the floor plan, everything becomes crowded. Then relaxed seating is only possible in the lower part of the plan with little light. Or I keep the kitchen as the architect designed it, in the middle section. Then I suddenly have plenty of space.
On the plan, up is east, down is west.
Does anyone have ideas for arranging the floor plan? Thanks in advance!
I also found a draft: kitchen on the upper floor (marked in red), living room on the lower floor (blue) with furniture (gray) and guitar area (yellow)
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Bertram1001 Nov 2019 17:00Here we go! I’ve got it. I’ve almost found the perfect solution—just can’t lay eggs, unfortunately. But for now, I’m happy with what I (with my sister’s help) have found:
The practice room will be moved down to the inner part of the ground floor. The space originally planned as the utility room will be enlarged (blue line). The red dashed line shows the original layout.
Since there is no window in the practice room, the long walls will be fitted with continuous windows and well-planned lighting as much as possible. These are shown as dots in the drawing, representing light coming from two directions.
To make sure there’s enough storage, the living room wall will be moved about the length of a shoe inward to the left.
The kitchen will move from the central area up towards the terrace and will get a kitchen sofa with raised legs at the table.
The central area is now only 160cm (63 inches) wide. That’s enough space for one or two armchairs (60cm / 24 inches deep), a narrow bookshelf (25cm / 10 inches deep), and a passageway (75cm / 30 inches deep).
Hip hip hooray, this way I can keep the practice room on the ground floor and still won’t waste much space. Or did I overlook something important?
The practice room will be moved down to the inner part of the ground floor. The space originally planned as the utility room will be enlarged (blue line). The red dashed line shows the original layout.
Since there is no window in the practice room, the long walls will be fitted with continuous windows and well-planned lighting as much as possible. These are shown as dots in the drawing, representing light coming from two directions.
To make sure there’s enough storage, the living room wall will be moved about the length of a shoe inward to the left.
The kitchen will move from the central area up towards the terrace and will get a kitchen sofa with raised legs at the table.
The central area is now only 160cm (63 inches) wide. That’s enough space for one or two armchairs (60cm / 24 inches deep), a narrow bookshelf (25cm / 10 inches deep), and a passageway (75cm / 30 inches deep).
Hip hip hooray, this way I can keep the practice room on the ground floor and still won’t waste much space. Or did I overlook something important?
Bertram100 schrieb:
Because there is no window in the treatment room, the long walls will be fitted with ribbon windows as much as possibleI basically don’t understand anything there. The room is perfect for exposure therapy for claustrophobiahttps://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Bertram1001 Nov 2019 17:1711ant schrieb:
I basically don’t understand anything. The room is perfect for claustrophobia exposure therapy. I can make money with that too.
The room is really not very big. But big enough for two people to sit in. About 5.3m² (57 sq ft). I know various other small meeting rooms of similar size.
What exactly does “don’t understand anything” mean to you?
Bertram100 schrieb:
I know of various small meeting rooms like that.In the medical field, the only spaces that small I know are changing rooms for X-rays :-(Bertram100 schrieb:
What does "Bahnhof" mean to you otherwise?A windowless strip of windows. Is that supposed to mean a transom window in an interior wall?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Bertram1001 Nov 2019 17:29I am not very familiar with interior windows and/or their lighting. I still need to research what options are available. I believe it is possible to illuminate the room at least satisfactorily and comfortably. A window, even if it is not a real one, at least provides a better feeling than having none. Even if the same lighting solutions are needed. And if a window can be installed in the load-bearing wall, that would of course be even better.
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