Hello everyone,
I have already searched extensively in this forum but unfortunately haven’t found anything suitable.
The plot has a slight slope from the street, but after that, the land is level. Since it faces south, we would like to make use of the relatively large meadow and use our terrace on the lower ground floor as the main living area. That is why we want the living room, dining area, and kitchen on the lower ground floor. The front door is usually at the same level as the street, so on the ground floor. This means you would enter the house and then immediately go down the stairs. I haven’t seen that layout anywhere before. Also, we are wondering whether we should build two or three stories. Another question is how it will be later in life, when we are older, the children have left home, and we might have difficulty using the stairs. Has anyone been in a similar situation or does anyone have ideas on how to implement this sensibly? We are currently a family of four. Possibly there will be a fifth member.
We want to gather options to see what we would like best.
I have already searched extensively in this forum but unfortunately haven’t found anything suitable.
The plot has a slight slope from the street, but after that, the land is level. Since it faces south, we would like to make use of the relatively large meadow and use our terrace on the lower ground floor as the main living area. That is why we want the living room, dining area, and kitchen on the lower ground floor. The front door is usually at the same level as the street, so on the ground floor. This means you would enter the house and then immediately go down the stairs. I haven’t seen that layout anywhere before. Also, we are wondering whether we should build two or three stories. Another question is how it will be later in life, when we are older, the children have left home, and we might have difficulty using the stairs. Has anyone been in a similar situation or does anyone have ideas on how to implement this sensibly? We are currently a family of four. Possibly there will be a fifth member.
We want to gather options to see what we would like best.
What is the height difference within the building envelope?
Some friends of mine have the bedroom and entrance on the ground floor and the living area in the basement.
This topic has been thoroughly discussed before.
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-efh-150qm-tipps-zur-Verbesserung.29969/
In old age, there are options like stairlifts and similar solutions. Especially since, at that point, the question arises whether you still want to live in a house that you can no longer maintain.
Some friends of mine have the bedroom and entrance on the ground floor and the living area in the basement.
This topic has been thoroughly discussed before.
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-efh-150qm-tipps-zur-Verbesserung.29969/
In old age, there are options like stairlifts and similar solutions. Especially since, at that point, the question arises whether you still want to live in a house that you can no longer maintain.
haydee schrieb:
Everything was thoroughly discussed here as wellWow, I’d call that bold, linking directly to Franky73’s thread right awayhttps://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Thanks for the link. However, what I saw there is that the basement is planned for children's rooms, and the living area remains on the ground floor. I am particularly interested in the basement as the main living area, including living room, dining room, and kitchen. So far, I haven't found that.
haydee schrieb:
@11ant I couldn't think of another one I can't think of one either right now, otherwise I would have added it already. However, testing a newcomer with Franky73’s lengthy thread right away is a bit daring.
Grashalm schrieb:
I'm mainly interested in the basement as the primary living area Whenever this topic comes up here, the discussion tends to recommend having the living and kitchen areas combined on that level, because otherwise there would be a lot of stairs between enjoying the garden, cooking, and supervising children; and of course, it’s a matter of personal preference to have the living room downstairs. But even I can’t recall a wide range of threads on this subject at the moment.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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