Hello dear forum,
our planning is gradually becoming more concrete. A friend who is an architect took a look at our plot and came up with some new, useful ideas.
In advance: A residential house of 160-170 sqm (1720-1830 sq ft) plus a basement is planned.
Layout concept: Open living area with pantry, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite shower bathroom, 3 children’s rooms, family bathroom, 2 offices. The technical room will be moved to the basement.
So far, we only have one child, so we don’t need to have our offices in the basement yet. If more children come, these might possibly move to the basement.
Until now, we also wanted to keep the option open to convert a part of the basement into a separate apartment, as long as a) the children’s rooms upstairs are not needed yet and b) the children eventually move out.
Now we are asking ourselves:
How do we plan the basement?
The architect suggested shifting the entrance to the basement level and then placing the master bedroom in the basement. Possibly keeping the option of having a separate apartment down there as well. The difficulty: When the kids are small, there will be a lot of walking, especially at night.
The open living area should definitely be on the ground floor, as our terrace will be accessible from there (I have attached a site plan).
What ideas do you have? How are your houses designed (basement, ground floor, upper floor)? Feel free to attach pictures – I am curious and have difficulty imagining the basement layout.
Thank you very much
our planning is gradually becoming more concrete. A friend who is an architect took a look at our plot and came up with some new, useful ideas.
In advance: A residential house of 160-170 sqm (1720-1830 sq ft) plus a basement is planned.
Layout concept: Open living area with pantry, master bedroom with dressing room and en-suite shower bathroom, 3 children’s rooms, family bathroom, 2 offices. The technical room will be moved to the basement.
So far, we only have one child, so we don’t need to have our offices in the basement yet. If more children come, these might possibly move to the basement.
Until now, we also wanted to keep the option open to convert a part of the basement into a separate apartment, as long as a) the children’s rooms upstairs are not needed yet and b) the children eventually move out.
Now we are asking ourselves:
How do we plan the basement?
The architect suggested shifting the entrance to the basement level and then placing the master bedroom in the basement. Possibly keeping the option of having a separate apartment down there as well. The difficulty: When the kids are small, there will be a lot of walking, especially at night.
The open living area should definitely be on the ground floor, as our terrace will be accessible from there (I have attached a site plan).
What ideas do you have? How are your houses designed (basement, ground floor, upper floor)? Feel free to attach pictures – I am curious and have difficulty imagining the basement layout.
Thank you very much
I would distribute the minimum number of rooms between the basement and the ground floor, and reserve the attic as a backup.
Basement: entrance, cloakroom, bathroom, master bedroom, one child's room, utility room
Ground floor: open-plan living area, storage room, toilet, office
Attic: storage room, which can be converted into a children’s floor later if necessary
Basement: entrance, cloakroom, bathroom, master bedroom, one child's room, utility room
Ground floor: open-plan living area, storage room, toilet, office
Attic: storage room, which can be converted into a children’s floor later if necessary
Every square meter has a cost. On a flat plot, you would never plan with a basement apartment. Why now?
Parents in the basement and a toddler on the top floor doesn’t work. I agree with you on that.
That’s why I would plan at least one children’s bedroom in the basement.
With a flat plot, you would probably plan as follows:
Ground floor: building services, entrance, cloakroom, restroom, office, open living area
Upper floor: parents’ bedroom, 2-3 children’s bedrooms, bathroom, possibly laundry
Now you are distributing exactly these rooms across basement, ground floor, and top floor.
Parents in the basement and a toddler on the top floor doesn’t work. I agree with you on that.
That’s why I would plan at least one children’s bedroom in the basement.
With a flat plot, you would probably plan as follows:
Ground floor: building services, entrance, cloakroom, restroom, office, open living area
Upper floor: parents’ bedroom, 2-3 children’s bedrooms, bathroom, possibly laundry
Now you are distributing exactly these rooms across basement, ground floor, and top floor.
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NatureSys18 Jun 2020 20:50In the basement, we have an office, an office/guest room, a bathroom, a utility room, and a pantry. Our neighbors, who are over 80 years old, have had their bedroom in the basement of the identical house for several years.
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NatureSys18 Jun 2020 20:51One of the other neighbors moved a child into the basement when they were about 10 years old.
NatureSys schrieb:
In the basement, we have an office, a combined office/guest room, a toilet, a utility room, and a pantry. Our neighbors, who are over 80, have had their bedroom in the basement of the identical house for several years.Our original idea was quite similar.
We considered using the space as a rental unit as long as we don’t need the room for the children. Since the bathroom, heating, and other utilities are already there, making it a separate living unit wouldn’t be a big step.
Haydee, I also like your idea for the room layout. Thank you for that!
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