ᐅ Final Stage of Floor Plan Design – Wearing Rose-Colored Glasses
Created on: 15 Jul 2020 08:29
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lise84_bauherr
Hello dear community!
I am new here, so please forgive me if I have not included all the information right away. I can gladly provide more details if needed.
We are currently remodeling the upper floor completely to create a separate apartment for ourselves. My parents-in-law will remain in the ground floor. Everything will be fully separated, meaning a separate staircase, cellar partition, etc.
I have followed the guideline somewhat. I hope the information is sufficient; otherwise, I can provide more as mentioned.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 500sqm (5400 sq ft)
Slope --
Site coverage ratio --
Floor area ratio --
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development --
Number of parking spaces 5
Number of floors Upper floor, one level
Roof type Gable roof
Style Chalet
Orientation Southwest
Maximum heights / limits --
Other requirements --
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof with partially exposed roof structure (Chalet)
Basement, floors: Already existing
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 2 children (toddlers)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office? Separate entrance
Overnight guests per year --
Open or closed architecture --
Traditional or modern construction --
Open kitchen, cooking island: Cooking island with dining area in one room
Number of dining seats >8
Fireplace Yes, ideally as a room divider between kitchen and living room
Music/audio wall
Balcony, roof terrace: Roof terrace at least 30sqm (320 sq ft)
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Designer:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? I really like the plan. But maybe I’m wearing rose-colored glasses?
What do you not like? Why? Possibly a small children’s bathroom
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology:
If you have to give up certain details or add-ons
Why has the design turned out as it is now?
Our wishes were attempted to be implemented
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Orientation:
The master bedroom and bathroom are located NE
Living room and kitchen SW
Upper Floor
Gray walls are existing structure
East and south sides face municipal roads
I am aware that the possibilities are relatively limited due to the existing structure. Nevertheless, I look forward to your suggestions and tips.
Best regards
I am new here, so please forgive me if I have not included all the information right away. I can gladly provide more details if needed.
We are currently remodeling the upper floor completely to create a separate apartment for ourselves. My parents-in-law will remain in the ground floor. Everything will be fully separated, meaning a separate staircase, cellar partition, etc.
I have followed the guideline somewhat. I hope the information is sufficient; otherwise, I can provide more as mentioned.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size 500sqm (5400 sq ft)
Slope --
Site coverage ratio --
Floor area ratio --
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development --
Number of parking spaces 5
Number of floors Upper floor, one level
Roof type Gable roof
Style Chalet
Orientation Southwest
Maximum heights / limits --
Other requirements --
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Gable roof with partially exposed roof structure (Chalet)
Basement, floors: Already existing
Number of occupants, age: 2 adults, 2 children (toddlers)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: Family use or home office? Separate entrance
Overnight guests per year --
Open or closed architecture --
Traditional or modern construction --
Open kitchen, cooking island: Cooking island with dining area in one room
Number of dining seats >8
Fireplace Yes, ideally as a room divider between kitchen and living room
Music/audio wall
Balcony, roof terrace: Roof terrace at least 30sqm (320 sq ft)
Garage, carport
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Designer:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? I really like the plan. But maybe I’m wearing rose-colored glasses?
What do you not like? Why? Possibly a small children’s bathroom
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for the house including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating technology:
If you have to give up certain details or add-ons
Why has the design turned out as it is now?
Our wishes were attempted to be implemented
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
- So far, I am very satisfied with the plan. It basically reflects what we envision. Still, I’d love to hear opinions—perhaps we are a bit biased.
- The children’s room door will be moved down so that the parents’ area can be fully separated with a door in front of the master bathroom.
- The only concern is the children’s bathroom and guest WC—I don’t see how to make them larger. Do you think this will work and look good?
Orientation:
The master bedroom and bathroom are located NE
Living room and kitchen SW
Upper Floor
Gray walls are existing structure
East and south sides face municipal roads
I am aware that the possibilities are relatively limited due to the existing structure. Nevertheless, I look forward to your suggestions and tips.
Best regards
lise84_bauherr schrieb:
Customers are received. And then they watch and listen to underwear spinning in circles?
Ideensucher schrieb:
if I have to leave the apartment for that. I don’t really see that as a problem since it’s right outside the door. Many condominiums have separate laundry rooms in the basement. Only combined with an office is it somewhat impractical.
lise84_bauherr schrieb:
We had planned a hole for the office. But noise will probably come through. So the customer would not only hear the washing but also the family’s bathroom visits?
Tolentino schrieb:
Those things are noisy! ...and they also generate heat.
No, I also think that’s not an option. And you’re supposed to have clients in the office??? Right next to the pile of dirty laundry or the running washing machine when the underwear passes by the washing machine window?
You can’t be serious!
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Ideensucher15 Jul 2020 09:36lise84_bauherr schrieb:
Yes, that’s true about the guest bathroom. But I want to keep the shower and sink separate for our children. I don’t like the idea of guests using the bathroom when it’s messy with the kids’ stuff.You expect your children to shower in a 2.89m² (31 sq ft) bathroom for years? By age 15, they’ll definitely refuse. Also, a 1.34m² (14 sq ft) guest toilet is really tight. Remove that wall.
If unexpected guests do show up, before they come upstairs you can quickly check the bathroom and just throw any clutter into the kids’ room.
Go through the entire process of "doing laundry," and you will realize that it doesn’t work that way.
It’s not just about throwing the dirty laundry into the washing machine and taking it out again.
Laundry is collected, and I’m especially thinking of my husband’s sports socks, which definitely can get smelly when dirty. Should this odor be presented to the customer?
In summer, you can hang laundry outside. What do you do in winter? Or when it’s raining? Carry wet laundry back into the apartment?
Where do you iron?
I don’t see a sink in the office (which I actually like!), so what do you do with the dryer’s condensation water? Carry it through the hallway to the small guest toilet, which is probably too cramped to empty the container at the sink?
Laundry is not only collected but also sorted. At least for me, I have light delicates, dark delicates, towels, etc. for 60°C (140°F), and heavily soiled laundry. Sure, you have a laundry bin in the office, but where should the other piles go once the dirty laundry has been sorted for washing? For me, the sorted piles lie on the floor, waiting to be washed, but that will hardly be possible if the room is also used as an office.
I would reduce the office size a bit and allocate the freed-up square meters to the bathroom or children’s bathroom (the entire children’s bathroom, without the partition to the toilet, as already mentioned) and place the washing machine and dryer there.
Having them in the office makes absolutely no sense.
It’s not just about throwing the dirty laundry into the washing machine and taking it out again.
Laundry is collected, and I’m especially thinking of my husband’s sports socks, which definitely can get smelly when dirty. Should this odor be presented to the customer?
In summer, you can hang laundry outside. What do you do in winter? Or when it’s raining? Carry wet laundry back into the apartment?
Where do you iron?
I don’t see a sink in the office (which I actually like!), so what do you do with the dryer’s condensation water? Carry it through the hallway to the small guest toilet, which is probably too cramped to empty the container at the sink?
Laundry is not only collected but also sorted. At least for me, I have light delicates, dark delicates, towels, etc. for 60°C (140°F), and heavily soiled laundry. Sure, you have a laundry bin in the office, but where should the other piles go once the dirty laundry has been sorted for washing? For me, the sorted piles lie on the floor, waiting to be washed, but that will hardly be possible if the room is also used as an office.
I would reduce the office size a bit and allocate the freed-up square meters to the bathroom or children’s bathroom (the entire children’s bathroom, without the partition to the toilet, as already mentioned) and place the washing machine and dryer there.
Having them in the office makes absolutely no sense.
Furthermore, I don't find either of the bathrooms very appealing. A second or children’s bathroom is nice if you have the space. Here, it feels too cramped. In addition, the children’s bathroom doesn’t even have a window.
Keep the guest toilet and add the children’s bathroom to the master bathroom—so you end up with only one bathroom. Add a few square meters from the office, and that will become a nice, large bathroom with enough space for a laundry corner with a washer and dryer, and there will also be a washbasin nearby.
I’m not sure what the gray and red walls signify. Is one load-bearing and the other not? Did I miss something?
You should give up on the dream of having a separate parents’ area given the spatial conditions.
Keep the guest toilet and add the children’s bathroom to the master bathroom—so you end up with only one bathroom. Add a few square meters from the office, and that will become a nice, large bathroom with enough space for a laundry corner with a washer and dryer, and there will also be a washbasin nearby.
I’m not sure what the gray and red walls signify. Is one load-bearing and the other not? Did I miss something?
You should give up on the dream of having a separate parents’ area given the spatial conditions.
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