We are planning a long fixed window element above the kitchen countertop. The architect has designed a sill height of 1.35 m (4 ft 5 in). I am only 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) tall. Somehow, I can’t really picture it well. I do like that the window doesn’t start directly at the countertop, but is this height common or practical?
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Annettsche9 Apr 2021 13:2711ant schrieb:
Yes, as much as you want: Regarding your current question, it can be seen that you did not misread the plan, and that there is a sink but no stove shown – whether there are kitchen herbs is not indicated ;-)
The plan looks like one we would certainly like to see in full. If you want helpful feedback on other areas, please share more while it’s still useful. However, many things are often criticized that the homeowners actually like themselves. Some forum users therefore prefer to show their plans only once the decisions have been finalized. With the retro-style floor plan, your house at least has a unique quality here, and some might be glad to find inspiration for that here as well. Retro style?? That’s cool, no one’s really seen that before. We actually wanted to build a modern house 🙂. Why do you say that?
11ant schrieb:
Technically, that doesn’t make much sense even if the sinks are as retro as the floor plan. But I think you can definitely combine a floor plan from the ’80s with sinks from the ’90s. And by the way, that’s a rather original argument coming from a planner who, on the other hand, places the 45° bend of the exterior wall at the back in a different spot than at the front – so the roof won’t be symmetrical (?) There will be a flat roof (provided it is approved). The plot is rather triangular, unfortunately not well shaped, also in terms of orientation. We tried to make the best out of it.
11ant schrieb:
With the retro-style floor plan, your house at least has a certain rarity value here, and some people might be happy to find inspiration for that as well.
Technically, this is even nonsense if the cisterns are as retro as the floor plan. However, I think it’s perfectly fine to combine an ’80s floor plan with ’90s cisterns. Besides, it’s quite a creative argument coming from a planner who, on the other hand, places the 45° kink of the exterior wall at the back in a different spot than at the front. I tend to get twitches from these 45° corners out of habit. But in the part of the plan that we can see, I actually find it quite appealing. Including that amusing pentagonal pantry. The kitchen/dining area appears cleverly separated from the living area, and the entrance opens up via the mentioned ’crooked’ pantry toward the dining table. I like it! So, dear @Annettsche, please share the rest with us.
What I find more original from the planner is, instead of a quick check on the toilet cistern, to plan a window that you can’t look out of. Especially if he may have actually met the not very tall builder face to face.
Oh, I almost forgot: I obviously still have some hidden traces of retro style in me when it comes to the kitchen island. While cooking, I keep most of the items I need within easy reach around the cooktop (I’m quite an obsessive prepper because otherwise the duplication of tasks overwhelms me), and around the sink, more of the unpleasant stuff tends to gather (food scraps, dirty cutting boards/dishes/pots, etc.).
So, I’m definitely a clear supporter of the KITCHEN island!
So, I’m definitely a clear supporter of the KITCHEN island!
evelinoz schrieb:
I just don’t like having stuff lying around.Actually, our windowsill was only meant for the basil pot and a bouquet... I couldn’t have guessed that my wife would put her 43 seedling pots there 🙄
Nice kitchen, by the way!!!
Annettsche schrieb:
Retro style?? That’s cool, no one has seen that before. We actually wanted to build a modern house 🙂. What makes you say that? Well, the 45° angles in the floor plan are as typical of the 1980s as the petticoat is of the 1950s. In the mid-80s, the building industry’s trends shifted, and with interlocked rectangular floor plans, the prefabricated house sector for the first time set the trend for traditional masonry builders.
Annettsche schrieb:
There will be a flat roof (if it gets approved). The plot is rather triangular, That can be managed as well, for example, have a look here @Oakland: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/dreieckiges-Grundstück-samt-eiche-grundriss-mit-l-form.29277/ or https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundstuecksplanung-fuer-ein-dreieckiges-Grundstück.37380/
However: a building permit inquiry to clarify whether a flat roof is possible comes FOUR STEPS BEFORE toilet flush systems !!! – is the architect some kind of “artist”?
Hangman schrieb:
So I’m clearly in favor of the kitchen island! Your conclusion doesn’t match your reasoning – which is a clear argument IN FAVOR of wet waste disposal close to the cooking area.
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