Hello everyone,
After almost a year’s break, we have resumed our building project and are planning a new floor plan.
We’re stuck when it comes to the open-plan living area, so I would like to hear your opinions!
Our garden faces west, and to the south, the neighboring property begins after three meters (10 feet).
Option 1:
Overall, we like this option best. BUT: Is it possibly too tight? About one meter (3 feet) between the sofa and table—is that too cramped? It’s enough for walking through, but maybe it compromises comfort on the couch? Currently, we have much more space between the couch and table, but not as much room depth as in the planned layout. We are thinking of trying to place the table this close to the sofa in our current apartment to get a feel for it.
Pros: Great window view to the west, a skylight to the south (brings in plenty of light but prevents the neighbor from looking into our house), from the couch you can see the room, the garden, and the TV.
Cons: Is it too narrow in width?
Option 2:
Same setup, only the table is rotated. Basically, a table with a footprint of 1.00 x 2.00 meters (3 x 6.5 feet) requires a total space of 2.00 x 2.00 meters (6.5 x 6.5 feet) to accommodate chairs. In this arrangement, all guests could look out to the garden. In option 1, both the sofa and the kitchen island have visual contact with all guests.
Option 3:
The sofa and the entertainment wall are swapped. The skylight to the south changes to a floor-to-ceiling window, but the window to the west is removed.
Pros: More freedom of movement in the room, sofa hidden behind the fireplace, more coziness.
Cons: No view of the garden from the sofa, loss of a west window, view of the fireplace only from the side.
We have gotten so lost in the planning that we can’t see the forest for the trees right now.
What do you think?
Thanks and best regards,
Ypsi
After almost a year’s break, we have resumed our building project and are planning a new floor plan.
We’re stuck when it comes to the open-plan living area, so I would like to hear your opinions!
Our garden faces west, and to the south, the neighboring property begins after three meters (10 feet).
Option 1:
Overall, we like this option best. BUT: Is it possibly too tight? About one meter (3 feet) between the sofa and table—is that too cramped? It’s enough for walking through, but maybe it compromises comfort on the couch? Currently, we have much more space between the couch and table, but not as much room depth as in the planned layout. We are thinking of trying to place the table this close to the sofa in our current apartment to get a feel for it.
Pros: Great window view to the west, a skylight to the south (brings in plenty of light but prevents the neighbor from looking into our house), from the couch you can see the room, the garden, and the TV.
Cons: Is it too narrow in width?
Option 2:
Same setup, only the table is rotated. Basically, a table with a footprint of 1.00 x 2.00 meters (3 x 6.5 feet) requires a total space of 2.00 x 2.00 meters (6.5 x 6.5 feet) to accommodate chairs. In this arrangement, all guests could look out to the garden. In option 1, both the sofa and the kitchen island have visual contact with all guests.
Option 3:
The sofa and the entertainment wall are swapped. The skylight to the south changes to a floor-to-ceiling window, but the window to the west is removed.
Pros: More freedom of movement in the room, sofa hidden behind the fireplace, more coziness.
Cons: No view of the garden from the sofa, loss of a west window, view of the fireplace only from the side.
We have gotten so lost in the planning that we can’t see the forest for the trees right now.
What do you think?
Thanks and best regards,
Ypsi
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Ypsi aus NI25 May 2021 13:14That's a real bargain, lucky you 😉
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Ypsi aus NI25 May 2021 13:21haydee schrieb:
You don’t need two bathrooms on the upper floor. Even if the parents occasionally sleep upstairs. By the time the kids use a bathroom on that floor, they will be older and either you or the teenager will be downstairs.
I would redesign the ground floor. Then basically it’s what you have now. Remove the wall between the bedroom and the dressing room, and you already have a flexible space.
A study or a room with two possible work areas. Or a children’s room, or a parents’ area, or whatever.
It’s an experiment with sleeping downstairs. Assuming the children stay at home until possibly finishing university, the period when this concept works is longer than the period when it might cause problems (up to toddler age). And as I said: moving the bedroom upstairs would be easy to do. Then the master bathroom would be downstairs, more like a typical shower bathroom on the ground floor.
Ypsi aus NI schrieb:
For daycare, you pay around 600-700€...From 0-3 years, but not for regular preschool/kindergarten from 3-6 years, right?And here we go again with moving walls, rearranging furniture, etc.
Ypsi aus NI schrieb:
So basically, it’s already what it is now. Just remove the wall between the bedroom and the dressing room, and you’ll have a flexible space.
A home office or a room with two possible work areas. Or a kids’ room, a parents’ area, or whatever else.
Still, the room downstairs won’t be any better that way. You really should revisit that.
Maybe the student will move downstairs too. So you won’t wake up when the youngsters bake pizza and chat at 3 a.m.
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Myrna_Loy25 May 2021 13:49If the ground floor bedroom has to be that small, I would consider installing a sliding door for the walk-in closet. This at least avoids the problem of a 90cm (35-inch) door opening right up against the bed and blocking walkways.
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