ᐅ Layout of the upper floor – master bedroom area / 2 children's bedrooms with bathroom

Hello everyone,

I would like to know if you see any potential for improvement in the upper floor.

Thanks for the collective expertise.

Layout: children's bathroom + 2 children's bedrooms (14 + 15 m² (150 + 161 sq ft)) + master area (bedroom 11 m² (118 sq ft) + walk-in closet 7 m² (75 sq ft) + bathroom 10 m² (108 sq ft))

Take a look at the thread and fill out the questionnaire: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-planung-unbedingt-vor-beitrag-erstellung-lesen.11714/

Otherwise, it looks like it was roughly put together until all the rooms fit?

Top left, the kids’ room has a bed drawn in with the headboard right next to the door, and elsewhere it doesn’t really fit properly either... The room is very angular.

Child 2’s room also has many corners, which seem to be more about the necessity of “somehow you have to get into the room…” rather than functionality.

A bathroom with two doors always has the problem that you either have to keep both doors closed or risk someone walking in at any time. Also, brushing teeth/makeup right in front of the door doesn’t appeal to me. I don’t see people standing side by side at the double sink getting ready. I’m not sure how wide the toilet space is, but in general I’m not a fan of tiny, dark toilet niches – though that is a matter of personal preference... Recently, we also had a case where there wasn’t enough space next to the toilet and the man’s shoulders touched the wall (and that was on only one side). I can’t say if this is the case here or not, but it’s not my thing.

For the “children’s bathroom,” I would almost consider rethinking it. Give the parents a small bathroom (possibly with access only through the bedroom) and a larger family bathroom with a bathtub, but only with access via the hallway.

The walk-in closet is 188cm (74 inches) wide in the shell stage, with wardrobes planned on both sides... Our wardrobe is only 60cm (24 inches) deep. Even if you put a shallower shelf or something on one side, it’s tight. If you see the walk-in closet as a larger wardrobe, the second door takes up storage space. If you want to change clothes inside it as well, it’s incredibly cramped. Sliding doors help minimize the swing area of doors, but otherwise I see them more as a sign of “there isn’t enough space, so let’s trick around it.”

I’m not a floor plan expert here, so I can’t say it’s good either. (If we had built ourselves from scratch, I probably would have gone through standard floor plans until I found something suitable.)

These are already detailed construction plans, so what else can be changed? I would try to combine the children’s bathroom and the parents’ bathroom.

Could you show the plot and the ground floor?

If I could choose one of the two children's bedrooms, I would only take the one on the right. Desk in front of the window, not squeezed into the corner without a window like on the left. No annoying kid's bathroom extension inside the room.

Tobias579 schrieb:

Do you still see potential for optimization in the upper floor?

Oh… yes! There is still a lot that can be done if it should be both attractive and functional.

mayglow schrieb:

Otherwise: looks like it was thrown together until all the rooms fit?

I can only agree with that.

mayglow schrieb:

I'm not a floor plan designer here,

I am. But without the ground floor included, which probably has similar shortcomings, it’s not worth addressing in detail.

I’m listing possible improvements:
- The walk-in closet adds little value in its current form.
- Two doors in the bathroom are suboptimal for family use.
- Bathroom: Using the washbasins blocks the door to the hallway.
- The washbasin is positioned too far from the window.
- 87 cm (34 inches) clear door opening width for the toilet is not sufficient.
- The bathtub in front of the window means you have to step into the tub to open or clean the window.
- The bathroom is most likely located above a living/lounge area, which would mean a soil pipe will run through it.
- I would arrange the shower toilet differently so the washbasin can receive natural light from the side.