ᐅ Optimizing the Floor Plan of a Detached Single-Family Home, 155 sqm

hanse987 schrieb:

Uncomfortable to sit on without a proper backrest, and if you want to use it as a seating window, you first have to move the table.

You can’t use it as a seating window because there’s nothing to lean against—no side panels, just the wood and the glass behind it. That’s what I mean by poor design.

nordanney schrieb:

You can’t use it as a window seat because there is nothing to lean against. No “side panels,” just the wood and the glass behind it. That’s what I mean by poor planning.

This is indeed not shown in this drawing. However, it will be built with a continuous depth of 45cm (18 inches), and we have already received the quote for this.

Attached is an image as an example.

JoschNeubau24 schrieb:

This is actually not specified in this drawing. However, it will be built all around with a depth of 45cm (18 inches), and we have already received the quote for it.

How much will it cost?

Arauki11 schrieb:

How much does it cost?

About 1000€ for oiled beech wood with continuous lamellae.

JoschNeubau24 schrieb:

About €1000 for oiled beech with continuous lamellae.

I was just upstairs on the ground floor measuring, since we actually have something similar to the picture, but 3m (10 ft) wide. However, we executed it differently than planned, for the reasons mentioned here, even though we initially liked this picture and the idea. I’m a fan of things that make life more enjoyable, but I always check — or have checked — whether it actually “improves” my life.

Your living area is about 40sqm (430 sq ft), if I’m reading that right. The windows in the current plan are centered within the wall, so this wooden slat marked as 45cm (18 inches) will protrude nearly 30cm (12 inches) into the room. Not only does that reduce your living space by roughly 0.6sqm (6.5 sq ft), but it also extends awkwardly into the room where you’re likely to bump into it more often than you’ll actually sit on it. I understand your wife’s preference, but the benefits don’t quite match the drawbacks. You’ll need to be quite disciplined and efficient with your planning in such a limited layout, since you don’t have much room for extras.

Our windows are flush with the exterior brick, so more of the frame is embedded in the wall, but we still went with a 34cm (13 inches) wide window sill as a wide sitting ledge — no one actually sits on it, though. 40cm (16 inches) is hardly more; try it out, and note that you’ll need one cold, flat wall next to it. Sitting is uncomfortable in any case, and you’ll lose flexibility in the room. Maybe build your house first, then experiment with a mock-up made of boards so you can see how it really feels, especially once the kitchen is installed — since the kitchen will also depend on this.

Around here, visitors or children might use such ledges to sit, but no one ever actually does. They’re nice mainly for decoration or to enjoy a generous view outside.

By the way, I wouldn’t like having a door right next to it; I’d prefer the window to be positioned directly in the line of sight from the entrance so you can look outside as you enter the house — I really like that idea.

I would first ask myself whether dark oiled beech matches the rest of my interior design, or if another type of wood might be better. More importantly, I would consider whether that €1,000 would be better used as a down payment for a truly practical, technically sound controlled mechanical ventilation system for the house. Otherwise, I’d tell my wife that she’s going to be 100% responsible for opening the windows several times daily in all rooms over the next 30 years.

JoschNeubau24 schrieb:

It will be done all around with a depth of 45cm (18 inches),

Ok. That was not in the plan. However, 45cm (18 inches) is too shallow to sit comfortably. Besides that, the dining table will have to be pushed almost entirely against the wall (as shown in the photo). The example in the photo is not usable for the dining table.