ᐅ Floor Plan and Layout Concept for a Family Duplex Apartment: Where Should Everything Go?

Hello everyone!

We need some advice on room layout for an old maisonette (ceilings about 3.10m (10 ft) high, wooden beam ceilings). Overall, there are many rooms and a lot of space, but we are unsure about how to arrange them. Since the renovation is planned anyway, we currently have quite a bit of freedom regarding room functions. The stairwell is separated and therefore part of the apartment.

The room labels in the sketches are provisional. Our current thoughts are:

• We want to combine the living room/dining room/kitchen into one open-plan living/dining/cooking area, so the walls there will be opened up accordingly.
• Installation of a roof loggia on the top floor.
• A wall with a door is to be built between the right "children’s room" and the "playroom" to create a separate children’s bedroom and playroom and divide the space accordingly.

In particular, we still need ideas on how to accommodate the following:

• 2 children’s bedrooms (preferably not directly next to each other, as the kids are very sensitive to noise)
• 2 home office workstations (in separate rooms; ideally on different levels to allow for phone calls)
• Ideas for a physical activity area for the kids (climbing wall? Swing? Gym bar?)
• Ideas for the roof loggia: What should it look like? Should about one meter (3 feet) at the front be kept as room space, possibly for a small coffee/fridge corner (to serve the roof loggia) or a workspace?
• Wardrobes for the parents? Where to put them?

There is also an (currently unfinished) attic that could possibly be used as a play or creative area for the children (but due to the height, it is not suitable as a study).

Thank you all in advance! We welcome creative ideas—even outside the box—and are open to suggestions 🙂