ᐅ Floor plan of 200 sqm with an integrated conservatory and gallery

So much living space... But when the fifth child arrives (if all goes well ), you have to convert the office into a bedroom. The rooms you actually need become tight in the house, while there is an abundance of (re)presentation space. A gallery is nice, but you have too many corners that just collect dust in everyday life with a normal daily routine. With such a large living area, you could plan a more functional kitchen and include spaces that can optionally be converted using partition walls.

ypg schrieb:
So much living space... But when the fifth child arrives (if all goes well ), you’ll have to convert the office into a nursery. For the rooms you actually need, the house becomes tight, yet you have plenty of space for (re)presentation. The gallery is nice, but you have too many corners that just gather dust in everyday life with a typical daily routine. With such a large living area, you could design a more functional kitchen and include spaces that can be adapted with partitions if necessary.

Hello ypg,

Thank you very much for your advice.

Would this already work better (see attachment)? Or does it need a complete redesign?

ypg schrieb:
So much living space... But when the fifth child arrives (if all goes well ), you will have to convert the office into a nursery. For rooms you actually need, the house will feel cramped, but you will have plenty of (re)presentation space. The gallery is nice, but you have too many corners that will just collect dust in everyday life with a typical daily routine. With such a large living area, you could design a more functional kitchen and plan spaces that can potentially be converted with partitions.

Hello ypg,

thank you very much for your advice.

Would this work better as it is now (see attachment)? Or does it need a complete redesign?

The study or third nursery would now be about 18 sqm (193 sq ft). I can imagine that the TV area could be closed off with a sliding door.

So, we have 187 m² (2010 sq ft) and four full-sized rooms of about 16 m² (170 sq ft) each on the upper floor, plus a master bedroom with an en-suite bathroom (is that the correct term?) on the ground floor, including a small separate shower room accessible only from the bedroom. Our open living, dining, and kitchen area is 55 m² (590 sq ft) — you have to save square meters somewhere. We also have a utility room of about 8 m² (86 sq ft) on both the ground and upper floors. However, the bathroom on the upper floor is smaller for us.

If that matches your requirements and you have the budget for it, I find the floor plan nice. I would change the walk-in closet and the bedroom, though — I’d rather have the bedroom as a closed-off room and use the closet as a "bridge" to the bathroom. The back-and-forth between closet and bathroom will happen more often than going back into the bedroom. Also, this way you don’t disturb anyone still sleeping in the bedroom while someone else is getting ready.

Another point might be the kitchen layout — why are there two chairs at the counter? That doesn’t actually make it more functional.

Have you ever lived in a house with a mezzanine? There is no privacy there, especially with children. Food smells, conversations, TV noise, children screaming, kids’ music, and so on travel perfectly from downstairs to upstairs and vice versa. Not to mention, you’re sitting comfortably with guests in the conservatory, having a glass of wine, and the possibly moody teenager has to rush past the mezzanine in pajamas, a shirt, and a towel to get to the bathroom (or the other way around).

I would skip the mezzanine and instead try to include an additional bathroom for the children. In my opinion, a mezzanine with kids is wasted space.

Kitchen work paths are simply too long. There is no storage space for baking trays next to the oven for setting them down or pouring ingredients. Where will the stove be placed? Where is the countertop workspace then? In any case, the classic work triangle of preparation, storage (fridge), and washing doesn’t work. The counter is used as a seating nook.
Regards, Yvonne