ᐅ Basement bedroom

Created on: 25 Jan 2019 20:54
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Niloa
Hello,
we are visiting a plot of land tomorrow, and I am already planning whether it will meet our requirements. The problem is that it is very narrow, allowing for a house width of only about 8m (26 feet). I can’t design a suitable upper floor that includes a bedroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom, children’s bathroom, and three children’s bedrooms. Then I thought about moving the parents’ rooms to the basement, which we plan to build anyway.
Does anyone have experience with living rooms or even bedrooms in basements? I believe it can be designed quite well in a new build so that it doesn’t feel like a typical basement. We would mainly just sleep downstairs. The only disadvantage I see at the moment is that you would have to use two staircases to reach the children’s bedrooms, which wouldn’t be a long-term problem.
What are your thoughts on this?
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haydee
25 Jan 2019 22:47
I would initially plan the bedrooms upstairs and keep the basement as an expansion reserve.

Who knows if you will have three children.
How old the oldest is until the youngest needs their own room.
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Niloa
26 Jan 2019 11:43
Thank you for your contributions so far. It has indeed turned out to be a sloped site, so a living area in the basement level would probably be feasible. However, we were not satisfied with the surroundings, as there are only multi-family houses nearby. Additionally, the trees next door would likely cast complete shade over the garden in summer.
So, we will continue searching or wait...