Hello everyone,
We are considering building on top of an existing basement on a west-facing slope.
The staircase is fixed, so we have planned a bungalow around it.
What do you notice about the floor plan?
Thank you very much for any suggestions for improvement.
Conditions:
To the left is south, with a street and forest. To the right is north and forest. At the top is the west side with a distant view, and the entrance at the bottom is on the east side.
Premise: Age-appropriate design. The children's room will later become an office. The office is planned in the existing basement.
Many thanks!
We are considering building on top of an existing basement on a west-facing slope.
The staircase is fixed, so we have planned a bungalow around it.
What do you notice about the floor plan?
Thank you very much for any suggestions for improvement.
Conditions:
To the left is south, with a street and forest. To the right is north and forest. At the top is the west side with a distant view, and the entrance at the bottom is on the east side.
Premise: Age-appropriate design. The children's room will later become an office. The office is planned in the existing basement.
Many thanks!
Seven1984 schrieb:
What do you notice about the floor plan?That there are no walls? Scale unknown and flexible?
The wardrobe is larger than the kitchen and bedroom closet combined?
Maybe you should fill out the pinned questionnaire for floor plan discussions here and use graph paper where each square represents 50cm (20 inches).
Thanks
Seven1984 schrieb:
The staircase is fixed, so we designed a bungalow around it.
What do you notice about the floor plan? Why build around and not on top of a basement? What is this unfortunately not to scale drawing even supposed to represent: the floor plan of the basement level aka "cellar" or that of the bungalow added above it?
What stands out, of course, is that there is no staircase shown—at most, there is the location of a staircase (but what kind of staircase is this supposed to be, apparently smaller than the guest bathroom?).
Even for a halted construction, there should be more than just a rough sketch of the existing structure—by the way, also one of the originally planned above-ground building section.
As much as I am a supporter of reusing (suitable!) basements, I would advise against considering a property contaminated only by a ruin—which after celebrating its tenth anniversary as a lost place can hardly be anything else—anything but brownfield land just because, according to laypersons’ opinion (including less experienced architects, who are laypersons in this sense!), the structure is supposedly not scrap or at least not visibly so. The saying "location, location, location" sometimes applies only to a limited extent in individual cases, and I see that as applicable here.
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Seven19849 Dec 2019 08:36Thank you very much for your feedback. I actually did not read the comment. I will revise my drawing.
I have all the documents, and the floor plan is an exact 1:1 copy of the basement. It was drawn by hand and built the way we liked it.
Also, thanks for the critical comment regarding the basement: Although this is actually off-topic here, I’m happy to discuss it. What kind of problems would you expect with the abandoned building? As a layperson, I’ve been trying to research this a bit. For example, the stone used is not affected by permanent moisture.
I have all the documents, and the floor plan is an exact 1:1 copy of the basement. It was drawn by hand and built the way we liked it.
Also, thanks for the critical comment regarding the basement: Although this is actually off-topic here, I’m happy to discuss it. What kind of problems would you expect with the abandoned building? As a layperson, I’ve been trying to research this a bit. For example, the stone used is not affected by permanent moisture.
I would be concerned about water and frost damage.
What do you mean by age-appropriate?
Regardless of the dimensions.
Separate the spa area from the sleeping area.
You don’t want clothes to smell like the sauna or for moisture to remain in the wardrobe despite a controlled ventilation system.
Direct access to the whirlpool spa.
The guest/children’s bathroom lacks a window.
The wardrobe is very large.
Open-plan space.
The kitchen seems quite small.
The table blocks access to the terrace.
Try drawing chairs as if someone is sitting on them.
The sofa is placed in the middle of the room.
This room is a good example that size isn’t everything.
What do you mean by age-appropriate?
Regardless of the dimensions.
Separate the spa area from the sleeping area.
You don’t want clothes to smell like the sauna or for moisture to remain in the wardrobe despite a controlled ventilation system.
Direct access to the whirlpool spa.
The guest/children’s bathroom lacks a window.
The wardrobe is very large.
Open-plan space.
The kitchen seems quite small.
The table blocks access to the terrace.
Try drawing chairs as if someone is sitting on them.
The sofa is placed in the middle of the room.
This room is a good example that size isn’t everything.
Seven1984 schrieb:
This might be off-topic here, but gladly: What issues would you expect at this abandoned place? As a layperson, I’m already trying to read up a bit; for example, the stone used is supposed to be resistant to permanent moisture. I don’t see anything “off-topic” at the core of this discussion. Vacancy usually accelerates the deterioration of any building—and here, the shell actually experienced a sort of “first occupation” through vacancy, which hardly kept it dry. A self-healing or self-regenerating stone crosses the line from wishful thinking to nonsense. What exactly would have sealed it so effectively?
Ten years without proper weather protection—that means not only exposure to rainfall but also daily and seasonal climate fluctuations—takes a toll on every construction. Even a layperson can hardly take seriously the idea that this unplanned long-term weathering would be withstood without any damage. Furthermore, if this really is such a prime location, you wouldn’t expect to be the first to see a bargain here after ten years. Have you wondered why your predecessors ultimately didn’t turn out to be the ones who benefited?
At minimum, demolition contractors, building dehumidification experts, surveyors, and other professionals would have been prime candidates to develop this property. Without complications, this dormant beauty would have long ago found a new owner.
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Seven19849 Dec 2019 14:38haydee schrieb:
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Separate the spa area and the sleeping quarters.
You don’t want the clothes to smell like the sauna infusion, or for moisture to linger in the wardrobe despite the controlled residential ventilation system.
Direct access from the whirlpool to the spa.
The guest/children’s bathroom lacks a window.
The cloakroom is very large.
Open-plan room.
The kitchen feels quite small.
The table blocks access to the terrace.
Try drawing in chairs as if someone is sitting on them.
The sofa is in the middle of the room.
This room is a good example that size isn’t everything. Thanks for the suggestion. Since it’s not to scale, the layout feels quite unbalanced. I will revise it again.
The guest toilet/children’s bathroom should get a skylight. It will be a bungalow with a flat roof.
But yes, maybe there are better options! Thanks for that!
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