Basically, there is no space for a coat closet, as a wardrobe won’t fit there. However, the bathroom is very spacious, perhaps too large in proportion. The same applies to the utility room. Having two separate storage rooms provides better organization and partition walls.
There are too many different window elements for my taste. If the bedroom is facing south, then you lose light there.
What I personally wouldn’t like:
- Washing machine in the bathroom. No peaceful moment... where will the dirty laundry be sorted?
- The constant path through the lounge area. I would swap the kitchen/dining area with the living room. Is there a particular orientation or plot for this layout?
The kitchen doesn’t work as drawn. But the room itself doesn’t need to be changed; a kitchen planner can sort that out. I would place it somewhere else anyway...
There are too many different window elements for my taste. If the bedroom is facing south, then you lose light there.
What I personally wouldn’t like:
- Washing machine in the bathroom. No peaceful moment... where will the dirty laundry be sorted?
- The constant path through the lounge area. I would swap the kitchen/dining area with the living room. Is there a particular orientation or plot for this layout?
The kitchen doesn’t work as drawn. But the room itself doesn’t need to be changed; a kitchen planner can sort that out. I would place it somewhere else anyway...
Here it is completed...
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 582m² (6263 ft²)
Slope: slight slope
Site coverage ratio: taken into account
Floor area ratio: taken into account
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: taken into account
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: flat roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: north is at the top on the plan
Maximum heights / limits: taken into account
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: flat roof, modern
Basement, number of floors: no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 3 people, ages 39, 35, 2
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: 189m² (2035 ft²)
Office: family use or home office? Family + office + overnight guests
Overnight guests per year: 5
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 1
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why some things are or aren’t desired: Laundry should be done in the upstairs bathroom, where the laundry is generated.
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Architect
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 696,000 euros including additional construction costs, house connections, and floor coverings
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: among other things, controlled residential ventilation
Preferred heating technology: gas (due to cost reasons)
If you have to give up, which details/extensions
- Can you give up: –
- Cannot give up: fireplace, walk-in closet
Why is the design as it is now?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Children’s rooms should not face south due to heat. The terrace should face south. Evening sun on the terrace was also important.
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it? We really like the large open living room and the fireplace. We are unsure whether there is enough storage space (the utility room also contains technical equipment, the garage can fully serve as storage). We are also uncertain about storage space in the living room because a fireplace will be installed at the upper right corner, and safety distances to flammable materials must be maintained, meaning no cabinets can be placed nearby.
What are the most important questions: Are there possibilities for optimization from your point of view?
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 582m² (6263 ft²)
Slope: slight slope
Site coverage ratio: taken into account
Floor area ratio: taken into account
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: taken into account
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: flat roof
Architectural style: modern
Orientation: north is at the top on the plan
Maximum heights / limits: taken into account
Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type: flat roof, modern
Basement, number of floors: no basement
Number of occupants, ages: 3 people, ages 39, 35, 2
Space requirement on ground floor and upper floor: 189m² (2035 ft²)
Office: family use or home office? Family + office + overnight guests
Overnight guests per year: 5
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 1
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why some things are or aren’t desired: Laundry should be done in the upstairs bathroom, where the laundry is generated.
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Architect
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 696,000 euros including additional construction costs, house connections, and floor coverings
Personal budget limit for the house, including equipment: among other things, controlled residential ventilation
Preferred heating technology: gas (due to cost reasons)
If you have to give up, which details/extensions
- Can you give up: –
- Cannot give up: fireplace, walk-in closet
Why is the design as it is now?
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Children’s rooms should not face south due to heat. The terrace should face south. Evening sun on the terrace was also important.
What do you consider particularly good or bad about it? We really like the large open living room and the fireplace. We are unsure whether there is enough storage space (the utility room also contains technical equipment, the garage can fully serve as storage). We are also uncertain about storage space in the living room because a fireplace will be installed at the upper right corner, and safety distances to flammable materials must be maintained, meaning no cabinets can be placed nearby.
What are the most important questions: Are there possibilities for optimization from your point of view?
ypg schrieb:
Basically, the cloakroom is missing; a wardrobe won’t fit there. On the other hand, the bathroom is very spacious—actually, a bit too large in proportion. The same goes for the utility room. Having two separate storage rooms offers better organization and more options for partition walls.
There are too many different window elements for my taste. If the bedroom faces south, you’ll get a lot of sun.
What I wouldn’t personally like:
- Washing machine in the bathroom. No quiet moment... where will the dirty laundry be sorted?
- The constant path through the chill lounge. I would swap the kitchen/dining area with the living room. Is there a specific orientation or plot for the house?
The kitchen layout doesn’t work as shown. But the room itself doesn’t need to be changed; that can be arranged by a kitchen planner. I would place it elsewhere anyway... The bathroom on the ground floor has become so large because it will have an open walk-in shower with floor-level drainage, which means there will be some water splashing. We also want to place a dresser in there.
The note about the cloakroom was very helpful. We don’t want a wardrobe but rather a continuous bench seat in the niche with hooks on the walls for everyday jackets. For this, we need more depth in the niche (around 45cm (18 inches)). So thanks for that suggestion. Other jackets can go in the utility room, which is why it’s somewhat larger. A large deep freezer will also go there, as we didn’t want it in the kitchen to avoid noise disturbance in the evening.
The utility room is fairly large because we believe that we can arrange shelves there with optimal lengths and depths without losing space due to an additional wall.
Why do you think the kitchen doesn’t fit? It was already planned by the kitchen designer. Along the right wall there will be a fully integrated dishwasher and a built-in refrigerator in tall cabinets. We want a large countertop with a view of the playing children or to bake cookies together.
We accept the bedroom facing south. Basically, we like it warm, and we currently keep the windows closed throughout the year at night. We figured it’s better for us than for the children.
We would rather not swap the kitchen and living area. In the current floor plan, the kitchen is planned on the west side because a 30km/h (19mph) zone leads there, and we preferred the living area not to face the street directly.
Regarding the many different window elements, I understand. We thought a lot about it but didn’t find a better solution ourselves. If you have a better idea, please share it. We’re a bit clueless here. On the upper floor’s west and south sides, windows with standard sill heights were important because of street privacy (west side). The west window in the dining area should have a low sill height because flowers are to be placed there. The window (east) in the living area will have a built-in window seat and is therefore a bit lower in sill height.
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