Hello,
we are renovating the entire attic space.
Is 7.92 sqm (85.3 sq ft) too small for a children’s and later a teenager’s bedroom?
This mainly concerns the blue-gray room. The line indicates the 2m (6 ft 7 in) limit of the sloped ceiling.
I would appreciate any experiences and, preferably, pictures of sloped ceilings and rooms of roughly this size!
we are renovating the entire attic space.
Is 7.92 sqm (85.3 sq ft) too small for a children’s and later a teenager’s bedroom?
This mainly concerns the blue-gray room. The line indicates the 2m (6 ft 7 in) limit of the sloped ceiling.
I would appreciate any experiences and, preferably, pictures of sloped ceilings and rooms of roughly this size!
S
Sebastian7931 May 2016 13:25How do you recognize the slope in the comic drawing?
So far, this sounds more harsh than really helpful xD The roof has a pitch of 50° and is therefore very steep.
The attic space (ES) only has a flat area of 12 sqm (130 sq ft)... half of that would be even smaller than your nicely named small room.
The attic space will still be built—it will be an extension on the existing ground floor extension. So it might not be implemented right away, and if it is, the load-bearing exterior walls cannot be moved... (for example, to place them differently in the room).
There will also be a sloped part that adds more sense of space. We don’t know yet whether we will add a knee wall or have the large windows run all the way down.
We have planned more options and are currently exploring different ideas. But with four children, you can’t give everyone a 15 sqm (160 sq ft) room... 60 sqm (645 sq ft) just for kids’ rooms? What would I do with 60 sqm (645 sq ft) sitting empty later?
We want five bedrooms, so four need to be upstairs.
Regarding the awkward hallways: unfortunately, the staircase has to stay where it is... how else would I get from the front to the back? I think walk-through rooms are worse.
And the boxed-in area in the middle between the pink and gray parts should at least be enough for a toilet.
I’d rather give my children their own rooms with dormers or a large nice skylight than have them share a big room.
Unfortunately, the house is long and narrow (7.3 x 15 m (24 x 49 ft)), but we fell in love with the plot and now want to adapt the house ideally to our needs. We were really hoping for inspiration.
The attic space (ES) only has a flat area of 12 sqm (130 sq ft)... half of that would be even smaller than your nicely named small room.
The attic space will still be built—it will be an extension on the existing ground floor extension. So it might not be implemented right away, and if it is, the load-bearing exterior walls cannot be moved... (for example, to place them differently in the room).
There will also be a sloped part that adds more sense of space. We don’t know yet whether we will add a knee wall or have the large windows run all the way down.
We have planned more options and are currently exploring different ideas. But with four children, you can’t give everyone a 15 sqm (160 sq ft) room... 60 sqm (645 sq ft) just for kids’ rooms? What would I do with 60 sqm (645 sq ft) sitting empty later?
We want five bedrooms, so four need to be upstairs.
Regarding the awkward hallways: unfortunately, the staircase has to stay where it is... how else would I get from the front to the back? I think walk-through rooms are worse.
And the boxed-in area in the middle between the pink and gray parts should at least be enough for a toilet.
I’d rather give my children their own rooms with dormers or a large nice skylight than have them share a big room.
Unfortunately, the house is long and narrow (7.3 x 15 m (24 x 49 ft)), but we fell in love with the plot and now want to adapt the house ideally to our needs. We were really hoping for inspiration.
T
Traumfaenger31 May 2016 16:57All small rooms are called zones, so naming individual rooms is difficult. I assume the tiny room in the middle (opposite the stairs) is a toilet? Could it be placed at the bottom right instead, allowing the two rooms on the right half of the drawing to be made slightly larger? Can you fit additional built-in wardrobes or similar storage in the wide corridor? That way, the children would have more space in their rooms.
Hello dreamcatcher,
yes, that is supposed to be a toilet.
I’ll show you another floor plan option – there, I planned it roughly as you described.
In the hallway area, built-in cupboards are planned in the sloped sections to create more space in the rooms. So basically just a bed and later a desk.
The current upper floor would also initially be used as a play and common room, not selfishly as an unnecessary bedroom for us :P
yes, that is supposed to be a toilet.
I’ll show you another floor plan option – there, I planned it roughly as you described.
In the hallway area, built-in cupboards are planned in the sloped sections to create more space in the rooms. So basically just a bed and later a desk.
The current upper floor would also initially be used as a play and common room, not selfishly as an unnecessary bedroom for us :P
T
Traumfaenger31 May 2016 17:46I personally prefer your last proposal because of the more spacious layout and the toilet is in its optimal position (if technically feasible regarding piping). Do you prefer the first proposal? If so, why?
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