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!
We also have the following idea:
The extension will be divided into two children's bedrooms, each around 6 sqm (65 sq ft) plus maybe an additional 1 sqm (11 sq ft) of usable living space due to the sloped ceiling. The rooms will have a fully glazed front and a ceiling height extending all the way up to the roof (including the attic space). When the kids are old enough, there will be a loft bed. The rooms would be accessible via walk-in closets that will remain in the "current house" since the walls cannot be moved towards the extension as they are exterior walls.
There might also be enough space for a full bathroom, a small master bedroom that would probably just fit a bed, and a regular room at the front.
So far, these are all just ideas that will need to be reviewed by the architect over the next four weeks once we have a version we are happy with.
The extension will be divided into two children's bedrooms, each around 6 sqm (65 sq ft) plus maybe an additional 1 sqm (11 sq ft) of usable living space due to the sloped ceiling. The rooms will have a fully glazed front and a ceiling height extending all the way up to the roof (including the attic space). When the kids are old enough, there will be a loft bed. The rooms would be accessible via walk-in closets that will remain in the "current house" since the walls cannot be moved towards the extension as they are exterior walls.
There might also be enough space for a full bathroom, a small master bedroom that would probably just fit a bed, and a regular room at the front.
So far, these are all just ideas that will need to be reviewed by the architect over the next four weeks once we have a version we are happy with.
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Traumfaenger31 May 2016 18:05A shower is definitely a factor; it cannot be placed under a sloping ceiling. How many square meters (square feet) does the house have in total? How many bathrooms do you have on the ground floor?
Maybe it would be helpful if you could upload a dimensioned drawing of the fixed elements (load-bearing walls, staircase, etc.) including 1 m (3 ft) and 2 m (6 ft) reference lines as well as the height of the knee wall. Then, perhaps, some constructive suggestions you haven’t considered yet will come up here. 🙂
So, here is how it could look downstairs, I’m adding it here as well 🙂
The floor area is currently 80 sqm (860 sq ft) downstairs and 40 sqm (430 sq ft) upstairs... but if we remove the existing partition wall upstairs (currently at 2 m (6.6 ft)) we will have a total living area of about 145 sqm (1,560 sq ft), considering the usable floor area factors for sloped ceilings.
Jochen – I’ll create a dimensioned drawing shortly and then upload it 😉
The floor area is currently 80 sqm (860 sq ft) downstairs and 40 sqm (430 sq ft) upstairs... but if we remove the existing partition wall upstairs (currently at 2 m (6.6 ft)) we will have a total living area of about 145 sqm (1,560 sq ft), considering the usable floor area factors for sloped ceilings.
Jochen – I’ll create a dimensioned drawing shortly and then upload it 😉
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