ᐅ Design - all orientations for a new single-family home construction
Created on: 3 Apr 2015 21:19
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MKoni
Hello dear forum community,
we are planning to build for the second time. The first time, five years ago, we built 175 sqm (1885 sq ft). Now we are moving and want to start the adventure again.
We have already looked at several options and have decided on this design. We are a family of six. Now we would like to hear what others think, because after about the tenth change, you don’t see everything so clearly anymore. The windows in this design are also not yet exactly how we want them and are currently being adjusted by the draftsman, but overall, it fits quite well.
It will be a KfW 55 standard house, equipped with an air-to-water heat pump (geothermal energy is not possible due to the water protection zone, and there is no gas supply in the building area), as well as photovoltaics with a storage system, a central ventilation system, and possibly a hydronic fireplace (wood or pellets).
We are curious and wish you all a happy Easter.
we are planning to build for the second time. The first time, five years ago, we built 175 sqm (1885 sq ft). Now we are moving and want to start the adventure again.
We have already looked at several options and have decided on this design. We are a family of six. Now we would like to hear what others think, because after about the tenth change, you don’t see everything so clearly anymore. The windows in this design are also not yet exactly how we want them and are currently being adjusted by the draftsman, but overall, it fits quite well.
It will be a KfW 55 standard house, equipped with an air-to-water heat pump (geothermal energy is not possible due to the water protection zone, and there is no gas supply in the building area), as well as photovoltaics with a storage system, a central ventilation system, and possibly a hydronic fireplace (wood or pellets).
We are curious and wish you all a happy Easter.
MKoni schrieb:
I just measured on the plans. There would be another 30 cm (12 inches) at the top, so we’d have 1.10 m (3 ft 7 in) in front of the stairs, or the wall at the top can be pushed back a bit. But I think we’ll have to change something below, either at the wardrobe or the home office entrance, to extend it there, since there is enough space at the stair landing.That could get tight.
What kind of wardrobe is that? How deep are the cabinets? You already know how much clothing storage the wardrobe area needs, right?
Is that enough?
I think the space around the stairs is being adjusted too much and that’s causing a lot of inefficient use of space.
Now, back to the design:
A northwest-facing garden wouldn’t be my choice – but might be difficult to arrange otherwise – southeast isn’t great either, and towards the street – well, with a large hedge.
- The hallway on the ground floor might be a bit dark
- 150 cm (59 inches) for the wardrobe area might be a bit narrow
- The staircase was already discussed
- The kitchen might be somewhat far from the entrance – although it’s okay from the garage
- I find the laundry nook somewhat wasted space
- What kind of front door is that?
- Furniture placement options in the kids’ rooms upstairs are rather limited
- Access to child’s bedroom 2 is inconvenient
- Does the upstairs hallway get any natural light at all?
- The elevations... well, okay – just average.
A northwest-facing garden wouldn’t be my choice – but might be difficult to arrange otherwise – southeast isn’t great either, and towards the street – well, with a large hedge.
- The hallway on the ground floor might be a bit dark
- 150 cm (59 inches) for the wardrobe area might be a bit narrow
- The staircase was already discussed
- The kitchen might be somewhat far from the entrance – although it’s okay from the garage
- I find the laundry nook somewhat wasted space
- What kind of front door is that?
- Furniture placement options in the kids’ rooms upstairs are rather limited
- Access to child’s bedroom 2 is inconvenient
- Does the upstairs hallway get any natural light at all?
- The elevations... well, okay – just average.
BeHaElJa schrieb:
Now back to the design:
A northwest-facing garden wouldn’t be my preference – but it might be difficult to do otherwise – southeast isn’t ideal either, and facing the street, well, that would require a large hedge.
- The hallway on the ground floor might be a bit dark: that’s why we changed the door to have fixed panels on the right and left, with the door in the middle.
- 150 cm (59 inches) for the wardrobe might be a little narrow, but it’s meant to be a small one; something will also be placed in the utility room.
- The staircase has already been discussed.
- The kitchen might be a bit far from the entrance – although from the garage it’s okay: this layout is intentional as we want direct access to the kitchen from the utility room and access to the space under the stairs.
- I find the laundry nook a bit of a waste of space: it was deliberately separated from the utility room’s washing area because, with four children, a lot of time is spent there, including ironing.
- What kind of front door is that? As mentioned above, we changed it; it was originally supposed to have two wings.
- Storage options in the upstairs children’s rooms are somewhat limited: true, we’ll see what we can do about that.
- Access to child’s room 2 isn’t ideal: well, yes, but it works.
- Does the upstairs hallway get any natural light somehow? It gets light from the rooms since the doors aren’t always closed, and there are roof windows above the stairs leading to the attic.
- The elevations... well, they’re okay.@MKoni .. if you take a look at your post 24, you will see that your replies cannot be distinguished from the quoted text.
I’m not happy with the concept of the utility room/technical room/storage yet. Ironing in the darkest corner, and the technical equipment (which technical equipment actually needs to be inside the house?) placed by the window side of the room.
You should also try planning a kitchen to your preferences, especially with a modified staircase. A kitchen island only about 120cm (47 inches) wide is actually much too narrow.
I’m not happy with the concept of the utility room/technical room/storage yet. Ironing in the darkest corner, and the technical equipment (which technical equipment actually needs to be inside the house?) placed by the window side of the room.
You should also try planning a kitchen to your preferences, especially with a modified staircase. A kitchen island only about 120cm (47 inches) wide is actually much too narrow.
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