🙂Hello dear forum,
I have been reading along for some time now, and I have followed Kisska’s post with great interest. Our situation is quite similar. We have a sloped site and have planned the front door on the lower floor. Eventually, there will be four people living in the house. Currently, there are only two of us.
We have been planning with our architect since April, and by now we really like the interior layout as well as the positioning of the house and garage on the plot. We are not satisfied with the exterior views yet, but I included them for completeness so you can better imagine how the house will be situated on the property.
About the property:
There is no building permit/planning permission because it’s an old site. An old house and a shed are still going to be demolished. The street and only access are at the bottom, with a beautiful view of the river. At the top is a steep slope/hill, which is also a green oasis but blocks the sun from 6:00 p.m. on. There is flood risk up to the bottom edge of the old garage, so the house cannot be built too far down (in the southeast).
About the house:
It was important to us to have an unobstructed view while still having enough sunny garden and natural light. We really like the solution with the roof terrace on the garage because it means we don’t lose the garage roof space and also have direct access from the garage to the house.
We want two full stories because we have already lived twice in apartments with sloped ceilings and didn’t like the reduced living quality. However, this means the house looks very tall from below—you can almost see three full floors! 🙁 The planner made a suggestion on how to reduce the perceived height, but we don’t like this first draft. The corridor/courtyard in front of the door might feel oppressive, and the view from below/in front would become visually busy. Maybe you have some good ideas? I imagine a wood facade for the upper floor.
About the floor plans:
The lower floor layout is finished for us. Let’s see what you think 😀
The ground floor is almost done. The guest bathroom/pantry/kitchen arrangement is not ideal yet but better than before.
On the upper floor, we have switched the rooms quite freely. The bedroom was originally planned as Child 1’s room. We want two equally sized children’s rooms and possibly a dressing room connected to the bedroom—or at least the option to look out of the window instead of onto the wardrobe wall from the bed.
We don’t like the windows or elevations at all yet, especially the large corner window solution, which will definitely be removed.
Okay, that was a lot of text. I hope not too much, and I’m really curious to hear what you think about the designs 🙂 😎
Best regards
I have been reading along for some time now, and I have followed Kisska’s post with great interest. Our situation is quite similar. We have a sloped site and have planned the front door on the lower floor. Eventually, there will be four people living in the house. Currently, there are only two of us.
We have been planning with our architect since April, and by now we really like the interior layout as well as the positioning of the house and garage on the plot. We are not satisfied with the exterior views yet, but I included them for completeness so you can better imagine how the house will be situated on the property.
About the property:
There is no building permit/planning permission because it’s an old site. An old house and a shed are still going to be demolished. The street and only access are at the bottom, with a beautiful view of the river. At the top is a steep slope/hill, which is also a green oasis but blocks the sun from 6:00 p.m. on. There is flood risk up to the bottom edge of the old garage, so the house cannot be built too far down (in the southeast).
About the house:
It was important to us to have an unobstructed view while still having enough sunny garden and natural light. We really like the solution with the roof terrace on the garage because it means we don’t lose the garage roof space and also have direct access from the garage to the house.
We want two full stories because we have already lived twice in apartments with sloped ceilings and didn’t like the reduced living quality. However, this means the house looks very tall from below—you can almost see three full floors! 🙁 The planner made a suggestion on how to reduce the perceived height, but we don’t like this first draft. The corridor/courtyard in front of the door might feel oppressive, and the view from below/in front would become visually busy. Maybe you have some good ideas? I imagine a wood facade for the upper floor.
About the floor plans:
The lower floor layout is finished for us. Let’s see what you think 😀
The ground floor is almost done. The guest bathroom/pantry/kitchen arrangement is not ideal yet but better than before.
On the upper floor, we have switched the rooms quite freely. The bedroom was originally planned as Child 1’s room. We want two equally sized children’s rooms and possibly a dressing room connected to the bedroom—or at least the option to look out of the window instead of onto the wardrobe wall from the bed.
We don’t like the windows or elevations at all yet, especially the large corner window solution, which will definitely be removed.
Okay, that was a lot of text. I hope not too much, and I’m really curious to hear what you think about the designs 🙂 😎
Best regards
Like it!
The kitchen island and the sink in front of the window aren’t really my style, but otherwise the kitchen looks great!
We haven’t done much in the garden so far either. We need to rebuild the financial cushion a bit… because our buffers are almost completely used up... :o
But we also had the problems with moisture in the basement. :o
The kitchen island and the sink in front of the window aren’t really my style, but otherwise the kitchen looks great!
We haven’t done much in the garden so far either. We need to rebuild the financial cushion a bit… because our buffers are almost completely used up... :o
But we also had the problems with moisture in the basement. :o
It’s really something completely different to actually walk through the house in person and go through the rooms compared to what you had imagined before!
At first, I also didn’t want an island. But I really like having the sink in front of the window because to the right I have my main workspace with a view outside, and right there, the trash bin is located under the countertop. With just a turn, I can throw everything I’ve prepped directly into the pot.
Oh dear, yes, I can imagine that! We are also already carefully planning the budget—we’ve had a few expenses that we didn’t expect in that way. But I think that’s normal when building a house.
What happened with your basement? And why did you have water in it?
At first, I also didn’t want an island. But I really like having the sink in front of the window because to the right I have my main workspace with a view outside, and right there, the trash bin is located under the countertop. With just a turn, I can throw everything I’ve prepped directly into the pot.
Oh dear, yes, I can imagine that! We are also already carefully planning the budget—we’ve had a few expenses that we didn’t expect in that way. But I think that’s normal when building a house.
What happened with your basement? And why did you have water in it?
I agree. It looks very good. Our flat countertop was essentially cost-neutral (okay, we never considered a different one, but I believe it usually doesn’t make much difference...).
The built-in tall cabinets look great, we have the same. Negligible extra effort—if you do it yourself—and a noticeable visual improvement, in my opinion.
The built-in tall cabinets look great, we have the same. Negligible extra effort—if you do it yourself—and a noticeable visual improvement, in my opinion.
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