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ᐅ Designer’s Draft for Our Single-Family Home

Created on: 18 Jan 2015 11:41
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Gebretz
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Hello everyone,

We are planning to build a single-family house this year – two adults and two children.
The requirement is a single-story design.
We have chosen a traditional pitched roof because it is more compact and durable (compared to a townhouse with a flat roof extension or similar). However, we planned a high knee wall to minimize the impact of the sloping walls.

Here is the latest draft from our architect!
The guest WC and kitchen still need a window/light strip facing west.
On the upper floor, roof windows are missing in the stairwell, bathroom, and storage room.
The floor area measurements on the upper floor are still gross floor areas, as the exact height of the knee wall has not yet been determined.

I’m looking forward to your feedback! Does the house seem coherent, and are there any possible no-go’s that might have been overlooked?

Grundriss einer Wohnung: Küche/Essen, Wohnen, Schlafen, Diele/Garderobe, HAR, zwei WCs.


Grundriss eines Hauses mit Flur, Bad, Büro, Gast, zwei Kinderzimmer, Abstellraum
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ypg17 Jun 2016 01:01
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BeHaElJa schrieb:
The house is already built. The exterior landscaping is currently being dug up – I’ve already shared some photos here and there – but more will follow as soon as I’m able to move around the house again.
By the way, Gebretz is my wife.

Haha, now that you mention it... I only looked at the upper floor earlier and did notice a resemblance to your upper floor... However, in these recent posts, a lower knee wall height is shown.
lavendel17 Jun 2016 15:43
#26
....Where can the photos be viewed ....?
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Legurit17 Jun 2016 19:24
#27
The floor plan has been finalized:

Floor plan of an upper floor with staircase, corridor, bathroom, guest/office room, 2 children’s bedrooms, utility room, exercise room
Floor plan of a house with kitchen/dining area, living room, bedroom, hallway, cloakroom, utility room, and toilets.
The shell construction:

Substructure of a house: brick pillars, open garages, wooden roof frame, construction foil.
Multi-story shell construction with metal scaffolding and red brick facade during construction.

Interior view of a shell construction: concrete stairs on the left, open masonry on the right, building structure visible.
The interior finishing:

Unfinished attic room with drywall partitions, window, and plastering work.
White interior with slanted wall, rectangular niche, dark background, and green bucket.
With windows:

Brick house with gable roof, two large window fronts, and tree on the right in the foreground.
Two-story brick house with blue tiled roof, large glass fronts, and terrace.

Kitchen:

Modern kitchen with wooden cabinets, island, and oven; boxes are placed on the countertop.

Next up will be the landscaping and possibly some more photos from inside.
MarcWen17 Jun 2016 20:43
#28
Nice to see the progress...

Could you post 2-3 more pictures of the staircase? I’d like to see the lighting and how the built-up "railing" looks.
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Legurit17 Jun 2016 20:53
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Bright interior with staircase and diagonal wooden handrail; white walls, recessed area with key hooks.
Interior view of a staircase with wooden handrail, white wall, small window looking outside.
Interior view: dark staircase with wooden handrail, window above, door on the right.

are basically from now on.
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Payday17 Jun 2016 20:59
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Really beautiful house. It even has a gym, very cool. What are you planning to put in there, or what kind of exercise equipment do you have?
Why is the master bedroom on the ground floor? Is there a specific reason for that? Because the "large" bathroom is probably just for the kids, right? But then there are three toilets, not bad. That means quite a bit of cleaning.