Hello,
I came across this forum some time ago. Back then, it was mainly about planning our narrow bathroom, which is now a thing of the past (a long story).
Now my husband and I are planning to buy a condominium. However, the apartment currently has only two rooms. Since the living room is huge at 40m² (430 sq ft), we would like to create a third room here.
I have already prepared two sketches for this:
First of all: simply putting up a wall from the entrance to the fireplace (there is a fireplace opening behind the column) is not an option, as the windows face south and we would lose too much natural light. The covered balcony with 25m² (270 sq ft) faces east.
Regarding option 1:
The room would be rectangular in shape. The sofa would be positioned as drawn freehand. However, the wall would not end parallel to the right hallway wall as shown but would stop earlier so that when looking from the hallway into the living room, the office wall would be visible. Concern with this option:
The distance between the sofa and the TV is very large.
Advantage: we keep a window area to the left of the office, where our dining table will fit.
Option 2:
This layout is a bit unusual but has the advantage that the TV is closer to the sofa. In the narrow section of the office, shelves could be placed.
Attached is also a picture of the floor plan.
In the bedroom, a drywall partition will be erected to create a walk-in closet or, later, to relocate the office there.
I am grateful for any suggestions or ideas.
I came across this forum some time ago. Back then, it was mainly about planning our narrow bathroom, which is now a thing of the past (a long story).
Now my husband and I are planning to buy a condominium. However, the apartment currently has only two rooms. Since the living room is huge at 40m² (430 sq ft), we would like to create a third room here.
I have already prepared two sketches for this:
First of all: simply putting up a wall from the entrance to the fireplace (there is a fireplace opening behind the column) is not an option, as the windows face south and we would lose too much natural light. The covered balcony with 25m² (270 sq ft) faces east.
Regarding option 1:
The room would be rectangular in shape. The sofa would be positioned as drawn freehand. However, the wall would not end parallel to the right hallway wall as shown but would stop earlier so that when looking from the hallway into the living room, the office wall would be visible. Concern with this option:
The distance between the sofa and the TV is very large.
Advantage: we keep a window area to the left of the office, where our dining table will fit.
Option 2:
This layout is a bit unusual but has the advantage that the TV is closer to the sofa. In the narrow section of the office, shelves could be placed.
Attached is also a picture of the floor plan.
In the bedroom, a drywall partition will be erected to create a walk-in closet or, later, to relocate the office there.
I am grateful for any suggestions or ideas.
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Badneuling2629 Dec 2017 12:21Thanks @Alex85
Designing a quarter of the room on the right as an office is challenging because the balcony door (sliding door) is relatively large, with just under 1 meter (3.3 feet) to the left and 1.70 meters (5.6 feet) to the right.
I’m still open to ideas ;-)
I’m curious how you have arranged your houses/apartments. Is your living room facing south?
Good luck
Designing a quarter of the room on the right as an office is challenging because the balcony door (sliding door) is relatively large, with just under 1 meter (3.3 feet) to the left and 1.70 meters (5.6 feet) to the right.
I’m still open to ideas ;-)
I’m curious how you have arranged your houses/apartments. Is your living room facing south?
Good luck
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Badneuling2629 Dec 2017 12:57Hello @ypg
The plan is to build the house in about 5 to 10 years. Of course, this depends on how quickly you find the right property or plot of land and how your professional career (in my case) develops.
Are you asking in regard to the "small" children's bedroom?
Good luck
The plan is to build the house in about 5 to 10 years. Of course, this depends on how quickly you find the right property or plot of land and how your professional career (in my case) develops.
Are you asking in regard to the "small" children's bedroom?
Good luck
Badneuling26 schrieb:
Hello @ypg
The house is planned to be built in about 5 to 10 years. ...
Are you asking with regard to the "small" child's room?
Good luckThat's right. I always question the proportionality of the effort, both personally and at work every day.
You already have the office option in your current place, or at least it is firmly planned by you.
But a child's room might be needed.
Are you already expecting a baby?
I see the problem of reverting these changes or the depreciation of the apartment. It's not like a partitioned space is equivalent to a proper room. Noise, insulation, and heating won’t be comparable.
It might work for you, but whether a child should sleep right next to the evening noise behind a thin cardboard wall (it won’t be thicker than that) is something to consider. At least it shouldn't be a permanent situation.
For a future tenant or buyer, this could also be an issue.
Are you planning to buy the apartment so you can make modifications?
The advantage of the apartment might be the spacious and currently bright living room.
But that would no longer be the case!
Therefore, I would follow your idea of having the office in the bedroom (a simple box works too [emoji6]) and leave everything else to fate.
Since you plan to build anyway, you can relax with the child later—you’re not the first to raise a child in a two-room apartment for the first 2–3 years.
If necessary, a curtain partition for the double bed in the main room will do [emoji4]
I completely agree with Kaho… in the slanted wall setup
the west-facing sun will hit the screen in summer and cause glare anyway. In winter, you won’t benefit from it because the sun will have already set by then.
It’s better to follow Kaho’s example right away…
By the way, I also consider desks measuring only 120 x 60 cm (47 x 24 inches) to be quite small.
YPG isn’t entirely wrong either… maybe a partition can be arranged flexibly with, for example, Kallax shelving units or something similar.
In any case, it becomes clear once again that rooms measuring 7 x 5.5 m (23 x 18 feet) are generally more difficult to furnish than, for example, 9 x 4.25 m (30 x 14 feet) spaces… since with 7 or 5.5 m (23 or 18 feet), each distance is too large for a comfortable TV viewing distance, resulting in unused areas or the room being visually divided into smaller sections.
the west-facing sun will hit the screen in summer and cause glare anyway. In winter, you won’t benefit from it because the sun will have already set by then.
It’s better to follow Kaho’s example right away…
By the way, I also consider desks measuring only 120 x 60 cm (47 x 24 inches) to be quite small.
YPG isn’t entirely wrong either… maybe a partition can be arranged flexibly with, for example, Kallax shelving units or something similar.
In any case, it becomes clear once again that rooms measuring 7 x 5.5 m (23 x 18 feet) are generally more difficult to furnish than, for example, 9 x 4.25 m (30 x 14 feet) spaces… since with 7 or 5.5 m (23 or 18 feet), each distance is too large for a comfortable TV viewing distance, resulting in unused areas or the room being visually divided into smaller sections.
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