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 14:56@ypg
I believe we have already had the pleasure of discussing before; back then, it was about the bathroom in our condominium (new build).
@Maria16
Just to clarify briefly, without making a big fuss:
We bought a new-build apartment last year. After it was ready to move in, it flooded with water and has been uninhabitable since.
The purchase has now been canceled, so we urgently need a new property because of the loan.
Regarding the heating, we don’t see any issues. The entire apartment has underfloor heating installed. There are also three heating circuits for the living room. We still need to check how separable they are. But with underfloor heating, don’t you usually set the same temperature everywhere to maintain a consistent climate?
(So far we have had a standard radiator system.)
For the drywall partition, we would opt for a double-layer wall with insulation, which should also provide soundproofing (thickness 15cm (6 inches)).
Since we currently live in a 2.5-room apartment and already have the living room open to the home office, we know that only a closed office will work for us.
I am not currently pregnant, and children are planned in 2-3 years.
Another option is to place the child’s room in the bedroom. We plan to separate it with a drywall partition to create a walk-in closet in the anteroom first.
The walk-in closet would later give way to the child’s room when the baby arrives.
My husband could then stay in the front office.
Of course, there is no perfect solution. But the main criteria fit the apartment:
Raised ground floor (Hochparterre)
Two-family house
Spacious bathroom
Great location
Side street
Covered balcony with 25m² (270 sq ft)
Closed kitchen with access to the balcony
Disadvantage:
East-facing balcony
Currently only 2 rooms
@kbt09
Because it is a raised ground floor apartment, I don’t think the west sun would shine directly into the TV area.
I believe we have already had the pleasure of discussing before; back then, it was about the bathroom in our condominium (new build).
@Maria16
Just to clarify briefly, without making a big fuss:
We bought a new-build apartment last year. After it was ready to move in, it flooded with water and has been uninhabitable since.
The purchase has now been canceled, so we urgently need a new property because of the loan.
Regarding the heating, we don’t see any issues. The entire apartment has underfloor heating installed. There are also three heating circuits for the living room. We still need to check how separable they are. But with underfloor heating, don’t you usually set the same temperature everywhere to maintain a consistent climate?
(So far we have had a standard radiator system.)
For the drywall partition, we would opt for a double-layer wall with insulation, which should also provide soundproofing (thickness 15cm (6 inches)).
Since we currently live in a 2.5-room apartment and already have the living room open to the home office, we know that only a closed office will work for us.
I am not currently pregnant, and children are planned in 2-3 years.
Another option is to place the child’s room in the bedroom. We plan to separate it with a drywall partition to create a walk-in closet in the anteroom first.
The walk-in closet would later give way to the child’s room when the baby arrives.
My husband could then stay in the front office.
Of course, there is no perfect solution. But the main criteria fit the apartment:
Raised ground floor (Hochparterre)
Two-family house
Spacious bathroom
Great location
Side street
Covered balcony with 25m² (270 sq ft)
Closed kitchen with access to the balcony
Disadvantage:
East-facing balcony
Currently only 2 rooms
@kbt09
Because it is a raised ground floor apartment, I don’t think the west sun would shine directly into the TV area.
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Badneuling2629 Dec 2017 15:12Ps:
@kbt09
The concern about the distance to the TV is valid and is also our worry.
With this in mind, we developed option 2 to reduce the distance.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to arrange the sofa and TV more efficiently based on our latest layout?
We can’t move the sofa too far forward because the balcony entrance is on the right. Attached is a photo.
@kbt09
The concern about the distance to the TV is valid and is also our worry.
With this in mind, we developed option 2 to reduce the distance.
Does anyone have any ideas on how to arrange the sofa and TV more efficiently based on our latest layout?
We can’t move the sofa too far forward because the balcony entrance is on the right. Attached is a photo.
Badneuling26 schrieb:
There are also three heating circuits for the living room. In that case, I would find out more about it and take it into account during the planning phase.
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Take a photo of the west side.
In general, another planner didn’t think this through very well. As far as I can tell, the media connections are located to the left of the balcony door, which means you would actually expect a sofa to be placed somewhere at the height of the opening balcony door. Sometimes you really just have to shake your head.
In general, another planner didn’t think this through very well. As far as I can tell, the media connections are located to the left of the balcony door, which means you would actually expect a sofa to be placed somewhere at the height of the opening balcony door. Sometimes you really just have to shake your head.
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Badneuling2629 Dec 2017 16:00@kbt09
Here is the photo.
Unfortunately, I have to disagree with you. Connections for utilities are located on all four walls.
That means we could place the TV anywhere.
Here is the photo.
Unfortunately, I have to disagree with you. Connections for utilities are located on all four walls.
That means we could place the TV anywhere.
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Badneuling2629 Dec 2017 16:03Picture, west side with window front
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