Hello everyone,
We are currently in the planning phase for a new build and are currently favoring the following floor plans:
I look forward to your opinions and suggestions.
Development plan/restrictions: no relevant restrictions for our project
Plot size: 638 sqm (6867 sq ft)
Town villa with hipped roof: 2 full stories plus basement, terrace side with bay window
Number of occupants: 2 plus 1–2 in the future
Office in the basement: home office plus occasional client meetings
Overnight guests per year: approx. 5–10
Open architecture
Modern construction
Open kitchen
Fireplace: built-in masonry stove; considering a water-bearing fireplace
Garage: double garage with hipped roof style directly attached to the house
Entrance side = street side, entrance with canopy in hipped roof style
Solid construction without ventilation system
Planning by:
- Planner from a construction company based on our requirements
What we like particularly: large living/dining area and spacious bedrooms
What we dislike: the small office/storage room on the ground floor without windows
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump + underfloor heating + fireplace,
also considering switching to a gas heating system.
Additionally, we are uncertain whether to use 36.5cm (14.4 inches) bricks with a U-value of 0.23 or 36.5cm (14.4 inches) bricks with integrated insulation (U-value 0.18) — are the additional costs worthwhile?
Is it worth installing a water-bearing fireplace?
We are currently in the planning phase for a new build and are currently favoring the following floor plans:
I look forward to your opinions and suggestions.
Development plan/restrictions: no relevant restrictions for our project
Plot size: 638 sqm (6867 sq ft)
Town villa with hipped roof: 2 full stories plus basement, terrace side with bay window
Number of occupants: 2 plus 1–2 in the future
Office in the basement: home office plus occasional client meetings
Overnight guests per year: approx. 5–10
Open architecture
Modern construction
Open kitchen
Fireplace: built-in masonry stove; considering a water-bearing fireplace
Garage: double garage with hipped roof style directly attached to the house
Entrance side = street side, entrance with canopy in hipped roof style
Solid construction without ventilation system
Planning by:
- Planner from a construction company based on our requirements
What we like particularly: large living/dining area and spacious bedrooms
What we dislike: the small office/storage room on the ground floor without windows
Preferred heating system: air-to-water heat pump + underfloor heating + fireplace,
also considering switching to a gas heating system.
Additionally, we are uncertain whether to use 36.5cm (14.4 inches) bricks with a U-value of 0.23 or 36.5cm (14.4 inches) bricks with integrated insulation (U-value 0.18) — are the additional costs worthwhile?
Is it worth installing a water-bearing fireplace?
Petey01 schrieb:
This is how we had imagined the kitchen, What is the point of this nonsensical drawing simulation where you can see through a wall?
Anyone who doesn’t have the floor plan from page 1 in mind might think it shows a kitchen inside the living room.
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11ant schrieb:
What’s the point of that pointless drawing simulation where you can see through a wall? Well, it’s obvious that there is a wall there. In 3D, it’s probably not possible to show the kitchen any other way. It was just meant to demonstrate that the kitchen fits quite well.
Is the floor plan really that bad that we should start completely from scratch?
New floor plan
The kitchen will never work for the mentioned reasons.
Access through the private rooms is not possible.
The cloakroom is too small.
Remove the bay window and invest the money in a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery – then you will benefit from it.
The kitchen will never work for the mentioned reasons.
Access through the private rooms is not possible.
The cloakroom is too small.
Remove the bay window and invest the money in a mechanical ventilation system with heat recovery – then you will benefit from it.
Petey01 schrieb:
Of course there’s a wall there. In 3D, it probably can’t be shown any other way for the kitchen. No, it’s not clear at all. For the builder as well as for everyone involved, it makes no sense to create a simulation from a perspective that is objectively impossible. I’m very active here not only in writing but also in reading, and my uncle was a passionate kitchen planner; there must be reasons why I have NEVER seen such a perspective used in a kitchen simulation. Simply because it’s useless as a discussion tool. Why don’t you look into your planned kitchen from a possible viewpoint instead?
Petey01 schrieb:
Is the floor plan really so bad that we should start completely from scratch? Those are two different things: in some cases, starting over is simply more suitable than trying to patch up multiple issues. It’s constructive rather than destructive. It’s not about a value judgment—certainly not one with the tone “everything is crap.” Starting with a blank sheet just gets you out of your own way a bit more.
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Petey01 schrieb:
Is the floor plan really so bad that we should start completely from scratch?YES!
Petey01 schrieb:
Well, it’s obvious there’s a wall there.Why is that obvious?
A 3D simulation should be viewed from a perspective that you could realistically take. Then use a viewing angle of 55–70 degrees, which you can perceive yourself.
It’s logical that this doesn’t work well with your kitchen, because it’s too narrow to be satisfactory.
But there’s no point in choosing a viewpoint between two partition walls and the corridor, because you will never have that perspective.
The only option is to redesign.
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