Hello everyone
I would not access the walk-in closet from the master bedroom, but rather from the hallway. We currently have it planned the way you do, and it’s quite disruptive when one person can stay in bed a bit longer in the morning while the other is constantly coming and going. The same happens in the evening when one person stays up later. Of course, it depends on your personal habits. We deliberately made the door accessible from the hallway. Just a thought :-)
Place the house in the top right corner of the building plot to allow opening windows on the southwest side and let some light in.
The garage can be positioned parallel to the street with a distance of 3 meters (10 feet) along its length.
As for the Jeep, it might no longer fit in the floor plan. Otherwise, the main room would definitely be too dark. I find that a bit unsettling [emoji33]
The garage can be positioned parallel to the street with a distance of 3 meters (10 feet) along its length.
As for the Jeep, it might no longer fit in the floor plan. Otherwise, the main room would definitely be too dark. I find that a bit unsettling [emoji33]
Thanks first of all for your suggestions and advice
We deliberately wanted the front door on the side and not facing the street, which is why the garage is set back. It wouldn’t bother us if the garage wall was in the terrace area (it would line up nicely with the terrace and the wall will certainly be put to use 😉 ). There is still plenty of garden behind it. What exactly do you mean by “recess”? That exactly? Or that the garage kind of goes around the corner? I think the garage size is fine. You always need space (scooters, bicycles, etc.). And the larger door is also an advantage if the car is already inside and I want to push the scooter through.
I had this idea during planning as well, but my partner disagreed, and all negotiations failed.
Sorry, I’m really confused right now. What exactly do you mean by “main room too dark” and how should I understand “open the house to the southwest with windows”? The living and dining area faces southwest, and in the dining area, there are three floor-to-ceiling windows planned, and possibly three more on the terrace side. On the kitchen’s opposite side, there might be a window as well depending on how we plan the kitchen. Or what exactly do you mean by main room? Main room with regard to the property?
As mentioned, the window planning throughout the house is not yet finalized. We obviously want to get as much natural light into the rooms as possible and have considered double windows. But thanks for the tip.
What do you think about putting a skylight in the bathroom? I’d rather not put it in a bedroom because it might be disturbing if it rains heavily at night.
RobsonMKK schrieb:
I don’t like the garage design, or rather I don’t understand it.
Why the recess? Why a width of 4.26 for the garage door? The garage seems planned for only one car, so why not keep the standard size and maybe just add an extra meter on one side?
We deliberately wanted the front door on the side and not facing the street, which is why the garage is set back. It wouldn’t bother us if the garage wall was in the terrace area (it would line up nicely with the terrace and the wall will certainly be put to use 😉 ). There is still plenty of garden behind it. What exactly do you mean by “recess”? That exactly? Or that the garage kind of goes around the corner? I think the garage size is fine. You always need space (scooters, bicycles, etc.). And the larger door is also an advantage if the car is already inside and I want to push the scooter through.
ruppsn schrieb:
I wouldn’t access the walk-in closet from the master bedroom but from the hallway. We have the same layout as you plan, and it can be annoying if one person wants to stay in bed longer while the other constantly comes in and out. Same in the evening if one stays up late. But of course, habits differ. We deliberately made the door accessible from the hallway. Just a thought 🙂
I had this idea during planning as well, but my partner disagreed, and all negotiations failed.
ypg schrieb:
Place the house in the building plot at the top right so you can open windows to the southwest and get some light in.
You can put the garage 3 meters away running parallel to the street.
Jeep, it might be that nothing fits in the floor plan anymore. But at least the main room is too dark. I find that a bit creepy.
Sorry, I’m really confused right now. What exactly do you mean by “main room too dark” and how should I understand “open the house to the southwest with windows”? The living and dining area faces southwest, and in the dining area, there are three floor-to-ceiling windows planned, and possibly three more on the terrace side. On the kitchen’s opposite side, there might be a window as well depending on how we plan the kitchen. Or what exactly do you mean by main room? Main room with regard to the property?
chrisw81 schrieb:
I think the rooms on the upper floor will be quite dark with the small windows. I would install double casement windows in all of them. Better now than later. Or make the windows about 2 meters (6.5 feet) wide.
As mentioned, the window planning throughout the house is not yet finalized. We obviously want to get as much natural light into the rooms as possible and have considered double windows. But thanks for the tip.
What do you think about putting a skylight in the bathroom? I’d rather not put it in a bedroom because it might be disturbing if it rains heavily at night.
Clearer:
As it stands now, the window placement and sizes in the open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area will not effectively brighten this space.
In winter, the sun sets in the southwest and after 2 p.m. (14:00) it will be blocked by the neighboring house, meaning this window only offers a view of a nearby hedge or the neighbor’s house, or possibly a garage. Only the small kitchen window receives direct sunlight.
Even in summer, there will be more dim corners, which are brighter than the entire room in winter, but considering that a typical terraced house of 6 meters (20 feet) width usually has such patio windows, you can more easily imagine this.
If additional windows were installed in the kitchen and near the planned sofa area—regardless of their exact type—the problem would be somewhat reduced, but a neighbor’s garage would still obstruct the view of the nonexistent garden.
Therefore, in my opinion, this design offers very little quality of life if that is defined by sun, warmth, and brightness.
Also, the situation is as it is: if you want a plant that prefers partial shade, you should place it directly in front of this southwest window to ensure it gets some sunlight. A sun-loving plant will perish in this room. Probably a person would as well.
This 3-meter (10-foot) side yard might suffice for a small outdoor breakfast spot. The main terrace will be on the garden side: so why choose the longest route from the kitchen or fridge to the terrace? Will you sit on the terrace without a drink? Without cake or salad for the barbecue?
Therefore: open the house toward the southwest, create space, light, and openness—change the house placement to allow the main sunny side to be used and enjoyed.
Upper floor: having the bedroom as a walk-through room is completely unconsidered, and none of the windows are sufficient… by calculation, they may even be smaller than standard sizes. The minimum window size should be about 1/8 of the room area. That means for a 16 sqm (172 sqft) room, at least 2 sqm (21.5 sqft) of window area is required. I only see that in the bathroom, where a full-height window is not really necessary anyway.
Overall, I find the house placement and many elements poorly thought through and not even meeting minimum standards. Probably because the main focus is on the garage and a builder was chosen who has not updated his floor plans in 30 years, resulting in an architect who seems rather outdated.
My suggested improvement: #8
As it stands now, the window placement and sizes in the open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area will not effectively brighten this space.
In winter, the sun sets in the southwest and after 2 p.m. (14:00) it will be blocked by the neighboring house, meaning this window only offers a view of a nearby hedge or the neighbor’s house, or possibly a garage. Only the small kitchen window receives direct sunlight.
Even in summer, there will be more dim corners, which are brighter than the entire room in winter, but considering that a typical terraced house of 6 meters (20 feet) width usually has such patio windows, you can more easily imagine this.
If additional windows were installed in the kitchen and near the planned sofa area—regardless of their exact type—the problem would be somewhat reduced, but a neighbor’s garage would still obstruct the view of the nonexistent garden.
Therefore, in my opinion, this design offers very little quality of life if that is defined by sun, warmth, and brightness.
Also, the situation is as it is: if you want a plant that prefers partial shade, you should place it directly in front of this southwest window to ensure it gets some sunlight. A sun-loving plant will perish in this room. Probably a person would as well.
This 3-meter (10-foot) side yard might suffice for a small outdoor breakfast spot. The main terrace will be on the garden side: so why choose the longest route from the kitchen or fridge to the terrace? Will you sit on the terrace without a drink? Without cake or salad for the barbecue?
Therefore: open the house toward the southwest, create space, light, and openness—change the house placement to allow the main sunny side to be used and enjoyed.
Upper floor: having the bedroom as a walk-through room is completely unconsidered, and none of the windows are sufficient… by calculation, they may even be smaller than standard sizes. The minimum window size should be about 1/8 of the room area. That means for a 16 sqm (172 sqft) room, at least 2 sqm (21.5 sqft) of window area is required. I only see that in the bathroom, where a full-height window is not really necessary anyway.
Overall, I find the house placement and many elements poorly thought through and not even meeting minimum standards. Probably because the main focus is on the garage and a builder was chosen who has not updated his floor plans in 30 years, resulting in an architect who seems rather outdated.
My suggested improvement: #8
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