ᐅ Apartment floor plan on a sloped site, showing ground floor / basement level
Created on: 15 Jul 2020 09:02
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RomeoZwo
Hello everyone,
this is about a condominium apartment for rental. The apartment is located in a house on a hillside and is therefore partly basement level, but mostly on the ground floor. (Please no discussions about whether basement level is bad – but in this case, it is the only option). Rooms with basement level (meaning soil above the room floor) measure 1.04 and 1.06 meters (3.4 and 3.5 feet).
There are now two layout options. Both have been approved by the developer:
1) Original plan by the developer’s architect. The apartment has its own private entrance. From the main entrance (door is missing in the floor plan) there are about 4 steps down outside, then into the apartment. Advantage according to the architect → no basement feeling when entering the house. Disadvantage (my opinion) → feels like a “service entrance,” wasted living space due to additional vestibule and hallway. Dirt is carried directly into the apartment.
2) (My) modification. Entrance via the stairwell going down. Disadvantage → basement feeling when entering the house. Advantage (my opinion) → larger bedroom, swapping bathroom and kitchen allowing an open kitchen to visually enlarge the small (22m2 (237 ft2)) living room (the terrace door will be doubled, which has been approved by the heritage office). Bedroom and main bathroom are separated from the children’s rooms.
What do you think? Which option would you prefer, or what do you think most tenants would prefer?
Thank you very much for your input!
this is about a condominium apartment for rental. The apartment is located in a house on a hillside and is therefore partly basement level, but mostly on the ground floor. (Please no discussions about whether basement level is bad – but in this case, it is the only option). Rooms with basement level (meaning soil above the room floor) measure 1.04 and 1.06 meters (3.4 and 3.5 feet).
There are now two layout options. Both have been approved by the developer:
1) Original plan by the developer’s architect. The apartment has its own private entrance. From the main entrance (door is missing in the floor plan) there are about 4 steps down outside, then into the apartment. Advantage according to the architect → no basement feeling when entering the house. Disadvantage (my opinion) → feels like a “service entrance,” wasted living space due to additional vestibule and hallway. Dirt is carried directly into the apartment.
2) (My) modification. Entrance via the stairwell going down. Disadvantage → basement feeling when entering the house. Advantage (my opinion) → larger bedroom, swapping bathroom and kitchen allowing an open kitchen to visually enlarge the small (22m2 (237 ft2)) living room (the terrace door will be doubled, which has been approved by the heritage office). Bedroom and main bathroom are separated from the children’s rooms.
What do you think? Which option would you prefer, or what do you think most tenants would prefer?
Thank you very much for your input!
Pinky0301 schrieb:
How wide is the bathroom in the upper room? It seems very/too narrow to me.1.90m (6 ft 3 in) at the spot where the toilet / sink / bathtub would be. Yes, it’s quite tight... but installing a kitchen in that room is also problematic because of the wall projections (due to the structural elements of the existing building)!
Now that things have become more concrete, I would like to ask the forum for advice on two topics regarding the above-mentioned condominium.
As a reminder, the unit will be rented out...
1. Living room/kitchen door (blue arrow)
It would be possible to place the door to the living room not at the drawn position but at the one marked with the blue arrow instead (in the original plans there was a solid wall there, which will not be preserved).
(+) cozier living area, easier to furnish
(-) kitchen’s L-shape becomes very narrow (max. 1.70 m (5 feet 7 inches)) and the kitchen might have to be moved to the other side in front of the window (U-shape).
2. Window or patio door (green arrow in both drawings)
Originally, access to the apartment was planned at this location, but now it will be through the stairwell. I have the choice of installing either a patio door or a regular window here. The developer recommends the window.
Arguments in favor of the patio door:
(+) additional access to the garden
(+) more natural light in the room
(-) risk that the door will be used as a "second" entrance and that dirt or moisture will damage the hardwood floor. Increased repair needs at new tenancy.
As a reminder, the unit will be rented out...
1. Living room/kitchen door (blue arrow)
It would be possible to place the door to the living room not at the drawn position but at the one marked with the blue arrow instead (in the original plans there was a solid wall there, which will not be preserved).
(+) cozier living area, easier to furnish
(-) kitchen’s L-shape becomes very narrow (max. 1.70 m (5 feet 7 inches)) and the kitchen might have to be moved to the other side in front of the window (U-shape).
2. Window or patio door (green arrow in both drawings)
Originally, access to the apartment was planned at this location, but now it will be through the stairwell. I have the choice of installing either a patio door or a regular window here. The developer recommends the window.
Arguments in favor of the patio door:
(+) additional access to the garden
(+) more natural light in the room
(-) risk that the door will be used as a "second" entrance and that dirt or moisture will damage the hardwood floor. Increased repair needs at new tenancy.
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