ᐅ Floor plan of a top-floor apartment with a flat roof—what do you think?
Created on: 8 Apr 2014 21:37
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b_userHello everyone,
We recently discovered this forum and are immediately impressed by the discussions and feedback on floor plans.
For this reason, we would like to kindly ask you to take a critical look at our floor plan and share your thoughts with us.
Some additional information upfront...
- We are a male (33 years old) and female (34 years old) couple building our first own apartment. We currently do not plan to have children, but this is not ruled out.
- The apartment is part of a co-housing project. This allows us a lot of creative freedom in designing the floor plan.
- All windows are full-height. We have an unobstructed view to the west. The top-floor apartment is on the fifth floor with elevator access.
That’s all for now. Here is the floor plan. We are very much looking forward to your feedback. :-)
Best regards,
A&S
We recently discovered this forum and are immediately impressed by the discussions and feedback on floor plans.
For this reason, we would like to kindly ask you to take a critical look at our floor plan and share your thoughts with us.
Some additional information upfront...
- We are a male (33 years old) and female (34 years old) couple building our first own apartment. We currently do not plan to have children, but this is not ruled out.
- The apartment is part of a co-housing project. This allows us a lot of creative freedom in designing the floor plan.
- All windows are full-height. We have an unobstructed view to the west. The top-floor apartment is on the fifth floor with elevator access.
That’s all for now. Here is the floor plan. We are very much looking forward to your feedback. :-)
Best regards,
A&S
Is there a different apartment on the north side? Otherwise, I would have included a window in the bathroom.
What I don’t like: The kitchen has no natural ventilation option. It’s located in the middle of the room. You will need a very powerful range hood to prevent odors from spreading.
The route to the bathroom—through the walk-in closet and the master bedroom—is too long for me. Especially if one person wants or can sleep in longer and the other wants to shower, they first have to go through the bedroom to get to the closet and then exit the sleeping area. That would bother me.
Floor-to-ceiling windows have been discussed extensively here. French balconies are a matter of taste. We decided on the alternative: fixed glazing at the bottom with an operable window at the top.
What I don’t like: The kitchen has no natural ventilation option. It’s located in the middle of the room. You will need a very powerful range hood to prevent odors from spreading.
The route to the bathroom—through the walk-in closet and the master bedroom—is too long for me. Especially if one person wants or can sleep in longer and the other wants to shower, they first have to go through the bedroom to get to the closet and then exit the sleeping area. That would bother me.
Floor-to-ceiling windows have been discussed extensively here. French balconies are a matter of taste. We decided on the alternative: fixed glazing at the bottom with an operable window at the top.
FreddyBaum9 Apr 2014 10:19I also don’t think it’s ideal that the path to the bathroom goes through the walk-in closet and the bedroom. With a kitchen located in the middle of the room, you’ll definitely need a very powerful extractor hood to prevent the whole area from smelling bad!
Thank you very much for the initial feedback.
Our apartment is the northern one. On the side with the small bathroom/WC, the "southern" neighboring apartment is adjacent, so there is no window there. However, we are planning skylights in the ceiling that can be opened electrically.
The extractor hood is also still a topic for us. We might have an extractor hood installed that vents air directly through the roof, instead of a recirculating type. Do you have concerns about recirculating systems? Or why do you think the kitchen in the middle is not ideal?
We currently consider the dressing room–bathroom–bedroom layout to be unproblematic. Fortunately, we both have very similar daily routines. :-)
I will need to read up on floor-to-ceiling windows this evening. The plan is to have floor-to-ceiling windows with fixed laminated safety glass (VSG) as a fall protection where necessary.
Best regards,
S.
Our apartment is the northern one. On the side with the small bathroom/WC, the "southern" neighboring apartment is adjacent, so there is no window there. However, we are planning skylights in the ceiling that can be opened electrically.
The extractor hood is also still a topic for us. We might have an extractor hood installed that vents air directly through the roof, instead of a recirculating type. Do you have concerns about recirculating systems? Or why do you think the kitchen in the middle is not ideal?
We currently consider the dressing room–bathroom–bedroom layout to be unproblematic. Fortunately, we both have very similar daily routines. :-)
I will need to read up on floor-to-ceiling windows this evening. The plan is to have floor-to-ceiling windows with fixed laminated safety glass (VSG) as a fall protection where necessary.
Best regards,
S.
Apparently, there isn’t much criticism of this floor plan!? Otherwise, the discussion here would be more active, right?
Could you please explain what exactly is critical about having the range hood in the middle of the room? We haven’t fully understood that point yet.
Thank you very much and best regards,
S.
Could you please explain what exactly is critical about having the range hood in the middle of the room? We haven’t fully understood that point yet.
Thank you very much and best regards,
S.
It’s not critical, just something to consider:
A) It’s very expensive because the exhaust hood is mounted on the ceiling, and the ventilation has to go upwards through the ceiling.
B) Odors don’t always spread only upwards. Therefore, it will be difficult to properly vent the smells. They develop right in the middle of your room, so where should, for example, the grease smell go?
A) It’s very expensive because the exhaust hood is mounted on the ceiling, and the ventilation has to go upwards through the ceiling.
B) Odors don’t always spread only upwards. Therefore, it will be difficult to properly vent the smells. They develop right in the middle of your room, so where should, for example, the grease smell go?
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