ᐅ How to modify a floor plan?

Created on: 21 Jun 2017 11:14
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arnonyme
Hello everyone,

I already posted a floor plan in the building costs forum.
There was a comment that the children's rooms are too small.
Yesterday, I visited a show home for a quote and took a look at the rooms there.

I have to admit, I was a bit shocked by the size of the children's rooms, which were about 11 sqm (118 sq ft). So, hardly smaller than what we have planned. It’s hard to imagine the room size just from the paper.

Do you have any ideas on how to enlarge the three children's rooms on the upper floor without completely changing the entire floor plan?

Or if you have any other criticism or suggestions for improvement, feel free to share.

Best regards,
Steffen

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arnonyme
22 Jun 2017 10:35
Tego12 schrieb:
17 sq.m (183 sq.ft) compared to 12 sq.m (129 sq.ft) is a huge difference for a room like that... from "cramped" to "everything fits quite well." Of course, it’s not huge, but the kids’ rooms would become properly usable right away...

But you don’t actually want suggestions, just confirmation. Everyone here is telling you the house isn’t really well thought out overall, but you see it differently -> just build it, the discussion seems pointless.

I wouldn’t mind a concrete suggestion at all, but I find it pointless to throw everything out and redesign if we like the rest as it is.
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j.bautsch
22 Jun 2017 10:41
However, it is often the case that moving a few walls only makes things worse. Sometimes it is simply more sensible to start from scratch.
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ypg
22 Jun 2017 11:03
arnonyme schrieb:
I would have no problem with a concrete suggestion at all, but I think it’s pointless to scrap everything and start over if we like the rest as it is.

That’s exactly what you have your architect for!
11ant22 Jun 2017 18:41
Tego12 schrieb:
Everyone here is telling you the house design is overall not very well thought out—you see it differently -> just build then, the discussion seems pointless.

The kitchen, as a whole and in all its parts, has the longest possible travel distances. The layout looks as if the floor plan was derived backwards from the 3D model of the building. The last time I saw floor plans like this was when I was in sixth grade, back then using a set square; today, twelve-year-olds probably use Minecraft.
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tomtom7930 Jun 2017 18:32
@arnonyme have you already discussed this with the design review board? Do they approve it as it is?
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kbt09
1 Jul 2017 08:22
arnonyme schrieb:
Since building is only permitted facing northwest in our area, the angle was taken into account.

Northwest orientation? Corner position?

In general, I’m missing a site plan or at least a north arrow on the floor plans again. The critical points—stairs, kitchen, hallway, children's room sizes—have all been addressed already.