Bien-Zenker28 Nov 2017 15:28As a home builder, we always strive to be closely aligned with the wishes and ideas of our customers. After all, building a house is usually a once-in-a-lifetime event.
An important aspect of planning a house is the kitchen as the family’s central gathering place.
We would now like to know from you: Which layout do you prefer? An open kitchen with a view of the living/dining area? A closed kitchen with a spacious dining/play area for the whole family? Or a completely different option — for example, a large kitchen island as a social focal point?
We look forward to your ideas, wishes, and experiences, which we will take as inspiration for our work.
An important aspect of planning a house is the kitchen as the family’s central gathering place.
We would now like to know from you: Which layout do you prefer? An open kitchen with a view of the living/dining area? A closed kitchen with a spacious dining/play area for the whole family? Or a completely different option — for example, a large kitchen island as a social focal point?
We look forward to your ideas, wishes, and experiences, which we will take as inspiration for our work.
I have been living for almost 30 years in an 18m² (193ft²) kitchen with a large dining area in the corner for 8 people (if necessary, even 10, as we also use it with our guests, for example, for birthday breakfast) and a separate living room of over 30m² (323ft²). I would actually prefer it the other way around. Maybe we will still switch it when we are alone again.
Under no circumstances do I want a huge open-plan space, as is common nowadays.
I see a big advantage in being able to close a door so that no one can see the mess from lounges and armchairs, cushions, blankets, magazines, laptops, handicraft materials, drink bottles, and fitness equipment.
I also imagine it could be quite annoying if part of the family could not watch TV or use their laptops undisturbed when my friends are over for a chat.
Under no circumstances do I want a huge open-plan space, as is common nowadays.
I see a big advantage in being able to close a door so that no one can see the mess from lounges and armchairs, cushions, blankets, magazines, laptops, handicraft materials, drink bottles, and fitness equipment.
I also imagine it could be quite annoying if part of the family could not watch TV or use their laptops undisturbed when my friends are over for a chat.
After several attempts, we have now found our ideal kitchen. A large island is integrated into a 60m² (645ft²) open-plan living area. Right next to the island is a large dining table. This way, one of us can cook at the island while still interacting with guests. Food and dishes can easily be carried from the island to the table and back without long distances. Larger buffets can be set up directly on the island. The dishes are stored in large pull-out drawers within the island, facing the table.
Extremely practical and still very impressive.
Extremely practical and still very impressive.
As residents of a best ager bungalow living as a couple, we both consciously chose a classic room layout. The kitchen is clearly defined as a kitchen, measuring 12 sqm (130 sq ft), with space for an L-shaped unit and a table for four, next to which is a small faux leather sofa on the wall side, with two chairs on the opposite side. The room connects to an almost equally sized utility room that, besides housing the technical equipment, contains two cabinets and the washing machine plus dryer. The cabinets store supplies, cleaning products, and jackets. A sink with a faucet completes the work area. We eat in this kitchen and also enjoy sitting there. It has windows facing the street, so you can see if Mrs. Sch. across the way is once again walking around in tiger leggings and so on.
In the living room, there is currently still a large dining table, but it will be replaced with a round one with four chairs, extendable to six. That’s all we need because when we host parties, we don’t eat at the table anyway—we eat pizza by hand or grilled sausage with a bun on a disposable plate. We want to celebrate, not end up stuffed and lethargic.
I think this is a typical combination for our generation, at least in the more rural parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Karsten
In the living room, there is currently still a large dining table, but it will be replaced with a round one with four chairs, extendable to six. That’s all we need because when we host parties, we don’t eat at the table anyway—we eat pizza by hand or grilled sausage with a bun on a disposable plate. We want to celebrate, not end up stuffed and lethargic.
I think this is a typical combination for our generation, at least in the more rural parts of Schleswig-Holstein, Karsten
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Bau-Schmidt28 Nov 2017 19:14Clear case. 15 m² (160 ft²) closed kitchen.
Bien-Zenker schrieb:
As a home builder, we always want to be very close to the wishes and ideas of our customers. If you want to sell your houses not only to the Meiers OR Müllers, but to both the Meiers AND Müllers, you will still have to continue accommodating both open-plan kitchens and closed kitchens equally in the future.
Bien-Zenker schrieb:
After all, people usually build a house only once in their lifetime. Here I see more of an attitude that could make you miss a trend: namely, the trend toward a second house-building adventure around the age of sixty. Maybe not a mass movement yet, but definitely moving away from being an exception.
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