Hello Forum,
I bought a house from a developer that is currently in the shell stage. The windows and roof are sealed, but no interior work has started yet. I have no influence on the plot (mid-terrace house), the orientation, or the construction materials. I can only choose a little during the interior finishing phase (sample selection – autocorrect wants to change it to "encourage"). Therefore, I did not fill out the questionnaire. Most things are not under my control.
I would like to share some thoughts about the floor plan. I have been debating for a while about the layout on the ground floor: where should the kitchen go, where should the living room be? And what about the "middle section" where the architect designed the kitchen?
On the upper floor, I'm not sure if I want to keep the huge bedroom as it is. Probably not.
The house is intended for me with my practice (1 consultation room, 1 waiting chair in the hallway) and possibly later (nothing is decided yet) with a co-houser. So, living together like students, but a bit more responsible.
The sliding door to the garden opens from left to right. Unfortunately, this will be my "main entrance" because the bike shed is in the garden. The bike is my main mode of transport. I use it daily.
The upper part of the ground floor plan feels too large as a living room. I live alone and don’t have a big sofa (a two-seater, a cocktail chair, a leather armchair, a coffee table 50cm x 50cm (20in x 20in)). Additionally, I play guitar and would like to have a permanent guitar spot with a music stand, preferably with some natural daylight.
Regarding the kitchen: I cook a lot and enjoy it. Currently, I have a double-row kitchen with a dishwasher island. It works great. But if I plan it in the upper part of the floor plan, everything becomes crowded. Then relaxed seating is only possible in the lower part of the plan with little light. Or I keep the kitchen as the architect designed it, in the middle section. Then I suddenly have plenty of space.
On the plan, up is east, down is west.
Does anyone have ideas for arranging the floor plan? Thanks in advance!
I also found a draft: kitchen on the upper floor (marked in red), living room on the lower floor (blue) with furniture (gray) and guitar area (yellow)
I bought a house from a developer that is currently in the shell stage. The windows and roof are sealed, but no interior work has started yet. I have no influence on the plot (mid-terrace house), the orientation, or the construction materials. I can only choose a little during the interior finishing phase (sample selection – autocorrect wants to change it to "encourage"). Therefore, I did not fill out the questionnaire. Most things are not under my control.
I would like to share some thoughts about the floor plan. I have been debating for a while about the layout on the ground floor: where should the kitchen go, where should the living room be? And what about the "middle section" where the architect designed the kitchen?
On the upper floor, I'm not sure if I want to keep the huge bedroom as it is. Probably not.
The house is intended for me with my practice (1 consultation room, 1 waiting chair in the hallway) and possibly later (nothing is decided yet) with a co-houser. So, living together like students, but a bit more responsible.
The sliding door to the garden opens from left to right. Unfortunately, this will be my "main entrance" because the bike shed is in the garden. The bike is my main mode of transport. I use it daily.
The upper part of the ground floor plan feels too large as a living room. I live alone and don’t have a big sofa (a two-seater, a cocktail chair, a leather armchair, a coffee table 50cm x 50cm (20in x 20in)). Additionally, I play guitar and would like to have a permanent guitar spot with a music stand, preferably with some natural daylight.
Regarding the kitchen: I cook a lot and enjoy it. Currently, I have a double-row kitchen with a dishwasher island. It works great. But if I plan it in the upper part of the floor plan, everything becomes crowded. Then relaxed seating is only possible in the lower part of the plan with little light. Or I keep the kitchen as the architect designed it, in the middle section. Then I suddenly have plenty of space.
On the plan, up is east, down is west.
Does anyone have ideas for arranging the floor plan? Thanks in advance!
I also found a draft: kitchen on the upper floor (marked in red), living room on the lower floor (blue) with furniture (gray) and guitar area (yellow)
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Bertram1001 Nov 2019 21:46I need to check if the technical installation can be postponed a bit. The washing machine will definitely be upstairs.
Where do you think the building services should be installed? There are already specific requirements for the installations...
And honestly? If I needed a therapist, I would also want some space between us during the conversation.
Your small room, less than 8 m² (86 sq ft), which I’m not sure officially counts as a living space anymore, and without a window, I don’t think you’ll get approval for that. As I mentioned before: two armchairs, a side table each, maybe a plant in the corner, but definitely some distance between them. But you should know that yourself.
And honestly? If I needed a therapist, I would also want some space between us during the conversation.
Your small room, less than 8 m² (86 sq ft), which I’m not sure officially counts as a living space anymore, and without a window, I don’t think you’ll get approval for that. As I mentioned before: two armchairs, a side table each, maybe a plant in the corner, but definitely some distance between them. But you should know that yourself.
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Bertram1002 Nov 2019 07:45Building services: possibly moved up to the corner of the bathroom. Shower on the left side of the plan, then build a wall behind it. Ventilation equipment on the ceiling, boiler on the wall, washing machine towards the front, separate door from the right side of the plan.
The "storage room" could be fitted with a Solatube to bring in natural daylight (e.g., above the upper hallway). Properly ventilating a room is probably not too difficult with an existing ventilation system. No approval is needed here, especially not on the ground floor. And yes, it’s not ideal. I have said this several times already; it’s a small “in-house” solution that just needs to be adequate, but not perfect. Currently, I am working in a space measuring 1.70 x 3.00 meters (5.6 x 9.8 feet). That works as well. Pretty okay, actually. The room has neither daylight nor additional ventilation. The lack of active ventilation is the biggest drawback. The room size is less of an issue, although larger would of course be nicer.
And yes, I have more than enough performance requirements for the house. During the planning phase, I want to at least try to find out if a solution is possible. Maybe I will realize it’s not. That’s okay, no problem. But deciding “by sight” that it’s just a “storage room” and therefore not considering it further seems too little for the planning phase. I don’t lose anything by planning and discussing all options.
I personally do not need that much space (except for a large kitchen with seating). Looking at how big some houses are here, that would not be for me.
Honestly, I’m surprised there has been so little constructive feedback here. “Claustrophobia” and “storage room” have already been mentioned. No real ideas. That’s not a problem, it just surprises me. Because I thought there would be interested people here with trained and creative minds. Apparently, it’s hard for you to accept that a “storage room” can be okay as a meeting room. If I had enough space, I could simply design the house myself. Designing where there is plenty of room and money is not as difficult as designing under constraints.
The "storage room" could be fitted with a Solatube to bring in natural daylight (e.g., above the upper hallway). Properly ventilating a room is probably not too difficult with an existing ventilation system. No approval is needed here, especially not on the ground floor. And yes, it’s not ideal. I have said this several times already; it’s a small “in-house” solution that just needs to be adequate, but not perfect. Currently, I am working in a space measuring 1.70 x 3.00 meters (5.6 x 9.8 feet). That works as well. Pretty okay, actually. The room has neither daylight nor additional ventilation. The lack of active ventilation is the biggest drawback. The room size is less of an issue, although larger would of course be nicer.
And yes, I have more than enough performance requirements for the house. During the planning phase, I want to at least try to find out if a solution is possible. Maybe I will realize it’s not. That’s okay, no problem. But deciding “by sight” that it’s just a “storage room” and therefore not considering it further seems too little for the planning phase. I don’t lose anything by planning and discussing all options.
I personally do not need that much space (except for a large kitchen with seating). Looking at how big some houses are here, that would not be for me.
Honestly, I’m surprised there has been so little constructive feedback here. “Claustrophobia” and “storage room” have already been mentioned. No real ideas. That’s not a problem, it just surprises me. Because I thought there would be interested people here with trained and creative minds. Apparently, it’s hard for you to accept that a “storage room” can be okay as a meeting room. If I had enough space, I could simply design the house myself. Designing where there is plenty of room and money is not as difficult as designing under constraints.
Bertram100 schrieb:
I’m not losing anything Hmm... Patients?
Bertram100 schrieb:
I don’t need that much space myself (except for a large kitchen with seating area) That’s exactly why it doesn’t make sense that you want to use this storage room as a living space, since there is still relatively a lot of space left on the ground floor, which you actually don’t need according to what you said.
Bertram100 schrieb:
Honestly, I’m surprised there hasn’t been more constructive input here. I feel personally addressed. I assumed the issue with the practice room was settled with “upstairs, first room on the right.” Back then, they said the central room on the ground floor was firmly planned for the technical equipment, even though I wanted to remove it. Now everything’s starting over and the technical layout is being completely redesigned in a house that is almost finished? Did I miss something, were the initial details wrong, or is this just wishful thinking?
I still maintain that the small cubicle in the middle as a practice room without windows is completely unsuitable. The rest of the floor plan is still the best as originally planned, assuming the technical installation cannot be moved.
To be honest, I don’t really understand the effort involved here. You’re stacking your practice quite deep, yet you want to go through so much trouble with a) installing the building services b) making alterations in the bathroom c) adding a daylight tube d) ventilation. It doesn’t add up.
And being constructive doesn’t mean showing you every possible option, but rather those considered optimal. That’s what I’ve done: use the front ground-floor room as a hobby space where the patient is occasionally treated.
And being constructive doesn’t mean showing you every possible option, but rather those considered optimal. That’s what I’ve done: use the front ground-floor room as a hobby space where the patient is occasionally treated.
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