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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)
Perhaps it would be best to consult a tax advisor beforehand. A dedicated home office can be tax-deductible, including a proportional share of all household running costs, but as far as I know, this only applies if the workspace is a separate, enclosed room.
So, if I wanted to earn part of my salary from home, I would definitely check whether, for tax purposes, a separate room is required or not. With the rise of mobile working, this might not be as strictly interpreted anymore, but I would make sure to confirm this.
Otherwise, I find the idea of a separable corner very appealing. But would patients feel comfortable in a "safe" space then? I don’t really know how I would feel sharing my deepest personal secrets with someone if I had the feeling that anyone could walk into the room at any time. I would probably prefer a small but enclosed room. However, this is something a therapist would likely be better suited to decide.
So, if I wanted to earn part of my salary from home, I would definitely check whether, for tax purposes, a separate room is required or not. With the rise of mobile working, this might not be as strictly interpreted anymore, but I would make sure to confirm this.
Otherwise, I find the idea of a separable corner very appealing. But would patients feel comfortable in a "safe" space then? I don’t really know how I would feel sharing my deepest personal secrets with someone if I had the feeling that anyone could walk into the room at any time. I would probably prefer a small but enclosed room. However, this is something a therapist would likely be better suited to decide.
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Bertram1004 Nov 2019 10:48The partition doesn’t create a larger room than the small storage room. Plus, the patient still has to walk through my living room. And it can’t be combined with a shared apartment. If I don’t have a shared apartment, then I don’t have this problem at all. I could just use a child’s bedroom for that. Then the patient would go upstairs, first room on the right. That would work perfectly fine. Now I’m trying to combine the shared apartment and the practice room. Because, in terms of floor area (in m² (square meters)), there would actually be enough space.
The point wasn’t to make the room bigger, but that you only use it for 2-5 sessions per week, so 2-5 hours, and the rest of the time the room just sits unused. With a flexible partition, you can basically reintegrate those square meters into your living space after the 2-5 hours per week, effectively having a larger living room.
I find the idea appealing in itself, but I mentioned the potential tax issues that might arise. I’m not sure about that – if I were to set up something like this, that would be one point I’d definitely clarify in advance.
I find the idea appealing in itself, but I mentioned the potential tax issues that might arise. I’m not sure about that – if I were to set up something like this, that would be one point I’d definitely clarify in advance.
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Bertram1004 Nov 2019 11:10Ah, now I understand what you mean. For tax purposes, that would not be deductible. But that wouldn’t be such a big issue.
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The partition doesn’t create a larger space than that small room. And the patient would still have to walk through my living room first. Plus, it can’t be combined with a shared apartment. I was somehow under the impression that at least windows could be included then. But with a mid-terrace house, of course, that doesn’t work.
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