ᐅ New construction after the birth of triplets. Looking forward to your ideas.
Created on: 23 Sep 2018 21:07
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Hendrik M.
Hello everyone,
my name is Hendrik, and I lived with my small family in a cozy single-family home in Bad Nenndorf. However, last December our family suddenly grew by 3 boys. Unfortunately, our house is not suitable for 4 children. There is a new development area in our town, so we are now considering building a new house.
I haven’t been able to find many interesting floor plans online for houses with 7 rooms. Maybe you have some ideas?
A very important point for a new build is that the house shouldn’t be too large once the children have moved out. In other words, it would be great if you had ideas on how to make use of the unused living space in a way that still feels spacious.
At the moment, we are thinking along the following lines:
- Total size around 250sqm (2,690 sq ft)
- 4 children’s bedrooms, 1 guest room, sleeping room and living room
- 2 bathrooms with showers and 1 guest toilet
- Sauna in one of the bathrooms with a shower
- No basement, but enough storage space
- Currently preferred style is an urban villa (but then where do you store all your stuff if you have neither a basement nor an attic?)
- Living conservatory over 20sqm (215 sq ft)
- Double garage with an adjoining workshop
- Open kitchen connected to the living room
I would be really happy if anyone has ideas for a nice floor plan.
Unfortunately, with the triplets (now 9 months old) and their sister (3 years), we only have about half an hour per day to think about these matters, which is quite stressful for us. So I ask for your understanding if this request seems a bit unspecific to some of you.
Another option would be to extend our current house. An architect estimated around €2000 per sqm (note: do not translate currency, but consider for your understanding) and estimated the cost for a living conservatory (40sqm / 430 sq ft) to be about €80,000.
Where do you think we would end up with a new build as described above? Would €500,000 to €600,000 be realistic (excluding land, but including garage)?
Many thanks for your ideas,
Hendrik
my name is Hendrik, and I lived with my small family in a cozy single-family home in Bad Nenndorf. However, last December our family suddenly grew by 3 boys. Unfortunately, our house is not suitable for 4 children. There is a new development area in our town, so we are now considering building a new house.
I haven’t been able to find many interesting floor plans online for houses with 7 rooms. Maybe you have some ideas?
A very important point for a new build is that the house shouldn’t be too large once the children have moved out. In other words, it would be great if you had ideas on how to make use of the unused living space in a way that still feels spacious.
At the moment, we are thinking along the following lines:
- Total size around 250sqm (2,690 sq ft)
- 4 children’s bedrooms, 1 guest room, sleeping room and living room
- 2 bathrooms with showers and 1 guest toilet
- Sauna in one of the bathrooms with a shower
- No basement, but enough storage space
- Currently preferred style is an urban villa (but then where do you store all your stuff if you have neither a basement nor an attic?)
- Living conservatory over 20sqm (215 sq ft)
- Double garage with an adjoining workshop
- Open kitchen connected to the living room
I would be really happy if anyone has ideas for a nice floor plan.
Unfortunately, with the triplets (now 9 months old) and their sister (3 years), we only have about half an hour per day to think about these matters, which is quite stressful for us. So I ask for your understanding if this request seems a bit unspecific to some of you.
Another option would be to extend our current house. An architect estimated around €2000 per sqm (note: do not translate currency, but consider for your understanding) and estimated the cost for a living conservatory (40sqm / 430 sq ft) to be about €80,000.
Where do you think we would end up with a new build as described above? Would €500,000 to €600,000 be realistic (excluding land, but including garage)?
Many thanks for your ideas,
Hendrik
Hendrik, what exactly needs to change in your current house for it to suit your needs? I assume more children's rooms and a larger living room or family room. Just a basic assessment. What can be easily implemented or integrated into the existing house? For example, is the heating system sufficient for the increased area?
If any of these points present major difficulties, then consider building a new house.
If any of these points present major difficulties, then consider building a new house.
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Hendrik M2 Oct 2018 21:43Hello,
unfortunately, I wasn’t able to link these pictures in the post. So here they are instead.
I would appreciate it if you could share your ideas with me. You already convinced me quite well about the conservatory and its usefulness—or the lack thereof—so now I’m open again to any solutions that provide 2 children’s bedrooms and more living space on the ground floor, as well as a larger kitchen (that was one of the reasons for the conservatory).
Best regards
Hendrik M
unfortunately, I wasn’t able to link these pictures in the post. So here they are instead.
I would appreciate it if you could share your ideas with me. You already convinced me quite well about the conservatory and its usefulness—or the lack thereof—so now I’m open again to any solutions that provide 2 children’s bedrooms and more living space on the ground floor, as well as a larger kitchen (that was one of the reasons for the conservatory).
Best regards
Hendrik M
For planning, you need numbers.
Plot of land, zoning plan, house, capacity, budget.
And you need expertise.
Most likely, you won’t need to separate triplets during the first few years. However, I only know this from some twins: they must not be separated and have a strong bond.
So, I would say you have a 5-year buffer. Maybe you can use this time to observe whether the triplets need each other or not.
If in the end four children’s bedrooms are needed, one option would be to reduce the size of the two existing children’s rooms and create access to a third gable in between, where a new room can be added. Below this, a bay window would be created in the dining area. Of course, the third gable can be made larger or wider, resulting in an L-shaped house.
For the extension or addition, I would use white wooden cladding.
Another possibility is to use the office downstairs as a laundry room/dressing room/storage, from where you can access an extension that would contain the parents’ area.
I do not see a possibility for building over the garage due to setback requirements.
Plot of land, zoning plan, house, capacity, budget.
And you need expertise.
Most likely, you won’t need to separate triplets during the first few years. However, I only know this from some twins: they must not be separated and have a strong bond.
So, I would say you have a 5-year buffer. Maybe you can use this time to observe whether the triplets need each other or not.
If in the end four children’s bedrooms are needed, one option would be to reduce the size of the two existing children’s rooms and create access to a third gable in between, where a new room can be added. Below this, a bay window would be created in the dining area. Of course, the third gable can be made larger or wider, resulting in an L-shaped house.
For the extension or addition, I would use white wooden cladding.
Another possibility is to use the office downstairs as a laundry room/dressing room/storage, from where you can access an extension that would contain the parents’ area.
I do not see a possibility for building over the garage due to setback requirements.
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