ᐅ New construction of a single-family house with 150 sqm of living space, Saarland

Some good ideas – but here, you can hardly stand 2 meters (6.5 feet) behind the entrance door and next to the staircase in the kitchen. I don’t find that very attractive or livable. What about a hallway maybe 80 cm (31.5 inches) wide next to the stairs? As a bottleneck to the large open-plan living area? That is not inviting.

Myrna_Loy schrieb:

With a corridor maybe 80cm (31.5 inches) wide next to the stairs? Acting as a bottleneck to the large open-plan living area? That is not inviting.

Fans of the "straight staircase" don’t like to be challenged by facts; they find that uncomfortable.

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11ant schrieb:

Fans of the "straight staircase" don’t like being confronted with facts; they find that uncomfortable.

Now, now! No generalizations, please! :p
By the way, that would be too narrow for me as well, especially with a closed staircase combined with a pantry.

Hello Würfel*,

First of all, thank you for your efforts and your, in my opinion, nice improvement suggestions.

Regarding the ground floor:
I quite like the ground floor. It seems to me that I need to reconsider the door to the garage.
I would actually prefer to keep the staircase open, both for the look and for the space.

For my taste, the three large sliding doors are not necessary. But the windows can still be adjusted to suit the needs.

I really like the placement of the fireplace. I have often seen it used as a room divider in pictures, but I found it difficult to implement here because I had assumed the TV/sofa would be positioned the other way. With the change in position, this is a really nice option.

Regarding the upper floor:
Child’s room 1 will be extended by half a meter (about 1.5 feet) on the right side, just as you showed. This was also mentioned as a tip in previous posts. Also, a 7 sq m (about 75 sq ft) office can be sufficient. However, I think I wouldn’t make the window there too big, but still make it match the ground floor.

I need to reconsider whether the bathroom at 10.5 sq m (about 113 sq ft) is large enough. However, in your design, the hallway is swapped for living space, which is generally good. Combined with your idea of enlarging the dressing room, this is certainly a good option.

Myrna_Loy schrieb:

Some good ideas – but here you can hardly stand 2 meters (about 6.5 feet) behind the front door and next to the stairs in the kitchen. I don’t find that very attractive or cozy. Maybe an 80 cm (about 31 inch) wide corridor next to the stairs? As a bottleneck to the large open space? That’s not inviting.

Although I don’t reach 80 cm, since it’s only a passage, I find that completely acceptable.
Incidentally, one of my best colleagues also built his house so that his kitchen is right after the entrance or about 3 meters (about 10 feet) behind it. There’s no door or anything else; it’s about a 1 meter (about 3.3 feet) wide passage and then you are in the kitchen/dining area. I don’t find this at all disturbing or “unattractive or uncozy,” quite the opposite. But tastes are known to vary… By the way, his wife is an architect and planned the house.

Best regards
Christoph

chrisOo schrieb:

In my opinion, the three large sliding doors are not necessary. But the windows can still be adjusted according to the needs.

You can definitely adjust that, but better to have more than less. Looking back, I would have wished for such large sliding doors – we have small windows instead, and it really makes a big difference between a dated and dark feeling versus bright and modern with those sliding doors.

Here I am again with my childhood trauma... but I would place the office between the bedroom and the children's room, unless that has already been ruled out earlier in the thread.