ᐅ Opinion on Our Architect’s Floor Plan

derdietmar schrieb:
Planning rooms without considering potential furniture arrangements is not effective. How else should the bathroom be designed? Where should the connections be located? If the floor plan is problematic, even a bathroom planner can’t fix that.

I can hardly believe this is a new design. It really looks like it’s 30 years old.

The exact layout of the rooms will still be defined by the bathroom planner and the home builder. For now, we want to establish a basic plan to request bids from different home building companies.

What exactly makes you say this is a 30-year-old design? I don’t quite understand.

bluetoothtony schrieb:
4. and 5. Those are just examples. We specified the room sizes. Everything else is done by a bathroom planner, not the architect

Well, the rooms should already have partition walls and enough space in front of them. So, overall, everything should roughly fit. The washbasin is placed there in front of the window because with this layout, the bathroom lacks partition walls. Also, I would move the toilet out of the main line of sight and out of the door’s swing path.

The same goes for the kitchen. If you want a nice kitchen, not just the drawn example, it’s already going to be difficult.

That’s why you do planning and check if the design fits with the intended furniture. Or is the argument now: the interior designer, lighting planner, kitchen planner, etc., will fix that? No!

bluetoothtony schrieb:
2. We like the angled corridor

And what exactly do you like about angled spaces?

bluetoothtony schrieb:
The roof was our wish. It gives us high ceilings and lots of light in the master area.

And what is the light supposed to be good for? Where is north?

derdietmar schrieb:
The windows on the raised roof side are not in the master area but in the corridor. Otherwise, the exterior view does not match the floor plan.

I agree. That’s why I asked if an amateur drew it themselves.

bluetoothtony schrieb:
How exactly can you tell it’s a 30-year-old design? I don’t get that.

Well, I immediately thought of the early 2000s, when solar was introduced and so-called energy-saving houses were still externally decorated with a few “highlights” meant to suggest creativity and eco-friendliness but nowadays are more of design flaws. The loggia and the sharp corner are part of that.

Anyway, the planner might be from that era, but that doesn’t make them better or worse than others.

For me, it’s just too much stylistic clutter overall. Inside, on the other hand, it’s too boring with all the Instagram must-haves, so the lack of functionality actually stands out (the open space above transfers noise to the children, the master bathroom/bedroom was already mentioned, a long way to the pantry that blocks a nice kitchen).

I’m curious how the planner will change the technical/living room unit.

I still miss it.

Question checklist

Is there a zoning plan / development plan?
Is the site sloped?
Where is north?
Which federal state?

ypg schrieb:
I would also move the toilet out of the direct sightline as well as out of the swing path of the door leaf. The same applies to the kitchen. If you want a nicer kitchen than the example shown, it will already be difficult.

We will still visit a well-known kitchen showroom with the floor plan. The kitchen will be designed there before the floor plan is finalized.

ypg schrieb:
And what do you like about the angled parts?

It had to be angled to plan the rooms as they are now. The plot does not allow for more width. Therefore, we really like how the architect solved it.

ypg schrieb:
And what is the purpose of the light? Where is north?

North is at the street side. The terrace faces south.

hanghaus2023 schrieb:
I still miss it.

Question list

Is there a development plan / building permit?
Is there a slope?
Where is north?
Which federal state?

I don’t find the list of questions very helpful.
The architect takes care of the development plan / building permit.
The plot is flat and large with over 1000sqm (10,764 sq ft), but more elongated.
It is in Hesse and designed for four people.

The roof shape is our preference. Not a must, but we can afford the extra costs.
We like it and it makes the house stand out from standard designs. In addition, the roof offers some advantages.

The only restriction is an eaves height of 6.XXm (about 20 feet).
Otherwise, there are no requirements.

North faces the street. South faces the terrace.

bluetoothtony schrieb:
It had to be made angled

So you only like that the planner "solved" it?!

bluetoothtony schrieb:
North faces the street. The terrace is on the south side.

... and why would you want even more sun, especially in the evening, meaning from the west, in the bedroom?

bluetoothtony schrieb:
I don’t see the list of questions as very useful.

Well, you only asked for opinions. You got them. From my side, everything has been said.