ᐅ Opinions, Suggestions, and Improvement Ideas for the Planning Process

Created on: 11 Sep 2014 23:33
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flexistone
Hello everyone,

We have a plot of land measuring 1,560 sqm (16,800 sq ft) and are planning to build our new home on it.
We have already had initial discussions with the architect of our choice and are focusing on a design that is attached.
Since we have never built a house before, we are still quite inexperienced and would greatly appreciate some suggestions, constructive criticism, etc., on our design that could help us with further planning.

I hope everything is clear from the floor plan.

On the ground floor (which, due to the slight slope, is about two-thirds underground at the “back” side – the upper edge), there are guest rooms, a WC, a cloakroom, kitchen, pantry, dining room, living room, and fitness room.

On the first floor, there are three children’s bedrooms, a master bedroom, a walk-in closet, a master bathroom, and a children’s bathroom.

On the second floor, there is an office.

The basement has not yet been planned in detail, as we are not exactly sure which rooms we will need there.

Thank you very much in advance for your feedback!

Grundrissplan eines Hauses mit Erdgeschoss, Dachgeschoss, Keller, Terrasse und Garage.
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flexistone
23 Nov 2014 20:03
The room is planned to be 13.80 m² (148.54 sq ft) in size.
It may also accommodate a few laundry cabinets.
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milkie
24 Nov 2014 13:27
Why is the atrium, or the atria (what is the plural? 😉), not visible from the living areas? I would find that very unfortunate.
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laien.haft
24 Nov 2014 13:48
The plural of atrium is atria.
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Bauexperte
24 Nov 2014 17:24
Hello
laien.haft schrieb:
The plural of atrium is atria.

Probably "only" according to the old spelling (which is what I use, I never learned otherwise), so I think "milkie" was not wrong. Nowadays, it is also acceptable to write "pizzas"; previously, it was "pizzen" 😀

Best regards, Bauexperte
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laien.haft
24 Nov 2014 22:40
... the "new" spelling hasn’t caught on. It was probably meant as a joke anyway. 😉
Atrien is correct.
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Mannon
25 Nov 2014 11:01
Hi flexistone, until now I have only been a silent reader in the forum, but now I have to speak up. I showed your first upper floor plan to my husband, and he just said, "Who uploaded our plan here?" We also have all the rooms facing south, and both bathrooms are in the exact same position. Now that the shell construction is complete, we are still impressed by the slightly different room layout. Don’t let yourself be too influenced... It would be a shame to lose such an extraordinary building! Best regards from Lower Bavaria