Hello everyone 🙂
After so much feedback on my initial plan, it has now gone back and forth with our architect, and everything is finally completed 🙂
I’m excited if you take a look!
Here are a few details:
The floor plans don’t yet include our basement living area. Basements intended for living are allowed here. It is planned to have a laundry room, the boiler room, storage room, an office, and a large hobby room with a bathroom and a small kitchenette.
Slope: none
Number of floors: 2 floors (attic counts as 2nd floor due to knee wall) + basement living area
Roof type: Gable roof with 25-degree pitch, knee wall 160 cm (63 inches) (we received an exemption for this) + a dormer on the south side for the two children’s bedrooms is also planned but not finalized yet (exemption also received)
Number of occupants: 2 adults (eventually + 2 children), aged 28 and 34
Heating system: Heat pump with ventilation
The orientation of the floor plan very closely matches the actual cardinal directions. Except for the guest WC, the rightmost window in the living room, the kitchen, and the bathroom, all windows are floor-to-ceiling.
Ground floor: A small path leads to the right into the house. Right at the entrance is a small niche for storing water crates, ironing board, vacuum cleaner, and other odds and ends. Instead of a door, this space will be separated by a curtain, saving space and looking nice 🙂 Next to it is a guest WC with a urinal. Opposite the stairs on the wall, three coat racks are planned, which will be screwed from floor to ceiling. There is space for a shoe bench and a tall shoe cabinet beside the front door and along the WC wall. Strollers, bicycles, etc. will be stored in a small shed in front of the house. That covers the entrance area.
The kitchen can be accessed from two sides via sliding doors. The garden is reached through the double doors in the dining area.
Upper floor:
The bedroom is designed to be quite small. I know. That is intentional. Our current sleeping area is even smaller, and we manage well with it. In case of need (broken leg, bassinet, etc.), we can push the bed against the wall to gain some more space. The walk-in closet is not separated from the bedroom by a door. The two children’s rooms may still get a dormer. There is a small change in the bathroom that is not shown in the drawings: the washbasin will be integrated into the bathtub ledge and will shift by 25 cm (10 inches). The passage will be about 90 cm (35 inches) wide then.
Done 🙂
After so much feedback on my initial plan, it has now gone back and forth with our architect, and everything is finally completed 🙂
I’m excited if you take a look!
Here are a few details:
The floor plans don’t yet include our basement living area. Basements intended for living are allowed here. It is planned to have a laundry room, the boiler room, storage room, an office, and a large hobby room with a bathroom and a small kitchenette.
Slope: none
Number of floors: 2 floors (attic counts as 2nd floor due to knee wall) + basement living area
Roof type: Gable roof with 25-degree pitch, knee wall 160 cm (63 inches) (we received an exemption for this) + a dormer on the south side for the two children’s bedrooms is also planned but not finalized yet (exemption also received)
Number of occupants: 2 adults (eventually + 2 children), aged 28 and 34
Heating system: Heat pump with ventilation
The orientation of the floor plan very closely matches the actual cardinal directions. Except for the guest WC, the rightmost window in the living room, the kitchen, and the bathroom, all windows are floor-to-ceiling.
Ground floor: A small path leads to the right into the house. Right at the entrance is a small niche for storing water crates, ironing board, vacuum cleaner, and other odds and ends. Instead of a door, this space will be separated by a curtain, saving space and looking nice 🙂 Next to it is a guest WC with a urinal. Opposite the stairs on the wall, three coat racks are planned, which will be screwed from floor to ceiling. There is space for a shoe bench and a tall shoe cabinet beside the front door and along the WC wall. Strollers, bicycles, etc. will be stored in a small shed in front of the house. That covers the entrance area.
The kitchen can be accessed from two sides via sliding doors. The garden is reached through the double doors in the dining area.
Upper floor:
The bedroom is designed to be quite small. I know. That is intentional. Our current sleeping area is even smaller, and we manage well with it. In case of need (broken leg, bassinet, etc.), we can push the bed against the wall to gain some more space. The walk-in closet is not separated from the bedroom by a door. The two children’s rooms may still get a dormer. There is a small change in the bathroom that is not shown in the drawings: the washbasin will be integrated into the bathtub ledge and will shift by 25 cm (10 inches). The passage will be about 90 cm (35 inches) wide then.
Done 🙂
Maria16 schrieb:
By the way, I don’t think you will always, always put the stroller back outside in the cold after taking the child out. And I also can’t imagine it’s very nice to place a toddler in a stroller that’s completely chilled through in winter.Oh, yes, I forgot to mention that. These are naive ideas that get corrected during the first semester of real parenting experience. Once you have children, the whole house is affected by this reality. Parenting can’t be done minimally invasively. Being a parent reaches into every corner where even the cat doesn’t go. It’s a complete paradigm shift made real.
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Maria, I’m moving away from trying to correct other people’s decisions. To be clear, this wouldn’t be my house. But she wants the walk-in closet, the kitchen island, the vacuum cleaner storage space, the partition wall, and so on. After all, she’s the one who will live there, not me. The only definite no-go areas for me are the too narrow window in the bedroom and the bathroom, which unfortunately has hardly any space for a towel rack or something similar. Maybe a closet for winter coats will be placed in the open niche in 2019? Maybe the drywall partition of the dressing area will eventually be removed. But that narrow window in the bedroom constantly creates a prison-like feeling — unnecessarily so. There would be space for something better.
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Schnuckline7 Apr 2017 16:08@11ant Great to have you back 🙂 The upload somehow went wrong, no idea why there are three attachments. It was supposed to be just the ground floor and first floor.
The stepped design is not a bad idea, thanks! The TV in the wall mount will probably look great there.
What do you mean by a beam resting on knees? I can’t quite follow.
The stove is planned next to the sink. There is nothing on the island. No idea why the architect drew that in. Also, the kitchen window idea is a good one, thanks for that 🙂
There are no elevations yet, I have no clue at what stage those will be provided. Probably with the building permit / planning permission, right?
@Maria16 There won’t be any plaster finish. We really don’t like how that looks. We prefer perfectly smooth walls 😀 I had a storage room like that in my old apartment and really miss it. So it simply had to be included again 🙂
The walk-in closet won’t be furnished like that either; that was the architect’s idea again. The wardrobe will only be on the south wall.
You’re probably right about the stroller, but my partner is very picky about that. Something dirty (because it was outside) would never come inside the house. Same goes for pets, but that’s a whole different story. You’re absolutely right, it’s going to be a huge challenge when we have loud and messy kids 😀 😀 I’m curious to see if we’ll lose our minds then 😀
The stepped design is not a bad idea, thanks! The TV in the wall mount will probably look great there.
What do you mean by a beam resting on knees? I can’t quite follow.
The stove is planned next to the sink. There is nothing on the island. No idea why the architect drew that in. Also, the kitchen window idea is a good one, thanks for that 🙂
There are no elevations yet, I have no clue at what stage those will be provided. Probably with the building permit / planning permission, right?
@Maria16 There won’t be any plaster finish. We really don’t like how that looks. We prefer perfectly smooth walls 😀 I had a storage room like that in my old apartment and really miss it. So it simply had to be included again 🙂
The walk-in closet won’t be furnished like that either; that was the architect’s idea again. The wardrobe will only be on the south wall.
You’re probably right about the stroller, but my partner is very picky about that. Something dirty (because it was outside) would never come inside the house. Same goes for pets, but that’s a whole different story. You’re absolutely right, it’s going to be a huge challenge when we have loud and messy kids 😀 😀 I’m curious to see if we’ll lose our minds then 😀
April 1st has already passed... we are familiar with the original version and its flaws. So, there is no need to be surprised.
It only got worse; as an architect, I would never have submitted something like this. I doubt a house plan that comes with an instruction manual.
The bedroom and bathroom are completely poorly thought out (so we just move the bed...) and space is wasted in both the bathroom and kitchen. In 10 years, when someone decides to move because it doesn’t work for a family with children, the house will be hard to sell. Well, at least there’s a urinal, a dressing room, and KfW55 standard...
I’m out—good luck 🙂 [emoji256]
Regards,
Yvonne
It only got worse; as an architect, I would never have submitted something like this. I doubt a house plan that comes with an instruction manual.
The bedroom and bathroom are completely poorly thought out (so we just move the bed...) and space is wasted in both the bathroom and kitchen. In 10 years, when someone decides to move because it doesn’t work for a family with children, the house will be hard to sell. Well, at least there’s a urinal, a dressing room, and KfW55 standard...
I’m out—good luck 🙂 [emoji256]
Regards,
Yvonne
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Schnuckline7 Apr 2017 16:23@ypg Thanks anyway for your feedback 🙂
Actually, there is a roof window above the bathtub in the bathroom.
Actually, there is a roof window above the bathtub in the bathroom.
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