ᐅ First draft of a semi-detached house, what do you think?

Amoo1905 schrieb:

And the master bathroom becomes a shared one.

You enter it directly from the stairs???
I get the impression this is not your house at all. Who exactly commissioned the architect if your family's needs and living preferences are hardly reflected in the design, and you have to change almost everything just to make it suitable for you? Who is setting the planning framework, and who is paying and calling the shots—that is, directing the architect?
All the drawings look like the semi-detached house was initially designed as a mirrored clone by a third party, and only vaguely defined change requests were later attempted to be incorporated. However, at the level of detailed planning, nothing can be fixed that already went off course at the preliminary design stage. I hope you are still just potential buyers and can still back out from the developer.

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11ant schrieb:

So you enter it directly from the stairs? ? ?

But @11ant. Don’t play dumb now. Both bathrooms are combined into one large bathroom.

Hello,
overall, it feels too open and resembles more of a model home than a real residence.
I have roughly outlined minimal changes that wouldn't make me build it exactly like that, but would make it possible for me to imagine living there. However, I would not give up the children's bathroom. That doesn’t mean only the child can use it, but also someone who might get up earlier and doesn’t want to disturb others in the bedrooms. It might also be worth considering making the walk-in closet accessible from the hallway instead of the bedroom. The guest/office room in such a large house would benefit the children’s rooms, but I would be reluctant to give up a dedicated office, also considering potential resale value.

As an alternative, with larger children’s rooms and a smaller guest/office at the expense of the walk-in closet:
(not ideal either, since the children’s bathroom borders the bedroom).

In this proposal, I wouldn’t put two bathrooms upstairs, but rather something like this: a small, awkward bathroom with a sloped ceiling so the kids can use it... and then make the downstairs WC a bit larger with a shower. Overall, it’s rather clumsy, but I’m not very good at drawing floor plans (as you can see), others do that better.

Also, what really bothers me right now is that in about 200 square meters (2,153 square feet), it feels like nothing fits... probably because of the staircase right in the middle of the way in an almost square floor plan. I would change that; it fits better in rectangular layouts.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Hello,
overall, it feels too open to me and looks more like a show home than a family house.
I have sketched some minimal changes that wouldn’t be how I would build it, but would make it possible for me to imagine living there. However, I wouldn’t want to give up the children’s bathroom. That doesn’t mean only the child can use it, but also someone who gets up earlier and doesn’t want to disturb others sleeping in the bedroom. You could also consider making the walk-in closet accessible from the hallway rather than the bedroom. The guest/study room would benefit the children’s rooms in a house this size, although I would hesitate to give up a study room, also considering potential resale value.

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The frosted glass door doesn’t really improve the ground floor for the needs of a family in my view. Additionally, the central path through the staircase goes straight through the quiet zone. And whether the door to the utility room is at the front or back, it still looks odd.

Tego12 schrieb:

The frosted glass door hardly improves the ground floor for a family’s needs in my opinion. Plus, the main pathway over the stairs goes right through the quiet zone. And whether the utility room door is in front or at the back, it still looks odd.

That’s all true. But from my perspective, it does improve the situation somewhat because
- Not everyone entering through the front door has a direct view of the sofa
- The wall opposite the TV (towards the utility room) can be used for a nice bookshelf, and you don’t have a door right next to the sofa.

I’ve sketched an alternative layout here that might also work (maybe better, but not perfect):

This would make the kitchen very "open," and whether the width is sufficient for dining and living would need to be tested with actual furniture—just a thought…

Overall, this looks like a developer project to me, and the extent of individual planning options is a major factor.