Plot size: 360 sqm (approximately 3,870 sq ft)
Living area: 143 sqm (approximately 1,540 sq ft)
Slightly sloping hillside with valley view (west side)
1 full story + attic + basement
Roof with 3 box-shaped dormers, gable roof
Building envelope/external dimensions fixed
1 carport + parking space
2 adults + 2 children (planned) need to fit
Overnight guests: 2-3 per year, rather rare
Requirements:
Open, airy design, modern and rather minimalist, with cozy corners for relaxing, no suspended ceilings in the attic
House design by architect (this is a construction project, interior layout can still be changed, rest has been approved)
Status: not yet purchased or similar
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Open points:
- We want to enlarge the bathroom a bit at the expense of the bedroom on the left with the balcony – move the toilet there and create a large walk-in shower with a glass wall.
- Two children’s rooms should be upstairs
- The workspace upstairs might be designed as a lounge/reading nook (or later also as a play area for the children)
- The kitchen should be open (remove the wall)
- Fireplace on the wall facing the terrace
- Ground floor stairwell: possibly fully glazed wall towards the cloakroom?
- North-facing ground floor windows: possibly with a wide window sill for sitting with cushions?
- From the balcony upstairs, there is a view down over the village
- Orientation: top right south, left west, right east, bottom north, dimensions 8 x 13 m (maximum)
Do you have any ideas for better use of space to make the most of the 143 sqm?
Where could we apply tricks or clever solutions?
I’m excited, first post... looking forward to your help and great discussions!
Living area: 143 sqm (approximately 1,540 sq ft)
Slightly sloping hillside with valley view (west side)
1 full story + attic + basement
Roof with 3 box-shaped dormers, gable roof
Building envelope/external dimensions fixed
1 carport + parking space
2 adults + 2 children (planned) need to fit
Overnight guests: 2-3 per year, rather rare
Requirements:
Open, airy design, modern and rather minimalist, with cozy corners for relaxing, no suspended ceilings in the attic
House design by architect (this is a construction project, interior layout can still be changed, rest has been approved)
Status: not yet purchased or similar
_____________________________________________
Open points:
- We want to enlarge the bathroom a bit at the expense of the bedroom on the left with the balcony – move the toilet there and create a large walk-in shower with a glass wall.
- Two children’s rooms should be upstairs
- The workspace upstairs might be designed as a lounge/reading nook (or later also as a play area for the children)
- The kitchen should be open (remove the wall)
- Fireplace on the wall facing the terrace
- Ground floor stairwell: possibly fully glazed wall towards the cloakroom?
- North-facing ground floor windows: possibly with a wide window sill for sitting with cushions?
- From the balcony upstairs, there is a view down over the village
- Orientation: top right south, left west, right east, bottom north, dimensions 8 x 13 m (maximum)
Do you have any ideas for better use of space to make the most of the 143 sqm?
Where could we apply tricks or clever solutions?
I’m excited, first post... looking forward to your help and great discussions!
Karlstraße schrieb:
Does anyone have experience designing the staircase area partially with glass to make it feel more open? I find little information online about experiences or costs.What benefits do you get from that? A view into the basement?
Building permits / planning permission also apply to windows—in some regions, you might be allowed to move, shift, or enlarge them by a few centimeters (inches). If you want to split one room into two (children’s) rooms, this will also change the facade and therefore the windows. The builder will likely charge for that since a new building permit / planning permission will be required. But I may have already mentioned that.
It’s best to discuss the entire redesign or any changes to the interior layout with the builder, also regarding any additional costs.
K
Karlstraße19 Sep 2015 23:04Something like this. It doesn’t add much functionally, but it makes the space feel more open and therefore nicer to me – like many things in a house.
We will discuss it further with the architect/building engineer. Overall, the location, price, and total size work. Only the upper floor is not perfect regarding the children’s bedrooms.
Attached are the fireplace and the kitchen modification, as well as the enlargement of the bathroom upstairs and two ideas for children’s rooms, all sketches.
We will discuss it further with the architect/building engineer. Overall, the location, price, and total size work. Only the upper floor is not perfect regarding the children’s bedrooms.
Attached are the fireplace and the kitchen modification, as well as the enlargement of the bathroom upstairs and two ideas for children’s rooms, all sketches.
K
Karlstraße19 Sep 2015 23:12And the children’s room on the left has a floor area of 14.4 m² (155 sq ft), 11.4 m² (123 sq ft) living space (upper level), lower level 12.8 m² (138 sq ft) and 10.4 m² (112 sq ft). We will find the best solution.
The kitchen and living area shown above has a depth of 720 cm (284 inches)... if you want to arrange the furniture like this, it will be tight, very tight.
Also, the fireplace location significantly limits the dining area.
And having two children’s bedrooms on the right side of the upper floor... it just becomes cramped. Moving one children’s bedroom into the home office on the ground floor... well, I’m not sure, especially regarding access from the dining area?
I simply see too many things that don’t fit here.
Take a close look at your upper floor plan:
The 318 cm (10 ft 5 in) is not the interior dimension on the right side of the plan; the maximum is likely 297 cm (9 ft 9 in). Try placing beds in the rooms along with at least 100 to 150 cm (40 to 60 inches) of wardrobe space, and then see if you can still fit a desk.
kbt09 schrieb:
Those will just be small little closets,Exactly! Children are not really welcomed in your home, are they? Toddlers might get by with 10 sqm (108 sq ft), but teenagers? Are they supposed to “play” outside or sulk in the basement?
Karlstraße schrieb:
Something like that. No real benefit, but it makes the whole thing more open and therefore nicer to me; like many things in a house.You can do that, but you don’t have to. Generally, you don’t want openness toward the basement. What you probably like is the (open) staircase. But everything else also has to work, like the location of the staircase... in your case near the front door and quarter-turn. You have an airy living and dining area – there needs to be a quiet wall somewhere, even if it’s decorated with a large-format picture.
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