Good morning everyone,
We have now received the preliminary draft from the architect of the construction company. We would greatly appreciate any suggestions for optimization and improvements.
Development plan/planning permission: None, third row.
Plot size: 678 m² (7289 ft²)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio/floor space index: not relevant, as the building site and size are determined by distance to the forest
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: Ground floor + attic floor + expandable loft
Roof type: gable roof
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic single-family home, knee wall inside 90 cm (35 inches), roof pitch 48°
Basement: no basement
Number of occupants: 4, mom (38), dad (31), twin boys (1)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: 5 each
Office: home office
Closed architecture
Conservative construction style
Closed kitchen
Number of dining seats
Fireplace: we would like one, but the architect forgot it and since we liked the layout, we decided to do without.
Garage: we would like one, but it does not fit on the plot.
House design
Planning by:
- Architect/planner of a construction company
What do we particularly like? We are satisfied with the ground floor; the room layout suits us well. We have the possibility for 2 offices.
What do we not like?
- The office on the ground floor is a bit too large for me, but it’s not a big issue.
- We cannot find a location for the loft staircase that would still allow for future expansion.
- The bedroom is slightly too large, but it needs to fit the Ikea Pax wardrobe.
- I am concerned that the staircase might feel like a narrow corridor going up, with two large walls on the sides.
Does anyone have such a staircase and photos of it?
It was important to us that the two boys can have equally sized rooms later on. We currently planned the “walk-in closet” as a bedroom for both, child II as a playroom, and child I as an office.
We would appreciate advice and especially constructive criticism :-)
Best regards
Simon
We have now received the preliminary draft from the architect of the construction company. We would greatly appreciate any suggestions for optimization and improvements.
Development plan/planning permission: None, third row.
Plot size: 678 m² (7289 ft²)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio/floor space index: not relevant, as the building site and size are determined by distance to the forest
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: Ground floor + attic floor + expandable loft
Roof type: gable roof
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic single-family home, knee wall inside 90 cm (35 inches), roof pitch 48°
Basement: no basement
Number of occupants: 4, mom (38), dad (31), twin boys (1)
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor: 5 each
Office: home office
Closed architecture
Conservative construction style
Closed kitchen
Number of dining seats
Fireplace: we would like one, but the architect forgot it and since we liked the layout, we decided to do without.
Garage: we would like one, but it does not fit on the plot.
House design
Planning by:
- Architect/planner of a construction company
What do we particularly like? We are satisfied with the ground floor; the room layout suits us well. We have the possibility for 2 offices.
What do we not like?
- The office on the ground floor is a bit too large for me, but it’s not a big issue.
- We cannot find a location for the loft staircase that would still allow for future expansion.
- The bedroom is slightly too large, but it needs to fit the Ikea Pax wardrobe.
- I am concerned that the staircase might feel like a narrow corridor going up, with two large walls on the sides.
Does anyone have such a staircase and photos of it?
It was important to us that the two boys can have equally sized rooms later on. We currently planned the “walk-in closet” as a bedroom for both, child II as a playroom, and child I as an office.
We would appreciate advice and especially constructive criticism :-)
Best regards
Simon
Simon_SH schrieb:
I just asked Google, but I’m not entirely sure why a "double switchback" is good for a staircase to the attic?
By moving the table, I meant carrying the table into the living room for Christmas.
🙂 Because this creates a stairwell where a comfortably usable staircase can fit without requiring significantly more space.
You want to build a house but aren’t planning for guests... In case of need, just move the table from one room to another... Give up the fireplace because the architect needs to redo the plans and then end up skipping the attic conversion altogether.
Don’t you think you’d be giving up a lot? You don’t seem to have many other major requests, so the few you do should definitely be included in the design.
I need to correct myself a bit:
I looked at your design again: your knee wall at the top doesn’t work with an additional staircase on the exterior wall.
Either you raise your knee wall (at least in the staircase area) or you have to place the staircase in the middle, like for example Point150.19 by Danwood (just as an example).
I looked at your design again: your knee wall at the top doesn’t work with an additional staircase on the exterior wall.
Either you raise your knee wall (at least in the staircase area) or you have to place the staircase in the middle, like for example Point150.19 by Danwood (just as an example).
Carrying the table around? 🤨 That would mean having a spot in the living room that’s basically unused most of the year, just so you can move a table from the kitchen to the living room when there are more than 5 or 6 people. Why not just designate that space as a dining/kitchen area from the start? This would also allow for more countertop space in the kitchen.
I would probably turn the current living/dining room into a kitchen/dining area with direct access to the terrace. Great for summer days, grilling, and so on. Or for kids playing in the garden who can easily come inside to the kitchen and grab a drink.
And the kitchen space planned now could become a cozy lounge room... a comfortable sofa with a good TV viewing distance fits much better there.
I would probably turn the current living/dining room into a kitchen/dining area with direct access to the terrace. Great for summer days, grilling, and so on. Or for kids playing in the garden who can easily come inside to the kitchen and grab a drink.
And the kitchen space planned now could become a cozy lounge room... a comfortable sofa with a good TV viewing distance fits much better there.
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