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Hello everyone,

After reading along here for a while, this is my first post in this forum, and I hope you can help me with tips and ideas, or that I can contribute something useful myself.

I am currently in the process of making our dream home a reality for my family of four. We have purchased a plot of land that is 770sqm (8,293 sq ft) in size. There is currently a house from the 1950s on the property, which we will soon be demolishing. At the moment, our room layout is becoming more defined. We are working with an architect who, in our opinion, has implemented the requirements quite well. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the details, so we would really appreciate your suggestions and critiques of our plans.

Additionally, the house will include a basement that will contain a storage room, a laundry room, and two rooms reserved for special purposes.

I look forward to your feedback...

I think the floor plan is quite alright. For me, there is a bit too much glass – but that’s a matter of personal taste.
In the master bathroom, I find the bathtub poorly positioned.
The distance from the living room to the toilet is rather long, and I find the wardrobe a bit small/cramped. But okay – that’s manageable, especially since you have a nice storage room :-)
In the toilet room, I would swap the sink and the toilet so there is enough space above the sink for a mirror.
Does WS stand for laundry chute? If so, good idea to place it in the hallway, that way everyone can access it.

As I said, it’s a nice floor plan that, above all, works really well.

Hi Manu,

Thank you very much for your opinion! Regarding the bathroom layout, it is provisional for now. A bathroom specialist will review it again and provide a proper plan. WS indeed stands for the laundry chute, which then ends in the laundry room. As for the wardrobe, I am still quite undecided. Of course, I can gain some additional space there and in the storage room by shifting the garage wall slightly to the right. It will probably come down to finding the best possible compromise...

Where do the stairs lead in the children's bedrooms?

I find the wardrobe too small, and the storage room seems odd to me; one half is always blocked by the door, but if you only store items behind the door that are rarely needed, it should be fine. Otherwise, I like the floor plan.

An interesting floor plan.

On the ground floor:
- The cloakroom is far too small.
- Both dining and cooking areas are negatively affected by the large overhang of the upper floor, even with very generous ceiling height.
- Where is the TV/home theater supposed to be in the living room? Placing it opposite the main window area is not ideal.

Upper floor:
- The access to the bedroom at the top end is awkward.
- The walk-in closet could benefit from more natural light and a seating area.
- Most laundry is done on the upper floor; a laundry room in the basement, despite a laundry chute, is more suitable for multi-family homes or when there is household staff.

WD

Hello WD,

Wanderdüne schrieb:
An interesting floor plan.

I still can’t find any dedicated threads from you after months, but plenty of comments on other users’ floor plans. It would be helpful – certainly not just for me – if you could update your profile a bit so your comments can be better understood in context. Thanks!

Even though you left out your favorite word this time, I think your commentary was somewhat careless. Since I have some time and inclination right now:

Wanderdüne schrieb:
- both dining and cooking are negatively affected by the prominently protruding upper floor, even with very generous ceiling heights

Hopefully this was meant as a brief comment? Where exactly is the (comparatively) small seating nook, which is designed under the bathroom above, supposed to be losing light? Almost the entire ground floor facing the garden appears like a glass construction with just the minimum necessary wall thicknesses. I would have expected you to raise the question of wastewater drainage from the upstairs bathroom for discussion. At this point, I don’t see how this is supposed to be realized unless an internal drainage system is planned that fits at the corner post of the roof cover.

Wanderdüne schrieb:
- The access to the bedroom at the front is uncomfortable.

If anything is “uncomfortable” here, it’s that the concept of a self-contained master area was not carried through consistently.

Wanderdüne schrieb:
- The walk-in closet could use more natural light and a seating area

I see it differently. The stairs in the children’s rooms mean that no full ceiling is installed and the view up to the ridge is open. As far as I understand – the original poster can correct me if I’m wrong – a longer strip window will be installed in the walk-in closet; why would it need a seating area? If anything is missing, it’s a door or closure toward the hallway to fully isolate the master area.

Wanderdüne schrieb:
- Most laundry piles up upstairs; a laundry room in the basement is, despite a laundry chute, more typical for multi-family homes or homes with staff.

Yet this is how most private building projects are done. Traditions passed down through generations and therefore carefully maintained cannot be overturned overnight. 🙂

Regards, Bauexperte