Change ideas to our floor plan

2019-07-22 15:43:36

I would ask like this:
You have a fairly large utility room with 15m². Mine is half as big and I have all the house connections in there. So what else should go in there if you put the washing machine in the bathroom (which I personally consider a cardinal mistake)? Besides, I find the bathroom really huge. Does it have to be? That can quickly become uncomfortable and cold.

We also have the utility room upstairs. That’s okay, but if I were building new, the laundry room would be downstairs with a laundry chute from the upper floor. From there, there would be a terrace door leading directly outside to the laundry area where I can hang my clothes in the fresh air. That I have to carry the fresh laundry upstairs would be worth it to me.
So I would put your washing machine here in the utility room – possibly I would add a small partition wall for separation – but that’s not absolutely necessary.

I also find the children’s rooms on the north side problematic. Usually, the brightest rooms are given to the children since adults mostly lie in bed only at night. But children also like to play in their rooms during the day. I would rather use cooling against the heat. But of course, you have to decide that yourselves.
That’s why I would completely redesign upstairs. Make the bathroom smaller and place it above the utility room and add a laundry chute.

The bathroom(s) have become so large because we wanted to ensure the comfortable use of the bathrooms with a wheelchair in mind. According to DIN there are certain requirements for turning and maneuvering a wheelchair user.
According to the architect, the children’s rooms get enough light, one through the window in the west, the other through the window in the east. Now I’m a bit uncertain about the light incidence... Does anyone else perhaps have an opinion on that? The windows could possibly also be planned a little wider. I don’t know if that would significantly change the brightness.

A question from me that probably doesn’t help you but interests me. Why then 696,000 € all inclusive? Do you have a particularly high standard? You also don’t have a basement. That would even be b

The plot was fully developed, which alone cost 232,000 euros. Hence the high total price.

2019-07-22 15:59:11

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The plot is fully serviced and alone cost 232,000 euros. Hence the high total price.

Oh, so the plot is already included in the total budget. That certainly explains it. I thought that was only the price for building including additional construction costs, because usually only the construction costs are listed here.

2019-07-29 07:13:42

But they do not exist with this terrace version.

Hello again. We don’t get evening sun with this terrace version? When the sun sets in the west, it should shine on our terrace. In the late hours, it is no longer visible under the roof overhang of the terrace, that makes sense. We had thought we could just move the table and chairs a bit forward and then sit in the evening sun again. Or are we mistaken in this assumption?

2019-07-29 07:46:08

According to the architect, the children's rooms get enough light,

It's not about whether it's enough. It's about the fact that your bed needs less light than the children do when playing. Best to test it yourself. Stand during the day in your south-facing room in your apartment and then in the north-facing room. Now ask yourself where you would rather play as a child. And it's winter sometimes, too.

Hello again. We don’t get evening sun with the terrace design? When the sun sets in the west, it shines on our terrace after all. In the late hours, it’s no longer visible under the roof overhang of the terrace, that makes sense. We thought we could just move the table and chairs forward a bit and then sit in the evening sun again. Or is there a flaw in our thinking?

Yo. It has less to do with the roof, but rather with the house’s overhang behind which it then disappears. As long as there is a wall in the west, there is no west sun. Logical.

2019-07-29 08:18:56

So I can understand that you want to wash the laundry where it accumulates and not carry it through the whole house to wash/put away. When I was a child, I always had to carry the laundry from the first floor down to the basement and back, and I never want to do that again. Otherwise, I would consider whether you need a bed for overnight guests 5 times a year or if the couch would also do. Alternatively, there are inflatable beds that you could set up in the living room or office. Otherwise, I agree, children's room -> sunny side. Therefore, I would replan the upper floor.

2019-07-29 08:24:50

The utility room is this big because we believe that we can optimally place the shelves there in the perfect lengths and depths without losing space due to an additional wall.

That's how we did it. You simply remain more flexible. We set up tall shelves as room dividers. In front is the work area with washing machine, dryer, ironing board, laundry sorting. Storage is at the back. Although it is very full, you can get to everything easily.

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