Does the floor plan fit? - From bungalow to two-story single-family house

Your idea to decentralize the parents' area and move the office downstairs was something we had at the beginning. But then the upper area would be too narrow to arrange the dressing room and the bathroom properly. It looked very odd during the initial planning.

Not narrow at all. Look:



I skipped the windows - too lazy.

but to speak of perfect in that plan is... unrealistic, see all posts up to here.

One gets the impression that everyone lives at home in the perfect house.

What is perfect? Does one want perfect? And what is so great about the perfect? For me, perfectionism, as far as it applies to leisure, life, eating & drinking, and much more, is a pale copy of boredom and monotony. And yes: a city villa, like the many that are built, belongs to the latter for me. It doesn’t have to be that way. I’m with there. There is no perfect taste either! Houses have to function more. If then the personal design is right, that’s great. Therefore, different floor plans are always very refreshing. For some unimaginable because they don’t fit the cliché image. There are many people who cannot imagine that an old house is gutted and creatively remodeled to such an extent that the flow of the residents can be lived. Unlike “standard.” The goal is not to create a similarity of the floor plan with today’s more straightforwardly boring designs (due to cost reasons and the type house), but to allow for individual living. However, I don’t want to start a fundamental discussion here.

. In such cases, a piano is usually placed in out of embarrassment – I am still waiting for that.

Doesn’t matter if children are also musically educated sometimes…

I would move the kitchen in the direction of the dining room and plan a proper pantry and utility/storage room in the kitchen area instead of a

Could be done. Is it better?

Here again new floor plans that hopefully aren’t as confusing anymore. And on the subject of the garage. That was once a garage but is no longer used as such, instead as a “cellar room.”

I think they confuse even more. There’s quite a lot to be seen that wasn’t visible in #1, e.g. the many walls and doors in the kitchen. It would be interesting to know what the white walls on the ground floor mean. Regarding the critique:

For example, stand between two floor-to-ceiling cabinets with 60 cm distance in between as planned here for the dressing area and see how you like it.

Exactly that doesn’t work. I would straighten the slanted wall upstairs here and build a cabinet lengthwise over the meters for the bedroom there. Then enlarge the bathroom a bit. If south is downstairs, then give up the bedroom window and rather have only east and west. Definitely no window above the bed.

We are currently planning the washing machine in the small room upstairs between the bathroom and Child3.

The room is definitely too small for 5 people… but there is still potential upstairs. Katja showed an example. The bathroom, for instance, could be smaller… but the bathroom could also be better placed than the one on the ground floor and away from above the living room. Washing machine has three alternatives?

Would a sliding door between hallway and living room make sense?

If washing machine is upstairs, the bathroom downstairs could get a new door exactly there. The unnecessary hallway could be closed off at the living room so that this meter also gives the living room some size. The hallway can then become a storage or cloakroom.

But my wish was to set the windows deep in the children's rooms so that the children can already look into the garden now

Oh… the little children a) won’t care about the view, b) will settle on the ground floor, and c) 90 cm is prescribed. Before you know it, they are at an age where normal (parapet) windows have their advantages.

The use of a garage as a storage room is expressly prohibited and is punishable by fines. Normally, nothing happens, but a annoyed neighbor is enough.

I think the architect will consider a change of use in the building application. A bricked-up garage no longer counts as a parking space, basically losing that status. Where is this journey headed, dear Janina? My first question is about the “white walls.”

Nothing stringy. Check it out:

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I skipped the windows - too lazy.

Thank you for the input. We will include it in the further planning.

What is perfect? Do you want perfect? And what's so great about the perfect? For me, perfectionism, as far as it applies to leisure, life, food & drink, and much more, is a pale imitation of boredom and monotony. And yes: a city villa, like those built by the dozen, belongs to the latter category for me. It doesn't have to be that way. I'm with on this. There is no perfect taste! Houses need to function rather. If then the personal design fits, that's great. That's why alternative floor plans are always very refreshing. Unimaginable for some because they don't correspond to the cliché image. There are many people who can’t imagine gutting an old house and creatively remodeling it so much that the flow of the residents can be lived. Different from “standard.” The goal is not to achieve uniformity of floor plans with today's rather monotonous designs (due to cost reasons and the typical house) but to allow individual life to take place. I don't want to start a fundamental discussion here either. It doesn't matter if children are occasionally taught musically… Could be done. Is it better? I find they confuse even more. There is quite a bit to see, which isn’t visible in #1, e.g., the many walls and doors in the kitchen. It would be interesting to know what the white walls on the ground floor mean. On the critique: Exactly that doesn’t work. I would straighten the slanted wall in the upper floor and place a closet lengthwise over those meters for the bedroom. Then enlarge the bathroom a bit. If south is downstairs, then forego the window in the bedroom and rather have only east and west. In any case, no window above the bed. The room is definitely too small for 5 people… but there is still potential upstairs. Katja gave an example. The bathroom, for example, could also be smaller… but it could also be better over the bathroom on the ground floor and away from above the living room. Washing machine has 3 alternatives? If the washing machine is upstairs, the bathroom downstairs could get a new door there exactly. The useless hallway could be closed near the living room, so this meter also gives some size to the living room. The hallway can then become a storage room or cloakroom. Oh... the small children a) won’t value the view, b) will spread out on the ground floor, and c) 90 is required. Before you know it, they’re at an age when normal (parapet) windows have their advantages. I think the architect will consider a conversion when applying for the building permit. A bricked-up garage has no parking space usage anymore; it basically surrenders that status. Where is the journey headed, dear Janina? My first question is about the “white walls.”

Thank you too for your detailed reply. The slanted wall upstairs will probably be straightened. It never really appealed to me either. How it will all end up... phew, we don’t even know ourselves yet. But the input here was quite inspiring again. The white walls on the ground floor? Maybe you mean the walls with the x? They currently exist and will be removed so that the kitchen will then be open to the dining room.

The white walls on the ground floor?

These here. Are they there, were they there? Should they be removed, are they already gone? Are they planned and being installed? I have no idea, do you?