Dream house floor plan - 173m² with 3 children's rooms

The idea of the sliding door originated from me and has nothing to do with the architectural planning. Over the weekend, we had our first planning meeting with the construction company regarding the building application. Let's see what they say about it.

The company Wingburg offers something like that. Does the large pane work? The standard is at 80 kg and 1.2 m width limit. After that, it gets really expensive.

The OP should be clear whether he wants a floor-mounted door or a hanging one. Read up on the advantages and disadvantages of the different systems.

By the way, I would also have the dimensions in the guest WC clarified again so that a "normal" door fits in there and you are aware of the dimensions of the then required washbasin. The same goes for the utility room, as water supply (multi-utility entry?) is still missing, possibly various downpipes, and the door of the meter cabinet probably cannot be opened like that. In fact, our general contractor drew it in a funny way and during construction we regularly got stuck or had to accept unpleasant compromises. Pipe routes were hardly considered appropriately; it might be better for you but still, I would want to keep an eye on it myself. As the utility room door is now, you would not even be able to have a telephone connection behind it. There is quite a lot of empty space in the middle of the room; so far you probably cannot put a storage shelf, freezer, or similar there. I would probably waive the small window above the sink in the utility room; for example, we have the utility room door like a terrace door with glass. Of course, every floor plan has its challenges, but this is what comes to mind when I look at it. With the sliding door, it is likely to become quite dark in front of the stairs when closed.

I am extremely glad that I did not choose a built-in wall solution. The reason was simply that I did not want the wall to be that thick. In the meantime, I have learned that at least the sliding door I selected occasionally needs mechanical maintenance. Because the mechanism is accessible through the usual installation, I have spared myself a lot of trouble. Since you are planning the sliding door in an area where it could potentially be one of the particularly frequently used doors, this might be an aspect that helps you further.

: Unfortunately, I am not allowed to send a link to the company Linvisibile - Note: I did not type the L at the beginning of the manufacturer's name. There is the Marea model, which is described in English. The Concealed Sliding Door is incredibly beautiful and well made. I suggested the manufacturer as inspiration for decision-making - fully aware that the manufacturer is probably among the significantly more expensive ones. Some things you just have to see.

The sliding door would then be inside. It could run here:

So as shown in the post from 13:06, practically along the entire length of the adjacent wall.

Let's see how we finally solve the technical room. Windows and garage passage would already be worth quite a bit to us. "Can be done" is easy after all. Then we would definitely have enough wall space.

That would be the dumbest "solution".

The draftsman probably has no idea. Now it’s being worsened by trying to improve with a marker.

The architect is actually not that bad, but apparently the brief was "draw us floor plans that both spouses like". In doing so, she apparently marched through up to performance phase 3 and mistook the weak slope across the house axis as non-existent and simply attached the garage at the same level. It was then realized that a height offset between the main and secondary building would be advisable. Consequently, the passage hangs under the ceiling on the house side and requires two steps, preferably only behind the door’s swinging area. The otherwise actually good HAR / utility room thus becomes a botched plan for which you could just as well have taken a draftsman (and apparently this will have to fix it). Basically, "performance phase 3 instead of phases 1 to 3" and apart from some nice floor plan tinkering fun with the architect basically money thrown away. Shame. If this happens to someone who actually sensibly reads my rambling, then I don’t want to imagine the pointlessness of my efforts for other readers.

The OP should be clear on whether he wants a floor-mounted door or a hanging one. Read up on the advantages and disadvantages of the different systems.

I have just forgotten whether I told the OP personally or already here: I would simply leave this passage open (possibly a bit narrower, maybe "one-and-a-half leaves"). You can clad it with a frame and door afterwards. I would definitely prefer that over a door that stays open from week two until the end of time and will soon be off its hinges; and three times over compared to contortions and providing a high-priced detailed solution.

Note: I did not type the L at the beginning of the manufacturer’s word. There is the model Marea, which is described in English. The Concealed Sliding Door is incredibly beautiful and well made. I suggested the manufacturer as inspiration for will formation – well aware that the manufacturer probably belongs to the considerably more expensive ones. Sometimes you just have to have seen something.

I already thought so.