Dressing Room/Bedroom Problem - Floor Plan Discussion

If there is a lake to the east and you really want to split the property, I would also build far towards the east. But first find out if a split is even possible and if so, what has to be considered.

Who can tell you something like that, the building authority or a notary?

As a basic idea, I would have this one here. Terrace on the east side facing the lake and on the west side (evening sun).

We have that plan too.

Carport next to the utility room to the west. But this was just drawn quickly. Whether it would really fit like that has to be checked by a professional.

Thanks for the suggestion, I will (have it) checked. You suggest the carport in the west because the utility room is there or are there other reasons?

But if it is already your property, then it will be a general contractor whom you have commissioned with the construction of your house.

I always mix up the terms, sorry.

I am surprised, however, that a) there is no architect employed there and b) you award a contract to such a person.

a) surprises me too. However, I heard that there was one employed once. Regarding b) I already said that the offer was very good. The contract is based on the first basic floor plan drafts. We basically liked those. That’s why we signed. What also played a role is the quality. We informed ourselves with other builders who have built with the company and also with an expert who has already accompanied various construction projects of this company. There actually was nothing negative to say.

What kind of standard houses does the general contractor have on offer?

The typical houses that basically every construction company offers. Ultimately, our design is also based on one of those.

I can imagine that free planning is not desired or that you should orient yourselves on grids or existing sizes so that the calculated statics can be used...

Free planning is not a problem at all. There is someone in the company for the structural calculation.

That’s how I see it too: House with a view of the lake, windows on the west side for the sun, possibly east orientation with the living area... if you can even see the lake??

No, the view is not that breathtaking after all. Then better orient the living area to the south and west and have light there as long as possible.

For snow shoveling, an agency should then be seasonally commissioned, otherwise you won’t get to work on time

I fear that will be the end result.

Regards,
Alex

I placed the carport on the west side so that the house can extend as far as possible towards the north and so that the snow shoveling is reduced by at least a few meters.

, but also in general.

In your "rough draft" you placed the bathroom next to the master bedroom. Aren't you afraid that you’ll hear bathroom noises at night when your children come home from the disco, etc.?

The same applies, by the way, if the master bedroom is next to a children's room. You hear "everything," don't you?

The upper floor can also be divided differently. It was just an example. However, I can report that here in the cramped terraced house we still have the bathroom next to the master bedroom (WC on the bedroom wall) and we have never been disturbed by a toilet flush or the like. So with good quality execution, this should not be a problem.

But you do hear that, right?
We currently live in a ground-floor apartment and with us the toilet is also next to the bedroom and I hear the flushing.
One room further is the bathroom (so bathroom-toilet-bedroom) and when my roommates in the apartment above us shower in the bathroom or, for example, turn on the tap, I hear it!

To be honest, I haven't really paid attention to that yet. Probably yes, though. But I don't hear it consciously. And in the age of [Elternbäder neben den Schlafzimmern]: does it make a difference whether the partner or the child uses the toilet? As I said, I don't hear it and it doesn't bother me. But that may vary depending on perception.