Floor plan 180 sqm plus basement - 12.40m x 9.04m

Hello,

we have given it some more thought and the preliminary draft is attached. Inspired, among other things, by the Viebrockhaus 425. We have a fixed height of the OKEGFF and therefore have to build quite a bit above the natural terrain. A basement therefore makes sense, also visually so that there is not a huge embankment there. Mainly, we are thinking about whether the office is also large enough (to be able to move around in it and not feel cramped) and whether the living area is large enough (so that more than 2-3 people can fit there, or for example currently so that you can watch the European Championship with friends).

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 600 sqm
Slope: North-South about 2-3% (south side higher); East-West about 7% (west side higher); North-South will be leveled by earthworks: East-West must be leveled as building height is fixed
Site occupancy index: 0.35
Number of parking spaces: 2 parking spaces (in our case initially lay a little gravel and possibly build a garage later)
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: gable roof or hip roof with ridge (in our case: hip roof)
Orientation: garden faces south/southwest
Maximum heights/limits: 6.30 m eaves height from OKEGFF

Client requirements
Number of people, age: 2 adults + 2 children
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: office on ground floor
Office: storage space for PC + documents; used more often but not always productively
Overnight guests per year: maybe a few
Fireplace: we are not sure; visually it would fit well on the upper right side of the plan
Other wishes: office connected to the living room

House design
Planning by:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like?: Kitchen is great, dining area with large window and view of the garden is great; two large, equally sized children's rooms; sufficient wardrobe space, pantry, lots of storage space in the basement for our clutter, bathroom is large, bedroom large and good 4 meters space for built-in wardrobes; second shower
What do you not like?: half-turned staircase instead of straight stairs or platform stairs; office possibly a little small; living room possibly a little small and from the seats further right on the couch view of the kitchen possible

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-can you do without: pantry; size of the children's rooms; air space above the entrance
-can you not do without: the rest

Floor plan:


View without basement:

Hello,

I wouldn't like the living corner. The TV wall is short and if you sit on the couch on the outside, you only see the TV at an angle. If someone goes to the study more often, you always have to walk in front of the TV, which might disturb others watching. The space above the sofa is quite unused.

Best regards
Sabine

Are you still not building?! I carefully thought about how you wanted to design the stairs before building - that was a major headache for us (but it turned out nice now) Otherwise, the windows still jump around a bit - but I like it (except maybe this little corner in the living room)

So, the TV wall is not that short with just over 2 meters. For comparison, the TV drawn there corresponds to about 70 to 75 inches. There would be enough space for about 90 inches.

But to be honest, we watch little TV. From getting up in the morning until our little one goes to sleep (8 PM or sometimes later), it stays off anyway, and not every evening either, and then maybe like today one episode (Game of Thrones) and that's it. The European Championship is an exception now, although only the Germany games and some late evening games are shown. Occasionally a good movie or a good series, but it's not really the most important thing.

The couch is 3.5 meters – just for comparison. It's a bit bigger than a standard couch, corresponds roughly to our current couch, and realistically offers space for 8 people. The "layout" is a bit different for us. Basically, there is enough space for 3-4 people to watch directly "frontal" and 4-5 people to watch from the side.

The space above bothers me a bit too. Well, on the one hand, we could put a fireplace or piano there, on the other hand a general playground for the kids and seasonally the Christmas tree.

About our schedule, since October/November last year, we are not only married but also landowners. At least formally by notary. The development plan has now also been finally approved. By the way, it is a building notification procedure. But everything just drags on forever. At the moment, the land is just being developed. I also believe that in the very first schedule (according to the development company/landowner) we would almost be living there by now, but okay. It seems that development will continue until October/November and then we may build. Yeah, pity, winter.

But this is how it goes everywhere here, over years. We also were interested in a developer-bound project here. It was announced for Easter 2015 and nothing has happened yet. The municipal company is selling plots that were actually announced a few years ago.

BeHaElJa: I really like the staircase at your place and we want to build something like that as well. A closed staircase and then a door down. We have also seen that once in a show house. My wife wants a closed staircase anyway for safety, and visually that is the more modern option compared to an open wooden staircase.

What am I even writing there... Time for bed. But well, the message did come across, what I meant.

Definitely an improvement compared to the first drafts.

However, everything also becomes very large.

What I find missing in terms of size is, for example, a proper storage room on the upper floor for vacuum cleaners/mops, etc. Additionally, a central storage option there for bedding/towels, toilet paper stock, etc. And, given the size, one should also consider creating at least a possible spot for a washing machine/dryer on the upper floor. Because always having to carry everything from the very top to the very bottom (especially with very small children) is perhaps somewhat impractical.

The children's room windows should also be reconsidered.

Bathroom on the upper floor .. rethink the window so that the shower can also be a bit larger.

Guest bathroom on the ground floor .. I would probably only install a toilet there and rather have a small guest bathroom in the basement, suitable for guests/fitness, with a shower.

For the living room, maybe integrate the workspace rather on the top right in the "semi-public" area, dissolve the living room there and then place the couch corner completely in the bottom right of the plan. Then maybe more or bigger windows can be placed to the west.

The kitchen is spacious, although a 130 cm aisle width is actually already too much. From the workflow perspective about 110 cm would suffice.

Please add the site plan, preferably including neighboring plots and street positioning. Parking spaces/garages are probably planned for the west?