Floor plan of a single-family house with basement - Your opinions, please

Good evening again, ??? Rhineland greetings

What bothers you about the sentence, which by the way should be read in its entirety (!)? :confused: "My ideas on this in brief, on request I will gladly be more detailed ;-)"

Good evening,

What bothers you about the sentence, which by the way should please be read in its entirety (!)? :confused:
"My ideas on this in brief, I will gladly provide more detailed on request ;-)"

What is so mysterious about a comment on a floor plan submitted for discussion that it could not be written down publicly?

Rhenish greetings

Hello,

here are the answers:

1) The basement is attached. There should be enough space for storage there.

3) The counter is meant to provide a certain separation from the kitchen and is also to be used for having coffee.

4) These are Roman blinds on the outside of the window with motorized adjustment.

5) Shading is also done with Roman blinds.

6) Correct, the bathroom still needs to be rearranged so that light reaches everywhere. We do not want skylights or a dormer in the bathroom, as we do not like it in combination with the bay window. The south view is attached.



7) Good suggestions, we still need to think about them intensively.

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3.) Think carefully about whether you would really use it.
A dining table is right next to it and usually more comfortable.
My experience with this: Over 10 years ago, I had a high counter: I hated sitting at it, but back then it was the only option.
Now we also have (only) a half-height (!) counter in our house: We never sit at it... We could have indeed used that space more sensibly. You can also build half-height cabinets (instead of counters) that serve as a boundary. The doors could even face the living room if you like. Just a suggestion.

6.) I can very well imagine two symmetrical bay windows on the south side.
Since it’s the south side, good external shading is very important.

7.) ...can be very well realized with 2 dormers. *g*

*** Size living/dining/cooking:
I find 48 sqm sufficient. Enlarging bay windows: In which direction do you imagine it?
Along the house side or further out from the house? How far does the dormer currently extend from the outside of the house?

*** Study as bedroom:
Master bedroom or children’s room? I assume the former.
The room is 13.3 sqm, dimensions: 4.43m x 3m
The depth behind the door is, if I understand correctly (dimensions missing), not enough for a wardrobe, since these are usually at least 60cm deep. So the wardrobe would have to start after the door. For this, the window (facing the other house) would have to be moved toward the corner of the house.
The double bed would then be turned 90° compared to the current bed: foot end facing the wardrobe.
A wardrobe 60cm deep and a bed with at least 2 meters external dimensions result in a maximum passage width of 40cm in a 3m long room: The wardrobe would have to have sliding doors and you’d always have to stay very slim.
So, in my eyes, poorly practicable with the current layout.

*** How wide is the garage passage?

*** Do you need such a "large" utility room if you have a basement?
Idea: Slightly reduce the utility room to be able to move the stairs toward the garage.
Result: The children’s rooms upstairs become the same size and the study becomes a bit larger (even if it doesn’t solve the “slim in old age” problem).

Hello,

here is the basement floor plan again...

So the garage is 6.24 m x 6.24 m... That should be sufficient as a garage. We might possibly want to widen the entrance area to 3 m. The washing machine and dryer should be placed in the utility room along with cabinets for supplies, cleaning utensils, etc. Are 4 sqm enough for that? But moving the stairs is a good idea ;) The dormers are also a matter of cost...

The bay window is 3.24 m long and 80 cm wide... Maybe the bay window should be extended to 4 m, but would that really bring much more space??? Everything always looks so tight on the floor plan :)

Thank you very much for the ideas.

My humble comment on this: How do you lead out the exhaust air of the range hood? Or only recirculation? I wouldn't want to install such a long exhaust hose/duct in the house unless you specifically want to lower the ceiling in the kitchen?