Hello everyone,
first of all, thank you so much for your input. As always, very helpful.
Otherwise, I find the solutions on the upper floor very well implemented – nice when someone thinks along. Question: What are the dimensions of the shower?
Why a floor-to-ceiling window in the bathroom? That’s original but rather for the people who look in from outside. :D
Glad to hear that :) But we oriented ourselves very closely to your first draft. So many thanks to you. The dimensions of the shower are about 1 x 1.10 m. We would then choose a frosted glass window for the bathroom. We don’t necessarily need to look outside from the bathroom, and you get lots of daylight. At least in theory. Or could there possibly be disadvantages with this solution?
Is the distance from the toilet to the shower wall with 30 cm possibly tight, or is that sufficient?
In general, no distance rule applies for the light well at first. It is not a building...
Thank you for your answer. We will probably give up on the light well after all. We find the area in the garden too valuable for that.
If you can remove the wall in the kitchen, that would of course be cooler.
In the meantime, we were able to clarify something. Actually, one could do without the column in the living room. The extra cost is manageable, so we are considering it. Regarding the objection from , there was also the idea to simply change the viewing direction from the couch by turning it and placing it along the lower wall. That way, you would look out onto the terrace. Are there perhaps disadvantages from your point of view?
If the ceiling is reinforced, then the position of the column is also flexible, and the column can be moved, for example, together with the kitchen island towards the house wall (as suggested by ). Everything would have to be worked through.
Opinions about the column seem to be divided. We are not quite decided yet, either. The objection from regarding zoning is of course also justified. Regardless of the view of the countertop, it provides a visual separation between kitchen and living area.
Well, column or no column? Difficult… :(
What I wanted to say is, I would look at the staircase closely. A landing is drawn in. But rise greater than 19 and tread tiny. That wouldn’t work for me. I’d rather accept the spiral steps than climb a mountain on tiptoes every day. The direction of travel also needs to be well considered. All children and their friends will then always run through the open plan space. The basement, on the other hand, is more of a quiet character.
We still have to think about the stair access. But these are definitely good points from and that should be considered. To achieve a reasonable acoustic separation between the ground floor and upper floor, we would definitely need risers. We will then dispense with the landing. Larger steps would be nicer. Thank you ! That will even be a bit cheaper than with a landing :)
In the last plan from the OP, the sink was on the left, the cooktop too far right on the island, probably even the column units opposite. If the cooktop is in the island, the sink should be installed on the wall; it is more practical if the main workspace, e.g., next to the sink (with trash pull-out under the countertop), is opposite the cooktop. So rotate 180 degrees and you “throw in” to the pot or pan.
We will of course look at the kitchen planning again in detail once the floor plan is more or less final. But we will definitely take your suggestions on board.
Another question that currently concerns us is that of a ventilation system. In the first planning, we waived it. Especially with a basement, several people have already recommended we install one. What are your experiences? Is one absolutely necessary? If yes, better central or decentralized? Does such a system pay off at all eventually or is it purely a comfort issue?