So, it continues. New input from the architect of the general contractor. He has implemented many points that I mentioned to him. However, I now have the office in the SW, which I criticized in ’s suggestion from post .
Office now in southwest.
Living/dining/cooking open space has gotten smaller, but the kitchen is now
more open.
Straight staircase remains.
Storage room omitted.
Entrance area now better accessible from the driveway and is recessed. Thus somewhat more sheltered from the west weather.
Consistent orientation of the living space towards the east and thus the garden. Now the living space is also completely hidden from the street.
The upper floor has only changed minimally with the load-bearing walls, but the staircase and hallway have been swapped.
I like it much better now – even if I still cannot see the street from the kitchen. However, this is a big plus for privacy.
Where am I now uncertain?
Arrangement of the cloakroom/shower toilet on the ground floor. Possibly swap?
Narrow floor-to-ceiling window in the kitchen. Possibly the window areas can be adjusted, the symmetry reduced, and then the kitchen windows continued at the same height as the office windows.
Cantilever in the east direction for the visual frame around the gable. Here we can imagine making the gable flush with the rest of the wall and cladding it with bricks. That would then mean only a contrasting splash of color from the street side.
How do I proceed now?
Graph paper is already here. Now I have to prove myself as a tinkerer. I hope that an iPhone screen repair and battery replacement qualify me to competently wield the craft scissors. Normally, I have outsourced crafting and decorating to my wife.
This weekend we might go to the next model home park and look at similar floor plans to get an impression of the space.
However, I find the fear of triplets amusing.
I somehow find it less and less amusing. I just spoke with 2 colleagues today. One had to reclassify after construction was completed. Another was just able to pull the ripcord during planning and start over. The problem with an unexpected flood of children does not seem so rare. I think my sample size is however not quite – word-finding disorder, statistics lecture was too long ago – large/representative enough?!
PS: North view is probably still incorrect. The recess in the entrance area is still missing.
