House and floor plan planning - First architect's plan is available

We are slightly larger with 10 x 12, but we have a hipped roof, so that the slope is the same on all sides, and I do not find the visual appearance of the roof "too steep".

Hehe I somehow find that funny: Usually we try to talk TEs out of planning for old age. Here is (finally) a case where it would make sense to design the house for life, but you don’t want that.

If I can no longer drive, I want to live next to a concert hall, and by "next to" I mean "next to." Then the housing cards will be reshuffled anyway.

What do you like about it, besides the plan? In reality, it is an impractical house shape, which is also evident from the awkwardly designed rooms.

Well, I don’t understand it either. Nice. I am 70, honestly, the whole thing looks too old-fashioned to me, inside nothing different than in any other square house, and in the rain, winter I should walk to a carport? All windows symmetrical, boring. Sorry.

Well, I don't understand it either Nice. I am 70, honestly, to me the whole thing looks too old-fashioned, inside nothing different than in any other square house, and in rain or winter I’m supposed to walk to a carport? All windows symmetrical, boring. Sorry.

That hardly fits on the property, but it looks nice. Is a garage on the property boundary perhaps allowed?

Since you wrote so much separately, I probably have a lot of duplicate quotes as well...

The plan is initially for now, when neither of us is restricted yet. As soon as the restrictions occur, we will sell the house

I think you have thought this through well. I probably wouldn’t even build with these premises, but rather rent something. Because building a house with heart and soul ... after 10 years, the little trees are just about grown, so you might not want to part with it later after all. But maybe I will see it differently then, if I were wearing your glasses. The senior apartment I also find optimal at some point.

I didn’t dare to say the same thing. But a justified question. You don’t get younger.

You are only allowed to do that if you yourself have come into old age

then I use a serving trolley or there will be a buffet.

I don’t want a passage because I don’t like being watched in the kitchen. Guests or my husband would probably always look through the passage. I like separate and clearly defined areas when it comes to areas where I don’t “shine”.

Ok, that’s also understandable – not everyone wants a show kitchen. But then that means even more intensive planning on how to create short distances. Or do you want to zip through the whole house with a serving trolley (doesn’t that exist???)? The buffet without a faucet or cooking station? Or guests occupying half the house and clogging the hallway?

I will look at everything again. The connection kitchen-"dining area" is not important to me.

But at the latest, the problem comes up when reselling. I share the same opinion as your namesake

In probably no more than 20 years, we will move into a bungalow or assisted living.

Actually, I want to design the car accommodation so that it is perceived as not belonging to the house.

Then please carports that are subordinate and do not conspicuously attract all attention on the entire property including cars. You do the floral stuff, buds, petals, tralala best with a flower garden, but not with carport roofs. Look at : you are describing roughly her front garden.