Well, then these old folks are in the same situation as you now: they certainly had some thoughts (even if we can’t have them explain it to us anymore), and were partly not understood because of it.
No, that would not be "conservative," but "traditional."
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First of all, thanks for the insight into the thoughts behind the design. That a house (design) is personal is definitely a positive trait. The buyer or heir can remodel it, after all. Others here also claim to build "for themselves."
Sleeping chambers where everyone is alone with their peace don’t have to be understood by others. I also find alcoves charming.
How should one imagine the unpictured roof: will there be a skylight above the studio?
I agree with you about the greenhouse: it can be moved quickly if it bothers someone. Some tool sheds are bigger and stand directly on the fence.
What you say about the old folks is probably true. Especially since they also had their limitations regarding technical and financial possibilities.
And, well, then tradition it is. We are neither.
And I have planned the skylight above the studio, yes.
I can understand many wishes very well and will summarize again in my own words:
[*]Kitchen/dining room (I don’t really like the current design either, but I’m also a kitchen junkie and table fan)
[*]common lounge .. so living room
[*]Piano but please so that the partner can also do something independently
[*]Studio .. is there really painting? Or is it a separate lounge area
[*]Single bedrooms .. would a shared dressing area be conceivable? The room size itself I find absolutely suitable, my bedroom is similarly large with a 120cm wide bed.
[*]What about a sauna ... wouldn’t it be better on the ground floor (going outside) .. maybe even separate in the garden near the swimming pond? It is a swimming pond - right?
[*]Couldn’t the building services be planned upstairs under the roof?
Sun all day in the house ... wonderful.
What I don’t like about the current design: vestibule/hall, etc. seem like big square meter killers to me. Then quite a few angles in the room arrangement.
Can one assume that the drawn-in furniture roughly corresponds to your wishes?
Hey. Yes. Exactly. In the studio there is a lot of painting, jewelry making. But also some carving sometimes. So, it is definitely a workspace and will probably be one of the most frequently used areas in the house.
I have been tinkering with the plan the whole time already; it’s not like I’m not able to learn. The sauna has now shifted into the large storage room, the gallery is bigger, and the studio takes up the entire rear area. When I’m done, I’ll post some pictures again. An outdoor sauna is an alternative, definitely. But also a budget question, since it costs three times as much as an indoor one. And yes, it is planned to be a swimming pond, at least planned, but not right away, budget as always. In principle, you’re certainly right, I’ve already experimented with the building services as well.
In the revised design there are fewer angles on the ground floor, but the guest WC is still inside. Maybe I’ll leave it out altogether.
Some of the furniture is already partially existing, e.g. the lounge couch in the living room, piano, etc. We have found that when we have guests, we still always somehow sit and/or stand in the kitchen. That’s why we also don’t have a proper sitting couch (anymore).
I thought of using the hall similarly to a living room. The piano can stand there, maybe also a dresser. That’s why the size seemed so good to me. I made the thing narrower once, then it was like a long corridor. Didn’t like that.
And sun is the most important thing for us at all, partly for health reasons.
And thanks.