Tego12
2015-09-23 11:23:18
- #1
Hello!
Since we will be building in the near future and are currently considering the rough framework conditions with which we will approach an architect/planner, the following question has come up for us:
An additional room is needed (besides the classic ones - bedroom, child 1, child 2, living room) for a possible third child (rather unlikely, but it is hard to completely rule it out...), which, if no third child comes, will be used as a guest room/office. In terms of size, roughly 10-12 sqm should be sufficient, as the case of child 3 is quite unlikely.
Now there seem to be 3 possibilities at first (house about 140-150 sqm, gable roof up to 45 degrees, there will be no basement):
1) Room on the ground floor -> reduces the large open living/dining/kitchen area (a utility room and a small shower bath also need to find space)
2) Room on the upper floor -> reduces the general size of the bedrooms and children’s rooms (but somehow I haven’t seen a really nice floor plan here yet, especially since a house with a gable roof up to 45 degrees effectively has less space upstairs than on the ground floor...)
3) Expandable attic -> at first I don’t see any major problems except for possible additional costs (which I cannot estimate yet), except that a second staircase is required, which of course also takes up space.
My question: Which option would you generally prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages? The room is not immediately needed; a possible attic could also be expanded a few years later.
Thanks and regards
Since we will be building in the near future and are currently considering the rough framework conditions with which we will approach an architect/planner, the following question has come up for us:
An additional room is needed (besides the classic ones - bedroom, child 1, child 2, living room) for a possible third child (rather unlikely, but it is hard to completely rule it out...), which, if no third child comes, will be used as a guest room/office. In terms of size, roughly 10-12 sqm should be sufficient, as the case of child 3 is quite unlikely.
Now there seem to be 3 possibilities at first (house about 140-150 sqm, gable roof up to 45 degrees, there will be no basement):
1) Room on the ground floor -> reduces the large open living/dining/kitchen area (a utility room and a small shower bath also need to find space)
2) Room on the upper floor -> reduces the general size of the bedrooms and children’s rooms (but somehow I haven’t seen a really nice floor plan here yet, especially since a house with a gable roof up to 45 degrees effectively has less space upstairs than on the ground floor...)
3) Expandable attic -> at first I don’t see any major problems except for possible additional costs (which I cannot estimate yet), except that a second staircase is required, which of course also takes up space.
My question: Which option would you generally prefer? What are the advantages and disadvantages? The room is not immediately needed; a possible attic could also be expanded a few years later.
Thanks and regards