Opinions on the single-family house with a "hobby economic annex"

I think there's a contradiction when you a) stick to the floor plan, but b) want changes that force this very design to be altered in ways that can overturn everything or much of it. I don't see the problem with the architect being confronted again with your wishes. Surely, apart from what has been mentioned, you like this design, so why should the second design be any different? Your architect has his own signature style, which you will certainly find again in the other design :)

If it then turns out not to be so good... It won't be deleted ;)

Hello Yvonne, the changes are rather minimal, aren't they? I don't find that so bad, do I?

As already mentioned, we find the first implementation by our architect very successful. The second meeting is coming up, and we think it's only right to make some corrections.

Best regards, Barossi

If a kitchen island is desired, it requires more space than your kitchen currently provides, therefore the width of the kitchen must be changed, the depth adjusted, and consequently the other rooms will change accordingly.

If a kitchen island is desired, it requires more space than your kitchen currently has, so the width of the kitchen must be changed, the depth adjusted, and accordingly the other rooms will change.

Hello Yvonne,
then the house might become 1m longer, that wouldn’t be a problem. Then the master area upstairs will also grow.

Our architect said: bigger is always possible, his suggestion was just the base for now.

Best regards, Barossi

Our architect said: Bigger is always possible, his suggestion was just the baseline.

If you want to do it (cleaning) and your wallet can handle it. Why not?!? ;)

I took another look at the kitchen area: an estimated 2.20 meters would need to be widened to 4.20 meters for a comfortable island (2 x 1.20 meter passage, 1.80 meter island). With a house width of approximately 9 meters, that would mean an additional 18 square meters.
A 4.15 meter width of the living room is also quite narrow with a sofa about 3 meters wide, if the free meter is intended to serve as the main traffic route to the kitchen. Of course, you can widen here as well: with an estimated 12 meters plus the 2 extensions, that would be another 14 square meters additionally. The same goes upstairs; size then relaxes the upper floor :D
However, you end up with space everywhere because you compensate for the tight areas with enlargement. That also has to be paid for.
My fundamental opinion is: if you squeeze it in 2 to 3 spots, enlargement and thus increased costs are not the solution.

An architect is capable of designing equivalent floor plans. Ok, let the house be half a meter bigger if the costs are still acceptable, but then other possibilities for room planning arise anyway so that the utility room doesn't have to get lost in the middle of the house.

I took another look at the kitchen area: an estimated 2.20 would have to be widened to 4.20 for a comfortable island (2 x 1.20 passage, 1.80 island). That would be an additional 18 sqm for a house width estimated at 9 meters.
4.15 width of the living room is rather narrow with a sofa about 3 meters wide, if the free meter is supposed to serve as the main traffic route to the kitchen. Of course, you could also widen here: with an estimated 12 meters plus the 2 extensions another 14 sqm additionally. Same upstairs, size then relaxes the upper floor :D
Then you have space everywhere, because you compensate the narrow areas by enlarging them. However, that also must be paid for.
My basic opinion is: if you press it in 2 to 3 corners, enlargement and thus cost increase is not the solution.

An architect is able to design equivalent floor plans. Ok, let the house be half a meter bigger if the costs are still acceptable, but then other possibilities for space planning arise anyway, so that the utility room does not have to get lost in the middle of the house.

Hello Yvonne,

thank you so, so much for your very valuable considerations. Nothing is that simple

.......although we really like the location of the rooms in relation to the cardinal directions. Also, the utility room in the middle does not trouble us.

Best regards, Barossi