Optimization of floor plan for detached single-family house 155 sqm

  • Erstellt am 2025-01-01 23:01:48

Arauki11

2025-01-03 16:18:27
  • #1
The danger is that this short word "ventilate" actually has a long-lasting meaning. I always thought before that I still had to open the windows all the time to get the fresh air feeling. In fact, that has changed, and my measurements tell me that in the morning, I virtually always have fresh air quality inside the house. I see it more as you having planned too generously before, i.e., beyond your budget, so these are not cuts but simply closer to reality. I also believe that one should build a functional house and rather distance oneself from the so-called "dream house." Few can really afford the "dream house," but I think the dream of the average citizen (house owners are usually already above this threshold) should already be fulfilled with a "normally" equipped house and should not always require an additional cherry on top. I think that regarding your available space, you should plan exactly where what is going to be placed and ideally already know the dimensions of each piece of furniture. Your space is manageable but sufficient, but it has to be planned with real furniture, otherwise this unwanted blunder will happen, and you won’t be able to change much due to lack of space. Today, while out, I actually pictured your dining table as soon as I entered the open-plan room. To me, the table stuck directly in front of the window front would look like you are just rearranging and have pushed the table there temporarily. Therefore, I consider it a complete planning mistake. In front of a “normal” window with a high sill, it might still look intentional but not with a low seating window. I have something similar here, which is why I try to tell you clearly that this is not a good idea. This side of the house is south-facing and probably also the one with the view. Why not move the window further towards the living room, i.e., in a straight line to the house entrance, and make it a good deal wider so you can really look outside generously? Just a thought.
 

ypg

2025-01-03 17:42:59
  • #2
Me too. And I wanted to write something when I already read this here What is the purpose of the seat window anyway? Basically and here? Primarily, such a thing is for cozy people who want to look out into the landscape with a cup of tea?! Here it is supposed to replace a soft seat with the back to the landscape. Since I’m of the opinion anyway that more the style itches the fingers to have such a window, and no one sits there for even 2 minutes cozy without a phone or book and just looks, I would put (I come back to the west side) the window on the west side. If you then have a seating extension for children or guests with cushions, it’s good. Whoever wants to make themselves comfortable there alone can look out from the south window while sitting. And if it’s not needed for sitting, decorations can be nicely draped there. Because even though the property ends there, at least the afternoon sun should have a chance to enter the living space.
 

JoschNeubau24

2025-01-04 11:50:36
  • #3
Thank you first of all for the further feedback. I have now tried again to redraw the floor plan and furnish it (with the essentials). All walls are the same except for the partition wall in the bedroom. I have removed some windows or executed them with a parapet.

We can gladly reconsider the seating window for the controlled residential ventilation for cost reasons, but I don't know what else might come up for us solely due to the already issued Building Energy Act certificate.

What could the south side alternatively look like without a seating window? 3x2m windows? We particularly like fixed glazing.
 

nordanney

2025-01-04 12:00:37
  • #4
Nothing, because you are building significantly more energy-efficiently than planned.
 

tomtom79

2025-01-04 12:31:17
  • #5
You definitely need to revise the bathroom in the Og.

And adjust the window formats so that they are the same. It’s good for the symmetry of the exterior walls.

Otherwise, it looks okay.
 

Arauki11

2025-01-04 12:35:53
  • #6

We decided quite late to install the air conditioning, which is why a completely new calculation of the building project had to be done based on some other calculation basis. It cost €300. Whether you have a wooden windowsill instead of a wider windowsill because of the seat window should not affect the Kfw40 topic.

We feel the same way, and next time we would execute it even more consistently and, for example, want the horizontal windows above the countertop without any divisions/openings. I had no experience with controlled residential ventilation and therefore maybe some uncertainties and that's why a few now completely unnecessary window opening options were installed.
I would rather use a hand-drawn plan with exact measurements. This bird’s-eye view created on the PC is nice in addition, but for us laymen the bible should rather be the precisely drawn floor plan.
The table is still directly by the window. If my table weren’t so heavy here, I would really simulate it sometime and send you a picture so you can recognize the mistake. If I sit directly in front of the glass today (winter), I can already feel kidney pain. Forget that; besides, it is extremely uncomfortable.
In your current top view of the ground floor, it’s clear that there is not much space for gimmicks. Maybe someone will find an option with only one terrace door here too. We also have two here and plenty of space, but we only use one door.
Currently, you can place almost nothing against a wall in the open plan area; you should check that carefully. I think the dining table should be positioned more crosswise given these room dimensions, and then maybe the kitchen should be arranged somewhat differently as well.
I have the impression that the floor plan shouldn’t even be discussed completely, especially by the "floor plan people" here in the forum. The windows then more or less automatically result from that.
 

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