Our floor plan design for an affordable house

135 gerade is not the most space-economical design but impresses with a super consistent clarity. I like the design extremely well. It could spread the positive flair of a holiday home.

From a professional perspective, the design has some downsides:

[*]The living room gets a bit cramped with many people. Solution: You are either in the garden or at the dining table.
[*]The upstairs hallway is "disproportionately" large. So what. There’s still room for a "storage cabinet."
[*]In the master bedroom, you hear all bathroom activities. Teenagers just have to learn to go downstairs to the toilet at night...
[*]The kitchen is quite narrow. But it can become a gem and is very communally connected.
[*]The walking paths are long and winding – whether laundry, groceries, or from the desk to the front door. Ergonomics-oriented people throw their hands up in despair. When you are aware of this, it’s totally OK.
[*]You don’t just walk far but also through narrow passages – especially when someone is sitting at the dining table or children notoriously leave chairs in the way. Occasionally there will be some swearing but
[*]The dressing room is a dead end, which may disturb the person sleeping. You always die some kind of "death."

Familiarize yourself with the criticism, weigh it up, and follow your own path. "135 gerade" would be my choice – not the smartest but definitely the most characterful.

You have to be skilled at furnishing, some things won’t be "standard," and you will search to find the right things at a good price.

Hampshire, this is truly an appreciative and not condescendingly know-it-all critique of the floor plan.

Ergonomic-oriented people clasp their hands above their heads. When you make that conscious, it is completely OK.

I think, rather the opposite: when I become aware of that, I will get annoyed every time.

The space is not sufficient a) for a straight staircase, nor for a landing staircase, nor for oversized hallways.
Storage space was missing in the first design and is becoming even less. -> Cloakroom (jackets, shoes)
I would like to point out again that the freezer room is not a storage room. There might still be room for the trash and a shelf, but not much more. Even the laundry area is questionable and uncomfortable.

when I become aware of that, I will be annoyed every time.

That's just how different people tick.

I would separate the sewing machine from the hallway with a wall. I can imagine that otherwise the rattling would eventually annoy the roommates in the kids' rooms and living room. Or real soundproof doors would have to be installed for the kids' rooms. Spatial separation (e.g. thin drywall) should basically be provided for work equipment with noise.

Yes, we have already discussed that a bit. There is a potential conflict between the need for quiet of my roommates and my desire not to sit in a small dark closet. In most new floor plans, however, the sewing corner is now in the bedroom and separated by a sliding door. Hopefully, that will be enough for my darling to sleep ops:.

no, it was actually just a jump in thought towards you

I’m thinking of the initial sentence along the lines of “we are TV junkies, and the stereo system is the sanctuary”

Regarding the wardrobe: apparently, the initial designs also have only 30 cm cabinets instead of the useful 60 cm ones...

Then that’s good, thought nudges are always good, otherwise I wouldn’t be here . Volume: TV junkies and music yes, but not excessive. And who would it bother except the kids? They close the door to their room and probably drown it out with their own series and songs ... so in about 8-10 years. But it’s true: for the rare case that one of us adults has friends here and the other wants to isolate themselves and watch TV or something, doors would still be too much for me, but a slight spatial separation in the form of stairs might not be a bad idea after all. Which speaks more for the variants with the stairs in the living room.

The wardrobe cabinets are intentionally 40 cm. That’s enough for us, we don’t hang anything on hangers, we only use hooks. And shoe cabinets are usually not that deep either... at the moment we are using Besta and a hook rail, that fits.

135 straight isn’t really the most space-efficient design but it impresses with a super consistent clarity. I really like the design a lot. It could spread the positive flair of a holiday home.

Oh thanks, that’s really a nice critique! Not all walkways bother me, for example I would probably still manage the one from the stairs to the washroom/utility room (others have to go to the basement for that!), but what really bothers me upstairs is that one room is always so secluded behind the stairs and you have to walk forever to get there. Of course, it also gives more privacy right away .

And the missing wardrobe there is really a problem. Under the stairs? Next to the stairs? Something is missing there.

Regarding storage once again: Right, if the total living area is smaller, then storage is also less. Nevertheless, I do not find that particularly problematic. Not everyone simply needs the same amount of storage . 3 m of wardrobe, 2.30 m of hallway wardrobe (example variant with landing) and utility room for cleaning stuff and canned goods are enough for us. If you want, you can still fill the gallery in a landing or straight staircase variant with lowboards or dressers.

Why don't you like the double-flight stairs?

Not here, the house is too small for that. Here I would use a switchback, where you have planned the landing.