Our floor plan design for an affordable house

So by now I’m the kind of person who quite likes to retreat to the virtual couch with a bag of chips when things really start to smell like advisory resistance. I’ve been sitting here for a while now (the second bag of chips is almost empty). And unlike ypg, who somehow still believes in the good or at least the advisory-capable nature of people, I gave up on that a long time ago here.

But to illustrate what amuses me and convinces me that the dear OP still doesn’t really know what she ultimately wants and basically only has some pretty examples in mind (house of some architect friends etc.) without having even the slightest idea what is financially feasible and what is possible at all within the dimensions that the tight financial frame allows, here’s the following:

From the first post:

Our requirements were or are:

[*]Inexpensive! (Our budget is €230,000 max. for the house including foundation slab)
[*]Country house character

From post #251:

But I really like the modern look

Aha!!!!

What now? La.Schnute had a cute country house in mind in the first post, even asked if the house as planned might look too massive for a country house, and by now she’s rather leaning toward the modern look.
The advice here, partly really good and well-founded, is met with just as much indecision.

Then leave it. You have an idea, do what you want. I would reflect and especially with such a limited budget carefully consider what is really necessary, what is nice to have, and what I can forget about. Nordlys is happy in his little house. Many things he advocates I would never do at all. It fits for him and it’s good. But it’s a difference whether an older couple lives there or a lively family with two kids running around, the mom indulges in sewing, and the man of the house wants an actual sound system but doesn’t want to be disturbed by the sewing machine etc.

So now I’ll finish the second bag and will probably need the third one. This is far from over.
*crinkle*

So I'm going to finish the second bag now and will probably need a third one. This is far from over. *knurpsel*

This thread seems to be getting pretty unhealthy for you...

Should I switch to vegetable chips???

Should I switch to vegetable chips???

I recommend fresh bell pepper strips. Snacking is also good and still has a few vitamins.

But it's not that trashy... does it even still fit then???

This is far from over.

What is not coming to an end here, from my point of view, is primarily the discussion about the doubts whether it is possible to realize a Lokstedt at the Flair price solely through personal effort. The additional cost for each window, which due to its format cannot be purchased as stock items, does not add up astronomically either – I see the budgetary luxury rather in the unavoidable foundation piles. I find the doubts about whether the space needed for a separate sewing room can be gained from the winding of the stair landing more justified. Perhaps the staircase should be placed entirely differently (e.g., as an isosceles L, winding only at the knee, and oriented 45° between the ridge and cross axis), or the sewing soundproof studio would have to be placed under the stairs. What bothers me about the facades is only the Hanseatic rigid rhythm of the windows (and the numerical overdose of the floor-to-ceiling ones).