Our floor plan of 120 sqm on a 469 sqm plot

You can safely free yourself from that. With 1.30 m plus the support of the roof rafters, you have enough headroom ... also for the occasional physical closeness of a sporty kind

No, including the support rafters! But that doesn't matter: we got a display model of this bed shelf at Ikea, where you can pull out the shelves on the left and right (which hasn't been available at Ikea since 2013), so we still have storage behind the headboard...

I also think that the cost factor plays a big role in the planning. Besides, the client will surely mention wishes (one knows that from oneself) that we don't know about. But at least the architect should point out a few necessities that simply won't be installed (-> storage space).

Since I have learned that east is supposed to be down in the plan (that's how I understood TE), I would personally change quite a few other things anyway. Also, the note that maybe only one child is planned (or am I mistaken?), could offer a different possibility on the upper floor.

The topic of the bathroom I see here quite relaxed.

Our home builder also sketched the floor plan of the bathroom – we then tinkered a bit. In the end, however, he told us: "Exactly how the bathroom furniture will be arranged will be discussed and decided during the sample selection as part of the bathroom planning. This is just a rough direction for now."

The example with the elevator does not quite fit in relation to the hallway. You get into the elevator, stand around during the ride, and get out again. There is a bit more movement and bustle in the hallway.

I have a question about the kitchen:
Have you planned an extraction hood with enough power? I know that open and airy living is often praised. Personally, however, I do not like the smell of food lingering in the living area. You will probably only get rid of it with an open design if you plan an extraction hood with plenty of power.

Good evening,

The example with the elevator fits in relation to the hallway but not quite. You get into the elevator, stand around during the ride, and get out again. In the hallway, there is somewhat more movement and hustle and bustle.

The hallway has 8.30 sqm – admittedly reduced to the function of a hallway itself. But seriously – what kind of hustle and bustle actually occurs in a hallway with access to a bathroom and 3 bedrooms, and at the same time? There is more tightness during a temporary elevator ride than in a hallway used by people.

When – except in the morning and evening – could there actually be hustle and bustle? And even then – I know from my own experience living with several generations under one roof – it rarely if ever happens that the feeling of a traffic jam occurs in an apparently small passage area.

Hmm, who would want to live in an elevator? I don't quite understand that.

My statement did not refer to living in the elevator, but to the proportionality of the arguments regarding the size of the hallway.

I increasingly perceive it as excessive that any room – except interestingly the living center of people; here the exact opposite discussion takes place – is stylized to villa-like size.

Just my two coins ...

Rhenish greetings

Hello Erfurter,

the house is heated with a gas condensing boiler and solar thermal system as well as a water-carrying fireplace.

We heat our house without a basement using the same technology and have designed the utility room with 15m² so that everything fits and there is still room to move around. Gas condensing boiler + buffer tank (in our case approx. 750L) including the piping will almost completely fill your technical room. Didn’t you look at the dimensions of a possible heating system during planning?
In addition, there is the electrical distribution, or have you planned that somewhere else? Are the washing machine and dryer also supposed to go into the room? I would always include a sink in the utility room. Regarding the window in the kitchen to the carport... we have planned a window that fits exactly between the base kitchen units and the wall cabinets...

Best regards, Fragri

If the water-bearing fireplace should ever pay off at all, it must also be used regularly. For this, you should have enough storage space for the wood. As far as I know, the wood should be stored for at least 3 years. That amounts to quite a few cubic meters. If you want to make the wood yourself, you might also need the appropriate machinery (circular saw, splitter, etc.). If you don’t want to constantly rent that, you need space to store it. So you should consider whether this is feasible on 469m².

My statement did not refer to living in the elevator, but to the proportionality of the arguments concerning the size of the hallway. I increasingly perceive it as excessive that any room – except interestingly the main living space of people; here exactly the opposite discussion takes place – is stylized to villa-like size.

I never claimed that it should be a hallway landscape! I am also not a fan of villas, I myself only have 113 sqm living space + basement. But in a hallway that is 1 m wide, the door probably has a clear width of 87 cm.... You involuntarily get cozy with every visitor when you want to open the door for them.