Privacy screen between kitchen and living area

Photos of it would be great :-)

This is what it currently looks like with us.

I find this wall, which is neither fish nor fowl, pointless. If it were a separation between living and cooking, yes – but as a separation between living and eating, and on top of that like a modesty panel – any piece of furniture would certainly do a better job than such a wall segment where no one knows what the artist wants to tell us.

??? Separation? I don’t see it.


Regards, Yvonne

Our half-height wall is behind the sideboard and only slightly higher and longer than it. It is not a proper privacy screen, but especially when you are sitting on the sofa in the living area, the wall creates a clear separation between the living and dining areas, and we find it cozier that way. But as I said, that is always a matter of opinion.

??? Separation? I don’t see it.

Exactly, that’s what I mean. Somehow a room divider, but not really decisive either.

Overall, this wall section is not clear to me: it is not apparent what it is supposed to visually divide or separate; it stands behind the sofa, but only on about half its width. It is an 11.5 cm wall, which is rarely used as a load-bearing wall. However, apparently a beam ends above it, which probably has something to do with a ceiling slab at the stair exit. I do not read any indications of more pressure-resistant stone qualities there in the plan, although opposite there is a concrete pad instead of a wall in the wall. This would argue against the assumption that this piece is purely decorative and could be omitted.

Visually, in my opinion, redundant, but structurally probably not dispensable (?) – the latter would also exclude choosing a half-height and/or lightweight construction.

If given the choice, I would provide a lightweight wall the width of the entire back of the sofa (but not install it yet), and leave a “gap” in the underfloor heating for it.

However, after closer examination of the drawing, I think: the choice does not exist, the wall section has a load-bearing function. Namely because of the beam, which has to be there exactly because of the corner missing from the 17.5 cm / 24 cm wall due to the slanted door.

But we decided on the angled option because that way we can better get past the kitchen<->wall and the entry situation is nicer. We don't want to burst directly into the living room. (Hence also the idea of the extended wall)

Without the angled wall, one would have chosen the door with left-hand hinge and wouldn't have come directly into the living area either. Now, with the angled wall and the door with right-hand hinge, you can't even properly enter the kitchen directly.