Single-family house 150 sqm basement with 15 sqm upper floor in the outdoor area

Why not have a large open-plan kitchen above the dining area, a small living room, and upstairs a large one with a gallery, window front like has and is planning

how should I put it. More pep, more wow, more glossy magazine

To be honest, I just can’t wrap my head around your current "old" house compared to the new one. Even if the new one will still be heavily changed, the model shown can hardly serve as a base, can it? That’s something completely different. I’m completely baffled and would immediately stop my house planning and move into your old house; the new house design in the picture feels more like a consolation prize that’s been sitting in the cupboard for years. I also believe that the old house is not easy to sell like one with a standardized floor plan would be; I wouldn’t want to live in a standard house either; as I see, neither would you!!!

The open concept has only disadvantages, my wife has guests and I hear everything in the gallery upstairs or vice versa (That’s annoying).
Because of the open design and the modern style, you have problems with the acoustics.
It needs to be repainted, do I need scaffolding (8m ceiling height)

THAT is rare and could be solved with clever planning or a small extension or something similar.

I will miss it

THAT is OFTEN, I’m afraid… VERY often!

Other reasons for your change are not our business, but what deficits/reasons in the floor plan/function are there, apart from the above-mentioned points, to give up the stylish house? Only the mentioned issues with guests and noise? Without a really good and independent architect, you probably won’t come even close to the quality of the "old" house, at least not with the base house design shown here.

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The attic conversion exists because we like it, and in front of the window row upstairs there are two loungers, then I can look for miles into the green.


Basically, it's true, you could simply build a bungalow, but we don't like that.
I also want the roof slope to be high enough that a photovoltaic system can be optimally placed there.
Even on a bungalow, we would put a concrete ceiling, accordingly, the costs for such a roof are not significantly higher.



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It will be 300 sqm. But not living space / usable space. I don't really think we planned it for children. But yes, upstairs there could be one or two children's rooms.



We planned this ourselves too (yes with Word).
Would never do it that way again, why:

It is chic
It is modern
It is great
I will miss it

But:

It has no children's rooms, making it harder to sell (I know what I'm talking about)
The open design has only disadvantages, my wife has visitors and I hear everything in the gallery upstairs or vice versa (That is annoying).
Because of the open design and modern style you have problems with acoustics.
Needs repainting sometime, I need scaffolding (8m ceiling height)

Oh, I could write more.

But yes, it is beautiful

You are absolutely right about everything.
However, I am surprised that one goes from 100% innovation in architecture to almost 0.
There is something in between that is innovative but easier to maintain.
The third gable is also not without problems.

You can get acoustics under control

We already have acoustic cotton plaster on the entire slope, doesn’t help much and curtains or the like don’t really fit a house like this.
So not really solvable

with your budget I would just get it painted

Apart from the shell, we did everything ourselves on our "old" house

Take a look at the design by @pagoni2020. Not that the houses are so incredibly similar, but 2 people and the view

Not at all my style.
What is important for us is that everything is downstairs that you also need in old age. So "disabled" friendly.
It’s already like this in our "old" house. Upstairs is only gallery and technology.

Window front like @hampshire has and @pagoni2020 plans

I can’t see it from .
From I have several things that don’t fit.
1) I want to be able to sit directly in front of the TV
2) I want to be able to look out the window from the sofa and not have the sofa directly in front of the window
3) The stove must also be directly in the field of view

Honestly, I can’t quite see the connection from your current "old" house to the new one. Even if the new one will still be heavily changed, the shown model can hardly serve as a basis? It’s something completely different.
I’m totally stunned and would immediately stop my house planning and move into your old house; the new house design in the picture looks more like a consolation prize that has been sitting in the closet for years.

Nice that you like it, but I think you underestimate the new one. When we built, everyone said how could you. Only when it was finished, everyone was enthusiastic.
Imagine you go up the possibly open staircase into the living room and look directly outside through the 4x 2.80m large window

In the bathroom, there will be a continuous wash area. Dark wood with white vessel sinks on top. Glossy drawers underneath.
The window will come to the height that the base cabinets end directly with the windowsill. As a seating niche.

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I also think the old house is not quite easy to sell like one with a standardized floor plan, I didn’t want to live standard either; as I see you don’t either!!!

THAT is rare and could be solved by clever planning or a small extension or something like that.

No, from our point of view that’s not possible, exactly that would ruin it. Precisely that is what’s nice about the house.

Other reasons for your change are none of our business, but what deficiencies/reasons in floor plan/function exist, apart from the above mentioned, to give up the fancy house? Only the mentioned topics of visitors, noise?

The reasons are quite simple. We are just moving about 2.5 km further. I have attached a few photos (the first three).
I think I don’t need to say much more then

Without a really good and independent architect, you probably won’t reach anything close to the quality of the "old" house, at least not with the basic house design shown here.

The current one was also planned by us like that. We know how it’s done.

You’re right about everything.
However, it surprises me that you go from 100% innovation in architecture to almost 0.

I hardly believe it will be like that when it’s finished. The example photo has nothing to do with the real one. It was only about contours.
It will be a clinker brick that fits the exterior. Zinc sheet all around. The roof overhang will be about 90 cm. The entrance area possibly plastered.

The third gable is not without problems either

I don’t see it. Since I always manage with a ladder.

If anyone is interested.
I have uploaded a few more photos of the old house. The furniture is all homemade and recessed into the walls.

It is of course difficult for the people here to recognize the actual background of your real project in a few lines and nice little pictures. As you say, you ultimately need neither architect nor craftsman and have clear ideas about everything.

The current one was planned by us in the same way We already know how it works.

For my part, I really cannot establish any connection between the buildings shown, but that as well as the following statement may possibly also stem from that, which does not exactly contribute to clarification….

The example photo has nothing to do with the real ones.

The pictures you most recently showed from the interior of your current house are less to my taste and in my opinion stylistically so different from the rest of the shown part of the house, just as the two exterior views of the old and new house are completely opposite.
As I said…..I’m curious–

I unfortunately cannot see much on this plan. A plan that also includes measurements and especially (as long as they are only colored blocks) indications of what is supposed to represent what would really be good.

The main living area is the upper floor with 150 sqm, on the upper floor there are only guest/work rooms.

According to the plan, the main living area is rather the basement (where is actually the ground floor?)

I also cannot understand based on a few pictures why a new house is needed only 2.5 km away. As it looks, because children's rooms are needed -> but where are they in the plan?

It is also not quite clear to me why one is firmly not planning for overnight guests. I would never tell my visitors "You have to take a hotel" if I have enough space.