Single-family house: Comments on the floor plan (again)

Well, if you position the table in the dining area so that you can properly use the terrace door on the left, then the table also comes quite close towards the fireplace.

Why wouldn’t swapping the living room/kitchen be an option?


Especially for the purpose you have in mind, to use the dead living space quoted by , like a playpen for kids, etc., it would be much more practical if you had a view of it from the kitchen.

Rotating the staircase ... doesn’t really solve the problem that a staircase of this size basically ends directly at the wall upstairs. That can’t be more than a meter.

And a bathroom with frosted glass doors? .. You can’t be serious? Right in the exit area of the shower? Nicely illuminated in the bathroom.

And regarding the idea of the washbasin/roof slope and the 2 m line, it’s less about someone wanting to get to the tub when another is at the washbasin, but more about quickly getting a claustrophobic feeling standing at the washbasin (I would with a height of 180 cm). Step back once and you hit your head.

What about wardrobe space on the ground floor? Now, by mirroring the staircase, the previously only indicated space to place a wardrobe cupboard is being eliminated.

That means the house and location would be roughly like this? How wide and deep is the property?

The drainage cannot be clarified if you don’t know where what is supposed to go...

The drainage is clarified for the current condition.

Even if you mirror the stairs, it doesn’t work... the exit is too short.

Oh, now I understand. Off the top of my head, I would suggest not splitting the stairs into 8 steps before the landing and 8 steps after, but rather raising the landing, then you gain space on the upper floor.

If it becomes an 80 cm shower, it might fit on the ground floor.

That was the plan, only a "small" shower was to be installed in the guest WC.

Why wouldn’t swapping living/kitchen be an option?

That has other drawbacks. After shopping, the groceries would have to be carried through the entire house; after eating, you always have to go from the dining area to the living area through the kitchen; we preferred to have the dining area facing south rather than the kitchen... Therefore, we decided on the kitchen located at the front.

Turning the stairs... doesn’t really solve the problem that a staircase of this size ends almost directly at the wall upstairs. It can’t be more than a meter.

See above, problem recognized.

... standing at the washbasin, you quickly get a claustrophobic feeling (I would with a height of 180 cm). Taking a step back and you hit your head.

The 2 m line is about 1 m away from the wall. I will address this issue again; I am still not completely happy with the bathroom. Regarding your drawing: Correct, that’s how the house is supposed to stand. The plot is 21 m x 37 m. Accordingly, the carport will of course not be built as initially planned, but the general location should be implemented this way.

I only suggested swapping Living and Cooking. Eating should stay where you planned it. And I don't understand why, after the swap, you would have to go through the kitchen to the living area after eating. The routes from entrance to kitchen would be slightly longer, but the routes kitchen/terrace etc. will be traveled many times more, especially in summer, than the entrance/kitchen route ;)

Oh, swap living and cooking. I had cooking and eating in mind, sorry. As for living: I don't want the living area to be oriented towards the NE, nor to be located by the driveway.

Are you allowed to build the carport that far from the public traffic routes? There are often objections or conditions (quiet zone). It is quite a long driveway and significantly further than the usual 5-6 meters,