The ground floor reminds me of the house of a friend, where previously a consul held court. The entire infrastructure is designed for sociability. For a lifestyle that focuses on sociability, this ground floor is consistently implemented. I find the semi-open pantry clever; sociability would benefit if a small prep kitchen were integrated there instead of the many cabinets. Third cooking space, discreetly preparing replenishment snacks, etc.
The upper floor reminds me of a combination of spacious children's rooms and a hotel suite for the parents. The access is generous, but the entire design does not aim for efficiency, which is fine by me.
A decisive factor for the quality of living will be the consideration of room acoustics. Instead of working with acoustic elements, I would design the entire ceiling area of the ground floor continuously optimized acoustically. We have used Ligno Trend for this, of course, there are other systems—you will find something especially from companies that also equip commercial properties. Plan about €200 per sqm for this. If you save at this point, you will not feel comfortable at home. If the budget is not sufficient for this, make another plan.
Where do you see these? Most of the time you sit in the living room or in the dining area, where you then need the kitchen? We want to separate living and dining areas but still keep them open.
As already pointed out – I spend the least time sitting at home and commuting to the kitchen. The distances are long – I consider that unproblematic, but at this point my opinion is neither “right” nor “wrong.”
We want as much space in the garden as possible. For the double garage, we would need another 3.5 meters of space, which would then be missing in the garden. But we have space in front of the property for the cars.
Finally someone who understands that cars do not need a garage. Whether I would leave the Porsche 911 outside like in the picture…
Parking one behind the other is impractical for me; I want to be able to take any car at any time without maneuvering. A matter of slope and space.
You cannot be serious? You plan (yourself) a house over 1.5 million, but want to accommodate friends at your parents’ place.
What struck me first: such a large living area and not even a guest room for friends, exchange students, etc.?
Exchange students – great that you mention that. Anyone planning that must build differently. Not building for guests, however, I find completely okay. In 10-15 years a room will be available anyway. Parents are one solution, but purely from a financial point of view, the sqm for a guest area costs €80,000 and up. For that, you can treat your guests to a nice hotel and taxi rides to parties for the next 10 years and still come out cheaper. Having the parents next door is of course particularly practical, and I can imagine family dynamics where this solution is anything but second choice. It is also unclear whether a guest apartment is available in the neighboring house. That would be extremely comfortable for everyone.