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2016-07-28 20:41:14
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Hello Matthias,
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For me, the priority is now: an open and bright house.
I read this on the go and was a bit disappointed when I saw the design à la townhouse in front of me.
Exactly. A hidden entrance is already quite the opposite of the idea of openness.
Basically, you want to keep all options open and haven’t noticed that you designed a house where part of it will never be used by you.
I fully agree with in #24.
Your son will not use the playroom in the back corner anyway – he’s more likely to play on the gallery or in the living room in that 3.30 meter corner.
Later, you will have strangers living above you.
Just think about that for a moment.
Well, actually the area is above and only serves as door and room distributor. Also, the layout looks somewhat old-fashioned – kind of like a country house, which often have staircases like this... now you plan the west side of the hallway as a glass front: then I wonder how you would sit in the living room.
TV facing south, seating area half under the open space, next to it you see the stairs behind a glass wall… cozy is something else. Open, modern... there is nothing open there, I see more compartmentalization and a south side where the cloakroom, WC, and a small living room window cling. In winter the sun does not set exactly in the west. It stays rather dark than bright there. And then the garage.
The dining area in front of the kitchen is relatively small. Basically, I consider the dimensions of 350/330 borderline: a sofa in the corner (if planned) gets cramped in the niche, and the kitchen unit of this length is comparable to a kitchen unit in apartment building. Additionally, the kitchen door hits the refrigerator door or the stove.
Upstairs the hallway or gallery is so angular that you can hardly place a sofa there.
Then the chimney must also be planned through the upper floor.
Shouldn’t the approach first be to achieve light and openness without a gallery and then add the open space as a bonus?
I would try to have more windows facing south. If the neighbor is too close, then plan an L-shape with the main window directions south and west. Then a staircase that is open but also protects the youth from parents’ views.
And certainly, I would not put the garage in the south but exactly on the opposite side.
The children’s room also deserves more sun, a granny flat an exit as well as a basement room.
Edit: a granny flat still needs a parking space, the son probably doesn’t for now ;)
You are also welcome to remove your last name from your profile: we prefer the first name ;)
What is important to us?
Lots of light, open, gallery, stove, modern (timeless),
For me, the priority is now: an open and bright house.
I read this on the go and was a bit disappointed when I saw the design à la townhouse in front of me.
...phew I first looked for the entrance, no really good prerequisite. :)
Exactly. A hidden entrance is already quite the opposite of the idea of openness.
For me, it’s about planning a house that can still be used the same way in 10 years, so that the additional living space resulting from the son moving out can be used sensibly. Otherwise, I think we have enough space for 2 people with the square meters ;-)
Basically, you want to keep all options open and haven’t noticed that you designed a house where part of it will never be used by you.
I fully agree with in #24.
Your son will not use the playroom in the back corner anyway – he’s more likely to play on the gallery or in the living room in that 3.30 meter corner.
Later, you will have strangers living above you.
Just think about that for a moment.
What is the hallway for?: It is designed very large and open to let in a lot of light into the house
Well, actually the area is above and only serves as door and room distributor. Also, the layout looks somewhat old-fashioned – kind of like a country house, which often have staircases like this... now you plan the west side of the hallway as a glass front: then I wonder how you would sit in the living room.
TV facing south, seating area half under the open space, next to it you see the stairs behind a glass wall… cozy is something else. Open, modern... there is nothing open there, I see more compartmentalization and a south side where the cloakroom, WC, and a small living room window cling. In winter the sun does not set exactly in the west. It stays rather dark than bright there. And then the garage.
The dining area in front of the kitchen is relatively small. Basically, I consider the dimensions of 350/330 borderline: a sofa in the corner (if planned) gets cramped in the niche, and the kitchen unit of this length is comparable to a kitchen unit in apartment building. Additionally, the kitchen door hits the refrigerator door or the stove.
Upstairs the hallway or gallery is so angular that you can hardly place a sofa there.
Stove?: not yet 100% decided. But probably on the wall where the stairs are.
Then the chimney must also be planned through the upper floor.
Modern?: You can argue about modernity, but everything is very bright and open, thanks to the gallery and hallway.
Apartment...?: Correct, it is not yet a pure granny flat but a spacious children’s area.
Shouldn’t the approach first be to achieve light and openness without a gallery and then add the open space as a bonus?
I would try to have more windows facing south. If the neighbor is too close, then plan an L-shape with the main window directions south and west. Then a staircase that is open but also protects the youth from parents’ views.
And certainly, I would not put the garage in the south but exactly on the opposite side.
The children’s room also deserves more sun, a granny flat an exit as well as a basement room.
Edit: a granny flat still needs a parking space, the son probably doesn’t for now ;)