hampshire
2021-05-19 12:49:05
- #1
Yes, the house has quirky solutions.
We have combined entrance, wardrobe and laundry room in one space and placed an Eames sofa in it, Pax wardrobes, art placed/hung up and a side-by-side fridge. Many find this conceptually totally impossible and at the same time it proves itself with us every day. This room separates the building parts to us and to the children’s apartments. The children from the self-contained apartments can use the washing machine or help themselves to drinks from the fridge without disturbing us. There is no noise nuisance and our living unit remains clear, as we only have 2 rooms (multi-function entrance and living-cooking-eating-sleeping-relaxing room). Plus a private bathroom and a guest toilet.
At first glance it seems “crazy”, but it is the right shell for our life. The resale value is completely unclear, we have already been offered significantly more than the construction price, others say – it’s nice, but I couldn’t live like that.
We know too little about the building family. The critical comments are important and valuable. The disqualification in the way it is presented displeases me. There are good reasons for standards and good reasons to orient oneself along tried-and-tested methods and the experiences of others; after all, that is also a purpose of the forum. There are also good reasons to override one thing or another. To the latter, I encourage when I perceive too much “headwind.”
At any rate, I could live in this house with a young family much better than in some efficient-practical building without any flair.
[*]Entrance through the carport – unusual but not bad, as long as there is enough space (so only one car can be parked).
[*]Pantry far away from the kitchen – totally impractical if food used for cooking is stored there. For drinks and a freezer and rarely used devices like raclette, fondue, ice cream machine, cleaning stuff... totally okay. Call the room something else, use it accordingly and it is fine.
[*]I cannot take the granny flat seriously. If having a granny flat is a serious concern – please redesign.
We have combined entrance, wardrobe and laundry room in one space and placed an Eames sofa in it, Pax wardrobes, art placed/hung up and a side-by-side fridge. Many find this conceptually totally impossible and at the same time it proves itself with us every day. This room separates the building parts to us and to the children’s apartments. The children from the self-contained apartments can use the washing machine or help themselves to drinks from the fridge without disturbing us. There is no noise nuisance and our living unit remains clear, as we only have 2 rooms (multi-function entrance and living-cooking-eating-sleeping-relaxing room). Plus a private bathroom and a guest toilet.
At first glance it seems “crazy”, but it is the right shell for our life. The resale value is completely unclear, we have already been offered significantly more than the construction price, others say – it’s nice, but I couldn’t live like that.
We know too little about the building family. The critical comments are important and valuable. The disqualification in the way it is presented displeases me. There are good reasons for standards and good reasons to orient oneself along tried-and-tested methods and the experiences of others; after all, that is also a purpose of the forum. There are also good reasons to override one thing or another. To the latter, I encourage when I perceive too much “headwind.”
At any rate, I could live in this house with a young family much better than in some efficient-practical building without any flair.