Small house on the slope needs good ideas

Hello Kati, I just admired your house. Mine will only be half as small. I also considered squeezing the washing machine and dryer into the bathroom.

I had thought about that too, but I wouldn’t know where. The bathroom is already generally at its limit if you don’t want to give up anything. There is currently no space for a shelf for towels. But that could be mounted on the wall or something if necessary.

It’s just due to the size, but for one person that’s certainly sufficient. Probably the laundry situation isn’t that dramatic either. I currently wash for 4, and one of them is 4 years old, so it feels like I’m washing for 10. ;)

I would think twice about the smoker’s room. Assuming you want to / have to sell the house at some point, that could be a huge disadvantage. Smoke can’t be confined to one room, even if you only smoke in one room. Nowadays most people are non-smokers, and when they come into a house / room where smoking takes place, they notice it much more than a smoker would. Even if you renovate before viewings, you can’t easily undo it. The smell lingers very persistently. My sister has been a smoker for ages too. She has actually held back rigorously in her own home so far. She goes outside to smoke but has made her car a smoker’s car. (I don’t want to get into the health aspects of what that means in a car... well, let’s leave it at that ;) )

Have you already talked to an architect / energy consultant about the cat flap? Are there cat flaps that meet today’s energy standards?

I am a fan of open living and would remove the kitchen wall. Do you need the wall as a partition? If necessary, only as a drywall construction, since it is not load-bearing. However, I would not plan a tall cabinet there. Space under the stairs would still be available for a refrigerator or sideboard.

Did your planner just started without surveying the property? There should be elevations on the property.

The door in the utility room should provide the possibility for the cat flap and a short path outside for hanging laundry.

If a reasonable passage and the technology are to fit in, then the room must be larger. If you omit the door leading outside, then the size would be somewhat adequate, although careful planning is necessary and it should preferably be checked daily.

The matter of the cat flap should be clarified with an energy consultant in view of the Building Energy Act.

Washing machine/dryer stacked

That clashes with the stairlift perspective. If you need one, the washing machine should be on a pedestal, which then can no longer serve as one for the dryer, which would then be too high. Besides, a visitor already blocks the front door, so the carport would need to be wider.

I had brought up the topic of the cat flap, it came from the architect, she is also an energy expert, no buts. I want the wall between the kitchen and living room for a cabinet, I don't have that much space. Under the stairs there should be a built-in cabinet. The property has been surveyed, but I can't attach it here, the tech-savvy child has to process it first. The washing machine and dryer need to be reconsidered, I currently enjoy a pedestal under both. Only I park in my carport, child or visitors have to park on the street.