Variants for furnishing the all-purpose room

2021-05-25 11:42:27

Guys, I’d be up for discussing parts of the floor plan. For example, on the upper floor we have the option to use a huuuge hallway as a flex room. My thoughts on that: you could, for example, put a couch there to read with/for the kids. It can be used as a shared play area. Later, maybe a small kitchenette with a coffee machine, fridge, or something similar could be placed there. What would you think about something like that? Is it worth having a large room generally available, or would you rather allocate it permanently to the kids’ rooms / study? I’m curious who made it this far into the post and what the opinions are!

2021-05-25 11:43:20

You really must not consult me as a reference in this regard..

For that, I have a low-maintenance specimen during the day. Tantrums, what is that

2021-05-25 11:48:09

How do you even manage with the space? Isn't your ground floor overcrowded and the upper floor has empty space?

That is the main problem with this concept. Upstairs we would have a knee wall of about 95 cm, which anyway has a big impact on floor area vs. living area. Upstairs is planned: 3 approximately equally sized rooms (2 children's rooms, 1 office optionally as a 3rd children's room) 17-18 sqm a smaller office 12 sqm bathroom 12 sqm storage room 7 sqm second utility room 7 sqm the rest is hallway, stairs and open space for gallery

2021-05-25 11:50:49

Guys, I would actually be interested in discussing parts of the floor plan.
For example, in the upper floor we have the opportunity to use a riiiidge hallway as a flexible room.
My thoughts on that: you could, for example, put a couch there to read with/for the kids. You can use it as a shared play corner.
Later on, maybe a small kitchenette with a coffee machine, fridge, or something else could be placed there.
What would you think about something like that?
Is a large room generally available worth it, or would you rather assign it fixedly to the kids’/workrooms?
I’m curious who has made it this far in the thread and what the opinions are!

Assign it fixedly to the other rooms.
In the first years, playing usually takes place in the same room as the parents, and later everyone wants to close the door and have their peace. If you finally want to make a phone call quietly with your girlfriend, then better put the sofa in the study, close the door, and peace.
I find a small kitchenette practical. Bottles, coffee, hot water bottle, etc.

2021-05-25 11:57:00

I keep wondering why people who defend and like their floor plan even post it here at all. Personally, I would never let my individual wishes (which are reflected in the floor plan) be discussed in a forum by complete strangers from all age groups with very different needs.

One has to be clear that people look at the floor plan, compare it with their own needs, and then give their opinion accordingly. Whether that really helps the OP is not clear to me. One can also ask very specific questions that are meant to clarify truly objective things, but such intimate matters as floor plans? No idea if that is productive. I rather believe that the OP moves further and further away from what is desired, ending up with a "great" cookie-cutter floor plan from the 5-6 people who comment heavily here.

For example, in the kitchen forum, floor plans are posted that are neither ergonomic nor smart in terms of workflow (from my point of view) and actually a disaster. The people who then comment and criticize have already built their own floor plans and talk it up — I always wonder, when the person gives me advice/opinions but has themselves built (from my point of view) the ugliest house/kitchen ever, how that fits together. I've been around here for a few weeks now and when it comes to floor plans, nothing really useful has come out for the people — only the same discussions repeatedly, and ultimately a cookie-cutter forum "That’s not possible and if then only with a 1 million budget" opinion emerges. Not helpful. The most annoying thing is: People never answer the questions but instead question the entire house (even though they probably live themselves in a house that the OP would never move into).

From my point of view, the problem is not that the individual wishes are questioned. Through these, some people may receive completely new impulses to adjust the floor plan. It only becomes problematic when these fundamental discussions completely overshadow the actual question. Due to unproductive criticism, the OP in the end does not even know whether he is on the right track with his floor plan or completely off track (technical feasibility too expensive/not possible, etc.). By the way, this also means that other forum members do not benefit from the thread, since at the end no one knows what was actually adjusted or why which floor plan failed. On the other hand, if detailed questions are asked in advance to precisely avoid going off track, one is confronted with counter-questions that again are not in the interest of the matter. Some even go a step further and immediately demand the entire floor plan, since such questions could not be answered generally otherwise. This "culture" creates the impression that from an objective point of view, a "perfect" floor plan can be created WITHOUT compromises. If not, it must be an absolute misplanning. I believe the reality looks different, since certain factors, e.g. budget, plot proportions, etc., will always lead to compromises here and there. The question is only to what extent these problem areas can be reduced through the support of the forum.

2021-05-25 12:10:45

That is the main problem of this concept. Upstairs we would have a knee wall of about 95cm, which anyway has a big impact on floor area vs. living area. Planned upstairs: 3 almost equally sized rooms (2 children's rooms, 1 office optionally as 3rd children's room) 17-18 sqm a smaller office 12 sqm bathroom 12 sqm storage room 7 sqm second utility room 7 sqm the rest is hallway, stairs or open space for gallery

Putting the child discussion aside. I would distribute the rooms evenly. Upstairs room, downstairs it is lacking. Even if it might be called parents upstairs.

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Variants for furnishing the all-purpose room

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