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2017-05-12 11:34:41
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I have uploaded updated floor plans with windows and doors and minor changes again.
Hello Sabine. There should also be an open shower in the lower bathroom. There should also be 1.50m of clearing space in front of the sanitary fixtures for accessibility. Therefore, in my view, the lower bathroom automatically becomes somewhat larger. I have now also dashed the showers.
We actually wanted to save ourselves a children's bathroom due to the expensive sanitary fittings and additional space requirements. We would rather consider that a luxury. We hope that with two children and one bathroom upstairs and one downstairs (with shower), we will manage. This way, there is also less cleaning effort with two bathrooms than with three. In old age, the children's bathroom would similarly remain unused. But that is just our opinion.
I will discuss the access from the dressing room to the bedroom with my wife later. I like the idea. Regarding the bed, one could also simply turn the bed 180 degrees, and then there wouldn’t be this tightness between the bed and the door. That might also be an idea.
Hello montessalet. We have already gone as far north as possible. We could still move 0.7m to the east according to the building envelope. That’s not much anymore and it would otherwise make the lower hallway even longer, combined with even larger areas due to the rough floor plan.
We also did not want balconies. From our point of view, they only cost money and cause work. We can look at the second seating area later after moving in.
The bathroom on the ground floor has a shower and should be barrier-free. Therefore, the size. The children’s bathroom is luxury for us and not necessarily needed.
We would also use the guest/office room as a storage room (replacement cellar room). Initially, we had planned the room only with 15m². The current 20m² result from the fact that due to our wishes the ground floor is so large that one floor up there is much more space (5m²) available than strictly necessary. Instead of making another storage room out of the approx. 5m², we have simply integrated it into the guest/office room.
On the ground floor, we will also use the heating room (approx. 10m²) as storage space. I guess that maybe only about 5m² of the 10m² heating room can be used for storage alongside heating, technology, and ventilation. But I am not well versed in this. Therefore, we thought we would also use the garage (approx. 23m²) as storage space along with garden equipment, bicycles, etc., whereby maybe an estimated 10m² of replacement cellar space remains in the garage after deducting bicycles, etc. Altogether, we would have replacement cellar spaces of 5m² (heating room) + 10m² (garage) + approx. 10m² in the guest/office, so a total of 25m² of replacement cellar space.
Or would you see it differently or is the replacement cellar space not sufficient in your opinion?
the bathroom on the ground floor is too big for me
Hello Sabine. There should also be an open shower in the lower bathroom. There should also be 1.50m of clearing space in front of the sanitary fixtures for accessibility. Therefore, in my view, the lower bathroom automatically becomes somewhat larger. I have now also dashed the showers.
and personally I would miss a children's bathroom on the upper floor, that would be very important to me.
We actually wanted to save ourselves a children's bathroom due to the expensive sanitary fittings and additional space requirements. We would rather consider that a luxury. We hope that with two children and one bathroom upstairs and one downstairs (with shower), we will manage. This way, there is also less cleaning effort with two bathrooms than with three. In old age, the children's bathroom would similarly remain unused. But that is just our opinion.
The path from the dressing room to the bathroom would definitely be too far for me, therefore (and because I find the door next to the bed too tight) I would plan access to the bedroom from the dressing room.
I will discuss the access from the dressing room to the bedroom with my wife later. I like the idea. Regarding the bed, one could also simply turn the bed 180 degrees, and then there wouldn’t be this tightness between the bed and the door. That might also be an idea.
From my point of view, the house should be moved as far east and north as possible: this would set the initial situation. Seating area in the south (so there is also evening sun) - therefore the latest draft is clearly the best so far.
Hello montessalet. We have already gone as far north as possible. We could still move 0.7m to the east according to the building envelope. That’s not much anymore and it would otherwise make the lower hallway even longer, combined with even larger areas due to the rough floor plan.
In addition, my experience shows that 2 seating areas (except in special situations) are rather not really used (just like balconies on the upper floor if there is a terrace on the ground floor). One seating area - but in the right place (here: south) is good enough.
We also did not want balconies. From our point of view, they only cost money and cause work. We can look at the second seating area later after moving in.
Regarding the rooms: I also find the bathroom on the ground floor too big. And an "children's bathroom" upstairs would definitely make sense. Guest/office room: Does it have to be that big? And I would miss a pantry: I would put it between the kitchen and living room, and give up the cross row in the kitchen as well as the double doors to the living room: With such a measure, you can save on some of the (expensive) kitchen furniture and would have a great (small!) storage room. The wide corridor between the living room/entrance/dining area visually does add something, but in terms of utility rather little.
The bathroom on the ground floor has a shower and should be barrier-free. Therefore, the size. The children’s bathroom is luxury for us and not necessarily needed.
We would also use the guest/office room as a storage room (replacement cellar room). Initially, we had planned the room only with 15m². The current 20m² result from the fact that due to our wishes the ground floor is so large that one floor up there is much more space (5m²) available than strictly necessary. Instead of making another storage room out of the approx. 5m², we have simply integrated it into the guest/office room.
On the ground floor, we will also use the heating room (approx. 10m²) as storage space. I guess that maybe only about 5m² of the 10m² heating room can be used for storage alongside heating, technology, and ventilation. But I am not well versed in this. Therefore, we thought we would also use the garage (approx. 23m²) as storage space along with garden equipment, bicycles, etc., whereby maybe an estimated 10m² of replacement cellar space remains in the garage after deducting bicycles, etc. Altogether, we would have replacement cellar spaces of 5m² (heating room) + 10m² (garage) + approx. 10m² in the guest/office, so a total of 25m² of replacement cellar space.
Or would you see it differently or is the replacement cellar space not sufficient in your opinion?