02-27-2013, 03:59 AM | #23806 |
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I hope you feel better soon, Iridal and ProfCrash.
Coke Zero #2 already! I might be slipping.... |
02-27-2013, 04:32 AM | #23807 |
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Mint tea in my cup.
If anyone is interested in the first floor plans our architect gave us: https://plus.google.com/photos/10292...Nz5r8WAtJaT1wE We have to choose which one is our favourite but it's so hard! So if you do look at them and something incredibly stupid catches your eye, tell me |
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02-27-2013, 05:07 AM | #23808 | |
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I don't like the long corridor downstairs in V001d, or the very open plan kitchen/dining/livingroom V001f I like , except for the lack of cupboard space upstairs. Perhaps you could get them to make the upstairs main bedroom the size of the one in v001g, leaving room for some cupboards in the front upstairs study area against the bathroom wall. Do take your time at this stage! Time spent in planning now will save lots of time and money later. Still Coke Zero #2 in my cup. |
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02-27-2013, 05:20 AM | #23809 | |
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b-alt - it appears to have only a shower and no bath. Not a problem for me as I always shower, but would be for my wife and kids. I think I prefer this layout of the main living area (downstairs?) though, where the kitchen is, and the bigger open plan space. d - there is only one toilet in the house, which would be a problem longer term, I think? f - ok, but no shower. You could have one over the bath, I guess. g - same comment as f, except I prefer where the kitchen area is, although smaller, as it is more out of the way of the main room space downstairs. |
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We asked for a bike storage space, but now that we see the size on the drawings we worry that it's a good idea in theory but won't be used when we actually move in? Another problem with this one is that the municipality might not approve. We have to build completely at the front of the lot so we really 'close the row of houses'. And if we build two big walls (one at the front of the garden and then one for the house), we'll lose all the light at the front of the house. Quote:
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02-27-2013, 06:21 AM | #23812 | |
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I really like the open space feeling myself. You can always add 'visual dividers' should you decide to split the space later. As a practitioner of Feng Shui, there are several small changes I would look at. 1.The biggest is the direction that the entrance faces. I don't know your birthdays but you can always look up your 'Nien Yen' and 'Sheng Chi' directions to find out which will be most auspicious for you. 5000 yrs of Chinese study went into the planning. 2. Next, it is considered to be bad luck to have the front door facing the stairs. All your 'good Qi' will rush right through the house, down the stairs, and out the door before it has a chance to bring you peace, harmony, and good luck. I follow 'Pa Kua' Feng Shui, while my wife favors 'Nine Star Qi' Feng Shui. In today's modern world, more and more people have switched to 'Black Hat' Feng Shui, but remember that Feng Shui isn't religious. It's nothing more than maintaining harmony between the elements of nature... and you! A little extra harmony (and good luck) never hurt anyone. Stitchawl |
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02-27-2013, 06:39 AM | #23813 | |
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Where is the street? Where are your neighbors? How big is the yard? |
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The street is in front of the bikes. It's a row house, so neighbors directly on either side. Our piece of land measures 7,5m wide and 91m long. The house is right at the front of our land, so our yard would be about 80m long. |
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I would hope that they would accept full-height walls to each side, but allow you to have a smaller (say 1m) wall in the front. Of course, perhaps f's enclosed but exterior bike shed with room above it will be sufficient in terms of closing the row. In a terrace, having a corridor from front to back may well be a good plan, since there's no exterior access to the back garden. But why on the longer side of the house? Perhaps putting the corridor down the short side of the house would give more space to the rest? And with the bikes outside, there should still be enough room to get the downstairs toilet and laundry room in. Just finished Coke Zero #3. Whoops. |
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02-27-2013, 09:10 AM | #23819 | |
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Pa Kua Feng Shui is 5,000 yrs old, but Black Hat style is only 4,000 yrs old, so still the 'new kid on the block.' I'm a tradtionalist and stick with the Pa Kua.... Just enough time for a small glass of Bombay Sapphire, then it's off to bed... er.... floor. Stitchawl |
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The idea of the corridor front to back is really growing on me, I can really see the advantages. I was also thinking to make a bike shed in the back, and take the bikes through the corridor to the garden. Right now it's in the middle of the house. Whether you walk 4 meters through the hallway to the middle and bang the bikes into the walls while you try to get them into the storage room or walk 8 meters to the end ... It's going to be a mess anyway Really good idea about putting the corridor on the short side of the house! Weird that we hadn't thought about that yet. But then what do you do with the tiny place at the front right? It's 2m wide and 1m long. You can't use it for anything. So maybe it is more logical to have the entrance and corridor on the long side after all ... |
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