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ashley_smith704

Design dilemma: What's the best layout for a small apartment?

Ashley
hace 4 años
última modificación:hace 4 años

We would love some advice on fixing the current layout of our newly purchased apartment. We are thinking of moving the kitchen to the dining zone, and installing sliding doors at the back (facing north) and placing a banquette style seating arrangement in the current kitchen space opening to the back balcony (Which isn’t shown on the floor plan but is outside the kitchen). Also means the bathroom will no longer open onto the kitchen. Upstairs have already moved their kitchen to the same space. Is there any particular design or change that may work better? Any ideas? Bedroom 1 Is no longer connected to the bathroom either. Currently in the bathroom there is also laundry facilities Which we would love to move out but have no room to place elsewhere. Any help is greatly appreciated!



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  • PRO
    User
    hace 4 años

    Hi Ashley, I always advise new owners to live in their property for a while before making any changes. That isn't to say you shouldn't canvas ideas here, but file them away for a bit until you have had a chance to adapt to your new surroundings. If after a few months your priorities are still the same, then it is a fair bet that the changes will be worth making.


    Past clients who have taken this advice often report that their initial urges to make changes turned out to be quite different to what they ultimately set about to do. A little bit of patience could save a whole lot of expense.

    Comentarios (10)

    • oklouise
      hace 4 años

      the floorplan dimensions are inconsistent but assuming that you can rearrange the plumbing and add the sliding door someting like this should work but please advise the current location of the laundry and confirm the dimensions of all the rooms


    • Ashley
      Autor original
      hace 4 años
      Última modificación: hace 4 años

      Thanks so much oklouise. This is the floor plan layout we have from the realestate advertisement. It doesn’t have measurements but is supposedly to scale. Inside the bathroom the laundry is hidden behind the double doors.


    • Ashley
      Autor original
      hace 4 años

      This is the unit block plan from a realestate advertisement directly above our Apartment.


    • oklouise
      hace 4 años
      Última modificación: hace 4 años

      the measuremnts shown on the real estate plan are inconsistant..to avoid disappointment please confirm these measurements with a tape measure


    • PRO
      User
      hace 4 años

      Hi Ashley. I would caution against the design style of the apartment above.


      From what info there is, in the real world that kitchen layout would be painful to eat at. Assuming the width there is 3.0m (depends on where they measured the kitchen) then a benchtop of 600mm, a kitchen walkway of approx 1000mm, then a counter of 600 only leaves an 800mm wide passage/seating area. Even if the room is 3200mm wide you only get a seating/walkway of 1000mm and then you need to be careful of the fridge intrusion into the kitchen space.


      The failing of this design is trying to have 2 separate walkways in limited space.


      Oklouise's design is better because you are multi tasking the same open space ie it is both a passage way and the kitchen work area. It also provides a wall to enable the fridge depth to be part of the length of the room and not the width.


      Keep in mind in also that in order to do that design the people above likely needed access to your? apartment to relocate the drains. That is the biggest issue in apartments and needs to be reviewed and resolved before you can do any work.


      Cheers

    • PRO
      3DA Design Drafting and 3D Visuals
      hace 4 años

      Maybe eliminate the small cross walls. And make one door of bedroom not facing main hall.
      That way not much cross circulations cutting in and out.
      See this for a start. Not a big island but quite usable. It can even be on castor wheel

    • PRO
      Larkspur Lane Design
      hace 4 años

      I second John Cameron. Perspective can change completely once immersed in a new space.

    • PRO
      Lisa Elliott Interior Design
      hace 4 años

      I Agree with John Cameron Architects comments; Live in the space, consider how you use it, what your long term plans may be. The kitchen and dining areas appear actually quite narrow - beware of attempting to create an open plan layout with island benches & such, it will need to be carefully considered for a successful outcome. It has great potential for becoming a beautify home. I agree with Two's Company on this. Best of luck on your project.

    • PRO
      User
      hace 4 años

      Hi Ashley,

      I am not sure where you are located but if you are in Brisbane or the surrounds, we can assist. We are Khadye Design and Construction. My husband is a builder and I'm an Interior Designer. We can help you with this entire process. Feel free to call me on 0411 439 768.

      Thank you,

      Michelle Khadye

      Khadye Design and Construction

      www.khadye.com.au

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