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Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 9, 2018, 12:06:45 PM
Mini Cottage
Hi, I am working on a small cottage...

Here is the back:



Here is the front:



I will post the renderings of the interiors when I have them.

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 9, 2018, 10:00:19 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
Here is the fireplace:



Sleep area:



Garage:



Mini bathroom:



Staircase to go to the second floor:



View from the dining area:



First floor plan:



Second floor plan:



Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 11, 2018, 7:53:55 AM
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I decided to change the Arbor with the BBQ with a Pergola and a bbq separated from it.

Here a view of the back of the cottage with the new pergola:



And here a view from the inside of the pergola:




I will like some suggestions if someone has some, in order to improve the cottage and to make it more realistic. :)

Thanks

Posted by hansmex at Aug 11, 2018, 10:51:29 AM
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Some suggestions:
- move the staircase 50-100 cms to the left; you get more space for dining & bedroom
- replace stairs with open staircase, maybe a hanging one like these
- move fireplace to the end of the wall and replace with something more open, maybe like these

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Posted by okh at Aug 11, 2018, 12:45:24 PM
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I really like your design, so there is very little to say. What I would have changed, probably for a different climate, is to move the fireplace downstairs. It looks a bit heavy which could complicate the floor construction. But also, if you use it, all the heat will stay under the ceiling upstairs - and it could get very worm in a small room. If you move it downstairs, heat will also rise to upper floor. ok

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 11, 2018, 2:44:14 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
Some suggestions:
- move the staircase 50-100 cms to the left; you get more space for dining & bedroom

- replace stairs with open staircase, maybe a hanging one



Good suggestion, thank you.

This is the result at the first floor (or ground floor):

Night lights



Day lights



The top view of the plan, now the space for dining room is more




- move fireplace to the end of the wall and replace with something more open, maybe like these

Thank you for this suggestion, I will try to apply it and will post the results later.

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 11, 2018, 2:47:24 PM
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I really like your design, so there is very little to say. What I would have changed, probably for a different climate, is to move the fireplace downstairs. It looks a bit heavy which could complicate the floor construction. But also, if you use it, all the heat will stay under the ceiling upstairs - and it could get very worm in a small room. If you move it downstairs, heat will also rise to upper floor. ok


Thank you okh. I think that this suggestion is harder to apply because I should think a way to change the plan of the first floor without messing up completely its design.

I will try to find a good way to apply it but if you have some suggestions I will certainly accept them :).

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 11, 2018, 5:01:33 PM
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This is the bedroom upstairs, I modified it.



And this is the top view of the second floor:



I did not like very much the handrails of the stair because they are not following the handrails that I put on the second floor, but I think there is no way to eliminate this imperfection, or is it? Maybe someone already encountered a similar problem. Maybe I should look for a 3d model of stairs that has shorter handrails or I should use one without handrails (but I think it is not the best solution).

Posted by VeroniQ at Aug 11, 2018, 5:45:59 PM
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What a sweet little place! Congratulazioni AdeleAlli! Soon in real?

Posted by okh at Aug 11, 2018, 7:06:56 PM
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..this suggestion is harder to apply because I should think a way to change the plan of the first floor without messing up completely its design
Quite, I see your point. My suggestion was primarily made from a location where -20°C is quite common in the winter. But you can also look at a smaller fireplace. We had a modern one installed a couple years ago, < 70 cm wide and builds only 40 cm from the wall (chimney) - and it still delivers 5kW - more than enough for your nice little house. ok

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 11, 2018, 7:42:09 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
What a sweet little place! Congratulazioni AdeleAlli! Soon in real?



If only I'd have the money to realize it! But maybe in the future in the mountains of my birth city I will be able to make it real :).

When I wrote " I am working" maybe I was misunderstood :).

Thank you for the comment :).

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 12, 2018, 6:41:31 AM
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But you can also look at a smaller fireplace. We had a modern one installed a couple years ago, < 70 cm wide and builds only 40 cm from the wall (chimney) - and it still delivers 5kW - more than enough for your nice little house. ok


Here is the result using a smaller fireplace:



And here is the bedroom upstairs:



I received a suggestion to try to invert the stairs because maybe the space was smaller when someone goes up, considering the slope of the roof and so the result:

First floor



Second floor



Thank you all for the suggestions!

Posted by okh at Aug 12, 2018, 9:35:34 AM
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Very nice. I think the smaller fireplace looks good and does not take away the charm of your construction.

A staircase going up to a loft can be quite a challenge in any small house. You do not want your head to hit the loft ceiling, and at the same time, you do not want the staircase to block the middle of the room. If local building authorities permit, you could also consider a smaller, steeper staircase that will save a lot of room both downstairs and upstairs. Not everyone will agree (my family), but I quite like the compact staricases. Maybe because I grew up with them, but I also think they 'open' the house and bring the two floors 'closer'.

Steep staircase, but also:
Staircase type Samba
Hatch / ladder type staircase


Posted by UbuntuBirdy at Aug 12, 2018, 10:42:36 AM
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I personally like spiral staircases. In my opinion they are the best compromise to use as less space as possible and to have a most comfortable staircase.
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Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 12, 2018, 7:27:03 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
I personally like spiral staircases. In my opinion they are the best compromise to use as less space as possible and to have a most comfortable staircase.


Hi, thank you for the suggestion.

I tried to use a spiral staircase. The result is that there is more space now, but I have two problems:

- how to close the space left by the staircase at the second floor (I used 50 cm walls to do it, but I don't like it very much);

- the staircases with handrails that are present in sh3d were too big, and the only one I was able to use is that without handrails, but in a real solution I think that I'll prefer to use handrails.

Here are some renderings:

Ground floor with the fireplace and the staircase



Ground floor with the kitchen corner and the staircase



First floor with the 50cm walls closing the staircase, and the living room area with a desk and a pc (it is a must for me even in a cottage :D )



A view of the ground floor plan to see how much space the staircases occupy now





I know that it is not the right place to ask it, but does someone know how to use staircase models downloaded from other sites? I tried to do that but the staircases that are not sh3d models already present does not leave the space upstairs, so it requires more effort to use them, but in this case I found smaller models that in my opinion where more appropriate for the design of this cottage.

Thanks

Posted by UbuntuBirdy at Aug 12, 2018, 9:36:40 PM
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I usually place the spiral staircases next to a wall. this wall partially replaces the handrail.
I love open constructions and therefore staircases without railing or handrail. but in real I would of course also install a bit more security, but not 50cm stone walls, but 25mm wood walls.


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Posted by VeroniQ at Aug 12, 2018, 9:43:27 PM
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I know that it is not the right place to ask it, but does someone know how to use staircase models downloaded from other sites? I tried to do that but the staircases that are not sh3d models already present does not leave the space upstairs,

In the third importation pane, you have to choose "Door or window" option.

Posted by UbuntuBirdy at Aug 12, 2018, 9:51:09 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
I know that it is not the right place to ask it, but does someone know how to use staircase models downloaded from other sites? I tried to do that but the staircases that are not sh3d models already present does not leave the space upstairs,

In the third importation pane, you have to choose "Door or window" option.


??? I would choose "Staircase" ("Scala")...
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Posted by VeroniQ at Aug 13, 2018, 1:34:52 AM
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Oups! Of course!!

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 13, 2018, 2:15:25 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
I usually place the spiral staircases next to a wall. this wall partially replaces the handrail.
I love open constructions and therefore staircases without railing or handrail. but in real I would of course also install a bit more security, but not 50cm stone walls, but 25mm wood walls.



I think you are right. This is what I obtained following your suggestion:



P.S. Thank you both for telling me how to import staircases in the right way :).

Posted by UbuntuBirdy at Aug 13, 2018, 2:57:14 PM
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Put a cylinder (same height as the wooden wall) exactly on top the center of the stairs and on top of this cylinder you put some flowers... just an idea...
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Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 14, 2018, 11:30:40 AM
Re: Mini Cottage
Put a cylinder (same height as the wooden wall) exactly on top the center of the stairs and on top of this cylinder you put some flowers... just an idea...


Thank you for the great idea, I put a lantern XD.



Posted by UbuntuBirdy at Aug 14, 2018, 11:36:29 AM
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Perfect! The lantern fits even better in your project. Only one thing: connect the wooden wall to the cylinder.
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Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 18, 2018, 11:50:03 PM
Re: Mini Cottage
Hi guys,
this time the cottage is a wooden one; small and with a high roof.

These are two external renderings:

Front



Back





The interior is not ready yet, I realized only the exteriors but sooner I will post also the interiors of the wooden cottage.

What you think about it?

Posted by bdfd at Aug 19, 2018, 6:47:29 AM
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Hi Adelina,

Great work ! applause

Show us the plan.

Mille grazie per questa condivisione.

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Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 19, 2018, 11:28:19 PM
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Hi bdfd,

thank you. Here are the plans of the various levels:

Basement (almost nothing to see XD)



First floor (kitchen, bathroom furnitures still missing, it is hard to choose them :D)



Second floor (3 childrooms and a master bedroom, with a bathroom which is still unfurnished)



The childrooms are two preteen rooms (one for a girl and one for a boy, and a toddler room).

Once I have furnished it, I will render some interior images.

Bye

Posted by bdfd at Aug 20, 2018, 6:46:26 AM
Re: Mini Cottage
Hi bdfd,
thank you. Here are the plans of the various levels:

Second floor (3 childrooms and a master bedroom, with a bathroom which is still unfurnished)

The childrooms are two preteen rooms (one for a girl and one for a boy, and a toddler room).
...Bye
Hi,

Nice work for the two first levels. wink

For the second level, do not forget the slope of the roof.

You can not put anything against the side walls.
At least you start with an offset when you have a height of 1 m.
As a result, your pieces are narrower... sad

see the simple example below :

Do you see that I say ?

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Posted by NetherStorm at Aug 20, 2018, 12:00:13 PM
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Nice work!

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 20, 2018, 12:25:56 PM
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Thank you, you are right.
The walls at where the roof starts were only 60 cm high, now there is a 160 cm wall, so there is no problem to put objects near that wall, because the roof goes higher.

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 21, 2018, 9:38:36 PM
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Here is a front view of the cottage once I changed the high of the wall where the roof starts:



And here is the back:



Once entering the cottage, on the right we can find a small studio (office) with a small aquarium:



Continuing, on the right there is a small toilet, with a shower cabin:

Top view



Normal view (from the door, once entering it)



In front of the toilet, there is the stair going up to the second floor:



Then, we can find an open area with the living room on the left and the kitchen corner on the right:

Living room (view from the kitchen area)



Living room (view once coming from the entrance and the corridor)



Kitchen (view from the living room area)



Kitchen (view from the door going outside, in the back area of the cottage)






This is more or less the first floor, it is not perfect, and I would like to decorate it more, especially the stairs area and the corridor, with the entrance and the laundry area (not yet furnished).

The second floor is already furnished basically, but I need to decorate it (for example as I tried to make the kitchen more realistic, I hope I was able to do that, I would like to decorate in a similar way the bedrooms); I do not know how to do it now, but I would like to create roof windows, but I think it is more or less impossible, or difficult; considering that I should study for the exams now, I will try to do them later on, then posting some results if I'll do something nice :).

As usual, I would be very happy for suggestions coming from you! :)

Posted by rontant at Aug 22, 2018, 5:15:28 AM
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I see you really like tight space. I see a tiny kitchen with a dining table barely big enough for two people but why even try to squeeze in four bedrooms into this mini cottage? Is the studio on the first floor really necessary considering how tight the space is? Why not just use one of those bed room upstairs as a studio and tear down the studio on the first floor so that you have more open space ?

Posted by bdfd at Aug 22, 2018, 5:48:35 AM
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Hi,

Nice renderings. applause

You could choose an another stairs to keep space under stairs to put separate toilets. wink

Nice day.
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Posted by hansmex at Aug 22, 2018, 8:59:30 AM
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I think this is a very cute little house. However... there seems to be a problem with the scale of the furniture. If you look at the beds in the bedrooms, they seem to be only about 150-160 cms long, instead of the more usual 200-210 cms. That makes the house appear much more spacious than it in reality is.
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Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 22, 2018, 10:25:32 AM
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I see you really like tight space. I see a tiny kitchen with a dining table barely big enough for two people but why even try to squeeze in four bedrooms into this mini cottage? Is the studio on the first floor really necessary considering how tight the space is? Why not just use one of those bed room upstairs as a studio and tear down the studio on the first floor so that you have more open space ?


4 bedrooms, one for the parents, and 3 for the children. Because I love children! :)

The table is for 2 people, but you can imagine an extension table (there are many in reality); there is also a garden table with a sofa and an armchair outside (in the small veranda near the kitchen) so also that one can be used.

Usually I can go in a cottage for holidays, and so in general there is no problem to eat separately, or in an alternating manner :D. During holidays everything is permitted :D.

I prefer to have the studio on the first floor, if I should modify the design now, it will be so tedious. But I will try to follow your suggestion as soon as I can find time to dedicate to the project, thank you.

The open space is not very spacious, but in the mountains there is no need to have a lot of space imho :D. Because I would like to spend my time outside to admire the landscape, and to use the little home only to sleep/eat or to work on a pc. You can imagine also a bbq area outside, with camping wood tables, and so the kitchen is not required to be so big imho. But it is a design made by me for me, so in case I should do a similar design to someone esle, certainly I will adapt the project to his/her ideas and tastes.

But yes, I think that in reality the plan should be a little bigger than this, I did not do the measures in a proper way, but it can be adjusted, later XD.

Thank you for the suggestions :)

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 22, 2018, 10:27:12 AM
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Hi,

Nice renderings. applause

You could choose an another stairs to keep space under stairs to put separate toilets. wink

Nice day.
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Hi thank you, you are right. This kind of stairs is exactly how I wanted it to be, but in reality, I think that I decide to use something suitable to permit to use the space under the stairs as you suggested :).

Posted by AdeleAlli at Aug 22, 2018, 10:32:51 AM
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I think this is a very cute little house. However... there seems to be a problem with the scale of the furniture. If you look at the beds in the bedrooms, they seem to be only about 150-160 cms long, instead of the more usual 200-210 cms. That makes the house appear much more spacious than it in reality is.


Thank you very much, I did not realize it, but now I did.

I adjusted the master bedroom bed (200 cm long) and made some modifications, the toddler bed is not required to be so big, and the two preteen are now about 180-190 cm long.

Maybe I am making mini and tiny designs in this period because now I am living in a studio flat where the kitchen is so near neighbor the sofa/bed and the sofa/bed is so near neighbor the wardrobe and so on, so I was infected by my home XD.

But I am also making another home, 2 floors with a garden, and that one I hope will be more spacious. Sooner I will post the exteriors.