novelbin Chapter 537 Floor Plans
Chapter 537 Floor Plans
"I want to use the official construction team," she made the decision decisively.
The staff behind the counter nodded, not surprised by her decisiveness.
Nine out of ten people who come to register their property rights will choose the official construction team, since the efficiency and quality of integrated molding technology are on a completely different level compared to manual construction.
She turned to the side and pointed to the right side of the hall against the wall: "You're lucky, nobody's using that self-service selection terminal right now."
If you want to build a house, you can choose the house style on that machine. Renderings, floor plans, and elevations are all available. After you make your selection, the system will automatically generate the payment price.
You can pay directly with your mobile phone, or you can bring the generated receipt to the counter to pay.
Xu Xiaoyan looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, there was a standing touch screen terminal on the right side of the hall. The body was all white with smooth lines, and the screen was about fifty inches.
The screen is currently lit up with the standby interface, and the words "Welcome to the Self-Service House Building and Selection System" are written in large letters on the dark blue background.
A user manual is affixed to the side of the device below the screen.
The operation steps are clearly marked with pictures and text, from "click to enter" to "select apartment type" to "confirm payment".
"Okay, I'll go take a look." Xu Xiaoyan turned and walked towards the machine.
As soon as she approached, the sensors on the screen detected her movement, and the standby screen automatically switched to the main menu.
The main menu is designed very intuitively. On the left are several category tabs, including filter options such as "All House Types", "Modern Style", "Chinese Style", "European Style", "With Courtyard", and "With Terrace".
On the right are densely packed thumbnails, each a small image of a house model. A quick glance reveals at least thirty different design schemes.
She first entered her personal information and then filled in the chip code in the input box at the bottom of the screen. The system loaded instantly, and the background map automatically switched to plot E15.
A rectangular plot of land, sixteen meters wide and twenty-five meters long, appeared in the center of the screen, with the directions of east, south, west, and north marked on a light gray background, along with the precise dimensions of each boundary.
Every house design she sees afterward will be automatically located and adapted on this base map, showing the specific location and land area of the completed building.
She clicked on the first thumbnail, and the screen instantly zoomed in, revealing a two-story building in the form of a 3D rendering.
This is a building with a minimalist modern style and a light gray sloping tile roof.
The exterior walls are painted off-white, and there is a small paved open space in front of the door where you can park or put some miscellaneous items.
A floor plan and elevation view popped up next to it, with detailed dimensions: the first floor has a living room, kitchen and a bedroom, and the second floor has two bedrooms and a bathroom.
A line of small text automatically popped up in the bottom right corner of the screen:
"This apartment has a floor area of 120 square meters, is a two-story building, and includes three bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen and one bathroom. The estimated total price is 2,160 yuan (including a 10% discount)."
Xu Xiaoyan stared at the number for a long time: 2,160. The price was indeed not high, but she always felt that the house lacked a soul; it was too rigid and ordinary.
She lightly tapped the "Favorites" button at the top of the screen to save the set, and then continued scrolling down.
The second design is a modern minimalist style, much more stylish than the first one, with large floor-to-ceiling windows occupying nearly half of the exterior wall area, and clean, crisp lines.
The interior has a three-bedroom, one-living room layout with a reasonable separation of living and sleeping areas.
The living room and dining room are connected to form a spacious public area, and the kitchen has a semi-open design, which makes the space feel very spacious.
However, Xu Xiaoyan discovered the problem after carefully examining the elevation drawings.
The exterior walls of this apartment are almost completely unobstructed, with entire windows facing outwards, allowing passersby on the street to see inside at a glance.
She imagined what it would be like to live inside, and it felt like living in a transparent fish tank, lacking a sense of security and privacy. She shook her head and swam away.
The third set is a small house with a pointed roof and an attic; it looks very cute.
The roof was steep, with a chimney sticking out from one side, and the wooden window frames were painted a deep green, just like something out of an illustration in a fairy tale book.
But after opening the cross-sectional diagram, she discovered that the attic space was being used far too inefficiently.
The sloping ceilings on both sides make it impossible for people to stand upright in most of the area; only low cabinets and mattresses can be placed there, and even a desk of normal height is difficult to fit.
She hesitated for a few seconds in front of the set of thumbnails, but eventually left.
She flipped through the fourth set, the fifth set, the sixth set... one by one, carefully looking at all the renderings and floor plans for each set.
Some prioritize functionality and practicality, providing ample space for the kitchen and storage room, but their appearance is unremarkable, as if copied from the design drawings of some old residential area.
Some emphasize appearance and design, with arched window lintels, carved eaves, and protruding balconies, which are very stylish, but the space utilization is very low.
Some have front and back yards, each with its own small garden, but they take up too much space, almost filling the entire plot and leaving almost no extra space for activities.
Some have designed small gardens on their rooftops, which are so romantic that they are heartwarming. However, she is worried that if the rooftop is not properly waterproofed, it will leak every few days after she moves in, which would be a real headache.
The thirtieth house is a two-story building with a sunroom. The sunroom is built with glass and steel structure. In winter, you can sit inside, sunbathe, and read a book. It sounds wonderful.
However, Xu Xiaoyan noticed that the sunroom faced northwest, so sunlight couldn't get in at all in winter, but it was scorching hot in summer.
The design was beautiful, but its practicality was almost zero. She sighed and crossed out the set.
Each set has its highlights, but also its shortcomings that make Xu Xiaoyan hesitate.
The fifth apartment is spacious enough, with a single floor measuring 150 square meters.
Unfortunately, the exterior decoration is too complicated, with various lines, grilles, and decorative columns piled together, which does look grand and luxurious.
But cleaning by hand is a real hassle; those nooks and crannies accumulate dust, and it takes a whole day to clean them all.
The eleventh suite has a very reasonable interior layout, with short corridors and smooth traffic flow. Each room is square and has high utilization rate, but the orientation design has a fatal flaw.
The master bedroom window faces northwest, and in winter, cold winds will blow in through the window cracks, meaning we'll likely have to endure the north winds for an entire season.
She imagined herself wrapped in a down jacket and huddled in bed, then promptly swiped away.
Xu Xiaoyan stood in front of the screen and carefully compared the sets for nearly half an hour, swiping her finger from the first set to the thirty-sixth set, and then swiping back from the thirty-sixth set.