Brief checklist for a child's room

Use this four-step brief before we visit your flat. It keeps Altbau quirks, Neubau floor plans, and growth needs on one page so furniture choices stay realistic for Mariahilf, Neubau, and surrounding districts.

1. 01

   Map the flat constraints

   Note ceiling height, window sill depth, radiator positions, and whether the room sits under a pitched roof or behind thick Altbau walls. Door swing and corridor width decide what can enter without dismantling pieces. Write down elevator cabin size or stair turn radius if you live above the second floor.

2. 02

   Name the primary room job

   Pick one lead purpose for the first year: sleep-first nursery, shared sibling layout, play floor, homework desk, or storage rebuild. Mixed goals are fine later; the brief starts cleaner when one job leads. Browse nurseries, shared rooms, play zones, and study corners to lock the language.

3. 03

   Set heights and reach zones

   List what the child must reach alone today and what adults will control until later. Hooks, rail heights, and shelf depths change between toddler and school age. Our storage heights page shows the measures we use in Vienna flats so drawers do not collide with radiators or window hardware.

4. 04

   Choose a fee band early

   Decide whether you need a single-room plan, a sibling pair, or a full children's wing with joinery. Open Fees for three comparison rows in EUR, then send the band with your brief via Contact. Clear numbers stop shopping lists from drifting past what the room can hold.

Why Vienna flats need a checklist first

Many children's rooms here share walls with kitchens or sit on courtyard sides with softer daylight. A checklist forces those facts onto paper before colour talk begins. We treat Neubau open plans and Altbau niches as different problems, not the same mood board with swapped paint chips.

Parents often arrive with catalogue screenshots that ignore radiator covers, cable runs, and wardrobe depth against shallow walls. The numbered brief above filters those images against your actual floor plate so we do not waste a site visit on pieces that cannot turn the stair.

Room types we plan most often

Our studio focuses on children's interiors only — not whole-apartment restyling. That keeps detailing sharp for sleep, play, study, and storage. The quick links below map to the service pages with accordion depth on materials, light, and joinery.

What happens after you tick 01–04

Send the filled brief and a few phone photos of the empty or current room. We reply with whether the brief is ready for a measured visit or needs one clarifying question on ceiling height or sibling age gap. No long essay is required — the checklist is the brief.

If the room sits in a listed Altbau stairwell building, note any house rules on drilling and delivery hours. Those notes save a second trip when joinery installers need wall plugs or temporary lift booking.

Local context we design around

Vienna winters push families indoors for long stretches, so floor play zones and soft seating matter as much as bed placement. Summer heat through west-facing windows needs curtain tracks that children cannot yank from shallow reveals. We plan both seasons into the same room so you are not buying a second layer of temporary fixes in March.

Next step

Complete the four numbered items, skim Process for the visit sequence, then write to [email protected] or use the contact form. Bring ages, room square metres, and the fee band you marked in step 04.