12x9.6m 2 full floors, basement, attic, 4 children's rooms

Just try to avoid constantly adding unnecessary nooks and crannies to the rooms. A room exudes calm when it is rectangular. By the way, the door/wall to the office is unnecessary and could be removed.
My desk alone is 1.80m – yours only 1.60m? Very oppressive when there is a wall right next to it on both sides.

Overall, once again a design where endless wishes have to fit into the available square meters. Instead of giving something up, everything is forced in at all costs. The result is cramped and oppressive rooms with awkward corners and guest toilets that nobody wants to use.

Moreover, the inexplicable fear of immobility in old age, even up to being wheelchair-bound, hovers over the design again. And all of this with a budget that calls the entire project into question.

I don’t think there is much more to add to the existing tinkering. Now it would be good to wait for the counterproposal from the architect. But preferably without showing your design.

Yes, with every new "revelation," tipsters have disappeared in this thread because it is no longer comprehensible, everything is forced, everyone disturbs everyone - nice is something else.

When it comes to the budget question, either the basement or both study rooms are cut...

When it comes to the budget issue, either the basement or both home offices will be cut...

Or both, and then the chaos really begins. There's also the garage and parking space, outdoor areas... One can be curious to see what remains in the end. My guess: ground floor with technical room, upper floor with utility room + parents, and attic floor for the children on a smaller footprint.

Regarding the floor plan discussion currently only .. I would also combine the ground floor bathroom and guest WC and possibly make the WC separable, just like Yvonne's suggestion.

Windows .. on the upper floor I would not install floor-to-ceiling windows. Especially in children's rooms, this reduces a lot of placement options.

Hello kbt09,
thank you for your constructive comment regarding the floor plan. The floor-to-ceiling windows on the upper floor are divided in the middle, so you can definitely imagine something there. How we ultimately do it is, of course, not yet final, and that also applies to the bathroom & co. Regarding the windows, I have also taken into account that if an opening is over 2.5 sqm in the shell construction or 3 sqm in the brickwork, it may not be accounted for as solidly bricked (I read this somewhere but don’t remember exactly where).

Basically, the wall between the study and bedroom on the ground floor as well as on the upper floor can of course also be omitted. If you plan it as a drywall or non-load-bearing wall, you remain flexible in the long term.

: Thank you very much for your numerous suggestions and drawings. They have helped me a lot, which you can certainly see very well from the evolution of the floor plans. It’s not a problem that we ultimately don’t agree on details like the bathroom, guest toilet, and study. This thread will certainly be a good aid for others, and with over 4000 views already, those looking for a floor plan with similar requirements will find it useful, and whether they follow the arguments expressed or not is up to them. Therefore, I cannot understand the expressed displeasure of some commentators.

...which can certainly be seen very well in the evolution of the floor plans.

It's already a gain if you can see any development at all. Developing a sense for room sizes and space requirements is also a step forward. It's also clear that this doesn't have to reach final quality within 3 weeks. Now would be a good time to visit a model home park and internalize the room dimensions there and compare them with your sizes. It remains important to stay open to alternatives, especially if the budget is tight.