135 sqm single-family house with gable roof floor plan evaluation / improvement suggestions

Hello everyone,

after having already badly failed at this once and being (rightfully) torn apart, I would like to experience the trauma a second time. ;)
I have drawn a new floor plan that better matches my financial possibilities. I am ignoring the cardinal directions due to the conditions of the plot. (Not otherwise possible due to the position of the street, shading on all sides by trees, neighbors, etc.)
External dimensions 10x8.5m, ceiling height 3m, gable roof 32 degrees, knee wall 1.60m
I would be happy if you could list everything that comes to mind here. How can I make the floor plan more efficient, sensible, cheaper, more comfortable?

Thank you very much!
Best regards

I ignore the cardinal directions due to the conditions of the property.

But that is important for us for the evaluation. That’s what you are here for and asking. And please also fill out the questionnaire. And please upload the floor plans. Including the site plan.

Can you please upload a dimensioned and labeled floor plan?

I have drawn a new floor plan that better corresponds to my financial possibilities. I ignore cardinal directions due to the conditions of the plot. (Not possible otherwise due to the position of the street, shading on all sides by trees, neighbor, etc. Outer dimensions 10x8.5m, ceiling height 3m, gable roof 32 degrees, knee wall 1.60m

It would be advisable to reduce the ceiling height to, for example, two sixty, then 2m knee wall would be possible.

On "Bauen jetzt" you can read my post "How the knee wall influences the window question in the attic."

At least there is now a plot (which probably cost the 77 sqm house budget?).

No, I don't want to write more. Please tear the draft apart and go to an architect if there is a plot. There is a reason why you have to study several years to be able to make reasonable plans. Then create a room program and list the things that are important to you. Even a mediocre architect with a little experience will conjure up a sensible house on paper for you. Or rather, in the computer. Or look at sample floor plans on the internet. There are plenty of sensible plans (depending on life situation).

At least there is now a plot of land (which probably cost the 77 sqm house budget ?).

My harsh criticism of the floor plan must have paid off ;) . Now it looks like a standard single-family house floor plan. But the question of the plot of land is already essential.

Unsorted thoughts:
- Without measurements, some rooms are difficult for me to assess. I have to guess in various rooms (upstairs, but especially downstairs -> technical room?). The technical room in particular seems very small to me. If I see it correctly, it also has an extra outside door (which means less wall and storage space). I don’t think it is big enough, but without measurements I can only guess.
- Exterior facade = brick? If required by the development plan, OK, otherwise I would reconsider if the financial situation is tight. (We have brick as a development plan requirement, and whether facing bricks or double-shell solid bricks, they are quite expensive! I also like brick and therefore am not unhappy about it, but... expensive.)
- Without knowing the development plan, it is difficult for me to comment on certain decisions (knee wall, roof windows).
-> Nevertheless: I would radically reduce the ceiling height here and instead realize a higher knee wall. If allowed by the development plan, I would even see if possibly 2 full stories could be possible, or a very high knee wall (e.g., 240). This usually doesn’t cost much but yields quite a lot (completely different window options on the upper floor, plus an attic usable as storage).
-> Speaking of which, the plan has very little storage space as far as I can see.
- The room layout upstairs seems odd to me as drawn. A very elongated bedroom... that’s possible, I just don’t know if the space will be used well. Although I’m usually not a big fan of this, with this floor plan I would still put in another wall and separate part of it as a dressing room to use the space more sensibly. (What do you want with a forever long bedroom?)
-> It would also help me a lot to know how the rooms are intended to be used.
- Knowing more about the property would also be helpful.