Building plot 920 sqm - creativity and opinions required

I find the door to the garage in this configuration even more obsolete than in almost all other floor plans that had something like this...

The thing with the door - garage-house also seemed that way to us - still considering it.

The thing with the "relatively small living room compared to the kitchen/dining area" - yes - true!! It feels like a weight has been lifted off my eyes - will definitely prioritize this differently.

And how do you see the window fronts vs walls. Leave them as is? Or open more to the west and close a bit more to the south?

Thanks for thinking along - I am torn...

Regarding size: yes – here we had on the one hand planned a certain “reserve” for possible family growth.

Reserve for family growth by heads due to unplanned latecomers or multiples is fine and sounds reasonable. But surface area that would allow all already existing family members to become outrageously fat, I would not call that “reserve.”
And another living room in the basement just for pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey or indoor egg-and-spoon races at children's birthday parties definitely has a touch of Richie Rich *LOL*

Do you mean garage regarding width / driveway?

I mean that with a smaller house, one could angle the garage more favorably towards the driveway. Without a parking assistant, you really end up straining your shoulder even with power steering* and also end up wiping the entire yard clean of standing Bobby cars during the maneuvering process, not to mention the fact that the dog cannot leave his squeaky duck lying around there.

*) not necessarily acute, but after five years a chronic pain has developed – so now everyone reading this can feel free to think that 11ant is exaggerating again...

Well, I actually find the design pretty good.

I do too – but also not quite sincerely based on a "false business premise": in the presentation, the house stands lonely on a huge clearing – these viewing distances never actually occur in reality as drawn.

Kniestock unfortunately only 80 cm
The attic is a bit our challenge...

Not really with so much area. And architecturally, as a vacuum cleaner kneewall, that is extraordinarily generous.

How do you see the air space?

In general, I see air space as a gimmick or as an element of the rich-people architecture of the 80s and early 90s. Really retro, baby. But who knows: Magnum has just been relaunched, maybe Miami Vice will come back too, and shoulder pads.

Pretty big - I would design the light wells differently. You always end up looking at a concrete wall - that’s pure prison feeling. Why not slope them and plant something? Or at least design them with natural stones. Concrete walls would depress me.

Overall, a lot of square meters - I think it could also work with less. But if you can afford it, why not? Otherwise, I quite like the design.

In my opinion, the air space is too small to convey a feeling of openness and size, so I would leave it out. To me, it seems more like it was forced in rather than skillfully done - like someone tried hard to squeeze an air space in there. But if your heart is set on it...

Overall, I also think you have too much space. Now the small children probably still live upstairs, let them become teenagers, and then they will definitely be found downstairs in the basement rooms - those are nice too and have their own bathroom. What will you do with the two big rooms upstairs then?

1. I love Miami Vice But nevertheless: alternative idea/version: maybe leave out the retro airspace? (then put the children's bathroom there?) and then extend the corridor to the west (to the balcony) (instead of the children's bathroom there)? What do you think?

2. Light shafts: yes of course - slope them off / with natural stones or something - and plant a bit - not a prison shaft.... I think it's just a 3D illustration.

3. Garage/ driveway: is it really that critical/tight? Of course Junior must not park his bike in the courtyard that would be stupid...

4. And the window areas? What do you think? To the west / south? Too much glass? Too little?

What do you think?

Thanks to you ✊

How do you see the airspace?

I like airspaces. Whether it has a good location directly above the kitchen and the stove, I don't think so. I probably wouldn't feel comfortable cooking. It will also be a bit noisier upstairs because of the volume. TV and party noises will disturb the children upstairs. Please don't underestimate the sound.

And the fact that you can only get to the balcony via the children's rooms?

Smoking balcony for the teenagers.

1. I love Miami Vice But still: alternative idea/version: [...] What do you think?

Frogmined, otherwise gebidia a Antwuard (because I love Kottan)

3. Garage/ driveway: is it really that critical/tight? [...] 4. and the window areas? What do you think? Facing west / south? Too much glass? Too little?

1) alternative idea: redraw everything - of course based on the latest draft, but rebuilt, because you don’t erase several dozen square meters with an eraser, you have to relaunch it. 3) On Sundays some DIY store parking lots are empty and still accessible - build it with warning barriers and tape if you don’t believe it abstractly. 4) Windows must be developed from the inside. From the outside, it only needs to be checked (whether, like on the north side, there isn’t too mixed a salad of formats).