Detached house, 2 full floors, 170m² living area, trapezoidal plot

Hello everyone,

we (a couple in their late 30s) are planning a single-family house for 2 adults who will work permanently from the home office. One child is planned in the future. We also have a dog. The plot is located in Bavaria, 15km from Ammersee, in a small new development area where the direct neighboring buildings are not yet determined because the plots were only just sold.
The floor plan is basically set. Where we are still not sure:
- the position of the garage due to the trapezoidal plot
- the increased ceiling height of 2.62m - "sensible"?
- floor tiles throughout the house with a wood look - advisable? Background thought: more durable since the dog quickly leaves claw marks on parquet.
- stairs made of concrete or wood/tiles on steel beams?

We look forward to your feedback and tips! :)
Many thanks and best regards
Jenny & Chris

Development plan/restrictions
Size of the plot: 564 m²
Slope: no
Plot ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: /
Building window, building line and boundary: /
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2 (however, there is only 1 car, 2nd parking space on the plot is not needed since 2 cars would still fit in the driveway)
Number of floors: 2 VG with a clear room height of 2.62m each
Roof type: gable roof
Orientation: garden to the south-west
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height: 8.75m, eaves: 6.2m
Further requirements: /

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: gable roof; slope unknown yet (according to development plan: 18-35°)
Basement, floors: 2 VG
Number of people, age: 2 adults, 1 child (in the future)
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: 80m² each
Office: family use or home office? Both, 2 home offices (1 on ground floor, 1 on upper floor)
Overnight guests per year: 3
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern construction: conservative with a touch of modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: closed kitchen
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: /
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage (prefab) 9m x 3.5m (bicycle parking and garage combined in one large garage)
Utility garden, greenhouse: utility garden
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or shouldn’t be:
It is still open whether the garage should adjoin the house or stand separately (each with its own roof over the entrance area and garage) - see attachment? Does room height increase "make sense"? Photovoltaic system is desired (order together with the construction company or order the photovoltaic system independently with photovoltaic preparation?)

House design
Who did the planning: planner from a construction company & do-it-yourself
What do you like particularly? Why? Large window in the upper floor of the corridor; parents’ area on the upper floor (north side)
What do you not like? Why? Children's room is somewhat small; number and sizes of windows in the living area
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €520,000-610,000
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: €600,000
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump

If you have to give up, on which details/fixtures
- can you give up: increased ceiling height of 2.62m (clear ceiling height of 2.5m instead)
- cannot give up: closed kitchen

Why has the draft turned out the way it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? An architect and some construction companies partly created it or “looked over it”. Submission plan is still pending.
Corresponding/which wishes were implemented by the architect? No, since the architect’s plan was too playful and included too many windows.
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? Straight lines and the icing on the cake of the large square window on the upper floor of the corridor

Is there a plan of the property with dimensions?

Hello Jenny,
I find the draft already very successful. It is simple and functional, the rooms are appealing.
I have 2-3 comments and suggestions:
1. I find the wardrobe too small. Ideally, per person 50-60cm of closet, thus closet depth. What is drawn is enough for the shoe cabinet, but not for the jackets.
I would make a recess near the shower WC and freezer to install, for example, a Pax. The shower-bathroom could be mirrored.
2. I have to smile about the dog basket position: the dog will become a stressful guard of the front door.
3. We also have this storage room under the stairs: I would let the door open outwards and shorten the storage room itself towards the guest wall. Everything under it can only be reached with difficulty while bent over. I would design the stairs open towards the hallway there, if it is structurally possible. Then the dog basket could be underneath.
4. The 100cm doors catch my eye. I believe we have only 90cm upstairs and it is perfectly sufficient. You would have more space, especially in the dressing room/bathroom. In the dressing room, I would move the doors a bit (20-30cm) towards the top of the plan, then you are more flexible with the wardrobes.
Change the door hinge in the freezer so you can walk more towards the cupboard space.
5. Update the furniture in the living/dining room again: I see the dining table a bit more to the left side of the plan, so you should plan a terrace door opposite the door.
The sofa arrangement with TV looks very uncomfortable to me.
6. The shower and toilet in the bathroom seem very narrow to me. If you keep it that way, without building a tub, definitely pay attention to at least 105 RBM in the shower.
7. The tub is also used for hobbies, soaking laundry, cleaning food, and possibly for bathing. Needed for children and dog, or later in old age. Worth considering!
8. I would not do fixed glazing upstairs. The west side gets dusty quickly and also needs to be cleaned from the inside sometime.

Regarding your questions:
a) For the dog, tile is optimal. But it must not be too smooth on the surface, because then he slips quickly. Ours sometimes slips.
b) Stairs: it also depends on the dog. We have open wood. The dog came later. Now there are these stair carpets on it.
c) You can do without a ceiling height increase with the room dimensions. It brings no added value, only additional costs. My opinion.
d) Carport/garage: I like the orientation on the east side. You can directly plan an entrance canopy. That is already well thought out with the courtyard triangle and may only need fine tuning (you can't see much in the screenshots).
Maybe show the house on the plot again (location).

Here is the site plan with dimensions :)

Hello Jenny,
I find the draft very successful. It is simple and functional, the rooms are appealing.
I have 2-3 comments and suggestions:
1. I think the wardrobe is too small. Ideally, it should be a 50-60 cm deep cabinet per person, so also closet depth. What is drawn in is enough for the shoe cabinet, but not for the jackets.
I would make a recess by the shower toilet and freezer to install, for example, a Pax there. The shower bathroom could be mirrored.
2. I have to smile at the position of the dog basket: the dog will become a stressed-out guardian of the front door.
3. We have the same storage room under the stairs: I would have the door open outwards and shorten the storage room itself up to the guest room wall. Everything below can only be reached with difficulty by bending over. I would design the stairs open towards the hallway there if it is statically possible. Then the dog basket could go underneath.
4. I notice the 100 cm doors. Upstairs, I believe we only have 90 cm doors, and that's perfectly fine. You would have more space, especially in the dressing room/bathroom. In the dressing room, I would also shift the doors a bit (20-30 cm) towards the top of the plan; then you are more flexible with the cabinets.
Change the hinge on the freezer so that one rather walks toward the cabinet area.
5. Update the furnishing in the living/dining room once more: I see the dining table a bit more to the left side of the plan so that you should plan a terrace door opposite the door.
The sofa arrangement with the TV looks very uncomfortable to me.
6. The shower and toilet in the bathroom seem very narrow to me. If it stays that way without building a bathtub, be sure to ensure at least 105 cm clear space in the shower.
7. The bathtub is also used for hobbies, soaking laundry, cleaning food, and possibly bathing. Needed by child and dog or later in old age. Worth thinking about!
8. I would not do fixed glazing on the upper floor. The west side gets dusty quickly and also wants to be cleaned from the inside sometimes.

Regarding your questions:
a) Tiles are optimal for the dog. However, they must not be too smooth on the surface, as he can slip easily. Ours sometimes slides.
b) Stairs: it also depends on the dog. We have open wooden stairs. The dog came later. Now there are step carpets on them.
c) You can do without a ceiling height increase given the room dimensions. It does not add value, only further costs. My opinion.
d) Carport/garage: I like the orientation on the east side. You can immediately plan an entrance canopy. This has already been well thought out with the courtyard triangle and may only need fine-tuning (you can't see much in the cutouts).
Maybe you could show the house on the plot again (location)

Hello Jenny,
I find the draft very successful. It is simple and functional, the rooms are appealing.
I have 2-3 comments and suggestions:
1. I think the wardrobe is too small. Ideally, it should be a 50-60 cm deep cabinet per person, so also closet depth. What is drawn in is enough for the shoe cabinet, but not for the jackets.
I would make a recess by the shower toilet and freezer to install, for example, a Pax there. The shower bathroom could be mirrored.
2. I have to smile at the position of the dog basket: the dog will become a stressed-out guardian of the front door.
3. We have the same storage room under the stairs: I would have the door open outwards and shorten the storage room itself up to the guest room wall. Everything below can only be reached with difficulty by bending over. I would design the stairs open towards the hallway there if it is statically possible. Then the dog basket could go underneath.
4. I notice the 100 cm doors. Upstairs, I believe we only have 90 cm doors, and that's perfectly fine. You would have more space, especially in the dressing room/bathroom. In the dressing room, I would also shift the doors a bit (20-30 cm) towards the top of the plan; then you are more flexible with the cabinets.
Change the hinge on the freezer so that one rather walks toward the cabinet area.
5. Update the furnishing in the living/dining room once more: I see the dining table a bit more to the left side of the plan so that you should plan a terrace door opposite the door.
The sofa arrangement with the TV looks very uncomfortable to me.
6. The shower and toilet in the bathroom seem very narrow to me. If it stays that way without building a bathtub, be sure to ensure at least 105 cm clear space in the shower.
7. The bathtub is also used for hobbies, soaking laundry, cleaning food, and possibly bathing. Needed by child and dog or later in old age. Worth thinking about!
8. I would not do fixed glazing on the upper floor. The west side gets dusty quickly and also wants to be cleaned from the inside sometimes.

Regarding your questions:
a) Tiles are optimal for the dog. However, they must not be too smooth on the surface, as he can slip easily. Ours sometimes slides.
b) Stairs: it also depends on the dog. We have open wooden stairs. The dog came later. Now there are step carpets on them.
c) You can do without a ceiling height increase given the room dimensions. It does not add value, only further costs. My opinion.
d) Carport/garage: I like the orientation on the east side. You can immediately plan an entrance canopy. This has already been well thought out with the courtyard triangle and may only need fine-tuning (you can't see much in the cutouts).
Maybe you could show the house on the plot again (location)

Thank you very much for your helpful comments! Here is the site plan with the integrated floor plan.

My suggestion with a carport.