Dissatisfied with the architect's plan

In this respect, I do not understand at all the statement that the architect planned incorrectly.

I don't see this as rejected in this VE5, rather very much implemented; and yes, from my point of view with not insignificant costs for terrain modeling. Show the VE1 against it.

Thank you for the honest words! My husband has already suggested that the problem at the moment lies more with me and less with the architect not implementing our wishes. You confirm that I need to take a hard look at myself! Good that this realization comes before I unleash my concentrated dissatisfaction on him at the next appointment!

At the moment, I have the feeling that we always have to choose between makeshift solutions. And afterwards, it won't be the house I would like... but the problem really seems to be that I simply need to sort out my thoughts. At some point along the way, the architect lost me during the planning...

I really like the idea of the integrated stair landing, and I can also imagine the lighting as well as the openness of the "stairwell" to be very generous and airy. I also don’t find the recesses and projections too extreme or disturbing, because they won’t be noticeable at all when living there. On the contrary: you will actually have some advantages because of them.

The stair landing with the large windows is what I really like about the floor plan. That was also my wish, although not a must-have criterion if it doesn’t fit.

The fact that the projections and recesses won’t be noticeable when living there is a good point! That’s again the part where I can’t imagine how the floor plan actually looks beyond the paper. On paper, it bothers me.

I’ll leave out the angled hallway/kitchen here, I find that absolutely terrible.

: wow! Thank you so much for your effort!!!!! Do you have an idea how to avoid the half staircase at the front door? An entrance on the right side of the plan would be a solution, but then the way from the garage is very far, and a second entrance from the garage inside is also not easily possible due to the height difference. Besides, there wouldn’t be a terrace in the southwest then. Would a (partial) basement with garage in the basement be possible according to the development plan? Maybe then again like in VE1 with an entrance on the left side of the plan so that a surrounding terrace would be possible.

My husband has also already hinted that the problem at the moment lies more with me and less with the architect not implementing our wishes.

Yes, now and then even in a good marriage the man is right. Cheers to that, a Dujardin.

At the moment I feel like we always have to choose between makeshift solutions. And in the end, it won't be the house I'd like to have...

Well, where a slight slope would add a delicate third-dimensional note to a property, a full-fledged slope is as hearty as smoked bacon. You have to deal with that; wishing for it to be flatter won’t help. That means you’ll have to be more lenient with this property as it wants to have a strong say.

Do you have any idea how to avoid the half staircase at the front door?

Yes. By not wanting to place the front entrance at this probably relatively advantageous spot for the garage. The half staircase mainly comes from bending the entry to the level of the driveway.

An entrance on the right side would be a solution but [...] then a terrace in the southwest wouldn’t be possible.

There isn’t one in the southwest now, is there?

Would a (partial) basement with garage in the cellar be possible according to the development plan?

Difficult. I would have basically liked to give her a small cellar as a backpack, but the structure of the prescribed target heights is not my friend.

First of all, thanks for the comparison in the form of the ground floor from VE1 and the upper floor from VE2 (I assume, apart from the different garage location, they differ little from the ground floor from VE2 and the upper floor from VE1?). They definitely look much more typically urban villa-like. But when I look at the load-bearing walls, I get the impression that with this architect they dogmatically have to stand at least four meters or so from the outer walls. It’s not that dramatically fixed by God after all. But that could be a significant knot in his head. Could it be that he has a wife who is right?

I’m going to exclude the angle between the hallway/kitchen here, I find it absolutely terrible.

if you don’t want/need the door there, the niche is perfect for a built-in wardrobe

Hello, I still wanted to spruce up the corner by the kitchen. Since the kitchen area is somewhat neglected by the architect - there is no space for a tall cabinet like a refrigerator or a built-in oven - I simply did without the pantry. The utility room is not far away anyway, and with the possibility of installing tall cabinets, there is enough space for food storage. In addition, there is now space for a non-intrusive wardrobe cabinet, which can be expanded on the intended corner with a chest of drawers.