Dream house floor plan - 173m² with 3 children's rooms

Dear Arauki, I fear we are going in circles if I explain my lifestyle habits for the umpteenth time here. Let’s leave it at that: There is no perfect floor plan. We have made the decision that the (usually tidy in our case) kitchen having to open into the living space is a small evil to be endured from our point of view.

I was not concerned with your lifestyle habits but actually wanted to understand why one would prefer to look into the kitchen rather than the living room upon entering the house (looking through the whole house), nothing more. I was not after perfection either; by no means do I want to spoil your enjoyment of it. You mentioned several things here, so other questions arise than one might expect. Then I hope it works out for you, I always find feedback to be good!

But with the shown GusskHaus floor plan you don’t look through the entire house,

Yes! You look along the hallway by the stairs, and straight ahead is then a terrace door.

My question is more about the fact that the OP doesn’t want to “look through the whole house” when entering, but probably does want to look directly into the kitchen workspace.

Because it’s not about not wanting to see into a kitchen, but simply having a problem with looking from the front door to the terrace. I see no problem with wanting it that way. I am indeed in favor of a view axis to the outside, but in a 40 sqm room big or small with 5 people there are disadvantages. Someone will probably always be bustling around there or on the terrace, so someone at the front door could get a lot of the action. If the front door also faces the street and is relatively close, then discomfort can develop. So roteweste will just hang a mirror or a nice picture opposite the front door. Pinboards and calendars often also have no place in open kitchens. Why must one impose their own stamp on someone else? Moreover, there don’t even seem to be any commonalities between you and roteweste regarding age, occupants etc.? That’s obvious?! Regarding the kitchen view: Unattractive things can be well “hidden” by the covering of the tall cabinets. Some people are simply better organized in the kitchen than others or true pros at hiding dirty things (submerging them in the sink, putting them right into the dishwasher, whatever). Then you plan a highlight opposite the entrance in front of the window and everyone is happy. That can also be the island, which simply appears plain on top.

And didn’t the living rooms in those model houses have direct doors either?

That could indeed be the case. I don’t know the Fellbach houses, but through the YouTube gem that tours houses, I know that model houses omit quite a bit in order to appear more spacious. She often points out that with kids in the house one would probably close or add doors here and there or reduce window sizes. Standard stuff rarely sells, but it’s what gets built.

0815 rarely sells, but then it gets built.

That is a nice "little plaque." Usually, there are good reasons to build "0815," because many things have proven themselves thousands of times in practice with these houses. I like the approach of to implement outside the standard what the builders mentioned in various show houses. Translating the features into life situations, whether familiar or desired, is helpful in this. I believe that this will be a successful project in the sense that the house will bring its builders joy for a long time—especially because of one detail or another—even if it is just a round arch or a confidently chosen kitchen positioning.

Most of the time there are also good reasons to build "0815", because many things have proven themselves thousands of times in practice with these houses.

It is not a criticism at all, but simply an explanation to Katja.

Yes! You look down the hallway along the stairs, and straight ahead is then a terrace door.

Oh, through the house to the outside? Sorry , I had understood the "Durchshaussehen" as meaning that one means the interior of the house with the view. Anyway, I had also written elsewhere that I like to have beautiful things in the field of vision (which is probably why I also like a mirror so much.. ufff.). But well... let's leave it at that.

Why does one have to want to impose their own stamp on someone else? Furthermore, there seem to be no commonalities between you and roteweste at all regarding age, residents, etc., right? That's obvious?!

To you, madam: No, no stamp, I had exclusively asked for reasons of understanding, visibly marked by question marks.
To understand a view into or out of a house, no commonalities are required; whether red is a beautiful color can also be perceived similarly regardless of age.

Regarding the kitchen view: Unsightly things can be well "hidden" by covering with tall cabinets. Some people are just better organized in the kitchen than others or are true pros at hiding dirty things (sinking them in the sink, putting them directly in the dishwasher, whatever). Then you plan a highlight opposite the entrance in front of the window and everyone is happy. That can also be the island, which simply looks plain on top.

Have you now taken over the stamp?
I had absolutely nothing to do with the kitchen design or usage; I only wanted to find out why one prefers to look there rather than elsewhere. I have arranged my own kitchen so that kitchen professionals here would surely want to pound the magical triangle into me. I have a square or a diamond or whatever and still like to be there. If someone prefers that you enter their house through the utility room, I also ask about the background of that because what really interests me is the human aspect rather than the purely architectural. If he has checked all that for himself, he would be crazy to do it differently, but we here want to help him make sure he does not overlook or underestimate anything during his assessment, and everyone does that in their own way.

um-... did you take over the stamp now?

Certainly not. Because I focus on this kitchen and not on my wishes.

I had absolutely nothing to do with the kitchen setup or usage,

That is also why my paragraph.