First draft floor plan single-family house (approx. 200 sqm) - Please provide feedback

First of all: I don't really like the ground floor layout either. But at least I don't want to leave the criticism about the size of the wardrobe as it is! Everywhere else, it is criticized that too little space is provided for the wardrobe. Here someone deliberately plans extra, and then it is bluntly called too big. I would find a different layout nicer; but generally considering the square meter number as too high, I don't really find productive.

Eg: would move the wall WC living area to the right. The hallway and entrance feel cramped as a result. Dirt area in front of the stairs. Always passing the entrance with slippers or socks. Pantry almost as big as the kitchen. Small living and dining room. Second living room much more spacious than the main living room. For me, still a no-go living/dining without balcony/terrace. It’s like a rental apartment without a balcony. OG: Closet in the master bedroom

well, others have offices or guest rooms that are only 2.5 sqm larger than this wardrobe.

How about you respond to the ideas and questions from ## 4, 7, 8 and 11. This whole thing will surely end up being a one-way street.

And basically, a layperson, even less so a layperson to the power of 3, can plan something usable on a hillside property. The only advice that can be given to you is: go to an architect early who can advise you regarding hillside buildings.

And a tip: with hillsides, you also have to think outside the box. A standard floor plan through a sketch doesn’t need to be discussed here. A standard design also doesn’t fit on a hillside, at least not on such an extreme one.

Regards, Yvonne

About your sketch: it symbolizes more aimlessness than usefulness. Who needs a pantry that is almost as large as the WC and cloakroom combined? Who needs property without an exit from their living floor? Why a bedroom where no family wardrobe fits? The hallway upstairs: you can't even pass each other without touching. How are family members supposed to move from their rooms there in the morning? The hallway on the ground floor zigzags. The bedroom in the basement gets no window, because the garage is somewhere there. The storage room is a captive space behind the bedroom. And all this is messed up because you overestimate this guest room in the basement way too much and have made it the focus of the planning. This sketch, sorry for my words, but other comments actually make this sketch look good, cannot be made appealing no matter what. Regards, Yvonne You can see my well-intentioned advice in #22

Large wardrobe etc. is good - but then it should also be planned in such a way that it is easy to use. You should realistically furnish all your rooms once, then you will quickly notice why you get so much resistance.

If you plan the garage sensibly, the space underneath can partly be used as a storage room / garden tools / winter storage for garden furniture etc. and partly as a covered & sheltered seating area.

The door to the pantry should be from the kitchen, so that both walls can be fully furnished, this way the room can also be used as a utility room for laundry and as an extended kitchen - much more sensible than planning it as far away as possible from the laundry cabinets. This way you only have to carry the washed laundry up one floor, or each child fetches their own things and puts them away in the closets. The laundry room is best located either on the sleeping floor (short distances to the closets) or next to the kitchen (practical in daily routine); the basement is a poor makeshift solution because it is out of the way.