First self-draft - is it any good or complete crap?

Hello,

attached is a floor plan designed by my wife and me for our planned single-family house.

- approx. 160 sqm living space + 80 sqm basement
- 2 full floors
- hipped roof (city villa)
- fully basemented, basement also usable as living space
- large garage (approx. 9m x 9m)

My thoughts on the floor plan:

- all open to the south (large plot with 2000 sqm - unobstructed southern view)
- the street is to the north - the house should be rather closed off in that direction
- west and east neighboring buildings

- west and south terrace --> access from the kitchen to the terrace or a short path from the kitchen
- direct access from the house to the garage
- large kitchen

- upper floor: 2 children's rooms, bathroom, separate toilet, bedroom with not too small walk-in closet
- office in the basement (east side will get daylight through a light well)
- additional (children's) room in the basement with daylight, in case a child later wants to move to the basement

Floor plan is square
Interior dimensions approx. 9.30 to 9.50 + exterior walls

According to my calculations, the house has about 160-170 sqm living space - but compared to other floor plans, everything seems very small to me. Am I mistaken or is the floor plan simply rubbish?

The drawing is made on regular graph paper, as I have not really dealt with drawing programs (e.g. Arcon) so far to get something usable out of it.

1 square = 50 cm

Maybe someone could say something about it?

Hello! Basically, I find the floor plan and your requirements very nice. Kitchen/dining/living in one space is a matter of taste; I prefer them somewhat separated. Also, the stairs in the living area wouldn’t be my choice because odors and noise travel upstairs. I would place both children's rooms facing south, because as an adult you hardly spend time in the bedroom during the day, but the kids do. Maybe you should get a first offer to get an overview of the costs? 160m2 with a basement living area and a huge garage won’t be cheap. Why actually the big garage?

A small workshop for DIY projects, etc. should still fit into the garage. Possibly also a small cheap wood stove so it can be heated. Additionally, 2 cars, a trailer, bicycles, gardening utensils, etc... The garage fills up quickly.

It should also be able to serve as a large party room.

For and against odors, there is a controlled residential ventilation system and a range hood.

I can't fit a dressing room and bedroom in the north.

I definitely want a heat pump, kitchen, and bathroom stacked above each other, then I can save on circulation due to the short distances for hot water and don't have to lay pipes crisscross through the house.

There is still a huge room with daylight in the basement. Then a child can move down there later and have their own space.

Possibly the small children's room will be the shared room with 2 beds and the large south room will become the playroom.

What I’m still not quite sure about is where I could place a small wood stove?

Far right in the upper corner of the living room?

On the living room wall where it leads out to the hallway? Or maybe between the dining room and kitchen in the niche next to the kitchen island?

In general, I don't think the plan is bad, having a separate toilet from the bathroom upstairs is also nice. However, I would add a shower in the toilet on the ground floor. Should the pantry be combined with the utility room? I would prefer a direct access from the kitchen to the pantry, otherwise you have to go through two doors every time, which isn't a long way, but I know how it was at my parents' house and I found it impractical.

I had already considered the pantry/laundry room. But since the access from the garage to the house goes through this room, I thought a door to the entrance area would be more practical?

The kitchen should also provide enough storage space for all frequently used groceries, so you wouldn't have to go to the pantry as often while cooking. --> this way there would be more space for cabinets in the kitchen

The access through the pantry/laundry room is more born out of necessity, since I would like to go directly to the garage and the pantry should be located right behind the kitchen. An extra corridor would actually be a waste and there wouldn’t be any space left for it anyway.
Also: I could bring drinks, etc., directly from the car to the pantry by the shortest route.
---> From these points of view, is access to the kitchen instead of the entrance area still recommended? I would rather avoid three doors in the pantry/laundry room, as that would reduce the available space for shelves, etc.

I have also considered a shower in the ground floor toilet. But if you think about how often it would be used there? There is no guest room or similar on the ground floor.

Therefore, I was thinking more of an additional shower in the basement (laundry room). It would be exactly below the pantry and the upper bathroom --> laundry chute and basement stairs leading out to the garage. This way, you could go directly to the laundry room with dirty work clothes and shower there.

Is an additional drop point for the laundry chute on the ground floor useful? The only thing I can think of now is that I could throw in the dirty kitchen towels there?