Floor plan: 150 sqm single-family house + granny flat - carport / garage + shed / workshop

We are already driving backwards onto the street now. That is no problem since the street is a dead end.

But you also have to get up there, and you are currently planning to drive at a very sharp angle.

What do you mean by turning the staircase direction? Currently, the "staircase" leads from the all-room.

means that my staircase, currently starting from the vestibule, can also be turned so that it starts from the kitchen area, i.e. the all-room.

Question in #33 so far unanswered. "why does the guest have to be downstairs?"
Because "upstairs" should be private

…..and since "upstairs" is "private," without children you have many more options to plan the rooms differently and according to personal wishes, move walls, etc.
A single-family house should be private anyway. However, I am then surprised about the office which is upstairs. If the office, as you say, is intended for home office, then that is not _your private_. I have to admit that I don’t follow your or your logic :cool: … not that I have to, but if I am already drawing, then I prefer to do it according to needs and not blindly.

The access to the bathroom upstairs is non-negotiable – wife wants direct access...

That is also a point where I struggle with the logic. That was just a proposal for now on how the space can be optimally used with better orientation based on your sketches?! It is an approach.

If the lady of the house wants direct bathroom access, then this could be stated, for example, in the questionnaire.
However, the bedroom then is no longer “private,” it becomes a pass-through room. I also wrote that earlier in the post (someone else too at the beginning), but you don’t respond to that. It would be nice to get some feedback,… or a question… so that one recognizes that objections are noted. Conversely, it would be helpful for the input if you tell what you like and what you don’t like about the proposal. Feedback is wanted from us as well.

I could make you the upstairs with direct access, but then other downsides might arise… the ground floor probably wouldn’t have to change much.
And then you probably still wouldn’t like it because something just wouldn’t be right for you. But you could also tell that (right now).

Regarding the driveway question, the thing with the dead end/main street could have come up earlier, then you would have a clear picture with the driveways here.

Since communication is somewhat lacking on your side, just ask your wife why the direct bedroom/bathroom access is set if you don’t have children anyway, there are two of you, and upstairs is “private” anyway. There should be two arguments. ;) And something she would be willing to give up for that in the house ;)
The same applies to the staircase direction: I have it myself, my reasons don’t matter: why does it have to be the straight staircase with this orientation?
Personally, I don’t need to know the answer either, but it is good to reflect on your wishes that arose from photos, model homes, childhood memories, or movies.

I’ll pull some quotes from the depths again

Our little problem right now is that we don’t know exactly how to best start the plan.

Not with the non-negotiable wishes ;). Many see that differently though!

We plan pragmatically and practically.

Then the straight staircase running through the living area is out. Just like the direct door to the master bathroom.
Gallery is also out. Pragmatic and practical for you two would be a gable roof house with a roof pitch between 38 and 45 and small 115mm sand-lime bricks :p

In the meantime, I’ll implement the upstairs ;)

Okay, thank you very much for the information. I have to admit, I think the proposal from #23 is a disaster. I hope you will still discard it and plan anew. Basically, you only need a bedroom, bathroom, and office upstairs. A dressing room as a bonus and there is still space left, which would be welcome on the ground floor. Ergo, one quickly comes to the idea that one of the rooms on the ground floor should move upstairs. If the guest room is not wanted there, then perhaps the utility room? Washing machine & Co are already there anyway, the heating doesn’t really make much difference in my opinion. If you arrange the whole thing a bit more smoothly, you could probably save some sqm and even gain more comfort.

I have already done some remodeling of the ground floor:

Apart from the strange wall panels and the sliding door in the garage (?), I wouldn't seriously "refine" a price estimation dummy floor plan yet.

It is in the last plan in the upper third in the middle - unfortunately quite small.

But you don't hope to get special applause now for the most cleverly hidden and disguised bonsai north arrow :-(

Because "upstairs" is supposed to be private

Hotels were invented for non-private guests.

Drawn very quickly with the few specifications you gave. It is still unpolished, for example the dressing area in the south. Unfortunately, I don't have more time, but maybe you can share a bit more of your wishes.

Painted very quickly with the few specifications that came from you.

That is the ground floor from #23… only more closed off with a low-quality layout.
The upper floor should basically not be rocket science, after all, you don’t have to access another three doors or rooms to 2 kids' rooms and kids' bathroom from the hallway and have to pay attention to privacy and children's development :)

The problem I partly see is the different approaches from different people (not only related to your suggestions, which have already helped me a lot just through the ideas) with different perspectives - also technically.

I had a draft where, for example, the bathroom/utility room on the upper floor was above the living room. Someone pointed out that this is not clever because of the wastewater pipes. It would be better to orient it towards the utility room on the ground floor.

Regarding the technology on the ground floor, I was also told, among other things, that you should make sure to place it as close as possible to the corner of the plot from where the connections from the street come.

We will discuss our ideas and your comments in the next step with the architect from the general contractor. We now have a price: just under 400k euros including garage/heating/ventilation/electrical/ground slab etc. excluding floors/painting/tiles.