Floor plan approx. 170 m² single-family house, without basement with carport

And this unnecessary recess, if it were only on one floor now and the entrance covered, okay, but as it is, it just costs.

Why does the bay window cost so much? The bay window actually adds living space on the ground floor and first floor. A dormer, on the other hand, only adds living space on the ground floor. In terms of cost-to-living-space ratio, the bay window is clearly cheaper than a dormer.

I also have to somewhat defend our architect. We gave her the floor plan because we liked it so much. Basically, in the first step, she only enlarged the technical room by adding the bay window. Of course, she could have pointed out the negative aspects to us, but oh well...

You really made us think... which is great because we can still change everything now. What do you think about a volume of about 14 x 8 meters? That way, we would have the largest contiguous garden area to the north, which would also be about 10 meters long. We would then have the architect draw a completely original design. Our other idea was to use a floor plan that we once found here in the forum as a new basis. I’ve attached it. Unfortunately, I no longer remember who it came from, but in any case, many thanks for the idea :)

What do you think? Use that as a basis or start completely new with as broad a volume as possible?

I have to defend our architect a bit. We had given her the floor plan because we liked it so much.

So that's where the wind is blowing from… :rolleyes: Katja has already said everything, especially the staircase, the too narrow L-shape living/dining/kitchen, the overall orientation… The architect should start her work. There is still a lot to do.

Procedure:
Figure out what you want
Prioritize
Present a list to the architect
Have the architect design specifically for your property

The good lady studied this, you pay her for it. Just let her show what she can do.

If you liked the floor plan so much: maybe you can find out which aspects in detail appealed to you. Certainly not the rooms that are too narrow, but perhaps the arrangement of the kitchen, dining, and living room around the corner. Just as an example.

Or straight up north in transverse orientation. Then make the house as narrow as possible.

I would test this approach if I were you. The plot is small and the surrounding buildings cannot be argued away. I would also not ignore the expected house in the west, no matter what the neighbor promises there. These days some people need money quickly and bam, the area is sold.

There is a neighboring thread by , who has basically the same problem with a similar orientation

You get the feeling that only the leftovers end up here (sorry, this is not meant as an insult to your plot).