Floor plan city villa without basement 185 sqm - tips

33sqm storage room in total. Plus probably the attic and garage as well. Wow. It's practically a warehouse then and no longer a residential building.

Jokes aside... I completely agree with my predecessors. I think all that storage space takes away a lot of "breathing room" from you.

Also on the topic of the bedroom and your question: why so big... I like going into my bedroom and waking up there happily and drinking my first morning coffee in bed. I don't want to be in a cramped little room and feel the need to flee as quickly as possible because the room overwhelms me. With the bedroom, you can tolerate that if necessary, but with the living/dining/kitchen area? That space already feels full with just one person.

I find the sample floor plan well thought out. With yours, I think you want too much/everything at once. And you don’t just have the house on the property, but also the outbuildings. Maybe consider what you could store there (skis, suitcases...) – things you don’t need in daily/weekly life.

I don’t find it so bad that the kitchen is now the farthest from the entrance. You just have to carry groceries a bit "far"... however, I would like to make a note:

The current living room is facing south. That’s how my current apartment is. And it always annoys me that I can't watch TV in the summer because the sun shines directly on the screen (I have no possibility to darken it).

When guests are here: they never stay on the couch but always in the kitchen or at the dining table.

Doesn't it make sense to swap the kitchen and living room? Then you could use storage room 1 as a pantry and install an outside door to the garage (so you don't have to carry everything through the house).

I would completely remove the pantry room, also the wall, and integrate that into the living area.

We only have 12sqm of space in the bedroom - that's more than enough for us to comfortably get into bed and besides the bed, there is nothing else in the room. The TV is mounted on the wall. I find our bedroom cozy and pleasant. I don't know why we would need more space there.

I would rather need more space in the utility room...

Therefore, I can well understand the situation with the bedroom.

Otherwise, I find the design too convoluted and with rooms that are too small for a house for 2 people. For less frequently needed items, I would prefer to plan a fixed staircase to the attic (suitcases, Christmas decorations and such stuff can go up there) and take the space below for living.

Have you already signed the contract with the general contractor? That means: you are bound to the standard houses offered by the general contractor, right?

Because: we can plan and propose here - the question is in what framework one can move and that seems to be quite limited here.

Which model houses would still be an option? What kind of changes is the general contractor willing to make?

We also only have 12 sqm of space in the bedroom - that's more than enough for us to comfortably get into bed and besides the bed, there’s nothing else in the room anyway. The TV is mounted on the wall. I find our bedroom cozy and pleasant. I wouldn't know why we would need more space there. I would rather need more room in the utility room... Therefore, I can totally relate to the bedroom situation.

Therefore, I repeatedly advocate thoroughly dealing with one’s own wishes and consistently checking what is important to me/us in the house and thus in life; but also whether it is just a fixed idea or the limitation of my mindset. Sometimes it requires inner steadfastness not to be guided or distracted by every suggestion just because it sounds plausible at first read or one fears missing out on something or even doing something wrong. Therefore, it definitely makes sense to have someone by your side whom you know for sure and have seen that they have the qualification and taste that you yourself would like to surround yourself with. Even though we have already designed and built quite a bit ourselves over many years, I am always glad to be able to ask someone like that or to hear even harsh-sounding criticism in order to avoid what would be downright terrible for me, namely a finally ugly appearance or design which I would then have to rationalize. Therefore, I understand your 12 sqm approach just as well as my 20 sqm+ approach, since one should certainly know where/how one feels comfortable. Views often change as well, which is why nowadays a TV in the living room or even in the bedroom is completely ruled out for me; this takes place separately. As the saying goes? Dear God has a big zoo……and every little animal should try to feel comfortable in it—

The thing with the bedroom is, of course, a matter of discretion, despite everything: there would be space, but one prefers to give room to consumption rather than to the person.

Of course, everyone has to decide for themselves, but then you have to make peace with that yourself and not ask in a forum where suddenly many ideas start flowing.... just as a side note.

And as you already mention , we all find it easy here to say: do this, do that, but the final word, in a way, belongs to the general contractor, or rather the money....

but if you already invest, you have to get the optimal outcome for yourself.

And when I think about it, in my mid-20s I would have planned my house completely differently than I have now. That’s why my boyfriend is building for the second time and I don’t want to have the "mistakes" of my condominium again...

That's why my friend is building for the second time and I don't want to have the "mistakes" of my condominium again...

which you can finally do COMPLETELY right the next time-.
True, there are simply billions of different perceptions and feelings, which change again every few years or depending on life circumstances.
Therefore, everyone should really be clear about their own position and definitely consider both positive and critical feedback, but in the end not let themselves be swayed from their own path. Then at least you can blame yourself later-

there will never be a completely right [correct] solution anyway.

for example, we have one room too few on the ground floor, but one room too many on the upper floor.

and I would have preferred the utility room (washing machine/dryer) to be on the upper floor next to the bathroom. well, maybe next time