Our wishes are actually only,
- straight staircase
- 3 children's rooms
- no basement
- open living area + kitchen
- direct access from bedroom to bathroom
The 3 children's rooms are probably less a wish than a necessary need. A basement would cause significant additional costs.
An en suite bathroom is nice if there is sufficient bathroom/WC available elsewhere, otherwise rather a gimmick.
Is there a budget or maximum freedom?
In the entrance area with the collection of doors makes little sense.
I understand if someone likes a straight staircase (Pinterest etc.), but then it must also stand on its own as a structure in the room and in design. Here it would stand in a narrow hallway and underneath would be the utility room. I would look for a nice and fitting floor plan for me or first have a design made exactly for that before spoiling the rest with a special wish staircase or other shaping areas.
I am curious how the architect will design the corner stub in the kitchen, also the "pantry" a) is usually not very useful and here b) not a pantry. Please measure its size.
What happens with the sports field area between the kitchen counter and dining table, there is nothing but wasted, expensive space.
Do you actually have such a sofa and should it also stand completely like that in front of the window front?
Any other furniture there?
As already mentioned, consistent and correct furnishing of the rooms is absolutely necessary.
Utility room + heating room over 17 sqm, too much dead space in the middle or what is supposed to happen in there? Is that a shower in the corner?
Upper floor: Then understandably the air runs out because if you want an en suite bathroom, the kids also need one, respectively a shower/WC for three.
As it is, two doors in the bathroom, often seen situation, which in my opinion is an absolute planning failure or you have to hide something else with it (here e.g. en suite removed from the wish list). Also, the door opening inward into the dressing room... the bathtub as a posh design piece in the middle of the room, and a slalom to the WC in the dark box. Almost 15 sqm for a bathroom is huge and consumes space without significant added value.
In children's room 1 I wonder if the occupant is supposed to practice archery because of the length.
No criticism of you, but of the draftsman; I do not want to use the term "planner" here.
Therefore my opinion: back to square one, determine real needs, away from staircase or house shapes and simply find the suitable floor plan. Once that is there, a nice facade will also be found. I think a rectangle might also suit better here.