Floor plan design city villa 140-150 sqm 2 children feedback

Development plan/restrictions
Size of the plot 580 sqm
Slope no
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building window, building line and boundary
Edge development
Number of parking spaces 1
Number of storeys 2 full storeys
Roof shape hip roof
Style city villa
Orientation south
Maximum heights/limits none
Further requirements none

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type city villa, hip roof
Basement, floors no basement, 2 floors
Number of persons, age 4 persons 37,33,4,1
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? rare home office, rather storage room
Guests sleeping per year 0
Open or closed architecture open
Conservative or modern construction modern
Open kitchen, cooking island
Number of dining seats 6
Fireplace no
Music/stereo wall no
Balcony, roof terrace no
Garage, carport preferably garage directly at utility room, possibly carport due to financial reasons
Utility garden, greenhouse no
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be
Children’s rooms should preferably stay on the south side, bathroom and bedroom we will swap upstairs so that daylight can be used more in the bathroom

House design
By whom is the planning:
-1st draft by the architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
the size of the rooms
What do you not like? Why?
Bathroom and bedroom will be swapped
We would wish for more and larger windows
Door to pantry from kitchen
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating technology: air heat pump

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-you can do without: garage
-you cannot do without: large windows

Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? This is the 1st draft from the architect
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
Almost all

What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?

What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?

We are interested in the opinion of experienced builders about our floor plan, we have already noted change requests ourselves but would very much like to use this expertise for our house building planning.
Also, we are not yet sure whether to build via a general contractor or to commission the trades ourselves in-house; is there experience as to whether you can really save that way and if so, how much?

I would like to sincerely thank you in advance for the exchange!

Best regards dupsischnupsi
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Standard design from the planner? This is the first draft from the architect

Oops… the architect’s very first draft ever after university? Sorry, but I don’t see any brilliance there. Rather the opposite. This is a planner from a GUS, right? Could you please show the site plan with the street? Also interesting would be the furnishing as intended. Why did the draftsman not consider south and west? To me, the windows are far too narrow or too few in relation to the exterior walls. The staircase approach is in the dirt area and quite old-fashioned, the children’s rooms are not nicely oriented, there is a complete lack of closets, the hallway is dark without windows. What is the budget?

Bathroom and bedroom will be swapped

Which bedroom?

Children's rooms should preferably stay on the south side, we will swap the bathroom and bedroom upstairs

But Child1's room is not in the south. Or will that still be swapped with the bedroom? Then I don't understand the part about the bathroom.

Oops… the architect’s very first draft after university?
Sorry, but I don’t see any brilliance here. Rather the opposite. That’s a planner from a GUS, right?

Oh dear, I hope not. She is a bit older but not a general contractor. Maybe that’s the reason. All the better that I am sharing it here again. Thanks for that!

Could you please show the site plan with the street? The furniture layout as intended would also be interesting.
Why did the draftsman not consider south and west?
To me, the windows are far too narrow and too few in relation to the exterior walls.

Unfortunately, I only have the sparse illustration in the attachment. On the left side of the lot, there is a neighboring property, above and right is a street, right is a dead-end street where there might eventually be an expansion of the residential area.

In fact, we just now noticed that the planner drew the orientation wrong on the floor plan. North is basically top left, not top right, is that clear?

As for the furniture, we’re unfortunately not that far yet.

Yes, I see the windows exactly the same way, way too small and too few!

The stair start is in the dirty area and rather old-fashioned,
children’s rooms are not nicely oriented,
there is no wardrobe at all,
hallway is dark without windows

What is the budget?


Which bedroom?

We don’t like the stair solution either; we could also imagine the staircase coming out of the living and dining area. We would like a door with a sidelight to get some light through it.

The pantry door in the hallway is removed, so we could plan a wardrobe niche there.

The bedroom is basically child 1; that was labeled incorrectly.

The budget is between 350,000 and 400,000.

Oh dear…

The room of Child1 is not in the south. Or will it still be swapped with the bedroom? Then I don’t understand the bathroom though.

Thank you for the feedback. Indeed, Child1 is the bedroom and the bedroom Child1. The orientation was incorrectly drawn by the planner. The planner's arrow now points, so to speak, to the east. We hadn’t noticed that until now.

Oh dear, I hope not. She is a bit older but not a GU. Maybe that's the reason

I am also "a bit older," but the floor plan looks like an old settlement house from the 1950s, and I am not surprised if the architect is not capable of _modern_ or contemporary designs.

Actually, we only just noticed that the planner incorrectly drew the orientation on the floor plan.

oops…

The bedroom is basically Child 1, it was mislabeled.

oops…

Furnishing, unfortunately, we are not there yet

But that is important, how you want to place the kitchen etc. The kitchen especially shapes the open living space. The small window and the partition wall do not seem right to me… Please draw your furniture to scale.

Unfortunately, I only have the sparse illustration attached.

It is also time for you to deal with the plot and redraw everything including the sun position, shadows, and terrace. This is how you familiarize yourself with the plot, also with the dimensions and measures, without having to visit in person.

We also don’t like the stair solution; we could also imagine the stairs coming out of the living-dining area. We would like a door with a side panel so that we get some light through it.

That means a different house. Be aware that you will have to build somewhat smaller. Your budget is not the biggest, the kitchen/open living area can be more structured and smaller, and the kids' rooms too.