No, we do not know your calculation or that of the architect, but there are empirical values per sqm of living space, whether building in the north in the flatlands or near Munich.
Floors and painting are mostly also done as DIY work even in "turnkey" houses, but you can't save that much there either.
The thing with the fireplace is calculated and only requires additional reinforcement of the wall.
We do not want to doubt that, but a design by an architect looks somewhat different here. This rectangle looks almost botched and also often appears in amateur drawings ;)
Which rooms do you mean by too long and too narrow? I can at most recognize the storage room and the WC that could be in question here.
... also child’s room and bathroom... they just seem to have resulted, but not been planned.
As said, the plan is not final yet and still changeable.
I just find it a pity when criticism is given without any suggestions for improvement
Unfortunately, it is not about changes here by improving the design by shifting one or two walls. What is typically seen here is that a standard was only changed by one meter in width and depth. But since here, with a square floor plan, the rooms are classically accessed by a corridor from the center, they of course become longer if you don’t plan something out of the ordinary and individual to the room program
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It is of course a pity to read that something like this is about to be submitted for the building permit.
But I do not want to plan my house completely according to piping just because of the costs.
Certainly, that should not be the focus of the builder, but for an architect these are basics with which he plans so that a nice and at the same time functional house design emerges, which does not include unnecessary costs and construction measures.
The utility room should mainly be used only for laundry, heating and technology with a little storage space.
Good example: the utility room, as drawn, is only a passage room that has a storage area on one front corner and on the other back corner. There isn’t even a full wall that could hold a shelf.
Basically, I find no well-planned door except in the office that can house a closet behind it: in every room you furnished, you bump into/look at a closet when entering. That is not an optimal use of living space and at the same time nothing looks more spacious even though a few more sqm are used everywhere. An exception might be the dining area – but normally the table there will not disappear into this bay window, but be furnished more centrally.
The bedroom hardly allows shifting away from the wall because the door also needs space.
Think about whether you would like to use utility room and storage as they are planned...
What has not been mentioned yet: personally, I find that the windows elongated downwards do not fit.
That makes me wonder what kind of windows those are supposed to be since the lintel supports are nowhere indicated.
We only made them trapezoidal because the plots are so badly slanted.
Normally, you do not feel a sloping plot negatively, besides... oh, the building expert already wrote how to divide a plot (trash, compost, laundry...) Rather, you can make the plot more individual with trapezoids.
That the garage is too large in proportion was also already written by ...
Well, you have not only received criticism about the calculation, but a lot of input about the design regarding the mistakes that were made.
If there are any more questions, feel free to ask them.
Regards Yvonne
P.s. Reading neighboring threads and other floor plan discussions also helps clarify :)