Floor plan design of a brick house with approximately 145 sqm

How wide is your building window, is there possibly still a few centimeters of space? In the upper floor, you can hardly make the stairs and the hallway any smaller, and if you are serious about the 300 cm wardrobe, it won't fit upstairs: firstly, walls won't be built to the exact centimeter, and then you have to subtract 4 cm of plaster on both sides as well as at least 3 cm for the edge strips. So a rough construction dimension of about 310 cm would be necessary.

Are you sure that a 300 cm wardrobe is enough for two? In the bathroom, there is a lot of unused space in the middle – the lower left bathroom wall and door could be moved about 30 cm to the right, then there would be a niche left for a shallow but well 3 m wide built-in wardrobe, while the usability of the bathroom would hardly be impaired. I would fight for every centimeter there.

And on the ground floor, as already mentioned, I would make the foyer bigger so that at least shoe cabinets fit. Shift the kitchen wall about 15 cm to the left and in the WC move the wall about 20 cm to the right, simultaneously shifting the entrance door to the right and letting the WC door open outwards. Suddenly, even 40 cm deep cabinets fit on the right side of the foyer.

You can also set the sill height of the kitchen window so that the desired working height of the kitchen allows a level connection, meaning the worktop simultaneously serves as the window sill. For this, you need the working height of your kitchen and the desired floor structure.

The door from the foyer to the living room will presumably be a sliding door, so that a small coat rack can fit on the left.

Where would the door be slid to?

Do yourself a favor as well as us and draw the property with the planned parking spaces as well as the outdoor storage room. Also please draw in your furniture and especially the kitchen, as it is supposed to be furnished. I would place the washing machine and dryer under the slope in the attic/storage room. There is daylight through the double casement window and space for a drying rack or for sorting laundry and an ironing board (guest room).

Then you can consider how best to plan the wardrobe: either an alcove from the kitchen room, or the utility room, or an extension of the hallway around half the staircase... you have to see how it fits with the furniture. In front of the staircase there is currently an uncomfortable open space....

How wide is your building window, is there perhaps a few centimeters of space left? On the upper floor, you can hardly make the staircase and hallway any smaller, and if your requirement with the 300 cm closet is serious, it won’t fit upstairs: first, walls will not be built with centimeter precision and then you subtract 4 cm of plaster on both sides as well as at least 3 cm for the edging strips. So a raw construction dimension of about 310 cm would be necessary.

We will enlarge the raw construction wall by three centimeters. According to the GU, our closet will fit then. The edging strips can be omitted. One side will not be plastered but only spackled, as it is a gypsum wallboard.

Are you sure that a 300 cm closet is enough for two? In the bathroom there is a lot of unused space in the middle – the lower bathroom wall on the left side of the plan and the door could be moved about 30 cm to the right, then a niche would be free for a somewhat less deep but a good 3 m wide built-in closet; the usability of the bathroom would hardly be impaired. I would fight for every centimeter there.

It’s enough for us – we currently have that as well. In addition, there will be a larger dresser. However, the built-in closet is of course a cool idea. We will discuss it.

And on the ground floor, as already mentioned, I would make the foyer larger so that at least shoe cabinets can fit. Move the kitchen wall about 15 cm to the left and in the WC move the wall about 20 cm to the right, shift the entrance door to the right along with it, and have the WC door open outward. Suddenly, even 40 cm deep cabinets would fit on the right side of the foyer.

Also a good point – we need to check whether the kitchen or the toilet with HAR/wardrobe might become too small then.

You can also set the parapet height of the kitchen window so that the desired working height of the kitchen allows a flush connection, meaning the countertop also serves as the windowsill. For that, you need your kitchen’s working height and the desired floor structure.

Good idea – we will take that into account during planning.

Do yourself and us a favor and draw the property including the planned parking spaces as well as the storage room outside. Also please plot your furniture, especially the kitchen as you plan to furnish it.

We are not that far with kitchen planning yet – however, it will probably be a U-shape with a small counter in front. I have attached a rough sketch of the other furniture.

We are still not sure how to handle the parking spaces. We have to designate two spots. Either one directly in front of the house and one next to it, or both on the side. But then there is the problem that one would always have to park in tandem. So it may be that you always have to happily drive in and out so that the right car can leave. Unfortunately, there will be no designated public parking spaces in our street.

When we have finally decided on a variant, the floor-to-ceiling window will be shifted accordingly, as shown in the attachment. That means quite close to the garden house so that you can access the stroller from there.

Also good point - we need to check whether the kitchen or the toilet including the HAR/wardrobe then becomes too small again.

No, the HAR remains as it was drawn, only the WC wall on the left side of the plan (the one with the door) shifts further to the right. It will of course be tight in the WC, but since the door opens outward, the situation eases somewhat. And what will you and your family use more often or where will you appreciate the extra space more – in the wardrobe or in the WC?

Just imagine there are already jackets, shoes, and other small items like backpacks, gloves, etc. from 4 adults (two guests) and your 2 little children hanging and lying there. Now you want to say goodbye to your guests in the hallway... it’s already going to be tight enough!

Where is north?
Is there a building plot?
Is the house length and the distance to the street strictly defined?