Floor plan design of a single-family house with garage and roof terrace

And how is that supposed to work?

still avoids the crucial improvements in walkways and everyday usability.

And do you already have an idea how you will make the beautiful view to the east and still make the south side on the ground floor as inviting as possible?

Binding oneself to a construction company is still far too early.

Position of the sink and the cooktop ideally so that when using them you look in a "pleasant direction" (usually garden or living room).

Our architect, father of 3 children, on the subject of children's bathroom. “Do you like cleaning so much that you spend money on it?” At first they are too small and the bathroom gathers dust for years. Then they use it maybe 3 or 4 years and then they move out.

I don't want to miss our children's bathroom. But it has turned into the dad's bathroom.
The girls (big and small) use the main bathroom and dad has his peace in the adjacent (shower) bathroom.

Hi,

a lot of concrete points have already been raised – and it feels like even more questions were brought up than were clarified in the draft. Meant as a compliment: you think about many details, but at the moment you do get lost in some areas in spaces and still avoid the crucial improvements regarding traffic routes and everyday practicality.

Above all, the layout on the upper floor is strikingly impractical – endlessly long routes, an enormous floor area and unfortunately still neither flexibility for office/guest nor a convincing concept for private and communal areas. The bedroom as a distribution center between bathroom and dressing room is always a hot topic among planners. At the same time, the children's bathroom will presumably not be used for a long time, reducing flexibility and future viability.

Regarding giving up the basement: Have you thoroughly reconsidered storage space and room for building services in everyday life? The garage as a replacement for both is hardly suitable in the sketched form – especially if an outdoor WC is also planned there. Are you aware of how high the additional effort and costs will be if elaborate sealings/hygiene regulations become necessary for sanitary rooms integrated into the garage? Together with the roof terrace, that is quite a challenge.

The size you planned for the technical room – is that a figure confirmed by the building services company taking into account all installations and maintenance areas? Photovoltaics, ventilation system, heat pump, storage, possibly central water softening, IT – all properly accessible? This is regularly calculated too tight and then bicycles and e-scooters are parked in front later.

I would really recommend that you do not let yourself be discouraged by criticism of the arrangement and connection of rooms on the ground floor, but instead question specifically: Could traffic areas be reduced to a sensible size by cleverly redesigning kitchen/pantry/hall, perhaps even gaining another room and creating a bright, open entrance? Maybe freely experiment with planning software – and check at the same time whether the pantry is sufficient as a pure storage room and whether you would prefer one practical access instead of two.

By the way, I would coordinate the building services questions (type of heat pump, sensible room layout with utility room etc.) closely with the respective manufacturers/installers before further drafting. There are significant differences from federal state to federal state regarding which installation areas are approved.

Honestly: these many rooms and spaces bring you as little in everyday life as a never-used children's bathroom or a roof terrace if at the same time the zoning and brightness on the ground floor are not right. Maybe you just prioritize once without regard to the current grid: What will still be just as important to you in 10 years, and what has simply become standard in neighborhood houses? And do you already have an idea how to make the beautiful view to the east and at the same time the south side on the ground floor as inviting as possible?

Good luck!