Floor plan design: Single-family house; 140 sqm; without basement; 730 sqm plot

... what kind of cooking/kitchen types are you? As it is currently designed, this kitchen will mainly be a one-man show with rather limited work surfaces. The kitchen space, even with 50 cm more, would not be mine.

Oh yes. For the attic, as mentioned, we do not want a folding ladder - that was your suggestion, right?

Yes, at first. But then the better solution in post # 25.

Do you want to stick to the straight staircase?

You say nothing about the development plan?

Is that serious? The house that far up?

Yes, I thought the same when I saw the one plan with a few recognizable measurements. Insanely long driveway. You could move everything much further south and then create a nice terrace in the garden further away from the house, which would also get full southern sun. Then you would only need a small path and no driveway.

... what kind of cooking/kitchen types are you? As it is set up now, this kitchen will mainly be a one-man show with rather limited work surfaces. The kitchen space wouldn’t be mine, even with an extra 50 cm.

I really enjoy cooking and currently do it more often. At the moment, there’s a schoolchild who needs something on their plate every day. And on weekends it can be something more complicated. But I can also manage in a small space. Of course, a bigger kitchen would be great. But somewhere the painful cuts have to come from, otherwise the 140 sqm target won’t work (we probably can’t achieve that anymore anyway). My wife is fine with 2 cooking zones max and space for the Thermomix.

Yes, I thought the same when I saw the one plan with a few recognizable measurements.

Crazy long driveway. You could move everything much further south and create a nice terrace in the garden, farther away from the house, which would then get full southern sun. Then you would only need a small path, not a driveway for a car.

There are building boundaries in the development plan that require us to build fairly centrally. At least 8m distance to the north and at least 18m to the south. Currently, we are planning about 10m to the north and 20m to the south.

We could build the carport directly on the street in the south. But then we would always have to walk with kids and all from the carport to the house. And in the southeast, we would always be looking at the carport. We have already thought that through mentally, but for now it is the second choice.

Yes, at first. But in post #25 the better solution.

Do you want to stick to the straight staircase?

Ah. Ok. Now I have seen it too. I like the idea better as well. But I don’t know how the heights will work... I will definitely discuss this with the architect. Visually, we really like the straight staircase. Let’s see what the architect says about the concerns and whether he can continue to convince us with his concept.

You are not saying anything about the development plan?

Do you mean because of the long driveway? The development plan is fine for us. We knew it before we bought the plot.
Or do you mean further details? I mentioned some when I created the thread.