Floor plan design single-family house approx. 170 m² + attic as a modern clinker house

By the way, it is often claimed that you can tell that slip bricks are just slip bricks and not real bricks.

That is a myth, as it is the same material with identical texture, sandblasting, etc. (and provided you use those that come with the matching corner stones).

Possibly, a double-shelled wall with real bricks can better meet certain KFW standards?

Yes, but then because of the wall construction itself, i.e. the shells and the insulation, not because of the material thickness.

Rather the opposite: slip bricks are easier to install and also cheaper?

Because sometimes this one and sometimes that one is "easier to install," there are exactly both variants. The builder who is only smart by his own hope tends to forget the labor share in the total wall. The "installation" differs fundamentally methodologically. After all, the only cases I can think of are those where one of the two variants is clearly the cheaper one – it is practically never "undecided." However, I always make sure that there is a brick available in both variants (for example, to be able to connect a slip-brick veneered garage to a brick-faced house).

hm… I’m not expecting thanks, but at least a reaction to my idea in #103 :rolleyes:

Hey , sorry, apparently I no longer receive email notifications for new posts in this thread, hence my delayed response.

I think your idea is exactly the right approach and proves that the floor plan can also work with various reductions.
Ground floor: We would probably arrange the hallway regarding the wardrobe almost as before. In your version, the guest toilet would be too wide for me. Every time I visit a guest toilet somewhere, I always think, "oh, small works too and serves its purpose."
We are currently discussing the storage room upstairs again, in order to then reduce the technical room on the ground floor and place the laundry upstairs. That would then reduce the imbalance between ground floor and first floor a bit.
First floor: I find the recess in the hallway for the closet clever. The bedroom is actually almost too big for us; we would probably skip the room divider idea. A nice 3-meter closet in the bedroom would be sufficient for us.
So you could almost extend the top left children's room a bit downward and move the lower one slightly to the right.

We have a next appointment with the mentioned general contractor and will discuss a few items there (e.g., self-construction attic and children's bathroom).
Once we are a bit clearer about our priorities, we will go to our architect and see what his ideas are.

Regarding bricks: Here in Münsterland there are mostly "real" clinker bricks. Brick slips are considered a cheap solution here (not my evaluation) and are rarely seen in the construction areas we currently frequent; then there is also a small proportion of plastered houses.

In your version, the toilet would be too wide for me.

You could or would still be able to move something there. You can see that there are still corners everywhere. You could even shorten the hallway a bit, saving another 3-6000 €… or make a wall closet… However, my walls are also very thin and everything is approximate, but you see, it would all still be comfortably doable.

We are currently discussing the storage room upstairs again, to then reduce the size of the technical room with a smaller ground floor and place the laundry room upstairs.

If I were you, I would still do the laundry downstairs. The utility room is well and centrally located by the stairs. Upstairs I would put suitcases, decorations, and floor cleaners.

I think the recess in the hallway for the closet is clever.

The niche just happened to come about. But it’s great for a built-in closet. You could put family laundry, towels, etc. in there.

The bedroom would actually be almost too big for us,

Yes, it offers potential for moving walls :)

In the next few days, we’re going to the architect to discuss the further battle plan. We prepared by going through the current draft room by room again and wrote down what is good/bad about it, so that at least we have a reasonable basis for discussion.

In the meantime, we’ve seen many other floor plans and also drove around various building areas in the vicinity again. What often strikes us: there are no pedestal staircases anywhere. Everywhere they are spiral or straight. And one topic that keeps preoccupying us: most floor plans have the entrance on the eaves side, with the advantage that you enter the house in the middle. But for us, that would lead to an entrance from the side. An entrance from the front (ridge side) looks much better to us visually, so you don’t have to walk past the car along the driveway to the front door. Does anyone have an opinion on this point? :)

What we often notice: there is no landing staircase anywhere. Everywhere is spiral or straight.

That doesn't mean anything except that spiral staircases save space and therefore probably predominate. Straight staircases are often a heartfelt wish of some builders which is then implemented at all costs.

And a topic that keeps bothering us: most floor plans have the entrance on the eaves side, with the advantage that you enter the house in the middle. For us, however, that would lead to an entrance on the side. Entrance from the front (ridge side) visually appeals to us much more, so you don’t have to walk along the car across the driveway to the front door.
Does anyone have an opinion on this point? :)

Yes. I think it clearly depends.
Basically, I would always subordinate the entrance to the optimal overall floor plan. If a side entrance is ideal for the location of the other rooms, then it goes there. Sometimes terrain conditions also play a role that force the entrance to a certain spot. The more money and the bigger the house gets, the more appearance and presentation also count. That has nothing to do with showing off – I simply expect that from a certain budget upward. For a real city villa, the central entrance is already a criterion – if you like that.
For the average builder, I would always recommend first creating the floor plan and adapting the entrance to it. If, on the other hand, it has always been part of your dream house, then I would mention it to the architect.
Ultimately, the question is always: what is it worth to you?

Well, it's like the color of a car, some say "I don't care, I sit inside anyway and don't see it," others find it important... We agree aesthetically that we find the front entrance nicer, you can design a small nice path with a front garden leading to the door. The side entrance, at worst still under a carport roof, always looks like a delivery entrance. Attached is a north-oriented overview where you can see a bit more of the surroundings, which I think helps to better assess the overall situation (I don't think I posted this yet?)