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

Apart from the kids' bathroom above the living room, I find the design quite appealing - also the WC/pantry solution. Someone here had also built a bathroom above the living room and said that it was very well concealed and you can hardly hear anything. What does your GU say about it?

Shame, I meant of course pantry/toilet on the ground floor, not the upper floor :) We sent that to the general contractor who evaluated the last draft - response regarding savings is still pending. My concern is less about soundproofing in the children's bathroom and more about additional effort regarding the piping. So, these are the points I object to: - The main bathroom is simply too big at 14m² - L-shape of the staircase (because you always have to walk behind the short leg of the staircase). With the Baufritz floor plan, the staircase simply feels much more harmonious, also its use as a room divider in the open living area - long distance between bedroom and bathroom Apart from that: I don't even know why the pantry wasn't included in our original requirements... now that we consciously see it in various floor plans, it seems really practical to us.

My concern is less about soundproofing in the children's bathroom and more about extra effort regarding the piping.

In my opinion, the concern is nonsense. One pipe more or less in house construction doesn't make much difference. I believe if you ask your contractor what the extra pipe costs, he will step out briefly to laugh and quickly come up with some number.

So I have issues with the following points:
- The main bathroom is simply too big at 14m²

It would be no problem at all to reduce the bathroom in favor of the bedroom. One could also consider separating the toilet. That would have the advantage that the family bathroom can be used better together, since brushing teeth and showering works well in parallel.

- L-shape of the staircase (because you always have to walk behind the short leg of the staircase).

You have to what?
Tastes differ, of course, but I find a spiral staircase visually much more appealing than a straight one. I love my quarter-turn spiral – sometimes I secretly stroke it – but don’t tell anyone! ;)

also its use as a room divider in the open space

It still does that.

- long distance between bedroom and bathroom

If you can’t manage 5m to the bathroom anymore, you probably don’t live in this house anymore either. Just go in your current apartment from the sofa to the bathroom and ask yourself if that distance was insurmountable! :D

You have to what?
Tastes are different, but I find a spiral staircase visually much more appealing than a straight one. I love my 1/4 spiral - sometimes I secretly caress it - but don’t tell anyone! ;)

Well, I meant those two "tunnels" that form at the top floor behind the staircase...
The attic is of course even more secluded with a straight staircase (because of the third children's room). With a spiral staircase or a staircase with a landing, where the end and beginning of the stairs are close together, it’s definitely more practical.

It would be no problem at all to reduce the bathroom in favor of the bedroom. One could also consider separating the toilet. That would have the advantage that the family bathroom can be used better together, because brushing teeth and showering works well in parallel.

A bigger bedroom doesn’t really help me :). As I said, maybe swapping the rooms on the upper floor could help here.

I once installed the podium stairs asymmetrically. Access to the utility room under the stairs (should just barely fit in terms of height?!). We would like the upstairs so much better this way. The disadvantage would be the separation between the living room and the hallway, which is not quite feasible this way, although there isn't much missing there.

(should just barely work height-wise?!).

The great thing about stairs is that you can calculate everything quite precisely if you know the key figures. So, what is the floor height, the rise and tread height of the stairs, and the height of your doors? Also the exact dimensions of the hallway, and you’ll know where you need to adjust.