Floor plan design single-family house - flat roof - 142 m²

In the first draft, this window was actually not a floor-to-ceiling window. Then we had the idea that the floor-to-ceiling window would visually align with the utility room window below it. Additionally, there would be two identical windows in the bathroom. Of course, we would hang pleated blinds on the window or satinize the fixed glass. But we are also a bit uncertain, especially since the window facing the street is exactly the area where the shower and bathtub are located. If we shorten the window: what should we do with the second window in the bathroom? Shorten that too and then also the one in the hallway?

Yes, shorten it... that also creates space for possibly additional storage. And anyhow, especially in the bathroom, all windows will be designed so that the neighbor cannot look inside, and pleated blinds or something similar for the upper part is sufficient so that you can walk around naked everywhere there.

However, my noise-sensitive wife does not like the utility room under the bedroom.

That is a strange phenomenon. You are not the first with such a wife. I always wonder what you think is thundering or buzzing around in the utility room? The loudest device there is our geothermal heating system. It is about as loud as a quiet refrigerator. And you are supposed to hear that through the ceiling? Absurd.

Where do you have more storage space in this floor plan?

Well, I didn’t have any problem with your storage spaces. What scares me is the tiny kitchen. That’s why I wanted to enlarge it a bit. The problem with your design, in my opinion, is less that you are missing a cupboard, but that it is hardly possible for two people to stand in the kitchen without accidentally stabbing each other with a vegetable knife. But you get used to everything.

Prefabricated garages are usually plastered at the factory, normally with spray plaster.
This results in a very coarse appearance and contrasts with the plaster facade of the house.
Take a walk in your new housing development, you will find some examples there.
White is not always the same white – here too there can be differences between the prefabricated garage and the house.
Due to the different plaster structure, they "age" (or get dirty) differently.

We have already looked at a few houses from the general contractor because of the color nuances and found them marginal. We really did not pay attention to the different plaster.

Push the garage back into the building window to have as much space as possible for the garden in the back.

How far back would you recommend?
The general contractor says that a distance of 5 meters to the street must be maintained. Then the garage would be 0.35 meters lower than the house. Does that look okay?

But a wall would also fulfill the function. A nice joint project with the neighbor. 400€ materials at the hardware store (formwork blocks, iron, mortar/sand).
Speaking of the neighbor. They might have a similar concern. Find out what they are planning. Maybe they are already putting something there or you can share it?

We had that idea too.
We don’t know our neighbors yet and that will probably take a while. The neighboring property is only now being marketed. The earliest we might know them is the end of July. Have they already thought about privacy and noise protection?
We were told that you should get such a wall confirmed in writing. Preferably in the land register. You are only allowed to build 9 meters on the boundary, and if we move the garage back and the neighbor later says that they no longer want the wall or a new neighbor objects to it, then it will be gone.

Yes, shorten it

Did you mean only the window facing the street or both windows in the bathroom?

That is a strange phenomenon. You’re not the first with such a wife. I always wonder what you think is rattling or rushing around in the utility room? The loudest device there is our geothermal heating. It is about as loud as a quiet refrigerator. And you’re supposed to hear that through the ceiling? Absurd.

I can hardly judge, my hearing is a bit worse anyway. My wife, on the other hand, hears very very well, and we will implement her wish that the utility room should not be located under the bedroom.

So I didn’t have a problem with your storage spaces. I was shocked by the tiny kitchen. That’s why I wanted to expand it a bit. The problem with your design, in my opinion, is not so much that you lack a cabinet, but rather that two people can hardly stand in the kitchen at the same time without accidentally stabbing each other with the vegetable knife. But one gets used to everything.

I had already read that from your first post here in the thread.

In the kitchen we currently have 3.7 running meters of base cabinets including pantry. Then we have two 1.7-meter tall cabinets for fridge and oven. In addition, we have 2.2 running meters of wall cabinets and 2 free-standing trash bins. With this space we get along very well.
With the kitchen drawn here we would have 6.9 running meters, whereby proper tall cabinets could be used here. The trash bins would probably be better placed inside a cabinet for the look. Next to the two tall cabinets you could also add wall cabinets (including a hood). In theory, it could work.
As an alternative, an L-shape would also be conceivable. This would reduce the peninsula by two 0.6-meter base cabinets, but you could place an additional tall cabinet and have the possibility to hang more wall cabinets.
Our current kitchen is already tight and we are still living, so just to be safe we plan for 1.2 meters of circulation space.

I had already read it that way from your first post here in the thread.

I was missing a bit of your feedback. For me, it would feel like a makeshift kitchen in a holiday apartment for a lifetime. You say you are not a catering service, but are you aware of the room size? That's what I'm asking myself.

Old paper goes into the old paper container.

You go outside for every single sheet of paper?

There are 10-15 private file folders in the office, professionally I have an almost paperless office.

And what do you think: how much do you have after the house is built?

Cabinet ... we can fit quite a few decoration boxes in there.

Our 70s boxes, for example, don't fit anywhere.

You have to know for yourself. I can only say that you should always declutter without a basement, but if it gets cramped and messy because over the years you simply accumulate a bit more stuff than when moving in, and the storage space was quite minimal from the start, then it’s just annoying.
With you, the office cabinet holds more than it can, the hallway cabinet is full right from the start, the kitchen will not be enough. Draw yourself the kitchen cabinets sorted out... when I think that I have a 90cm cabinet just for spices. Ok, not everyone has garam masala and freeze-dried wild garlic dip in dry form, but quite a bit adds up – above all you want to be able to spread out a bit in the new house and not just stack everything again.

White is not just white – here, too, there can be differences between the prefabricated garage and the house.
Because of the different plaster texture, they "age" (or get dirty) differently.

You’re absolutely right about that. It looks different close to the house. But finally, there is someone here who plans with planting. And that is exactly for masking a transition, and combined with grass or bloomers you don’t see the difference at all anymore.

I always wonder what you think is rumbling or whirring around in the utility room?

And I wonder if the alternative location for the utility room is supposedly in the east wing and the bedroom then in the west wing, far, far away... A single-family house is being built, and the noises won’t differ much by location. The only echo or disturbing noise would be through open rooms. If you close the utility room door, then you don’t hear anything outside of it. The same applies to another floor.

I meant of course both bathroom windows.