Floor plan design single-family house in L-shape

If you put the garage there , then you would have to remove a lot of soil from the property and you would have a sloping driveway from the street or a height difference .. meaning the garage is not integrated into the basement.

Yes, you would either have to fill up about ~2-3 meters or make a relatively steep driveway. That's why we wanted it more from the side, because you can make a driveway there and it will be less steep.

Already about 4 m from the edge of the road (so only 1 m behind the building boundary), it is usually more than 1 m below street level, as the terrain currently lies.

It’s best if you clarify at which height the "Erd" floor level should be. The elevation of the sewage pipe is also a factor here.

The driveway is already good with as little earthwork as possible. But the garage doesn’t need a view and should not get any sun.

All tinkering stuff that the engineer should be involved in early on ...

Hello everyone,

We have now worked out a design together with an architect. Unfortunately, our wish for a garage below was not possible, even though the architect was initially very enthusiastic about the idea and calculated it for hours (also tried to place the garage at "half" height).

So here is our new design according to our wishes:

The whole thing is now about ~20sqm larger than originally planned, but from our point of view, you really can't save much more space/money (e.g., reducing the children's room only causes an awkward corner, reducing the dining area just destroys the rectangular shape of the house).

We are actually quite satisfied with the design. I thought maybe someone might still see a big no-go that both we and the architect have overlooked?

Here is our new draft according to our wishes:

If they are fulfilled, that's good :-) My spontaneous comment would honestly be, "ouch!".

If they are met, then that's good :) My spontaneous comment would honestly be, "ouch!".

Why? Could you maybe name specific things that might be perceived as disturbing?

I have already commented on some details like the toilet without a washing facility.

I don’t like the design either. Apart from the fact that it doesn’t explain how the ground floor relates to the basement (seems to be somewhat staggered), I find no structure. The children’s room door is next to the garage door. Considering that others worry about odors affecting their wardrobe if there is direct access from the hallway to the garage, which I find somewhat exaggerated, I still find this proximity a bit suspicious. Then there is the situation of stepping out from the open garage door against a wall and having to walk down a narrow hallway once around the staircase.

The staircase itself, squeezed between two walls, doesn’t make carrying groceries or laundry any easier.

With a princely 26 sqm bedroom, there should be room for a partition wall for a properly wide wardrobe. As it is, 10 sqm are simply wasted, and anyone dressing in the wardrobe area disturbs those still sleeping. The main entrance directly opposite the private area is also not exactly cozy; even when going to the bathroom, you have to pass the entrance. Due to the toilet’s location, it’s doubly so… do you actually get dressed again in between before then going to the bathroom to wash? The bathroom is too narrow for three people: if one is showering and another brushing their teeth, it gets quite tight in between.

I don’t find getting to the dining room bad; I actually have no problem with the room if the kitchen is given a proper island and more cabinets. But the situation of receiving guests and having to go down with them on a narrow ladder personally doesn’t please me. I also just noticed that the room is proportionally too long and can feel oppressive. Personally, I would lack some surface space everywhere, because furniture pressed into the corners like this has nothing to do with furnishing. The corner window in the kitchen is also unnecessary. The way the furniture is drawn, mostly corner pieces but only covering half of each wall, feels cluttered to me.

To bring something constructive to this* design:
Reduce the bedroom size and give the bathroom more depth.
Access to the bathroom and toilet around a corner via an anteroom. Give the living room access towards the staircase and space the staircase sideways.
Arrange toilets so that only one drainage shaft is needed.
Give the utility room more movement space and provide short paths to laundry, wardrobe, and drying options, possibly outdoors.

As for the *: The design is unusable because the staircase does nothing to create a sensible zoning (see comment about children’s room). Since the staircase is the most important element of the house, it should be consciously and sensibly positioned; only then can the rooms be formed.