Floor plan detached house 2 full floors + basement approx. 130 m² living area

Let's assume that at HeinzLöwe there are no plates with food scraps left standing around, but they go straight into the property… then the design is a very solid design. Personally, I don't like some things, but that's not worth mentioning, because it will work. I checked the height of the basement and windows for a common room, the location of the light wells, and that they do not collide with the terrace. The lighting situation in the house or on the west side could be improved by rotating the whole house slightly counterclockwise. Then you would enjoy having a bit more garden space in the west. Also, the house would then have a bit of flair, which is somewhat lacking. I would also design the pantry more straightforwardly – it seems like a foreign body in the otherwise unadorned style. I find the upper floor a bit cramped regarding the hallway and bedroom wardrobe options. But that is the compromise of everything. The shower partition can even be omitted.

One could improve the lighting situation in the house, or rather the west side, by rotating the entire house slightly counterclockwise. This way, you would enjoy having a bit more garden space on the west side. Also, the house would have a bit more flair, which is somewhat lacking. I would also make the pantry more straightforward – it seems like a foreign element in the otherwise unadorned style.

Funny, that was my first thought too: to align the house on the right property boundary and have the carport triangular, tapering, or something similar. I’m usually more of a square-head, but some variation here wouldn’t hurt.

Personally, I would swap the kitchen and living area and wouldn’t worry about the kitchen becoming too small. The living area would then be much more spacious and better designed. And I always like having the kitchen near the access path. But if it absolutely must remain arranged as shown, then I would probably organize it like this, with the cabinets at the top replacing the pantry (of course, the window would then have to be adjusted):

Somehow the staircase there feels like a foreign body to me. A spacious entrance is nice, but here it is rather cramped, and I miss the matching spaciousness in the living area. Therefore, I would rather allocate the space consumption at the entrance to the living area. Maybe you should also question the often discussed square floor plan here for your purposes/wishes. I don't like the proportions between entrance/kitchen/living that much; so far, the floor plan seems to me more indifferent than tailored to your wishes (which I do not know in detail), definitely much more is possible.

On the ground floor, I would give the guest WC a small shower; at the latest when the kids get older, they will appreciate it (e.g., partially use the space of the entrance for this). The bathroom upstairs could also yield about 2 sqm and can still be a nice bathroom; size alone does not have much value there either. The current plan with the door swinging into the shower area is not nice, and the position of the WC is also not ideal. The children's rooms are quite large, but even there, measured against other room sizes, maybe 2 sqm less each would be enough for storage space or a dressing/closet area. In the basement, you have three larger rooms, which is a luxury missing upstairs; perhaps you could also relocate bedrooms there, simply to gain more free space on the ground floor. If I were you, I would also try a rather rectangular floor plan once; you can find thousands of those on the internet. Windows? I am currently sitting in our half-finished "glass box" but looking outside through large windows into the greenery, we love it.

You must not tell that to a Polish wife. She wouldn't let anyone in if the kitchen is not tidy or lockable

Nanana.....could it sometimes be that the egg comes before the chicken? :D. But it is actually true that you should pay much more attention to your own habits and wishes; there is no right or wrong here either. Therefore, I always enjoy seeing other lifestyles and habits, even if some sound funny to me at times. The variety is what is beautiful, which is why I keep pointing out that one should find their own way instead of aligning too much with the rather uniform thinking and living of other builders. For example, from the basic idea, we always have an open living concept and like large windows; friends come without appointment. An activity that seems hectic to me when guests arrive immediately takes away my joy; I would also easily go to bed and could let the guests continue celebrating alone. Therefore, such visits never stress me out.

An activity that seems rather hectic to me when guests come immediately takes away my pleasure in it

When we still sometimes lived in the townhouse, overwhelmed with work (me) and children (everyone), and the ratio of stuff to space negatively affected the basic order, I occasionally invited guests - not because I necessarily wanted to see them, but because I knew that then something would be tidied up. The lowered mood in the house during the tidying-up actions was not directed against me, and yet part of my discomfort was eliminated while I was in the office. One could call that "strategic inviting."

Where the startled faces appear at my "strategic invitation," I give a small reading hint: My wife laughed a lot about it (several times), she too has her mechanisms to move me to "desired behavior," the humor of which I can hardly resist. We have been happily together for thirty-three years – not only in love but also in deep friendship and knowledge of each other's strengths and weaknesses. When she was asked what the recipe for our long relationship was, she answered, "A mixture of convenience and lack of imagination." I could have laughed myself silly.

Isn't that called purely results-oriented behavior?
In my profession, I was repeatedly "impressed" by life-smart people who always knew how to help themselves everywhere and happily went through life, where all the educated and highly paid knowledge carriers had long since failed.
Nevertheless, I recognize a certain shabbiness in your method, yuck.:eek:
That just reminded me that I haven't invited my mother-in-law for a long time; I'll tell my wife about it right away and then withdraw so I don't hear the noise of the vacuum cleaner so much.