Floor plan draft for a 220m² single-family house

I actually overlooked the pipe - I was always looking for something bigger. ops:

Have a chat with your planner. I still don’t see how, for example, the hallway can be made wider in the existing building structure without losing space in the parent area or children's room.

Anyway, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that you find something suitable soon!

This is what it looked like with the study facing the street. The kitchen / living area is arranged more logically here. But if you spend so much time in the study, you prefer to look into the garden rather than at the people passing by (who in turn also look inside when you are sitting there).

Somehow I have the feeling that the staircase is a problem for many of these points.

Placed at the top on the other side of the hallway (which I would find more advantageous for the upper floor), it would be on the living room side of the central wall in the ground floor. This "Z" in the section is tricky, especially small changes become difficult there.

- through a possible different staircase solution, the house might perhaps become a bit shorter

It seems to me that the house can "tolerate" one more meter of width: half in front and half behind the staircase. Did you follow the link from my post #4? - I really find the similarities very suitable to adopt inspirations.

I find it better. However, I would shorten the island here as well and arrange the WC/wardrobe a bit differently, possibly swap them. I also prefer the old upper floor, but make the laundry room accessible from the hallway.
Regards, Yvonne

If you placed the staircase on the other side of the hallway upstairs (which I would find more favorable for the upper floor), it would be on the living room side of the central wall on the ground floor. This "Z" in the section is tricky; especially small changes become difficult there.

What do you mean by Z?

The staircase upstairs on the other side of the hallway would really be a good solution for the upper floor.

Downstairs, however, I think it would be a problem. Due to our large-screen TV and the surround speakers that should stand BEHIND the couch, we actually wanted 6.40m between the wall the TV is mounted on and the wall in front of which the couch stands. We already have 6.20m distance in our rented apartment. I am somehow quite surprised that in a 220m² house apparently only 5.69m is possible. And I really don’t see much room for maneuver there either. The staircase on the living room side would worsen the problem or take away possible spots for living room cabinets and furniture. And I also don’t know if it’s so nice to always look at the staircase from the couch or dining table.

It seems to me the house could “handle” an extra meter in width: half in front of and half behind the staircase.

No doubt. But 220m² is our limit. We have to give our all financially there. No more is possible. Because the fittings are supposed to be high quality. 10m² more won’t help me if I can no longer afford proper technology or a decent floor covering afterwards. And it just has to be enough for four people.

Did you follow the link from my post #4? – I really find the similarities very suitable to draw inspiration from.

The house has almost 100m² more space, after all. Such a living room would of course be great. But I find no approach to transfer anything here given our framework conditions. I like it, no question.

I can ask the architect again for exact further measurements now and then we have to see. Significant enlargements are not possible though.

Would a half-turned staircase in a corner of the house maybe be a solution to circumvent one or the other problem? But I don’t want to start all over again with this idea if there aren’t very good chances of success. But I’m slowly feeling that such a straight staircase is more suitable for larger houses than for ours. Or am I wrong there?

I find it better.

Would you accept then not to sit privately at your workplace? I find it awful when people look in on you. In the kitchen that’s still okay. But where I sit at the desk? That makes my skin crawl. As logical as this option is from the floor plan perspective.

I find that better.

So, two doors to the laundry room or just the door from the hallway? I assume you mean two.