Floor plan draft for a 220m² single-family house

To be honest, I just skim through the thread now, but I simply don't get why you don't rather ease off a bit on the area aspect. Because that's still the number one lever when it comes to optimizing costs...

There's still plenty coming your way where you'll need additional money, especially for nice things that aren't even on the radar yet.

Completely independently of that, I'm also missing the WOW effect that I would expect with the costs.

Don't take it personally, but for me, it's all very compromised, so why not start over again? Because time is pressing?

To be honest, I only skim through the thread now, but I just don’t get why you don’t slow down a bit in terms of area. That’s still lever number 1 when it comes to optimizing costs...

We didn’t see an approach there with all the requirements and were just happy that after months of planning it apparently fit in the end.

There’s still plenty coming your way where you’ll need additional money, especially for nice things that aren’t even on your radar right now.

What are you thinking of there?

Completely aside from that, I also miss the WOW effect that I would expect with the costs.

I gave up on the wow effect; the attempt failed miserably in the end when there were structural risks. It was documented here.

Don’t take it the wrong way, but for me this is all very compromised, so why not start over? Because time is pressing?

We’ve certainly gone through 10 planning approaches with the company already. At some point, you have to stop. I don’t see anything I should commission. Building THAT like this, only smaller, is not the solution...

We’re not missing 100,000 € here that we still have to find. Therefore, I’m strongly in favor of finally getting things done with this design that really makes sense for us.

Regarding the plausibility of the price, I’ll be seeing a building consultant again in the next few days. Overall, to get advice on the whole matter...

However, it seems consistent to me. Other providers and also freelance architects have given me similar terms for similar projects.

I have not read the entire thread and therefore do not know if this has already been mentioned, but doesn't the entrance to the living room bother you? When you open the door, you have another door directly in front of you. The house is so beautifully spacious and then such a cramped access to the living room?

Best regards
Sabine

I haven't read the whole thread and therefore don't know if this has already been mentioned, but doesn't the entrance to the living room bother you?

No, it doesn't bother us. We explicitly chose a rather closed floor plan and don't want an open "portal" from the hallway into the living room or anything like that. Like every other room, the living room should also have a normal door that can be closed.

Maybe we save the corner in the kitchen again, which was additionally created to gain the corner window. The kitchen and the front appearance will lose out, but that's certainly €10,000.

See attachment.

We had explicitly chosen a rather closed floor plan and do not want an open "portal" from the hallway to the living room

Another point like that, but it looked different for a long time.