Floor plan EFH165 sqm first draft - Architect dissatisfied

Trying to save what can be saved – this architect (?) will have to completely redesign if he wants money from you because this is technically wrong and bad and it is a misconception that an architect can plan whatever he wants and then must receive the fee.
If he does not want a complete redesign – which I hope for you – then agree on a payment for the separation.

Yep, exactly.
Certainly, it will probably get worse during construction, so for me only separation would be an option. Surely nothing/not everything has been paid yet, so he would have to consistently demand that from you then. Everyone can confirm the absurd defects or the missing implementation of your requirements; the guy surely knows that too and he also surely knows that he handed over such rubbish to you.
A factually justified and clear letter with an offer for a payment could be a workable way; what could possibly happen?
It strongly reminds me of my own experience from what feels like 100 years ago during the first build without any knowledge. The plan came from the family construction company and back then the foreman would have been enough as a signatory since we built with the then green dot. Because of two small deviations, however, an architect had to at least sign and I was young. The exterior view then did not match the floor plan in details, e.g. with tight window planning, etc., and he asked us if he could also contribute his own idea. I said "why not" and in the end I paid a similar sum diligently (I certainly wouldn't do that again), although we threw the floor plan right away into the bin because truly nothing of our wishes was in it.
I am curious how things will continue with you.

I will try to answer everything

Regarding slope/ terrain profile
The 1 m over the entire property was an estimate by the architect during the site visit. There are no exact figures or surveys yet. However, the property looks very flat when standing in front of it, so there is definitely no steep slope. I am attaching more from the development plan again, maybe that will help. Since I want to keep the location anonymous, I unfortunately had to take screenshots and could not upload the complete file. Nothing is planned by the architect regarding the terrain profile.

Regarding architect/ contract
Unfortunately, we already had to pay half at the start of the service. Since we have seen some other designs that do not contain such glaring flaws, we still hope that something useful can come out if not the student, but the architect himself plans. However, if he does not respond to the change requests, we will probably have to part ways and hope to come out with as little financial loss as possible. We provided the architect with the room program including square meter specifications before the meeting.

Sketches/ plans
We have not received any further hand sketches beyond those I uploaded. It should be noted that based on these sketches, we initially found the ground floor quite good, although the room sizes were not yet recognizable. We were not so aware then that the technical room is practically unusable. We immediately criticized the upper floor and said that we did not like it that much.

Regarding the rescue attempt for the ground floor
Thank you very much for your effort! Meanwhile, we are convinced that the ground floor needs to be completely redesigned, since the position of the staircase simply does not allow the upper floor to be implemented sensibly. However, the idea of a utility room under the stairs, separate from the technical room, is definitely worth considering. Regarding the orientation of the kitchen, I am unfortunately a bit particular and absolutely want the view from the island to face the garden and definitely not towards the living-dining area. Therefore, the entire kitchen must become wider so that a reasonably large island fits in.

Are houses 47 and 49 already there?

Now I finally managed to get the quoting right. There is only a foundation slab and an incomplete shell on 49, no other houses nearby yet. It looks like they might have had to do minimal filling towards the garden, if the question was aiming at that.

The development plan answers the open questions. It is more about where the neighbors' houses and their garages are located.

If the view should go into the garden while cooking, then without SK.



At 7%, it looks like this if you don't want a slope from the street to the house.

The development plan answers the open questions. It's more about where the neighbors' houses and their garages are located. If the view while cooking should go into the garden, then without SK.




At 7% it looks like this if you don't want a slope from the street to the house.

I also find such a kitchen layout nicer and it can easily be realized with a pantry. There are many kitchen manufacturers who can plan hidden doors to the pantry for something like this.

And what on earth is "SK"? Thank you