Floor plan for a 200m2 hillside house with a granny flat at

- Living area: Some time ago we looked at a house where the kitchen, dining area, and living room were arranged in an L-shape about 3 meters wide, and I didn’t like how it felt to walk through. - Guest WC: I agree, very small and without natural light. - Did I miss the dressing room? - The second staircase on the upper floor leads again to the attic; what is it intended to be used for later, or have you checked the available heights there? According to the plan, the step-off is between 1.5 and 2 m of raw construction height, which I consider nearly unusable for everyday use. Overall, especially with a tight budget, I would try to place the bathrooms and kitchen on top of each other as much as possible to avoid bulkheads and long distances. For the kitchen dimensions, I would place tall cabinets on the left side of the plan (3.3 m), remove the window on the left side of the plan and place it crosswise (as the cabinet row is currently arranged), with a 3x1.2 m island in front, as I believe was in one of the options. This should provide more storage space with practical walking routes. In the initial post, it said you don’t want a spiral staircase; what other shape would be considered? Straight, with a landing?

Where are you building? I guess southern Germany?

The draft is not entirely ours in this form, the draft at the beginning (red) was drawn by the architect (but with my template), I only tried to redraw it. No one is drawing in the office right now due to quarantine emergency.

Thanks for your comments, I appreciate the effort and will address them one by one.

Stairs by the architect, acceptance of the boxing at head height, here it’s “only” two steps, it should be over 2 meters head height as far as I know. But before that the kitchen unit was planned there, maybe I’m mistaken about the 2 meters?

I haven’t paid attention to such details, like exact window positions, it was mainly about approximate measurements for me.

What would be the alternative to the windbreak, storage space for a possible rollator? Standing directly in the living room is also dumb, right?

Therefore, a (self-built) window seat should definitely go there,

But I don’t imagine it to be so catastrophic with the island

You could also turn the table. That’s rather the extendable version with 2.4. But then the space in front of the door would be wasted. How do you determine that it will be uncomfortable? The window left of the table is not a patio door, so it stays closed. Therefore, one can sit relatively close, I think. There is 1.1-1.20m between door and chairs, isn’t that enough?

The door to the all-purpose room is supposed to be a double door.

Yes, the WC is tiny. We haven’t found a good solution for that yet.

The knee wall is planned at 1.25, 2 m line, see red plans :) I also find the bedroom huge :( Maybe my measurements are somehow weird. Or the stairs are shifted too far upwards overall.

The draftsman has redrawn your draft neatly and tried to conceal the biggest blunders. Otherwise, he didn't think further. He just has your wishes - no matter how bad they are, they are sold to you first. Draftsmen do not advise.

ditto

For 550K you want to see a step in the ceiling in the new building? The resale value immediately drops by 40K. Yes, the architect there (if he can even call himself that) "cloaked" the mishap with kitchen cabinets. Basically an outrage.

Some details are crucial for the function. Things like doors, walkways, minimum dimensions, stairs, wiring, and so on cannot be squeezed in somewhere at the end. That will be a botch.

The room is too tiny to be useful. Either omit it or make it bigger.

You mean now top left in the kitchen? Could that be in a separate room - something like a reading or craft room?

When it comes to kitchens, it's mainly about sensible work arrangement. For that, there are specialists like Kerstin or even better a dedicated forum. I'm no kitchen expert, but even I can see that is terribly impractical.

This whole table-chairs-door problem creates a big jumble. First of all: which way do the doors open? When they are open, how much space is left? For tables, chairs, etc., there are certain standard sizes that shouldn't be undercut. For example, a table is often 90cm deep, with chairs to sit comfortably you take about 3.50m depth. In this area, no doors should open or paths cross. Nobody likes sitting with their back directly to the wall. When getting up, you pull the chair back... You see, others have already thought about that.

Yes, that always looks nice. But not with this staircase. Because then you knock down anyone running from the kitchen into the living room. Boom!

I already have one. However, I have revamped everything - as always. I am still drawing but everything is already finished in my head.

What is the roof pitch?