Floor plan holiday home Tuscany - 175 sqm on a moderate slope

Building in Italy is probably notoriously difficult. One should be aware that it is not the same as dealing with a German system.

But it may also be that I am overcomplicating it mentally.

I just checked myself again, meaning my thoughts.

I feel the planning lacks the typical local situation. By that I don't mean the exterior appearance, but for example the weather situation as well as the terrain and vacation home usage.

I can probably express it better now or even expand on it:
You are planning about 70 sqm of open space. That can be appropriate, possibly too large, for some too small... but then also with an open gallery. You either like it that way or not. (Personally, I like it spacious, I myself have an open space, so don't get me wrong)
However, you are planning a house on the one hand for holidays and vacations in a hot region, on the other hand maybe for later, when the situation changes. The hot region remains. But you forget that life here in Tuscany mostly takes place outdoors. And outdoor living is not visible at all in the design. By that I don't mean the outdoor kitchen or such, but actually the living and dining area that one integrates into or onto the house. Already in the planning, during the house construction, and not with an attached German terrace roof with an awning, but with a deep overhang above the terrace door.
Small windows regulate themselves with thick walls, because then fewer sun rays enter the house. What people want here in Germany, they don’t want there and vice versa. Shutters there are not just decoration; therefore, venetian blinds completely miss the point because they still let sunlight in.
Overall, the planning is too German for me.

But whether one uses a south-facing staircase to access a roof terrace at 40/50 degrees, I don’t want to believe.

I actually doubt that more and more. Especially since the money can certainly be invested more sensibly elsewhere.

if I may elaborate on my related thoughts

Of course. That’s why I’m asking you for advice.

If at all, then maybe a timeless classic like an old stone house or similar, but a "normal" house built in 2025 might not be to your taste anymore by 2040 etc.

Also a good point. That’s why it was important to us to build a traditionally Tuscan house with modern elements. Maybe large windows and a flat roof are overdoing it. But the large windows are simply wonderful for the view :)

but actually the living and dining area, which is integrated in or onto the house. Already during the planning, when building the house

Could you be a bit more specific? I find that aspect very interesting. Do you mean that the house should only be planned as a whole concept? Including landscaping? Or am I misunderstanding? The openness of the house to the outside and creating a connection between inside and outside through large openings was exactly what we had in mind. That we cannot always be on site and professional people assess it relatively neutrally I generally see as an advantage. But of course, that is very individual... like so many things. Your comments and thoughts are great. Thank you very much. Regarding the floor plan, I lack a bit of the imagination on how it could be changed.

Or am I misunderstanding? The openness of the house to the outside and creating a connection between inside and outside through large openings was exactly what we had in mind.

I wrote:

But you forget that life here in Tuscany takes place outside most of the time.

One rarely stays indoors in such a place but finds their living space outside. Yes, it might be a bit different in winter, but for that reason, one doesn't get a house there.
I don't know if you currently live in an apartment, but your planned design regarding the "great view" is comparable to someone planning their house as if they don't know that one spends time on their property, but only sticks to a windowpane - from the inside, of course.

Take a look at floor plans of houses from 1800-1900 in the South, they were built without air conditioning, the houses were simply livable without huge windows. With courtyards, water fountains, covered areas, etc. Maybe air conditioning will be banned in 15 years?

I know nothing about "Just for Fun" nor about the small change, that sounds too casual to me because we do not know the background.

A holiday home is always "Just for Fun," right? It's like the "Porsche" Just for Fun. Whoever can afford, besides their whatever kind of property in Germany, to build a holiday home in Tuscany certainly does not belong to the low-income group. The background does not matter - the money is there.