Floor plan of a semi-detached house 7x16m on 390sqm in a settlement

I once had a draft for Goalkeeper with a side entrance, 7.13x10 m .. however OG as a full floor. This layout I could also imagine a bit longer (which would benefit the separate living room) and the question is whether 2 full floors would generally be allowed.

With 10 m wide plots, I always find it not so successful if the 3 m strip is then blocked by a garage. How do you then skillfully get new plants into the garden, for example? Where do you park bicycles? They don’t fit past the car in a 3 m garage, etc.

Goalkeeper, however, has north to the right on the plan. He didn’t realize it that way. But, just as a suggestion.

I once had a draft for Goalkeeper with a side entrance, 7.13x10 m .. however OG as a full storey. I could also imagine this floor plan a bit longer (which would benefit the separate living room) and the question is whether generally 2 full storeys would be allowed. With 10 m wide plots, I always find it not so successful when the 3 m strip is then blocked by a garage. How do you then, for example, cleverly get new plants into the garden? Where do you park bikes? They don’t fit past the car in a 3 m garage, etc. Goalkeeper, however, has the north on the right side of the plan. He didn’t realize it that way. But, just as a suggestion.

Thank you very much for the floor plan. Unfortunately, we are only allowed one full storey. The knee wall in the upper floor is 50 cm. We will not have a garage. Possibly a carport later. I actually find the 6.50 width that we have for the living room optimal. But I will still try it again with the side entrance since many suggest it. Maybe a solution will be found.

But I will still try the side entrance again since many suggest it.

You should not try it yourself, but have your architect plan it. You should only note what is important to you/we - he will take care of it. Why do I constantly read "possibly a carport later"? Plan it in right away, with this plot width there is no room for it later. Especially consider the issue of "brightness on the ground floor." With 112 sqm of planned floor area, a capable architect can definitely deliver something solid!

I found the thread
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundriss-efh-110m-eg-og-erster-entwurf-einteilung-raeume.41131/page-14

The OP chose the variant shown in the thread at post #116. Please take a look yourself, as I do not want to commit data theft.

.. yes, I also liked the floor plan. The 50 cm knee wall in the original poster's upper floor is just annoying.

I find your project quite interesting, as it somewhat resembles my "project that didn't happen."

why should I have the bedroom on the ground floor if I have enough space upstairs?

Well, I can think of many reasons besides "that would, among other things, loosen up the narrowness." Your plot is very narrow, which already places high demands on the floor plan. At the same time, you're trying to cram all wishes, ideas, current trends, etc. into your floor plan, which, in my opinion, would suit a square house better.

When planning, one should consider a long-term usage concept. You yourself say you want to move into the attic at some point. Well, I would prefer to have the bedroom on the ground floor with an en suite bathroom. I'll compare it to my "project that didn’t happen": try searching Google Images for "Zweifamilienhaus Xanten," there is an identical house (unfortunately no floor plan to see, which I can send you by email (expert report) if desired) "to be completed." It's a detached house, but they also planned one side without windows. As the name suggests, it was planned as a two-family house, with one apartment downstairs and one upstairs. I think you can apply that to your project too: build a two-family house, upstairs the open living room as a play area for the kids, of course no kitchen upstairs, own bathroom for the kids, etc. This would now have the advantage that the house "fits" over the years of use, meaning the kids grow up and have different needs, etc. Once the kids are out of the house, you could rent out the upstairs and the parents remain downstairs, returning to the bedroom on the ground floor.

Your plot is very narrow (the project that didn’t happen had a much larger plot). Is the neighboring house already built or can it still be planned for? With such a narrow plot, in my opinion, it would make sense to set the house further back to place two parking spaces (or carport/garage) in the front. If that no longer works: or you lay the garage/carport/parking space further behind the house. That would have the disadvantage that you need to build the driveway, but you would have enough room for a side entrance. I would not slap a garage or carport onto the house, as you would then be missing windows again...

Your wish for a large open living/dining/kitchen area is, in my opinion, somewhat oversized. Here we are back at the bedroom on the ground floor. That would reduce the space in this area, which would actually be good for it. Take a look at the attached picture. That is the view into the living/dining/kitchen area with lots of light. Because of the projected dining area, they could install even more windows (light). I actually found that the best part of the building. I didn't have the feeling that it was too small there. If I imagine the building that I actually visited with your floor plan (I look terribly long from the entrance all the way through to the window front of the living room; the windows would look smaller optically and the ceiling would feel very dominant and oppressive). The conclusion would be: entrance to the side, no other way around it...