Floor plan of a single-family house just before final design - Please provide tips and advice

Or the older one plays cricket in the garden (ball on a leash), the younger one is more interested in stuffed animals and both are more interested in the iPad than the garden. I see that with the neighbors too, you don't hear or see them, plots of 700m2 with a pool

You don't know in advance what the children's interests will be. At some friends' houses, all the children from the street gather in their garden because there is a large paddling pool and trampoline. My thought was that I could cook while the children play in the garden. I can't do that currently because we don't have a garden and I have to go to the playground every day.

One question: I noticed that our architect calculated all double windows with a width of 2m. Isn't that a bit much? We don't have any windows wider than 1.6m now. Is there some kind of formula that states that from a certain room size X sqm, large windows should be installed?

I would suggest the terrace doors, maybe around the corner up there on the right side of the plan? It doesn't have to be the mega sliding door.

You mean in the kitchen up there going out to the garden?

Isn’t that a bit much?

No. We have 2 meters width everywhere with a window height of 2.15. If the house is wide, that makes sense. Narrower looks better with narrow exterior walls or if it is desired (conservative city villas).

Is there some kind of formula that states that windows of size X sqm should be installed from a certain room size onwards?

Windows should cover 8-10% of the room’s floor area. Otherwise, planned individually depending on the floor plan or architectural style.

You mean in the kitchen upstairs facing the garden?

I just checked again a little while ago: I had suggested completely omitting the pantry/cabinets in front of the stairs. Possibly a double door or single door there, but L-shaped terrace to the NW… actually, you have a great orientation: sun from the south into the rooms, additionally from west and north. NW terrace would get sun from 1 p.m.… I wanted to draw something but unfortunately didn’t manage. Your kitchen room has a lot of potential.

Wide windows bring more light into the room than narrow floor-to-ceiling windows or doors of the same area. Therefore recommended.

At 4, I had started not to observe so much anymore. One ear is enough, an occasional glance and a quick step if something happens. At 5/6, I am sometimes not even visible and in another floor or garden area.

Until you have built, the constant gaze is no longer necessary. Not having to go to the playground is a great relief.

And cooking twice a day doesn't last forever either