Floor plan of a single-family house with a gable roof - opinions, feedback, suggestions

Hello everyone,

our planning is already quite advanced, but I would still appreciate feedback, your critical opinions or suggestions (which hopefully do not mean "do everything anew" :-) ).

Development plan/Restrictions
Size of the plot 454 sqm
Slope
Floor area ratio 0.3
Gross floor area ratio 0.6
Building window, building line and boundary see attachment
Edge development: new development area
Number of parking spaces 1
Number of floors 2
Roof type None
Style None
Orientation SSO
Maximum heights/limits top edge (GB) 11.0 m above ground
Further requirements Extensive greening of garage roofs

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof (flat anthracite roof tiles) with hipped gable (pre-weathered zinc), dormer with flat roof, red-multicolored clinker, windows anthracite
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors
Number of persons, age: 2 adults mid-30s; 2 children (1 and 4 years)
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: utility room and study (partly home office)/guest room (combined)
Office: family use or home office?
Guests per year
open or closed architecture: tend to closed
conservative or modern construction: classic to modern
open kitchen, kitchen island: partially open
Number of dining seats: at least 6 (one central dining table)
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no – TV unit
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage
Utility garden, greenhouse
Further wishes/special features/daily routine

House design
Who did the planning: architect
-planner of a construction company
-architect
-do-it-yourself by you
What do you particularly like? Staircase, bathroom, living room
What do you not like? Actually nothing. Possibly that there is no “real” walk-in closet.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 410,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
Preferred heating technology: gas condensing boiler/solar thermal

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-can you do without: basement; full staircase instead of a pull-out staircase to the attic (currently planned that way as well), shower in guest WC (already “saved”)
-can you not do without: fireplace

Thank you and best regards
kassiopeia

Quickly: Where will your building services go? Heating, water tank, electrical cabinet, controlled residential ventilation? I don’t see any placeholders for that. I also see very few storage rooms or areas, except for the attic. Therefore, I would completely remove the utility room/kitchen door -> more storage space. The sink there as well. The storage room under the entire staircase width should be deepened, otherwise it looks a bit strange in the living room too. Upstairs: I never find two doors in the bathroom all that great... But definitely the bathtub should be better placed against the wall so that the toilet gets more space. I can imagine that you will rarely use the planned terrace - be prepared that the terrace in front of the kitchen will become your favorite place ;)

Thank you for the feedback. The heating and water tank will go to the attic - true, that was not clear from the plans. :) The idea of not using the full width of the storage/pantry under the stairs is to use that part in the living room as a (book) shelf. What exactly do you mean with your comment about the bathtub? The terraces are initially still provisional, but I think you will be right with your assessment :-)

How exactly do you mean that with your remark about the bathtub? :-)

Move the tub further to the left according to the plan so that the toilet has more space. But I would also surround the tub on the left and right with platforms about 20-30cm wide.

Hello, I am a bit late, but maybe it will still help you: In my opinion, the staircase is a bit too short (and also drawn the wrong way around on the upper floor). Otherwise, I agree with Yvonne ( ) on all points.

Hello Jochen,

thank you very much - it’s still not too late :-). What do you mean by your comment that the staircase on the upper floor is drawn the wrong way around? The intended direction of travel is north (street) to south (garden). On the upper floor, the first few steps are covered by the hallway (in front of the bedroom entrance) and therefore appear shorter. The actual staircase length is shown in the ground floor plan, or did you mean that it also appears too short there?

Thanks and best regards