Floor plan of a single-family house with a granny flat

Washing machine and dryer turn a cozy bathroom into a wet cell where dirty laundry piles up.

Which cozy bathroom? - judging by the size of the "hall," I currently see more of a "bathing facility."

The hallway upstairs is certainly a nice idea, but do I really want teenagers causing a ruckus there in my stairwell afterwards? If you like that

That seems to me to be an accident in the floor plan design, that 20 sqm of stair exit remains in the square villa; so they just drew sofas there. Space to clean without any use. I should frame that we agree for once

So far, I've only heard people complaining about too little living space (and not about too much).

Food for thought: I know more than a couple who are stuck in a house that's too big, and the kids want to have more and more and just don't adjust. They just don't exist in the supermarket, that's often forgotten.
Personally, I just find the house monstrous.
With the current state, it's probably habitable, but considering that you will likely have about three-quarters of a million in construction costs, the result seems too compromised to me.
My recommendation: Go to architect number 4 and start FROM SCRATCH.

You don’t find our floor plan successful. That’s okay. But the way you present yourself here and give advice on how, in your opinion, a floor plan should be developed, I find condescending and also inappropriate.

My introductory remark simply and neutrally stated that, in my opinion, it makes little sense to discuss a finalized drawing of a sketch as if it were already a submission plan. The plan may have all the "authentic features" of a "finished" plan, but qualitatively it is still at the "round of sixteen" stage.

And I am certainly not the only one who has also pointed out which two defects lie at the "foundation" of the planning: namely an overly strong fixation on a certain house type as the desired outcome, and conversely the ignorance of the topography of the building plot. It’s not just about the width alone: many other families with multiple children and multiple cars also have to cope with not being able to spread out their building ensemble in Cinemascope style on less than 20 m plot width.

The approach I recommended in Ev-Marie86’s thread – by the way also my mantra in our private messages – does not claim to be a universal remedy, but it has actually proven to help planning beginners learn to walk more quickly.

Food for thought: I know more than a couple that sits in the too-big house and the children want and want but they don't adjust. They just don't exist in the supermarket, that is often forgotten.

That is the point that 75% of childless prospective homebuilders forget.

My introductory remark simply and neutrally stated that, in my opinion, it makes little sense to discuss a finished drawing of a sketch as if it were already a submission plan. The plan may have all the "authentic features" of a "finished" plan, but qualitatively it is still at the "round of 16" stage.

And I am certainly not the only one who has also pointed out which two defects lie at the "foundation" of the planning: namely, an excessive fixation on a certain house type as the desired outcome, and conversely the ignorance of the topography of the building plot. It is not just about the width alone: many other families with multiple children and multiple cars have to cope with not being able to spread their building ensemble in cinemascope on a plot width of less than 20 meters.

The approach I recommended in Ev-Marie86's thread - by the way also my mantra in our PMs - does not claim to be a panacea, but is actually proven to help planning beginners learn to walk faster.

It is not a finished drawing. We have also tried and discarded other house types. I have taken note of your comments but do not share them.

Food for thought: I know more than one couple sitting in a house that's too big, and the kids want to come but simply refuse to settle in. They just aren't available in supermarkets, which is often forgotten. Personally, I just find the house monstrous. It is probably habitable in its current state, but considering that you will likely have three quarters of a million in construction costs, the result would be too compromised for me. My recommendation: Go to Architect No. 4 and START FROM SCRATCH.

I will not comment on the costs, nor on family planning.

Whether the house is monstrous is certainly a matter of opinion. Personally, I do not find it too big for a family of four, and they are supposed to live there someday.