Floor plan of a single-family house with approximately 150 sqm on a rear lot

I will never understand why someone voluntarily registers in a public forum and asks for criticism when they actually have no intention of opening themselves up to the suggestions. There are so many great examples here in the forum where the TEs have greatly benefited from it. And then there are the others. By the way, my favorite thread is the one about the piano, where the TE ultimately had the grace to admit that they should have listened to the forum. Dear TE, maybe you should read that once.

By the way, my favorite thread is the one with the piano, where the OP finally had the courage to admit that he should have listened to the forum more.

As far as I remember, we had two pianos here, with five children at and with a zigzag wall at – either way: Mom, we thank you!

I actually meant the zigzag wall. Do you have a secret glossary somewhere?!

I actually meant the zigzag wall. Do you have a secret glossary somewhere?!

An 11ant forgets nothing :) and there are also a few tiny little tricks

I will never understand why people voluntarily sign up in a public forum and ask for criticism if they actually have no intention of being open to suggestions. There are so many great examples here in the forum where the OPs have really benefited from it. And then there are the others. My favorite thread is by the way the one about the piano, where the OP ultimately had the humility to admit that he should have listened to the forum.

Dear OP, maybe you should read that one.

Well, I am open to criticism. At first, I only expressed why something turned out the way it did. I said maybe someone has a better idea. Reacting snippily and pettily when someone points out that the room sizes upstairs suit them is something different from giving sensible criticism. Having a large bedroom means nothing to me, and it does nothing for my husband either. Bed, wardrobe, that's good. What interests me is that I have contiguous prep space in the kitchen, that I don’t have to go through the dirty area at the entrance when I want to go upstairs, I want the children’s rooms to be flexible enough until they move out, I want and need a basement, I don’t care where the bathtub is since it might only be used once a month, etc etc etc. We are building a house with certain dimensions, and we have to swallow a toad because there won’t be any more space. I have spent hours on the phone many times with the building authority, tree protection and other city departments involved in the approval process, I have staked out the site, looked at the property dozens of times, asked neighbors several times whose building project has been massively delayed because the building permit did not go through (which, incidentally, came from an architect), asked other neighbors about dimensions, etc. Furthermore, there is a spruce tree in the south and while the parking space regulations are quite positive, the people in tree protection are very strict. If we become too narrow, that thing stays standing.

I can’t help it that the assumption that the south remains undeveloped is wrong. The plots here cost between 850-1200 €/sqm. Small plots are in demand and it also works regarding emergency exits, etc. There are several properties built like that where there was no chance to access from the rear in an emergency. You can buy out the parking spaces and the neighbors’ ages don’t matter either. My dad >60, our neighbor >70 had a photovoltaic system installed this year and one of them is building a conservatory. So if I don’t want to start on a north wall, want the connections from the municipal utilities, don’t want to risk rejection of the building permit, etc etc etc, we simply have certain requirements we must live with. The dimensions, by the way, do not correspond to those of the neighbors of the new building under construction in the north. We will be bigger and have a much higher knee wall.

That the neighbor’s garage will stand to our west was not even known until recently. The old garage was further forward on our driveway and in the old building plans the other parking space, etc. is at the front house in the south-west.

Here is the rotated version. I can’t find the furnished version right now. For the wardrobe, the wall would disappear or you combine the rooms, narrow the whole thing, and then have a long wardrobe wall with a bigger bathroom behind it. I would still change the doors. The one on the east only hinders furniture placement.



Bathroom larger and, as claimed, "appropriate" for a family of four, but the second bedroom is even smaller.

I also had that one, but somehow the entrance door in the north got lost to the right of the stairs and the window at the landing is missing. I actually liked the basic idea quite a bit and then the neighbor’s garage came, so I didn’t pursue it further. Although I still wonder whether it’s really that relevant or that bad if the living room is there. We rarely use it and when we do, mostly in the evenings to watch something, and it’s dark anyway. The terrace door in the west would be one that would rather stay closed. Then there is a bit of space below the door.

Here is the flipped version.

I like it better at first glance. Although there is no plot adjustment yet. If you make the whole thing half a meter wider and shorter, Bedroom II "wins". For the wardrobe, you could omit the door and "steal" a few more centimeters for the living room. The budget was rather tight, right? Otherwise, you could also consider a bay window for the gable and thus a slightly larger Bedroom II. Then swap kitchen and living room, meaning kitchen in the west and the bay window on the ground floor benefits the living area and creates zoning.

From my own experience, the wall butt behind the living room door becomes annoying after a while. Leave it out and hinge the door the other way around.