Floor plan of a single-family house with basement and garage

Hello everyone,

here is another floor plan for constructive discussion.

Development plan/restrictions
Size of the plot: approx. 860m²
Slope: no, level ground
Building window, building line and boundary: see sketch
Edge development: garage
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2 + basement
Roof shape: gable, ridge in east-west direction
Style: house
Orientation: in the attached sketches north is at the top, i.e. the house will stand "straight"
Maximum heights/limits: N/A
Further requirements: all requirements have been considered by the planner

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: see sketch
Basement, floors: 2 + basement
Number of people, age: 2 adults, 1 toddler, provision for up to 1 more child
Space requirements on ground floor, upper floor: see sketch
Office: family use or home office? both, thanks to KVM switch this is easily possible
Overnight guests per year: 5-10 nights
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern construction: rather modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen island not a must, but probably sensible
Number of dining seats: 4 permanent, 8 for visitors (extendable table?), expandable with beer bench set for many guests
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: balcony see sketch
Garage, carport: double garage with workshop
Utility garden, greenhouse: raised beds preferred
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why this or that should or should not be:
See text further below

House design
Who designed it: planner from a construction company after several iterations
What do you particularly like? Why?: in our opinion, the plan is open and modern but still "cozy" and "comfortable"
What do you not like? Why?: in this iteration nothing bothers us anymore
Price estimate according to architect/planner: N/A
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: N/A
Preferred heating technology: presumably air-water heat pump

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-you can do without:
-you cannot do without:

Why did the design become what it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner?: no
Which corresponding wishes were implemented by the architect? All

What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
After many iterations with several planners, we now have a design that we not only have no objections to, but really like and are looking forward to.
Does the community see it the same way?

The biggest points for discussion are certainly the "hallway" in the upper floor corridor and the balcony in general.
But these were two points we really liked and were therefore more or less fixed. So to speak our wish gimmick.
It should be noted that the garden will be to the south, behind the garden there is only a rarely used footpath and behind that (with a slight slope) a small stream and meadow. The view would therefore be quite nice.

Otherwise, the plot is located on a curve (street to the north), to the west is the neighboring plot with a boundary-built garage and also to the west a little-used footpath.
Life will therefore mainly take place south and southwest of the house.

Your walls are all half a head thicker than usual. Many general contractors like to do this because it appears more valuable to their customers. The stairs are drawn very confusingly; however, I still believe I can interpret that the bedroom with the dressing room is two steps higher than the rest of the upper floor. This staircase points to a very easily accessible attic, and together with the cellar replacement room by the garage, the cellar then seems a bit too large overall. However, I did not read any indication of a vote of the terrain "in favor of the cellar." In general, a larger context of the location may be shown.

1. The thing with the wall thickness is interesting, I wasn't aware of that. The exterior walls are 42.5cm, load-bearing walls 24 and 17.5cm, the rest 11.5cm. Is each of those really one size too thick?

2. The bedroom is not higher. What you probably interpret as a step is the stair entrance on the ground floor, which is traced here. Basically, the stairs are quite simple: from the front door it goes straight down to the basement. From the open space it goes to the upper floor, with the entrance here angled 90°.

3. Yes, there is quite a lot of parking space with the basement and the garage. That is also a bit of a luxury. But well, you can't really save much. Partially basing the house doesn't make sense either.

4. The plot does not actually favor a basement, that is more the builders. The plot is flat as a board.

Do you see any major flaws in the floor plan? Would you change anything again because of the wall thickness?

Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: N/A

Before I say anything about it, please answer the question first.

Before I say anything, please answer the question first.

If this helps you to be able to evaluate the floor plan, here you go. 700,000€.

If it helps you to be able to evaluate the floor plan, here you go. €700,000.

It's not about whether I can do it. More about whether it's worth continuing to deal with it here. If you now also say whether you want to build in Munich or rather in a cheaper region, then it's perfect for me. Is the budget including additional costs, garage, etc.? Is the land included as well?