Floor plan of our dream house

This is again one of those threads where I wonder why the professional group of architects is so often denied their professional competence. No one would start tinkering with their own teeth using a drill. Why do so many people consider themselves draftsmen?

I don’t mean this as sarcastically as it sounds, but as other people before me have already advised: Make a very detailed, textual list of what you want from the house. If you have the budget to build a seven-figure house, then it really shouldn’t fail because of architectural planning. You would be surprised by the ideas an architect comes up with that you would never have thought of yourself. That could save you square meters, and thus also money, and besides, they think about things you might not even know yet that you need.

The garage, with its length, would normally not be allowed for boundary construction in Germany, as it is longer than 9m. At least this rule applies in almost all development plans.

The study on the ground floor is mainly intended to be used for storage, as stated in post 1 ... wouldn't the basement with over 60 sqm of storage rooms be enough? A storage size unimaginable to me in a normal household. Then there is the laundry room in the basement .. by the way, I would recommend installing a laundry chute somewhere more centrally accessible on the upper floor.

And the study on the upper floor, if really also for home office etc., then I would separate it more from the children's rooms.

And, with a house of this size, the staircase should be positioned more consciously. Regarding the elevator and the impending consequences, I would also bring the corridors to widths of 150 cm and not like now about 120 cm on the upper floor.

Besides, I wouldn't know where to position the staircase in a straight run (i.e. straight staircase) without taking away the space for the WC again.

There would probably be several possibilities if you were not already so fixed in your plan.

This is one of those threads again where I wonder why the professional group of so often have their professional competence denied. No one would start tinkering around their own teeth with a drill. Why do so many people consider themselves draftsmen?

I can understand that. What non-homeowners typically get from architects are either some wild star designs (completely irrelevant for single-family homes), awful buildings where there’s way too much fancy artistry, and the stamping guy for the umpteenth faceless apartment building. Then you might live in a house where the elevator is only accessible via stairs and think you could do better. I only learned to appreciate the value of an architect here after a longer time.

I can understand that. What non-builders hear from architects are either some wild star designs (completely irrelevant for single-family houses), dreadful buildings where too much artistic fuss was made, and the cookie-cutter stamp for the umpteenth faceless apartment building. Then you might still live in a house where the elevator can only be reached by stairs and you think, I can do better than that. I only began to appreciate the value of an architect after some time here.

This is somewhat exaggeratedly expressed but probably hits the core of the matter. For me(!) the classic "architect's house" is a house entirely inappropriate to its surroundings, perhaps with a huge glass facade to guarantee the wow effect. A soulless glass-concrete box that in no way reflects its inhabitants but only the reiteration of the inventor. Exceptional, but impractical. That is my picture—I repeat: MY picture of an architect’s house. However, I do not want to drag the profession through the mud in general here! I have realized in the recent past and see it not least in the posts here that it does make sense to use their services. You just have to find the right one and not give up on yourself.

I hope I haven't stepped on anyone's toes now! That was not my intention! :)

the waiver of the balcony is intentional. we wouldn't use it because we are absolute terrace fans.

Tip: You can do both. And even combine them quite excellently. I have a large terrace and a very large balcony above it. On the balcony, there is even a sun sail stretched out in some parts.

yes, I wanted to minimize the corridor areas. is that wrong?

In itself, no, but here it turned out quite excessive in my opinion and there are many solutions nowadays for an 80m² house - here it is often absolutely cramped and dark in one place and huge in another.

in the basement, the passage through the two rooms is not my favorite part of the whole house, but due to the L-shape, the planned use of the rooms, and again the reduction of corridor areas, it came about like this.

Well, it is like that because it is drawn that way. That’s what I meant above: The reduction of the corridor areas is so extreme that nothing is left of the large rooms. It didn’t just happen by chance; it is like that because it is supposed to be. If that is not even your favorite part, why did you plan it that way? Because of a few square meters of corridor?

For the size of the house, I find a lot of things incredibly tight.

a guest room would be quite unnecessary in our case; if necessary, the study can be temporarily converted.

Sure, when I lived in a 56m² apartment, I sometimes housed guests in the study during Carnival. In this house, I see endless (although difficult to use) spaces but the elements are placed quite incoherently.

Sorry for the frank words, you asked for feedback, here it is.

Again: I really appreciate that you put so much time and energy into your own planning. If it is supposed to be exactly like this, sure, then have it built like that, maybe it really will be your dream house.