Floor plan optimization 1st floor (if possible)

Dear forum users,
we have bought a terraced house from a developer and now need to finally determine the floor plan for the room layout.
Right from the start: The layout of the house is far from what we had hoped for, as is the character as a terraced house - but given current prices, nothing more was possible for us... :eek::rolleyes: So please don’t rub salt in the wound, we know there are houses with much better layouts.
As far as room planning is concerned, we believe there isn’t much possible, since the elongated layout and the windows restrict us quite a bit. Therefore, unfortunately, we don’t see many or any alternatives to the room division on the first floor, even though especially the ultra-narrow room is a thorn in our side. But maybe someone still has an idea??
We have only considered whether we should partition off part of the narrow room to make a storage room, but that is quite complicated and vacuum cleaners etc. can possibly also be stored in a closet in one of the rooms?
Regarding the intended use of the rooms: Initially, the rooms will be used as planned, i.e. two children’s rooms and the large room as the parents’ bedroom. In a few years, we will move upstairs into the studio, the children will get the two large rooms, and the small room will be a work and guest room (vacuum cleaners etc. could also be stored there).
We are very grateful for constructive suggestions and hope we haven’t forgotten anything (this is our first post in the forum).
Many thanks!


Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 162 sqm
Slope (-)
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 3
Roof type: shed roof
Style: townhouse
Orientation: north-south (garden south)

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof type, building type: terraced house
Basement (+), 3 floors
Number of persons, age: 4 persons (parents + 2 y.o. + 4 y.o.)
Space requirements on ground floor, first floor: 2 children’s rooms, 1 parents’ bedroom, 1 office/guest room
Office: family use or home office? home office
Guests per year: 10
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern building style: modern
Open kitchen
1 dining area in the open living-dining room
Fireplace (-)
Music/stereo wall (-)
Balcony, roof terrace: roof terrace + terrace
Garage, carport (-)
Utility garden, greenhouse: small garden
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be

House design
Who made the design: developer
What do you not like? Why? especially 1 children’s room very tunnel-like
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 580k
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 620k
Preferred heating technology: district heating

Why did the design turn out the way it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner? Yes
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it in your eyes especially good or bad?

Do you need the two children's rooms on this level? We are also building a mid-terraced house; in our case, at the bottom of the plan, across from the stairs is the parents' room, to the right on the plan is the bathroom, above on the plan is the child (crosswise), and between the bathroom and child is a small storage room. Then there are two large rooms in the attic. Other families in our area use those as children's rooms.

There is nothing to improve or worsen. At 5m width, this is the standard terraced middle house design. We once looked at such a terraced middle house settlement in ERH. The floor plan was exactly like that.

: Yes, that is our wish, because as long as both are still young, we will probably make a shared bedroom for both and a shared playroom out of it. The attic is initially supposed to be a large studio; it will contain the parents' living room on the one hand and the home office area on the other. When the children are older and we move upstairs, we will probably add walls upstairs to then make 2 rooms out of the attic.

If that is the requirement, I would be with : then your floor plan is already the standard.

Right away: The layout of the house is anything but what we wished for, just like the character as a mid-terrace house - but given the current prices, that was all we could afford... :eek::rolleyes: So please don’t keep pressing on that wound, we know there are houses with much better layouts.

Townhouses, i.e. terraced houses, certainly have their justification, so don’t speak so badly of them, but be happy :) Questions: how long is the long room? Will the attic also be converted right away? Can it offer an office as well as a bedroom? Will it also have a bathroom? Perhaps consider whether the two children's rooms can be combined (same gender?) With their close ages, the kids can probably share a large room at first?! Or plan a drywall partition, so later you can make one room into two and create a storage room. Or however you think.