Floor plan optimization - approximately 160 sqm, 2 full floors, gable roof

!! No, better not! You are underestimating the wardrobe!

Okay, it will be discussed and reconsidered again, thank you.

!! the bed niches in the RBM will definitely not be sufficient with just plastering !!

If I understand correctly, the niche is 203 cm, plaster still needs to be applied, and then no 200 cm bed will fit in anymore, right?
Then you have to make sure that the niche is at least 210 cm if you calculate plaster of 1.5 cm per wall + paint, etc., and a little bit of clearance?

you know: you can switch the whole floor/house... But 1. we don’t know your requirements, 2. we don’t know your plot. We don’t know why the design is the way it is. Our tips can only lose!

What exactly do you mean by requirements, like how many rooms, etc., or something like - south/west side should bring in a lot of light?
I think we took a relatively minimal approach, said how many rooms we need, approximate sizes (after model house visits), living/dining/cooking area as an L-shape, guest WC without shower, office, 2 children's rooms, 1 bedroom without a huge walk-in closet, 1 main bathroom with double washbasin, bathtub, shower 150x100, without basement and attic as a cold roof.
We didn’t want to lose too much space in the hallway and wanted the stairs to be as optimal as possible. Those were our requirements for the interior of the house.
Preferably lots of light from the south/west, floor-to-ceiling windows since the garden is there too.
I attached the plot from the subdivision plan, the street is to the west and it’s a play street with a dead end, to the east there are existing buildings with 1.5-story single-family homes, to the north and south are new build lots like ours.

It’s especially counterproductive to put an expensive corner window where you plan to place the sofa directly in front of it. What effect should the "floor-to-ceiling" bring there?

Corner window :eek: I’m out!

Well, we got this corner window solution from the 2nd general contractor, it particularly appealed to us from the outside and we thought floor-to-ceiling can’t hurt. So definitely on the south side we want as much floor-to-ceiling as possible, on the west side you suggest rather with a parapet height and windows more wide than deep? I need to google how that looks, I always find it hard to imagine something like that, but light should still come in enough judging by the feedback xD[/QUOTE]

So this corner window solution was from the second general contractor, we particularly liked it from the outside and thought, floor-to-ceiling can’t hurt. So to the south we definitely want as many floor-to-ceiling solutions as possible, in the west do you prefer windows with parapet height and rather wider than deeper?

I have wondered from the very beginning

we are currently in the design planning phase with 2 general contractors, this is the design of the currently favored one. We basically like it quite a bit, but wonder if the corridor areas could be reduced or if another staircase would make sense? Do you see fundamental optimization potential?

why the optimization before the comma (that we might possibly say the other GC’s building proposal is better) is neglected from the start.

So in the south they definitely want as many floor-to-ceiling windows as possible, in the west you prefer windows with parapet height and rather wider than deep?

... and are you aware of the disadvantages you bring into the house with the many floor-to-ceiling windows in the south, especially in the height of summer? I rather don't think so.

... and are you aware of the disadvantages you bring into the house with the many floor-to-ceiling windows on the south side, especially in midsummer? I rather don't think so.

I am, or how do you interpret the forum nickname "The HITZ"? *LOL*

I do, or how do you interpret the forum nickname "The HITZ"? *LOL*

True, now that you mention it. I probably should have read the thread completely and especially paid attention to the name ... ;)

Well then. I just fear that the OP will start topics like "what on earth do I do...." and "will I manage with 12 air conditioners...." in two years, after renaming himself to "ÜberHitz" :p

There can never be too many or too large windows. :p