Floor plan optimization city villa + fill consideration

The carport will be placed on the side where the stairs are, and therefore the window starts above the carport and so only on the upper floor.

I think you asked me at some point why I wouldn’t put the carport/garage on the west side, and here is my answer: because then you turn AWAY from the evening and afternoon sun INSIDE the house. That’s why I would never ever have swapped everything around.

We have many different opinions here, and everyone has their own reasoning. If you listened to everyone, you would have to build a bigger palace including €100,000 more in costs and expenses.
If someone tells you: kitchen by the terrace, then that’s a smart point, but just one of many. No one minds if the terrace is by the dining area... it’s just a few more steps... and you don’t grill 360 days a year either (at least most don’t).
Of course, the kitchen is well placed there, but if the price is that the sofa gets cramped, then the kitchen-terrace solution is not suitable for this house and you choose the compromise that overall brings more quality of life.

But the floor plans of some pattern houses keep repeating.

The aha effect was missing.

That’s not necessary either. They are still just drawings. You bring the house to life with interior design.

Yes, usually you only build once and want it to be as perfect as possible, later regret as little as possible and learn from the mistakes of others. Often you are also blind yourself.

No, you don’t only build once, what would there be to regret, and mistakes from others don’t exist anyway. Do your thing or your guys’ thing. But make it work.

Yes, in the meantime we have gotten lost.

Yeah, in my opinion you’re not out of the maze yet... you’re way too confused for that.

I am already quite satisfied. And thanks to the forum, there were new decisions that will stay and are good. For example, more courage for bigger windows and especially a second window for the children’s rooms!
Except for the washing machine and dryer now on the ground floor and no wardrobe or wardrobe niche.
But you can’t have everything, can you?

Windows: also a thing. Two windows are good. But not necessary if the main window is big enough. Here they even face south, so it won’t get any brighter. Two windows also have disadvantages, namely less space for furniture or even a missing cozy corner. Then the bed is placed underneath and the child can no longer sleep. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. But if you have a good feeling about it, then stick with it!

However, for me, the most important thing is that the daily routine runs smoothly. And that includes (among other things) doing laundry and keeping the hallway tidy. And I don’t see that at all here.

So, put your architect on the spot! What does your husband say about all this?

I believe the idea you need to let go of is that there is a perfect floor plan. There may be a perfect floor plan for you - but it does not fit everyone.

... and all times: the more optimal something fits the "here and now," the more the ravages of time (in the sense of "panta rei") will take their toll - when the kids are grown, you build the second house (which is about time anyway, after all, it is said that the third one is for oneself).

That's why I would never ever have changed all that.

I also don’t like to exchange things. In the East, the carport is 1m lower than the house, in the West the difference is not that big.
If we didn’t build the carport in the West and had the living room with the window doors there, we would be looking at the neighbor’s garage. We already know that he will build it on that side. The neighbor’s garage is a bit higher than our property and only 4m away. So we would see it from the sofa.
Wouldn’t it also cast shadows anyway?
Our living room is now in the East and it’s 3m to the neighbor’s property line, so of course they can put their garage there. But it would then be a bit lower than our property because of the slope. What bothers me now about the living room in the East is that you can’t really step outside there. Since it’s only 3m to the neighbors, we can’t add soil. So we really can’t get to the terrace, also we have such a big height difference that the doors basically can’t be used.

the couch squeezed

Do you feel the couch is squeezed?
You can put a 3.3m long couch and still have 4.07m raw construction dimension to the TV. You can also add an armchair, even if it should extend a bit into the dining area.

but you’re way too confused for that.

Could be. I see some things more clearly. I still want some things and wonder how I can manage them. Especially hallway and laundry!

Then the bed will be placed underneath and the child can’t sleep anymore.

Why is that? Not completely underneath, but a bit is okay, isn’t it, or is it because of drafts?
We are doing 2 windows since the children will surely darken the big windows in summer with blinds. Then they have a 2nd window for daylight. We chose 176/88 strip windows at a parapet height of 125, or what else is suitable as a second window?

My husband honestly hardly thinks about it and lets me do it. But he is not totally satisfied either, he just wants to finally get going and have a house built.

And I have drawn something again. The dimensions are not indicated. They have since been redistributed. There is this U-shaped staircase with narrowing steps. Can this theoretically be done? I hope you can see what I mean. It gains space for the parents' bed, a mini storage room, and a niche in the family bathroom for the washing machine. The children's rooms give up a few square meters. I just don't know if this is a great idea or something unusual that no reasonable person would plan. Please share your opinions.

And I have drawn something again now.

Slowly *smile* it's becoming pathological. Redirecting two supporting walls again - at least this time without complication of the drainage (oh yes, my solution - you don't deserve it, but the readers are surely already eagerly waiting, and I don't want to hold them hostage for your forgotten homework, so see attachment).

I just don't know if that's a great idea

Do you insist on having three guesses?

Also works with the platform staircase, only you get a smaller niche and smaller storage space there. But certainly still okay.

I like the platform staircase because of the straight steps and I imagine it to be more comfortable in everyday life, also easier for the children.