Floor Plan Optimization - Fireplace Problem

But the chimney is not aligned in the ground floor and the upper floor. Our general contractor rejected integrating a chimney into the wall at that time; that would cause cracks.

We would have liked to have it in the wall as well, but since it (ground floor) is load-bearing, the architect also told us that it is not possible.

Thanks already to everyone who took the trouble to read the text, gave it some thought and finally also replied!

Today I mentally re-planned the shower bathroom and hope that the architect will say on Monday that this is feasible. This way the chimney in the shower bathroom disappears and goes into a built-in closet.

I am curious..

Sorry, don't get me wrong, but please stay on topic. Still, thank you for your opinion and your effort.

The "effort" is not an end in itself, but is supposed to be useful. I always stay on topic, only if I also stayed with the question (in the sense of sticking to the limits of expertise at the edge of their formulation), it would border on failure to provide assistance (and you don't do voluntary service in an emergency room for that).

We would have liked to have it in the wall as well, but since this (ground floor) is load-bearing, the architect also told us that it cannot be done.

That is only roughly true or simplified; and in this sense, a ridge beam is also a "load-bearing wall."

So, first: what does the property have to do with my question and the basement? And second: what does my forum name have to do with the architect’s planning?

If someone calls themselves a “do-it-yourself planner” software (and the design result may come in the appearance of professional planning but structurally breathes the nature of an amateur plan), then my conclusion is simply obvious. The property has less to do with the chimney position question (neighbor distances for the chimney were already pointed out), but very much to do with the economic side of the decision “for or against a basement.” So if suddenly a basement is revealed as planned, this follow-up question comes straight as “Amen” in church.

The "effort" is not an end in itself, but is meant to be useful. I always stay on topic, only if I also remained on the question (in that sense, stubbornly sticking to the edge of your formulation despite broader expertise), it would border on failure to provide assistance (and you don't do voluntary service in an ambulance for that). That is only roughly true or simplified; and in this sense, a ridge beam is also a "load-bearing wall." If someone calls themselves a DIY planner software (and the design result, though in the visual guise of professional planning, structurally breathes the nature of an amateur plan), then my conclusion is obvious. The chimney position question has less to do with the property (the neighbor distances for the chimney have already been pointed out), but it has a lot to do with the economic side of the decision "for or against a basement." So if suddenly a basement is revealed as planned, then this follow-up question follows straight as an "Amen" in church.

The software unfortunately tells me nothing, sorry! But now to get to the point: where exactly do you think this so-called amateur planning is? Please list exactly what is badly planned.. (Except for the parking space in the bedroom, which was already mentioned here) As info: yes, the storage room is deliberately not planned next to the kitchen, as there is direct access to the garage and to the garden here. With 3 kids, a basement is indispensable. And this was also not part of the question. Which question then follows "straight as an arrow"? Whether we need a basement?

Unfortunately, the software means nothing to me, sorry!
But now let's get down to business: where exactly do you think this so-called layman planning is? Please list everything that you think is planned badly..

No sorry, I’m rather relieved if the inspiration for your forum name does not come from SH3D. Several examples of points that experienced planners would have done differently have already been listed to you.

With 3 kids, a basement is indispensable. And this was not part of the question either.
So what question is then “directly related”? Whether we need a basement?

I don’t know any kids who would ask for a basement—however, many who are too lazy to put discarded clutter on eBay. Here, an attempt is always made to view building projects holistically and accordingly to identify conceptual improvements. When looking for answers in “please don’t ask me any more than I was asked” forums, I wouldn’t recommend any to you. Therefore, it makes sense here not only to present the fireplace and the floors architecturally affected by it, but the entire room program. From a basement as a not insignificant cost factor, the inevitable follow-up question arises as to what vote the topography of the property throws into the scale (see here with the keyword “11ant Kellerregel” or externally with the search phrase “With or without basement: a rule as a decision-making tool”). Of course, there are also people for whom the tabooing of their basement question is generally worth 100k in additional costs.
But we are less set up for those here (as said: holistic advice).

Where exactly do you think the mentioned amateur planning is?

The entrance area with the wardrobe is terrible. Only in tiny terraced houses do you accidentally trip over the first step when going out while sorting children out the door. With such a big house, I don't understand that you want it like that.