Floor plan optimization single-family house approx. 150 sqm - on a small plot

I like the ground floor, only the living room feels too narrow..

I'll put it this way: everything would be too narrow for me. The dining table will be difficult to get up from or walk around when fully occupied. We redesigned at 3m because we didn't want to squeeze ourselves like we do in the rental apartment now in a new and also super expensive house. There is no space for any sideboards along the walls. The sofa area is perfect for an 8k TV. You can see every pixel. I would consider 2.9 raw structural dimension borderline there. A utility room with under 6.5 sqm raw structural dimension is already very small. You will probably barely be able to squeeze between the equipment. The office will hardly work with the drawn-in furniture like that. It can, but you then sit right in the Billy shelf. More than 30cm depth will not work. Classic lever arch files do not fit. The bedroom would be too long and narrow for me. The free space between the dressing area and bed can hardly be used. In any case, the bed should be moved from the wall to the middle of the room.

I have a width of 3.5m in the living room where the couch and TV are, and that is okay. I would not recommend significantly less than that. If you could add a meter (or at least 60cm) there, you could simultaneously mirror the upper floor, so that the bedroom and bathroom are in the north and the children's rooms are in the south. Then you would reach your 150sqm. Otherwise, it is quite tidy. The staircase can be like that. I also have this dimension of 1.9m. The steps are 80cm wide. Of course, it would be preferable if another 20-40cm could be added there.

It is too narrow for the current sofa and the sofa is quite new and should also be kept. That is definitely too narrow..

Don't say that to us but to the architect. Or did you give him that as input for the planning?

Sofa area is perfect for 8k TV. You can see every pixel. I would consider 2.9 raw construction measure borderline there.

Actually, I would stay well under 3 m for planned 8K, unless we're talking about 80+ inch diagonal here. So it would be suitable for that, but that was probably not the motivation here.

290 is way too narrow. With plaster, that's 285... Furniture is not placed directly against the wall. That is absolutely too cramped - you bump into things everywhere just by looking.

I'll put it this way: everything would be too narrow for me.
The dining table will be difficult to get up from or walk around when fully occupied. We replanned at 3m because we didn’t want to squeeze ourselves like in our rental apartment in a new and also very expensive house. There is no space for any sideboards along the walls.
The sofa area is perfect for an 8k TV. You can see every pixel. I would see 2.9 raw dimensions there as borderline.
The utility room with under 6.5 sqm raw is already very small. You will probably just be able to squeeze between the equipment.
The office will hardly work with the furniture drawn in. It can, but then you sit right in the middle of the Billy shelf. More than 30 cm depth will not work. Classic file folders will not fit.
The bedroom would be too long and narrow for me. The free space between the dressing area and bed can hardly be used. You should at least move the bed away from the wall into the middle of the room.

That the utility room on the ground floor is a bit smaller was okay for us since we plan a second one upstairs. But I noted that!

Okay, I'll take another closer look at the office!

I have a width of 3.5m in the living room where the couch and TV are, and that’s okay. I would not recommend much less again.
If you could add one meter there (or at least 60cm), you could mirror the upper floor at the same time so that the bedroom and bathroom are in the north and the children’s rooms in the south.
Then you would reach your 150 sqm.
Otherwise, it’s quite tidy. The staircase can be like that. I also have this measure of 1.9m. The steps are 80cm wide. Of course, it would be preferable if you could add another 20-40cm there.

I will measure our sofa and see whether 3.5m could fit with us.

Don’t say that to us but to the architect. Or did you pass that on to her for planning?

I didn’t give the architect anything, I only communicated our ideas.

I have now noted the following to pass on to her:

- Living room too narrow
- possibly different staircase (if it makes planning easier)
- children’s rooms not in the north – bedroom not in the south
- utility room upstairs with window added
- possibly enlarge the house up to max. 150 sqm so the rooms can be more spacious