Floor plan planning for our single-family house Single-family house in SH

In Kahos' design, I would consider giving up the sliding door in the kitchen in favor of a normal patio door and moving the island to the wall (patio door then between the kitchen unit on the wall at the bottom of the plan and the freestanding peninsula, which then goes to the wall on the left side of the plan). For this, significantly enlarge the sliding door at the dining area on the left side of the plan and remove the wall stub on the left side of the plan between the dining area and kitchen. In my opinion, this creates a nicer sense of space, and since symmetry is not being observed on the facade anyway (which I prefer!), it doesn’t cause any problems there.

Maybe the windbreak should be shortened a bit so that the entrance to the kitchen can be further to the left, allowing the living room to be a bit deeper? I find the living room completely too short like this... it feels like it flows into the dining area.

Katja, why don't you give it a try

Sorry, wouldn't we then be back to the original design? Or I unfortunately don't understand you. I actually found it nicer when the kitchen doesn't feel like just a passageway and appears wider.

we have a living room of almost 5x5 meters and we find (despite a 2 meter screen) that the living room is too big, I would like the sofa to be about half a meter to a meter closer (my husband agrees) so 4-4.5 meters would have been nice (rental apartment, what can you do)

it looks like this then (the bar in the left corner is ours)
the sofa has a leg dimension of 2.7m

Currently we have 3.8m from the back of the sofa to the wall. That fits quite well. I think 4m is a good distance.

okay I think I misunderstood the depth thing, you mean the other direction, right?^^

okay I think I misunderstood the depth thing then, you mean the other direction, right?^^

That's a bit the crux: finding a good compromise between openness, TV distance, orientation, blocking windows, etc.…

Alternatively, one could bring a straight staircase into the dining area as a room divider to the living area. Especially in "long" floor plans, this is a commonly seen option. Would that be an option? The living area remains relatively calm and secluded, only the dining area becomes a bit more lively as a result. The rooms sometimes become easier to furnish and also more homely.