Floor plan single-family home 230 sqm with carport square corner plot

and I have - as loyal readers know, contrary to my inclination - joined this abstention.

P.S.: however, I am happy to renew my invitation that may show not only the final draft but also the initial draft once.

Have you already completely planned the outdoor areas as well? After completing the house design, during the planning of the outdoor areas, we encountered one or two points that we could have synchronized better. For example, which lighting should be installed where on the house and the corresponding motion detectors, the camera positions (if planned), the preparations for the pool (we had to retrofit a technical room for the pool in the basement), etc.

I just noticed that nothing is planned on your terrace regarding sun protection or possibly wind protection. Maybe your trees are already tall enough. If not, I would really plan that now in retrospect along with the construction. Mobile parasols can be ultra annoying and no one will sit in the blazing sun. Maybe drillings, wiring or foundations also have to be made there. Later, you won't want to deal with that at these amounts.
We have a recess and an awning. Great for wind and sun.

Good points – we actually haven’t thought enough about the outdoor situation yet, except for the rough idea of a sail attached to the house wall. I have noted the design of roofing, lights, and motion detectors for our next architect appointment. Wind exposure is indeed less of a problem due to the tree population and the neighboring building. As mentioned, we have dropped the idea of a framed outdoor kitchen for cost reasons, but the connections will be provided.

Solid thing. Just a few tiny things which aren’t necessarily mandatory:
- the kitchen door blocks or at least considerably narrows the walkway if the cabinets are to be placed like that. This bottleneck can be annoying in the long run.
- many cabinets are drawn in by the architect with very different depths fitted exactly. Are these all custom-made carpenter’s furniture? If not, the search for suitable brand suppliers might become very time-consuming. The room divider in the living room, for example, would need a proper back panel and even that can look weird. Therefore, I would check all these depths to see if my desired furniture fits there.
- the wall between the bedroom and children’s room I would also soundproof or reinforce. The way to the bed is annoyingly long. I would probably move the door forward (to the children’s room side). Also, it wouldn’t be a sliding door.
- is this hobby room in the basement also supposed to be a guest bedroom? Is that well thought out? What kind of window will it have?
Otherwise congratulations – I think it’s going to be very nice. :)

Kitchen door: Good point, goes on the list.
Cabinets: We have that in mind too. We would like to “bridge” some things initially with existing furniture and possibly commission custom pieces later. So the point is absolutely valid.
Walls upstairs will still be revised. In my view, all upstairs walls should be soundproofed; we’re a musician household! :)
The basement is not really well planned yet. Ideally, we would have those slanting light floodlights that really illuminate the basement room in the guest and hobby rooms. Possibly, we will combine these two rooms and install one of those wall-folding beds. That way the bathroom is closer to the guest bed, the whole room gets light, and without guests there would be a larger hobby room.

... furthermore, I find the central door to the multipurpose room very inept and boring. Double doors can either loosen things up or look plain. Here I see the latter and would prefer a 1/3 – 2/3 solution in the hallway that offers the possibility of a sideboard or a picture wall. Also, for the 9 sqm office, you should stick to one door – whichever one tactically governs life management.
In the guest WC, I would swap the washbasin and toilet.

Thanks! The double door was just added last; previously there was a continuous wall there. I will also upload an earlier draft shortly. For me, the cloakroom-hall-door situation is not yet resolved. Maybe we will have to enlarge the hallway after all, even though we had already dropped that idea once.

Overall, I am impressed by how deeply you are thinking about our floor plans. Many thanks for that, it’s fun! And further ideas are welcome! :)

P.S.: however, I would like to renew my invitation, should show not only the final draft but also the first draft once.

Finally, I am getting around to following your invitations. Below I show a draft status from March. At that time, we still had one more floor, the house was bigger (and practically swallowed the garden), and we still had the bay window on the north side, which made the hallway situation a bit more spacious.

Criticism points included, among others:

[*]We cannot afford this house
[*]The garden is too small
[*]We don't need that much space
[*]An optional retreat on the ground floor is missing
[*]The pantry in this form is useless

The lighting in the entrance area was significantly better in the old design (door and window on the ground floor and open space upwards with large windows on the upper floor). Therefore, my suggestion with the additional window in the cloakroom and the skylight in the carport. That does not compensate for it. But better than nothing.

Alternatively, at least a frosted glass door in the WC?

Is there a special reason why the house is no longer being built parallel to the N / W property boundaries?

Is there a particular reason why the house is no longer being built parallel to the N / W property boundaries?

A few pros and cons, e.g. garden size southeast and "evening sun terrace" in the northwest corner, but it is still flexible. Both variants exist in the neighborhood, see below. What would you recommend?

As also shown in the satellite image, there will be little sun on the planned south terrace in the evening. What tools would you choose to create a good simulation of the sun positions throughout the year? The location of the house on the property could greatly depend on that.