Floor plan single-family house 1.5 stories

Well, a kitchen island is possible even with a 60m² living room, just not as large. Pantry and backup kitchen(?)... you don’t need that, not even if 12 people regularly eat there. Large cooktop, 2 ovens. A layman can’t handle more anyway.

To clarify the topic of the back kitchen, currently it is still planned too large, but it still has its purpose and meaning. As a combination of work surface/storage space, food (since there is no basement), and possibly a second sink plus the accommodation of numerous appliances (and here I would want to distinguish myself from a layman), such an area behind the kitchen seems to me a really sensible addition.

Hello,

I don’t think the planner is the problem. Instead, it is probably trendy wishes that contrast with the budget or the size of the house.

[*]The house is too small for the dressing room
[*]The bathroom is too small for the freestanding bathtub
[*]The house is too small for the backup kitchen
[*]The house is too small for a kitchen island
[*]The house is too small for a spacious living-dining area (by which I mean 80 m2 or more for kitchen, dining, and living)

All these special extras come at the expense of the children and usability. I recommend checking various prefab house layouts. These are usually very efficient in terms of space utilization.

Best regards

Thank you very much for the honest and constructive feedback, but I cannot agree with this comment and find it almost cheeky to make an indirect accusation "at the expense of our children." After all, it is our dream house and we are very much considering that potential children should have a nice home too.

To clarify the topic of the back kitchen, currently it is still planned too large, but it still has its purpose and meaning. As a combination of workspace/storage space, food (since there is no cellar) and possibly a second sink plus the storage of numerous appliances (and here I would want to distinguish myself from a layman), such an area behind the kitchen seems to me to be a really sensible addition.

It's your house. You are buying the space with disadvantages in the main living area. And I don't want to offend you, but I am an amateur cook, a close relative is a master... he makes 10 courses for 12 people in a 12m² kitchen with one oven and a 60cm cooktop...

Are you a trained cook? If not, you are a layman, just like me ;)

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After all, it is our dream of a house and we are very much thinking about ensuring that potential children also have a nice home.

Yes....potentially... you don’t have children yet and with all respect and understanding... therefore you have no idea what life with children looks like and what takes priority... no accusation, I didn’t know either... and honestly I had overlooked that you don’t have children yet...

That basically changes everything. You won’t have time to constantly cook for 12 people when 1 or 2 kids are running around.

I don't think the planner is the problem. Instead, it is probably trendy wishes,

[*]The house is too small for the dressing room [*]The bathroom is too small for the freestanding bathtub [*]The house is too small for the backup kitchen [*]The house is too small for a cooking island

Well, if you don't want a dressing room or an island, 140 sqm could be enough. As a builder, you talk about 150-160 sqm, you get 175 sqm including an airplane wing. It may be that such a wing is desired. But then it is the architect's task to provide some clarification. Instead, he gets this: [ATTACH alt="IMG_1839.jpeg"]93199[/ATTACH] Look how misplaced the sofa is. The OP talks about a home cinema and what does he get? A view towards the freezer door and the staircase landing. You don’t just give that up?! Wardrobe cabinet? Nope! Not even a little bit? Nope again. Refrigerator and oven? Also here a decision, either or. And the orientations also don’t match in his plans. Instead, there is a window seat facing the street. And flowers as well as a kitchen cutting board are drawn in. That is made by someone who has rediscovered their playful streak.

and I would like to distance myself from a layman there

Dear Anni (or Ännie), that reads suspicious. The one who can cook can do it from 2 meters away and only with a pot and pan. You can recognize laymen by their superfluous electrical appliances, which are mostly interchangeable. They just don’t know it because it’s about the desire to have. And the same applies to stockpiling in an extra room or a backup kitchen: the one who can do it does not need such frills. By the way, there are plenty here who have raised a family while cooking, even without delivery service or chef, Insta and co. Often in a rather small kitchen without Thermomix, second sink, or grill function in the oven. And you want to tell me that you want to distance yourself from a layman. Then the draft comes from you?