Floor plan single-family house 147m2 - opinions, criticism, suggestions for improvement?

Good grief, now I only see the driveway. Tiny property and rear land - yeah, it will probably come down to reversing. Unless you can sweet-talk the neighbor into using his north corner as a turning area. But that probably won't work. It will also be interesting for the neighbor. Can you even make a 90-degree turn in 3m?

Is the neighbor already known? Is there already a house there? The parking situation should in my opinion be clarified first before starting to build. If the building authority allows garages, the situation looks quite different. What exactly is stated in the [Bauvoranfrage] or in the response to it?

Oh dear, now I just see the entrance. Mini-plot and rear access - yes, it will probably come down to reversing. Unless you can persuade the neighbor to let you use his north corner as a turning area. But that probably won’t work.
It will also be interesting for the neighbor. Is it even possible to make a 90-degree turn in 3 meters?

In such tightness there it would almost be advisable to agree with the neighbor to jointly create the area and each use the other’s part for turning, as far as parked cars allow.

With such tightness there, it would almost be advisable to agree with the neighbor to jointly develop the area and allow each other to use the other's part for turning, as far as parked cars allow

Exactly my thoughts as well. I would even consider a shared roof so there are no pillars in the maneuvering zone.

Hello everyone,
first of all, a thousand thanks for your honest assessments, answers, and especially for the counterproposals (many thanks Katja and Tamstar). We are really enthusiastic about this forum!

We almost suspected that it would not be optimal like this. All the more happy are we that we sought help and advice here. As mentioned, unfortunately we do not get any such impulses from our structural engineer.

Uiuiui, that looks pretty uninspired to me. A dwarf kitchen squeezed into the tiny corner...

It already sounded here: You will not be happy with this kitchen!...

The kitchen was also our number one worry. We tried for a long time to get a bit more space out of it and at the same time to somewhat camouflage the kitchen so that it is not so visible from the living area. Hence this angled wall to make the passage a bit wider. The original proposal by the designer was to leave everything rectangular.... :( well
Your objection, HausiKlausi, is absolutely justified. The kitchen deserves considerably more space compared to the time spent there. Especially since we like cooking together very much. There simply lacked ideas and experience to solve it differently. We have already been to the kitchen supplier and expressed our concerns regarding the size, which were always dismissed as unfounded. Well, they probably just want to sell quickly...

I will simply assume that you have the choice and I am also for north. Accordingly, here quickly a sketch with a standard design for (approx.) 9x10 + basement (lower part of plan is east):
You have to imagine dormers for the kids.

Regarding the kitchen, your design offers absolutely new possibilities. Thanks again for that! There is really a lot of space. Also, the dining table now has significantly more breathing room. The living area seems a bit cramped in comparison, but maybe that is deceptive. Ultimately, you mostly just sit there anyway. I will try to redraw the design myself and dimension it accordingly to get a feeling for the available space. Apart from the kitchen and living room, your design looks very promising and very well thought out. We especially like the hallway and avoid that tiny cloakroom and have room when guests come. Also, the idea of the U-staircase is great. You can go directly down to the basement from the kitchen. Moreover, a window can now be placed on the upper floor and thus light the upstairs hallway. Although only from the north side, but still better than no natural light at all.
I have a few questions regarding the floor plan:

[*]Could you provide me with the dimensions of the staircase used and that small partition wall for the kitchen island? Is there also a window/pass-through planned in this small partition wall (see arrow)?

[*]There are now many windows planned in the living/dining area. This naturally makes the whole room very bright and inviting. However, we still need to fit in a highboard (161x40) and a piano (152x60) somewhere. The highboard could probably be placed opposite the free, narrow end of the kitchen island. For the piano, probably a window would have to go, right? Possibly the rear left window on the west side?
[*]If the carport were to be placed on the east side, the front door, the guest toilet window, and possibly a window from the study would be covered. Could the guest toilet window also be placed on the north side?

I will try to draw and dimension this first :)

What I also wanted to say – I find the wall thicknesses strange. 32 cm exterior walls – what is that? Timber frame? Do they meet the energy saving ordinance? I first adopted them but standard nowadays is already 50 cm walls. Of course depends on the material.

According to the building description, the exterior wall consists as follows: interior shell of approx. 1.5 cm interior plaster, 17.5 cm hollow brick (Unipor or Poroton), insulation depending on heat demand calculation 120-240 mm and 10 mm decorative plaster. Since we are building according to the building energy law, it will probably be 120 mm insulation material. We cannot become any wider outside because otherwise we would not comply with the 3 m distance to the neighboring property.

Is the neighbor already known? Is there already a house there?
The parking situation should in my opinion be clarified first before starting to build. If the building authority allows garages, the situation looks completely different. What exactly is in the building inquiry or the answer to it?

No, the neighboring property is also not yet built on and we do not know the neighbor yet either. We only know that the new potential neighbors are currently taking care of buying the property. As long as nothing is fixed yet, the seller does not give out the contact details. We hope to have clarity in the next few weeks. The allocation of right of way/easement is already settled and looks as follows:

In the red section, we have right of way, and in blue the neighbor. Garages are probably allowed by the building authority. The only problem is the neighbors in the east (19/43). They do not want a masonry garage higher than 2.7 m. A carport is apparently okay. Very difficult...o_O Would a garage here or maybe on the west side have advantages?

Here is the text from the building preliminary permit:


Best regards and many sincere thanks again.

In such a tight space there, it would almost be advisable to agree with the neighbor to jointly create the area and allow each other to use the other's part for turning, as far as parked cars allow

Thank you, Yosan. We will definitely do that as soon as the neighbors are fixed and we have contact.