Floor plan single-family house 2 full floors 195 sqm gable roof in Bavaria

Hello everyone,

the forum has already given us numerous good tips and critiques which have now been incorporated into our floor plan, for which we sincerely thank you. Attached is the draft from our architect which we already like very much. We look forward to your suggestions and feedback.

Bebauungsplan/Einschränkungen
Size of the plot: 853m
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: GF: max 200 sqm
Floor area ratio: 2 full floors
Building window, building line and boundary: see pictures
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof shape: gable roof 28°
Style: classic modern
Orientation: NE/SW
Maximum heights/limits: FH 9m
further specifications

Anforderungen der Bauherren
Style, roof shape, building type: simple, classic, gable roof, 2 full floors
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of people, age: 5 people, 2 adults and 3 children 3,5,7
Room requirements on the ground floor: utility room + technology, guest WC, pantry, dining area, kitchen, dining room, living room – upper floor: bathroom, master bedroom, 3x children’s rooms
Office: family use or home office? HO (possibly perspective master bedroom)
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: classic modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen
Number of dining spaces: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: terrace roofing planned
Garage, carport: double garage with storage room
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, gladly also reasons why this or that should/should not be: unsure whether utility room on ground floor or upper floor (both possible) |

Hausentwurf
By whom is the design made: architect
What do you particularly like? Why? Access from garage to technology room | many built-in cupboards | open design | pantry
What don’t you like? Why? Arrangement of windows | floor-to-ceiling windows on upper floor | orientation of TV in living room | possibly too low ceiling height at attic stairs | no windows in attic (wall or roof window) | possibly too dark in staircase area on ground floor
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 680,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, incl. fittings: 750,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: infrared heating or heat pump

If you have to give up, which details/extensions
-you can give up: large technology room
-you cannot give up:

Why has the design turned out the way it is now? For example
Mix of template from the internet and influence/wishes from us

open design

I don't really find that. Yes, the open space is open. But to get there, it's quite a way that is not inviting from the entrance. I would probably move the stairs towards the top of the plan so that the hallway can be opened directly towards the bottom of the plan.

I don't think so. Yes, the open-plan area is open. But to get there, it's a path that isn't inviting from the entrance. I would probably move the stairs upwards on the plan so that the hallway can be opened immediately downwards on the plan.

Do you mean moving them upwards on the plan into the area of the WC and pantry and accordingly moving the WC and pantry downwards?

2.47 finished height on the ground floor?! I would reconsider that as soon as possible.

Do you mean shifting upwards according to plan into the area of the WC and pantry and accordingly moving the WC and pantry downwards?

Well, I wouldn't swap it 1:1. And the staircase is fundamentally always well placed on the front side.
Generally, a relocation always means a redesign.
Personally, I just wouldn't like it as it is. The entrance and utility room are separated from the house by the intermediate building, and the whole corridor situation feels too divided and long to me and therefore not open in terms of the attractiveness of the living area where you spend time. However, for everyday routines, the corridor can also be disturbing.

possibly too dark in the stair area on the ground floor

I would probably also not plan the living area long, but rather as an L-shape, because southwest is also the garden and actually the better room orientation for garden use. In my opinion, the optimal terrace location in terms of sun orientation would currently be where the chill area/TV and office are.
In addition, you have to consider that five people live in the living area, who cannot avoid each other visually. Such an L-shape always guarantees you a corner where a situation can be shifted: kitchen tasks and around the corner children can watch TV less disturbed. If guests are present, other residents can still use the room more undisturbed. I experience this with our children, who, together with their own children and nieces, stay with us in the living area but without stepping on each other's toes acoustically or visually.
When the kids are a bit older, they could make pizza with friends while the parents watch TV without feeling observed.
The house design is otherwise fluid; windows in the southwest upper floor can be made smaller, e.g., with a sill. However, I would rethink this extension with the entrance in combination with the living area once more.

200sqm plus covered double garage plus a lot of earthworks with a steep slope (as far as the lines can be seen)... Budget is getting tight.