Floor plan single-family house, 2 full floors, approx. 170 sqm, slight hillside location

I think the opinion that there is also a small big city is good. Just say the district. Are there also heights for the site plan?

Is there a site plan with the house marked?

What are the dimensions of the property?

I agree with my predecessors and have the following comments:

For me, the kitchen belongs to the terrace - because of short distances in summer. And the air space certainly not adjacent to the kitchen, otherwise it is louder and more "scented" upstairs than downstairs. That means the kitchen & dining area would be in the current living space.

I also find such an air space of 10sqm a bit tight for the size of the house; instead, one could still accommodate a living corridor/office/hobby room/storage (possibly buyer's children's room) upstairs. If there is to be an air space, then above the living room.

In my opinion, the storage space in the house plan is insufficient front and back for a house of this size.

Hello,

first of all, thanks for all the feedback!

a few rather general points:

[*]the mini site plan was considered too small in some feedbacks, so attached is an aerial photo, hopefully that is better
[*]the plot has a slight slope, going downhill to the east
[*]the east side is the nicest side
[*]the plot has 550 sqm with 80 sqm of existing building from the 50s
[*]in front of the large window on the south side, at the property boundary, there is a medium-sized tree (next to the neighbor's garage) that would serve as a privacy screen
[*]regarding the number of rooms: two home office rooms are needed (I have been working like this since 2008), but there will be no customer/public traffic etc.
[*]currently we also live with an open kitchen, there were no problems with smells
[*]I personally know the architect (not just online). I came to him through a personal recommendation. Originally trained as a bricklayer, focus not on single-family homes

Otherwise, I also had the conversation with the architect. I took a lot of the feedback, for example:

[*]the "recesses" at the front will disappear,
[*]the guest WC will get a window and will be bigger, as will the cloakroom and the technical room
[*]the windows should be uniform in the next draft, or partly disappear
[*]the staircase should also fit tall people because of the room height
[*]access to the terrace should be via the east side. The terrace should also run around the corner to the south side

I had not addressed the topic of the open space (Luftraum), and now I am unfortunately still very uncertain. As I have learned by now, you can do quite a lot wrong here. There is a prefabricated house model park nearby; there is a house with a similarly large open space, which I will look at on Sunday. Or does anyone have tips on this (better leave out, possibly make bigger)?

Otherwise, the architect will create a revised design next week. Then there is some time over Christmas to think it over at least somewhat calmly and also to get feedback within the family environment.

Here is the aerial photo:

Guest WC with shower: just as wrongly conceived as with us: if you want to use it, the bathroom is too small. Otherwise, you wouldn't need it.
A cloakroom would result if you swap the storage room and the freezer.
The office at the back near the living room is rather suited for private use than for home office.
I would rotate the kitchen island here. Adjust the air space to the size of the dining table.

Thanks again for the detailed feedback, there is a lot of useful information in it!

The mini site plan was considered too small in a few feedbacks, so attached is an aerial photo, hopefully this is better [...] the property is 550 sqm with 80 sqm of existing building from the 50s.

Unfortunately, you have once again largely concealed the existing building. But at least now you can see farther. However, the aerial photo is only moderately suitable for estimating heights.

I know the personally (and not just online). I came to him through a personal recommendation. Originally trained as a bricklayer, focus not on single-family houses

... but on what? – I would not have expected a former practitioner and am all the more amazed by imaginary dimensions.

I did not mention the topic of airspace, but unfortunately I am now very uncertain. As I have since learned, there is a lot that can go wrong there. There is a prefabricated house model park nearby, where there is a house with a similarly sized airspace, I will look at it on Sunday. Or does anyone have tips on this (better leave out, possibly make larger)?

Looking at it brings little, listening and sensing more so. Yes, leaving it out is not the worst option.

Otherwise, the architect will create another adjusted design next week. Then there is time over Christmas to quietly mull it over somewhat and also get feedback within the family.

I suggested a professional approach and am still missing your response on that. Feedback from family is usually from laypersons – unless they wish you a home of your own and find this or that detail nice, I don’t expect anything there. How many plan-reading experts do you expect visiting over Christmas?