Floor plan single-family house, 2 full floors approx. 180 sqm, 600 sqm plot

Hello dear members,

like most others, I have also been silently and quietly reading along for quite some time. There are many great pieces of advice here.

The building application has been submitted and exterior dimensions as well as the number of windows are fixed. Positioning is still negotiable in consultation, but only to a limited extent. Inside, we actually still have almost all options. The general contractor is a local family business and has been operating for over 20 years. In the surrounding new development areas, you will continuously find them as well as two other GCs, and their reputation is quite remarkable. (In fact, we interviewed the newly moved-in builders around us for some time... *g*) One GC was ruled out due to the construction method (strictly KfW 40+) and the other after submitting the offer. The process so far has taken about 10 months, starting with graph paper, heating technology, necessary rooms, house positioning, and so on. There are great guides for this in the forum!

So, I hope these words were inviting enough to read through the list of questions. If I have forgotten anything, please point it out to me. I look forward to your feedback. Criticism is also welcome!

Development plan/restrictions
no development plan
Size of the plot – 598 sqm
Slope – no
Floor area ratio – 0.3
Building line, building boundary – 3 m distance to all sides
further requirements – orientation to neighboring buildings

Building project, including documents, has already been approved by the responsible building authority.

Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type – gable roof/ 30° pitch to the south side with 10KWp photovoltaic system, KfW 55 EE
Basement, floors – slab on grade, 2 full floors, cold attic
Number of persons, age – currently 3 persons, planned 4; 38, 35, 1
Room requirements on ground and upper floor – Ground floor: living/dining, closed kitchen, study/guest room, WC/bathroom, utility/technical room, guest WC including shower Upper floor: bedroom, dressing room (emergency room in case of 3rd child), 2 children's rooms, bathroom
Office: 2 home office places
Overnight guests per year: max. 5, excluding drunken friends, for those mostly the couch is enough *g*
Open or closed architecture: rather closed architecture
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: closed kitchen, island only as a work surface
Number of dining spaces: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: TV wall
Balcony, roof terrace: none
Garage, carport: garage + carport cover

House design
By whom is the planning done:
Planner from a construction company, based on a floor plan suggestion from us
What do you particularly like? Why? All necessary rooms are available in sufficient size
What do you not like? Why? Entrance to office difficult to use, lack of space due to guest WC + living room widening
Fixed price: approx. €450,000
Personal price limit for the house including equipment: €550,000
Preferred heating technology: air-water heat pump + underfloor heating

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-can you do without: size of the dressing room
-can you not do without: office/two children's rooms

Why has the design turned out the way it is now?
Corresponding/which wishes were implemented by the planner?
-We have already planned and commissioned the kitchen, floor plan has been adjusted accordingly (changes still possible)
We pondered a long time whether open or closed kitchen, after decision pondered whether pantry behind kitchen front or not, now pantry is behind sliding elements on the right side (see attachment)
-Storage space under the stairs
-Bedroom window facing east removed due to bedroom wardrobe
-Living room widened due to TV wall and space gain
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?
All rooms are suitable for everyday use and later living on the ground floor with few conversions possible

What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Are the individual rooms sufficiently lit? I have absolutely no feeling for this. Any obvious blunders visible?

PS: North is at the top on the site plan as well as on both floor plans!

If you have been reading along here for quite a while, I am, however, surprised by the "planned" botchers (and of course, that you only come with approved plans – what is there left to advise now – especially also with an already commissioned kitchen?). Nevertheless, thanks for the multicolored questionnaire, I really find it much more reader-friendly this way.

Changes inside as well as in the kitchen are basically still possible...

I notice the low ceiling height. After subtracting the structure, only a maximum of 2.44m remains. Depending on one’s own height and the height of the doors, I think this could be improved. In the kitchen, there would be too little light for me and I would miss the view of the courtyard: 2. window

drunken friendships

:cool: Cool compilation!

Bedroom window facing east canceled due to bedroom wardrobe

I would put the bed against the exterior wall, 1. you shouldn't place wardrobes against exterior walls because of mold risk, but I advise 2. for a better sense of space. Luckily there are other pieces of furniture besides wardrobes ;)

On the ground floor, I would get rid of the two walls between the living room and dining area. They are not helpful.
If you can place the toilet and shower next to each other crosswise in the current shower area upstairs, then you’d have a fairly well-hidden toilet, which is an advantage for 4 or 5 people.

There are no flaws. Such a conservative plan has always worked.

All rooms practical for everyday use and later living on the ground floor with little remodeling possible

You are the 3rd or 4th this week who wants to squeeze into a 4 sqm bathroom in old age.

What immediately catches my eye is the dressing room. With the two doors and one window, there is very little wardrobe space. Why should it be 15 sqm? It would be better to enlarge another room.

The ceiling height is also too low. Raising it is quite affordable (around €3,000 for us), but it brings a lot more "raumfreiheit".