Floor plan single-family house 215 sqm flat roof modern - feedback

Hello,

after long, silent reading, we are happy to present our "house plan" for discussion.

- We hope for honest feedback to avoid major mistakes


Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 785 sqm
Slope: 7.1% (2.00m on 28m plot)
Floor area ratio: 0.6
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Building window, building line and boundary: see photo
Edge development: Yes
Number of parking spaces: 2; 5.00m distance to street
Number of floors: 2 full floors
Roof type: open
Style: open
Orientation: see photo
Maximum heights/limits: 7.80m
Further specifications: Cistern, excavations, walls up to 1.00m permitted

Builders’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Flat roof, cubic shape
Style: Modern with open transition to the garden
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 full floors
Number of people, ages: currently 3 (32,31,1) + 1 (planned)
Room requirements on ground and upper floor:
[INDENT

GF: Living_dining_kitchen; study; shower/WC; house technology (HTR); cellar replacement room; gallery[/INDENT]
FF: bedroom; child1; child2; dressing room with central block; bathroom; WC; utility room
Office: 1x per week home office
Overnight guests per year: Au Pair/exchange student planned
Open or closed architecture: open architecture
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: island with sink + stove; passage from kitchen front to pantry
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage + bicycle parking
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, gladly also reasons why this or that should not be:


[*]House should be rather closed towards the street
[*]Maximum use of garden area
[*]Transition living_dining_kitchen to garden
[*]No basement
[*]Utility room on upper floor
[*]Gallery as a wish
[*]Flat roof as a wish


House design
Who made the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: Yes
- Architect: No
- Do-it-yourself: starting basis
What do you especially like? Why?


[*]Location on the plot and relation to neighboring buildings
[*]South orientation of garden + open window front
[*]Arrangement garage_house
[*]Overhang bedroom
[*]Overhang towards street
[*]Transition into the garden
[*]Gallery
[*]Utility room on FF
[*]Parent area with bath + dressing room


What do you not like? Why?


[*]Hallway area on FF somewhat large


Price estimate according to architect/planner: 450,000 EUR + kitchen + controlled residential ventilation + painting + additional construction costs
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: 550,000 EUR + landscaping
Preferred heating technology: brine-water heat pump with trench collector + passive cooling + controlled residential ventilation with enthalpy heat exchanger

If you have to give up, on which details/extensions
- you can do without:


[*]Overall size
[*]Size of children’s rooms
[*]WC on FF
[*]Pantry
[*]Transition garage


- you cannot do without:


[*]Gallery


Why did the design turn out as it is now? E.g.
Standard design from planner?


[*]Based on own wishes and many sketches + final design by general contractor planner (here only the SweetHome model for the floor plans)
[*]Function-oriented arrangement
[LIST]
[*]Garage - airlock - kitchen
[*]Utility room near laundry creation location
[*]Parent area incl. dressing room
[*]Bicycles have parking at entrance
[*]Garden utensils can be stored near place of use without garden shed


[*]Split level garage for approval of boundary development

Which wishes were implemented by the architect?

[*]From our point of view all

What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?

[*]The house follows the residents’ routine and reflects our wishes (gallery; function; form) well

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Our wish to you

[*]Please give us feedback on what you like or do not like
[*]Where you see weaknesses or potential for improvement

Have you ever drawn in the desired furnishings to scale?

Where should the au pair girl sleep? You do need your study, don't you?

Should the children really go through your dressing room to get to the family bathroom? Or did I overlook the children's bathroom?

Your total budget will not be enough

Have you ever drawn the desired furnishings to scale? Where is the au pair girl supposed to sleep? You need your study, right? Are the children really supposed to go through your dressing room to get to the family bathroom? Or did I miss the children's bathroom? Your total budget will not be enough

- Yes, furnishings to scale are available. Just not in the last draft shown here. - No, the children's bathroom is planned for the ground floor (shower/WC). WC for nighttime right near the children's rooms. - Home office is very flexible for me/us --> during the au pair period in the living area completely okay - Thanks for the budget note. There is still some leeway here. Exterior work does not have to be included in the 550k EUR. The plot is already owned and is not included here either. Any further thoughts on the floor plan?

No, the children's bathroom is planned for the ground floor (shower/WC). WC for nighttime right next to the children's rooms.

Do I understand that correctly? So your children are supposed to go one floor down to shower, etc.?

Honestly... you don't build 215 sqm with a "master area" of 50 sqm and send your children one floor down to the bathroom!?

Otherwise, I'm not good at imagining unfurnished floor plans, so I'll stay out of it.

Read the thread title and thought, wow, now I'm really looking forward to a proper project. Saw the floor plan and was severely disappointed. Nothing fits.
- Entrance area way too large, making the living area etc. ridiculously small in comparison
- 4.10m room width far too narrow for a kitchen island with sink. You need at least 5m -> 3m island + 1m passage on each side. As I said, minimum
- Utility room doesn’t work with 5sqm. 10sqm would be appropriate
- Shower bathroom on the ground floor will be interesting in this space
- Office on the ground floor could also use a few more sqm

No need to start on the upper floor since the ground floor already has so many mistakes that the design is almost dead as it is. The crowning glory is, of course, the single WC for the kids with a bathroom on the ground floor

Sorry for the honest opinion, but whoever was responsible for this messed up.

Should "Multi" be an office and a bedroom for an AuPair? AuPairs or exchange students stay for one year. Where will your PC, file folders, and family printer stay during this time? 10sqm is not exactly inviting... As an AuPair, I wouldn't want to share the shower bathroom with children either. A shower bathroom for children on another floor is also somewhat thoughtless... the parents' area is huge. One might think you don't have children yet. Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the little rascals avoided the small potty and downstairs and stormed your wellness bathroom.

Otherwise, I totally miss the mentioned hillside location here.
The rest is pretty botched. More walls than necessary, it almost feels like a labyrinth.
Ah, the garage is below the level... that's where the slope is. Then those are the suggested steps. Is that what you want? I find it really impractical to bring a lawnmower or groceries through this narrow airlock with a narrow staircase.
I also consider the budget to be too low.