Floor plan single-family house approx. 200 sqm double garage basement

You have a quiet office behind the living room. That’s quite secluded and should be enough.
How old is the development plan and what do the houses around look like? If they all behaved, I wouldn’t have too much hope. But the sloped ceilings in the children’s rooms are not the end of the world. Your bedroom could have a captain’s gable or something like that.

Exactly, purely rationally absolutely correct. The office on the ground floor was currently thought of more as a craft/hobby room for my wife, and later as a bedroom to be able to live all on one level. We really need to think carefully again about what we actually need and what we want to afford.

The development plan is from 1966 and there are only very few exceptions in the area. We are currently in talks with the city to find out if they would approve the building project as it stands. Possibly it could also come down to a slightly higher knee wall (the requirement is actually max 50 cm), the floor plan would at least allow for various alternatives.

We can also very well imagine a captain’s gable in the bedroom, yes! Possibly with an exposed roof truss...

Thanks again for the feedback! I’m already curious what you’ll say once we have made more progress on windows and so on.

You already have a study on the ground floor, don’t you?
What is the room on the ground floor next to the bathroom for?

Currently, it is planned as an office / craft room for my wife. Primarily, it is intended to serve as a bedroom in old age.

Under the door dining/terrace there is a window marked in the basement. Somehow that doesn’t quite fit.

Good point, the positions of the windows are still not correct, but we have to pay attention to that!

Basement with living space quality costs more than 1,000 euros per sqm. There is more on top of that.

Ok, that was to be feared, thanks for the hint!

I would extend the terrace to the kitchen so that you can get to the fridge directly from outside.

Yes! Very good idea, we will especially try to implement that in the course of the kitchen planning. Thanks!

I don’t like the staircase. It is a bit old-fashioned and doesn’t connect the living spaces.

We have already considered various options for the staircase... We are always grateful for creative ideas there.

Many thanks and best regards

later on as a bedroom to be able to live on one level.

I can't believe that this wish is mentioned again and again , no offense! I just cannot understand this idea at all. What do I want with a house that I use only half or with a basement 2/3 not at all? And why are there stairlifts? How is someone with limited mobility supposed to move around in such a tiny bathroom and mini-bedroom (otherwise one wouldn't have to move to the ground floor)? Why should I build my house for a case that might occur in 50 years?

I can't believe that this wish keeps being mentioned , no offense! I just absolutely can't understand this idea. What do I want with a house that I don't use half of, or 2/3 in the case of the basement?

In this specific case, a division is really possible thanks to the staircase. Therefore, I find it okay.

We already had the problem with the light in the hallway as a topic, but apart from skylights and glass elements in the doors, we have not yet found a perfect solution. We are very grateful for good ideas here!

If the walls fall towards the stairwell, the problem is almost solved. Then a glass door to the office - let there be light!

Hello Sabine,

thank you very much for your feedback! We have already had the problem with the light in the hallway as a topic before, but besides skylights and glass elements in the doors, we have not yet found a perfect solution. We are very grateful for good ideas here!

We actually wanted to do without a children's bathroom and prefer to have a shared family bathroom.

Best regards

Glass elements in the doors do not bring much. We have a double-wing living room door with a large glass insert and another sliding door (glass) to the kitchen. Next to the front door we have a 2.25x1.0m large window, when the roller shutter is down, it is quite dark in the hallway (despite the glass insert in the front door). It will be very dark in your place.
A family bathroom with teenagers will no longer be an oasis of well-being, we had that in the first house and would never do it again; a private bathroom is one of the most important things for us in the new house.

Best regards
Sabine