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

With a knee wall maximum of 50 cm, I suspect that "Bayern" specifically means Franconia. And with 800 sqm, a plot ratio of 0.4 is generous and the desire for a full upper floor is almost improper, but at least presumptuous. I will not even go into the details of the plan accordingly, as I consider the essential exemption here to be hopeless. Even if one were to get attested the roof pitch phobia from a psychiatrist—not, in my opinion, a big deal. With 320 sqm of possible living space, no one really needs full standing height in every corner. At least with builders born after 1980, I see the near-retirement rebuilding far surpassing the downward tendency. The trend towards this paradigm shift is already hardly overlooked today.

With a knee wall height maximum of 50 cm, I suspect that the "Bayern" specifically means Franconia. And with 800 sqm, a floor area ratio of 0.4 is more than generous, and the desire for a full-story upper floor is almost improper, but at least presumptuous. I won't even go into the details of the plan accordingly, as I consider the essential exemption here to be hopeless. Even if you could get a psychiatric attestation for the roof slope phobia — not possible — and in my opinion, that is no disaster. With 320 sqm of possible living space, no one really needs full standing height in every corner. At least for builders born after 1980, I see that rebuilding close to retirement far surpasses lowering the knee wall. The trend toward this paradigm shift is already hardly to be overlooked today.

I love this blunt language here in the forum. Thank you in any case for the feedback, I am also curious about what will come out of the talks with the city and whether there might be a middle ground that allows at least a somewhat higher knee wall. The floor plan would at least also allow for a lower knee wall.

Hello everyone,

in consultation with the municipality, we are allowed to realize an 80cm knee wall. Attached are the updated plans. Window openings are not yet properly planned and we currently have two variants for the dormers (see west view). Actually, we are not big fans of floor-to-ceiling windows, but visually it certainly looks good. We look forward to your feedback!

Thanks in advance and best regards

Your budget and the planned house do not match. A six-figure amount is missing for a move-in ready condition.

The hallway is a dark hole.
Why have a utility room on the ground floor when there is a basement.
Guest room and bathroom on the ground floor are not senior-friendly.

What is the basement supposed to be used for? They are just empty rooms and there is space upstairs for the study. Do you have a free room in the attic?

Actually, all previously mentioned comments still apply.

Dining table and fireplace I find much too close together. Both in terms of space, but also the person sitting directly in front will probably get grilled.

I don’t see the budget either. The basement, the masonry and roofed double garage, and the dormers with the projections make the house more expensive than 2000€/sqm. Then large sliding door, fireplace?, large courtyard door in the garage... For a basement, one calculates a bit less than 1000€/sqm, I see the double garage here with a 3 (or even 4) in front, a bunch of dormers are elaborate, also in terms of price. I correct the basement upwards: it is supposed to be a living basement - I only see that now. If you plan nearly 300sqm, you also have to be able to pay for it. How do you come to your mentioned budget??? About the floor plan: I assume the living unit is supposed to be divided into two living units later? Then try to furnish the guest room on the ground floor. Barrier-free... hm... could work. Personally, for a single-family house (with children) I don’t like the attached staircases. That always takes away some of the single-family house character. Here too: the hallway on the ground floor is prominent, looks somewhat old-fashioned, and will be dark. What fundamentally failed here: you enter the ground floor (after the staircase) and look at a wall. That is not inviting. I would swap the kitchen area and living room and then of course place an inviting double door with a view opposite the hallway door. I think a dream house is being planned here with 3! offices/guest rooms plus basement rooms – so basically everything is doubled and everything has to work for all eventualities and all this in a higher-priced option. My tip: leave out the basement, make the utility room a bit bigger, and build the double garage as a prefab kit. And consider whether you need the dormers upstairs, because for a separate living unit later you will need a balcony and parking spaces again – do you want to implement that in 20 years? I don’t think you want that. “Fireplace yes, with bench” what does that mean? A stove? That costs extra floor space and also five figures in price!