Floor plan single-family house city villa approx. 240m² without basement

we have a rectangle of approx. 29x40.5

Ok, thanks. I once tackled it. Roughly with your handwriting, but with additional south windows, a reasonably large dining area, pantry in the middle or in the east... etc. Had a nice rectangular hall, half-landing staircase, the dimensions roughly as you planned, and ended up with 30 sqm less. Oops! I have noticed that you/you all, as you can see, have “planned” quite a few cantilevers on the facades. I put that in quotation marks because I think you simply placed your noses here and there to make it fit. And then you delight in all the bulges – you can still afford that with €750,000 (€50,000 is a price buffer) and the house also becomes more and more interesting – downright individual. However, a house width of about 24 meters on a 29-meter plot width is really something. The roof overhang comes on top with its brim. I don’t understand why one always has to use the entire width. In the end, you then build yourself a barrier on the property so that when the hedge on the side grows, you can only enter the rear property with a narrow wheelbarrow. And since there was a discussion especially about the south side, light etc., I come with the fact that the wind comes from the west. Long story short: I would rotate the house, so make it longer rather than wider. And I would really reflect with you whether this box with many bulges and brim is what you want to blow your money on, even though “simpler” versions can look great too. “Simple” referring to fewer corners. And at €750,000/800,000 an experienced architect should do the planning, someone who knows how to bring light into a large house. Because the light that comes through the windows is exhausted after 4-5 meters.

Ok, thanks. I once gave it a try. Roughly with your handwriting, but with additional south-facing windows, a reasonably large dining area, pantry in the middle or east... etc. It had a nice rectangular hallway, a podium staircase, the dimensions roughly as you planned, and it ended up with 30sqm less. Oops! I noticed that you/you all, as can be seen, have "planned" quite a few cantilevered sections on the facades. I put that in quotation marks because I think you just placed your noses here and there to make it fit. And then you enjoy all the protrusions – you can still afford that with €750,000 (€50,000 is a price buffer) and the house becomes more interesting – almost individual. However, a house width of about 24 meters on a 29-meter-wide plot is quite something. The roof overhang with the brim is added on top. I don’t understand why you always have to use the entire width. In the end, you build a barrier on your property yourself, so that once the hedge grows on the side, you can only access the back of the property with a narrow wheelbarrow. And since there was the discussion about the south side, light, etc., I bring up the fact that the wind comes from the west. Long story short: I would rotate the house, making it more elongated than wide. And I would seriously talk among yourselves whether this box with many protrusions and a brim is what you want to blow your money on, even if "simpler" designs can look amazing. "Simple" referring to a few corners less. And with €750,000/800,000, an experienced architect who knows how to bring light into a large house should do the planning. Because the light that comes through the windows is exhausted after 4-5 meters.

Thank you very much for your thoughts and efforts! May we see the result with 30sqm less?

Regarding the orientation and location on the plot: we want to use the width because to the "front" towards the southwest there is currently a garden with a view that will not be built upon anytime soon. To the southeast, there is still a building plot of the same size that will very likely be sold/built on soon. Therefore, we want it as wide as possible; there will still be 4m or 3m to the property boundary. We are restricted to gable or hip roofs by the development plan, and we just like the hip roof better. The cantilevered/protruding sections have mostly certainly arisen due to changes/adjustments from the initial draft, definitely not optimal.

Is it allowed to see the result with 30sqm less?

Unfortunately, I deleted that...

But here is an approach rotated with the origin in the upper floor, then the ground floor generated.
With the privacy screen towards the street, so your thoughts, that’s what I thought...

So just quickly thrown out...

Oh, I see, it's also about 240sqm... I was talking about the idea of the orientation. If needed, I can provide measurements later. You can afford the 240sqm. So why save if you like it?! However, I just don’t see the size with you, as I find the open-plan room a bit messed up. But I already said that.

Unfortunately, I deleted that...

But here’s an approach starting with the origin on the upper floor, then generating the ground floor afterwards.
With the privacy screen facing the street, so your ideas, I thought about that...

Just quickly thrown together...

Thank you very much for sharing - it also looks very interesting. However, we definitely want to keep the orientation of the main rooms upstairs and downstairs, precisely because of the view. I do like your approach!

We will now consider how to proceed, it will probably need to be redesigned...

Well :) Children actually need the light more than the view. But you mean the bedroom, right? Or on the ground floor? Then I do question the dining area, which is in the dark without a view. Where you stay, have a coffee, read the newspaper, and have time to look around. And your sofa is also more oriented towards the TV and the fireplace. Maybe you should explain that to yourselves. A great view is nice. But it doesn’t lead your life. So it should be integrated, but not the other way around.