Floor plan single-family house OWL approx. 150 sqm with east garden

Wow, thanks! I'll get back to you about it tonight!

A standard version with in my opinion optimal use of space, ...

I also like it very much. I would probably try to give the living room a bit more depth at the expense of the now very large office.

I like it very much too. I would probably still try to give the living room a bit more depth at the expense of the now very large office.

That was exactly my thought as well, and of course I have already prepared something: Two more views: I was just very proud because I still had the chimney perfectly on the hallway – both on the ground floor and the upper floor. But then it went right through the ridge. What a mess! Of course, we can't saw it apart. So it has to stay as it is or one gives up on it entirely and rather buys an aquarium, piano, or liquor bar.

Schnaps bar.

Always important! Also as an alternative currency in case of the apocalypse!

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Really cool! Thanks!!!! We discussed all the floor plans again over the weekend with the family. We are now agreed that the original design from the general contractor has significant flaws.

However, with your design, we still have the problem that one of the best corners in terms of daylight is now occupied by the pantry and WC. That is the southwest corner of the house.

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I find this solution clearly better. However, my wife is against placing the office facing the garden. Then again, the argument “the house’s chocolate side” comes up. Although with this design, I would even consider widening the WC and making the main entrance entirely from the north side.

At the moment, we are actually considering moving the office upstairs. In the general contractor’s design, that works, and of course, that would give completely different possibilities on the ground floor and significantly ease the “unfavorable” position of the plot and building envelope.

I’ve been thinking all this time about what task to give the general contractor for the next meeting.

One thing is clear:
The ground floor needs to be redone.
One main entrance, preferably from the north side.
Kitchen at least 3.5m wide.
Living-dining area along the entire east side.

Uncertain:
Kitchen should be on the southwest side
Office upstairs

How big should an office be at least for it to work including large shelving walls?
Another topic is the possibility of retrofitting a staircase for the attic expansion. The general contractor said for the straight staircase, you can simply add a third staircase as a steel staircase for attic access. For that to work, the staircase must be built relatively centrally near the ridge, right? That wouldn’t work in the bay window like in the above-mentioned design by , would it?

This planning is really exhausting! I had the naive idea that only the construction with constant on-site supervision would be exhausting. But the fear of making mistakes is not trivial either...

Luckily, there is so much help here!

These are the decisions that no one can make for you.

What is more important? The western sun in the living room or a wide opening of the house towards the garden. For me, it would clearly be the latter, as long as there is enough light in the rooms during the day. In summer, life takes place 90% on the terrace or in the garden. It’s a completely different feeling when all the main rooms open up there.

I think finishing the attic peak is nonsense. Who actually builds a staircase afterward to then add how many square meters? 10? What knee wall height are you planning now?

I don’t understand why the pantry now has more right to be adjacent to the garden than the office. I would strongly advise against using the expensive rooms in the house as storage for garden tools or similar. For that, you have cheap wooden sheds. Or what is the reason?

Office size – if well planned, about 8 to 9 m² is enough. Plan realistic furniture in the plans – then you will know.

Kniestock is 1.25m. In the attic, there would thus be plenty of space. Although not according to DIN, it should be enough for teenagers. At my parents' house, we had it rebuilt later and I used the room quite often despite the 2m height and 1.5m width.

The storage room towards the garden has already been mentally dismissed.