my personal favorite:
These are all beautiful floor plans, however, they integrate the sofa area too much into the entire living room, which we do not want. The area should be cozily secluded, the kitchen should not be too integrated, which is why our solution works much better for us personally. We don't like these open floor plans on the ground floor that much. This makes it difficult for us to redesign something in this area, which we also believe is not necessary there. We really like the space between the kitchen and living room because it allows us to use the bar area. The dining room therefore feels spacious, and when there are many guests, there is a lot of room around you. The kitchen is somewhat integrated into the dining area but not too much. I find the interaction quite good.
I do understand what you mean by the tube shape, but I suspect that according to our wishes it won’t bother us.
After several months, I have now looked at the pictures including the finished floor plan, etc., and I thought to myself: I am in love... That’s exactly how we imagined it. :D