Floor plan with setback - yes or no?!

I don't know your taste, have a look at Baufritz Heimat 4.0 Very modern interpretation From the outside it is striking, not boring at all. The floor plan is a rectangular gable roof house

From the exterior design it's not really my thing (as I said, I prefer it more traditional) but very cool ideas for the interior (cozy seating niche in the kitchen *dream* that would be just my thing - what do you call something like that?)

The exterior design is not necessarily my thing (as I said, I prefer it more traditional) but very cool ideas for the interior (cozy seating nook in the kitchen *dream* that would be exactly my style - what do you call something like that?)

But you see that a rectangle is not boring

The corner really fits well

Take a look at Regnauer

Area is not everything.
Toys should not be in the living room. Up to 3 children play in this area
You come with the shopping basket and bump into the block tower
You want to set the table outside and have to walk through the railway track layout
Afterwards, you want to get the empty glasses from the living room and bump into the children's kitchen.

Do you understand what YPG means?

But you see that a rectangle is not boring

yes, that’s true of course. Still – with a rural, traditionally inspired house like ours, there unfortunately aren’t many options left :-( meaning no fancy window elements and so on ... Balcony is

The corner really fits well

Take a look at Regnauer

Space isn’t everything.
Toys shouldn’t go into the living room. Up to 3 children play in that area
You come in with the shopping basket and run into the block tower
You want to set the table outside and have to walk through the train tracks
Then you want to get the empty glasses from the living room and bump against the children’s kitchen.

Do you understand what YPG means?

yes, I know what you are getting at. Now I see it this way: toys "are allowed" to go into the living room sometimes and especially small children are always where mom is. I already have an 8-month-old son and when I cook he is always right next to me on the floor and that won’t change when he becomes more mobile, he MUST stay near me (demarcated). Older children can also be told where they are allowed to play. Childhood years are chaos years anyway somehow. What I want to say is, I have clearly less space now and it still works. I know others with (much worse) living conditions and it still works. I find the space good for playpens and such. And if I may mention one thing completely off topic: I’m not a fan of the nowadays common cheap plastic children’s toys - don’t even know what else I should still play with - accumulation. Sure, toys no question, but some living rooms really look like half a toy store is set up. That doesn’t have to be.

Can you find anything positive about our plan? I would also be interested to know if there are any thoughts/ideas that are not only bad.

It is not bad at all, but it is just a house design, not a pet, and therefore it should be buried without tears. It is about "principle": all parts of a design - even the good ones - are a liability when starting anew. Parts that were really good will automatically come back - and only if you do not whisper them to the planner is that a good thing.

Yesterday I found a floor plan in the forum (unfortunately I don’t remember where *sorry*) that is very similar to ours but appeals to me much more. I would very much like to hear your opinion about it.

How did you dig so deep here so quickly? - you have truly challenged my thread memory, because I had seen the thread, but it was "before my time"; the "stolen" picture comes from here: (now you may reward me by explaining why it appeals to you more).

Only space is not everything if chosen unfavorably.

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Toys still accumulate anyway. I don't find that bad. What is not played with ends up in the cupboard and reappears after a few weeks. So there is always something new now and then. My little one now uses everything.
Check out Pinterest. There you will find many DIY instructions. The rainbow rocker and the learning tower are used a lot. Especially the tower, as an Ikea Hack, is worth every penny.