Floor plans - Do you see potential for improvement? Ideas?

Hello everyone,

I am an avid reader of this forum and have already incorporated some of your ideas into our planning.

We are slowly approaching the home stretch (building application) and still have a few question marks or are not quite sure about some decisions.

Could you perhaps support us once again?

Here are the questions...

Is a roof pitch of 25° sensible if we can achieve a knee wall height of 2 m as a result? Does a flatter roof also have disadvantages?
Should we also plan knee wall windows on the south side?
Do you see any other need for optimization?



Thank you very much for your feedback!

From the previous thread:

Generous layout .. and I see the shower less as an issue, but I would rotate the toilet in the upstairs bathroom by 90°. And choose the east-facing window on the street side in the study with a lower sill.
If the kitchen is not supposed to be as drawn, then I would plan it now and possibly also make a terrace door to the south from the window.
And check whether the fireplace should really be placed there. I could also imagine it in the lower right corner of the living room in the plan. View from the sofa possible and heat source not too close to the dining table.

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Our architect planned a "privacy wall" in front of the toilet. We didn’t find the idea so bad at all. The idea still needs to mature.
We will adjust the window in the office. That really is a good idea.
In our first draft there was still an exit to the terrace via the kitchen. My wife currently prefers a U-shaped kitchen. But that is not fixed yet.
I will pass on your comment about the fireplace to our architect.

And these things immediately caught my attention again.
Due to the higher knee wall, I would probably give one of the children's rooms a south-facing window.

Why do people attach the stainless steel chimney to the house wall in a new building?

Because this is, firstly, significantly cheaper than an interior, masonry chimney and, secondly, some also find it very visually appealing.

From the previous thread:


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And the things immediately caught my attention again.

Due to the higher knee wall, I would probably give one children's room a south-facing window.

Hello kbt09,
we discussed your comments with our architect. The chimney should, if possible, be positioned in the area of the highest ridge. That seemed plausible to me. But your version and your arguments also sound convincing, although the chimney would then be right in the passageway between the house and the garage.

We somehow like the stainless steel chimney better. At least at the moment.

We had the window in the office changed (lower sill), it just hasn’t been reflected in the plans yet.

From your point of view, what is the advantage of turning the toilet in the bathroom by 90°?

Do you also have the feeling that the window arrangement in the west is a bit restless? Would a larger window in the bay window make more sense?