Forward-looking floor plan design upper floor

What does the term "Wohndiele" mean? After all, nearly 13 sqm and yet quite little usable space. The hallway past the stairs feels very cramped or almost a tripping hazard; the same applies upstairs at this spot. However, the walk-in closet already massively interferes with the floor plan. Provided the furniture sizes are correct, the arrangement with the dining table and the couch probably won't work well. It seems like you first have to get past the stairs and then overcome the obstacle course of dining table/kitchen/living area to finally reach the beautiful outdoor area. In short, in my opinion, it is too tight! Why have a guest room both downstairs AND upstairs? That could free up space for other necessary areas. How do you get daylight to the stairs; because of the unnecessary extension of the stairs, it stands in the middle of the house... all because of the walk-in closet? The huge opening on the terrace could cause various problems or significantly strain your wallet. Did an architect or planner draw it like this? As said, upstairs the stairs!!!! A gallery is basically fine but not if I had to restrict downstairs so much (living area, stairs). What you plan might largely be possible, although you never know what will happen (see grandma...). I would definitely implement something like this with an architect. For example, we once converted the garage in the house/on the ground floor into an office, it was planned differently.......

Wohndiele was the term used by the draftsman. A corridor is a traffic area, and that purpose is definitely fulfilled here, but also arriving "at home." The stair position is intentional and deliberately chosen (explained above). Besides, a built-in wardrobe will be placed underneath. The passage to the living room is 1.78 m wide. That is more than enough. Upstairs is narrower but still completely sufficient. I don't really care about the walk-in closet; it just fits well there. Nothing else was planned around it. It just came about because we wanted to deliberately integrate the stairs. The living room feels tight, true, but the furniture is drawn large. What problems with the large terrace door? We deliberately chose it like this because we now also have a large glass front upstairs, and we absolutely like it. Wallet... true, it will be strained, but we are giving up other things for it. Downstairs is an office (my husband is a teacher) and upstairs a guest room because we regularly have guests.

And still I don't understand anything, although my companion says to me: "You are not a little fool at all" ;-)

Enlarge the stairwell on the right side of the plan (above the utility room), of course assuming that there is no concrete ceiling and laundry shaft there). Halve the plan horizontally with a wall. New entrance on the right side of the plan for the upper floor, new straight staircase. New straight staircase opposite from the living area. Separation upstairs with a wall -> enclosed unit.

Enlarge the stairwell on the right side of the plan (above the utility room), which of course requires that there is no concrete ceiling and laundry shaft there. Halve the plan horizontally with a wall. New entrance on the right side of the plan for the upper floor, new straight staircase.
New straight staircase opposite from the living room side.
Separation upstairs with a wall -> enclosed unit.

Thank you, I have been hoping for such proposals.

Wohning hall, was called that by the draftsman. A corridor is a traffic area, this purpose is definitely fulfilled here, but also a place to "arrive" at home. The staircase position is intentional and deliberately chosen (explained above). Especially since a built-in wardrobe will be placed underneath. The passage to the living area is 1.78m wide. That is more than enough. It is narrower upstairs but still completely sufficient. I don't really care about the dressing room; it just fits well there. Nothing was planned around it. It resulted naturally because we wanted to consciously integrate the staircase. The living room feels cramped, true, but the furniture is drawn large. What problems with the large terrace door? We deliberately chose it because we now also have a large glass front on the upper floor and we absolutely like it. Wallet... true, it is strained because of it but we forego other things for that. Downstairs is an office (husband is a teacher) and upstairs a guest room because we regularly have guests.

Penggg, well sorry for bothering.......I was just giving my impressions. But if everything already fits exactly like that, then it's great.....but why draw furniture larger than it actually is o_O

The table is too big because I quickly sketched it with my phone. And the couch was also measured quite large by the designer, with 3 by 3 meters. It is absolutely right to convey one's impressions; that is exactly what such a forum is for. However, one must always remember that the house has to fit the residents and no one else. Our staircase is, for example, a prime example. Many shout, "How could you?" And I ask myself every morning, every time I walk through the tiled entrance area, which is usually the dirtiest part of the house, possibly even wet in winter? Hmm... no. By the way, friends of ours have the staircase in the middle of the living area. Without the possibility to slide a door across. That would be too wild even for us. My sons will not have to pass by us when they want to go to their rooms later. But it fits the family, it fits the house. In old age, when the two of them are together, it will definitely be nice. And it's certainly stylish with them.

hm... facts.. so, if the thing with the stairs and the renovation measures works, then later you would have a small shower bathroom downstairs with somewhere (upstairs or downstairs) the bedroom. Either the office on the same level as the shower bathroom or one of the children's rooms upstairs. There would be no space for a wardrobe downstairs.

People would then walk past your expensive car at the office entrance inside the garage... you have to like that. When you talk about a 1-year-old child, then in about 20/25 years you would be about as old as I am now or all my neighbors, who are about 3-10 years older than me and certainly didn’t dream six years ago (when building the house) of what you think one will tolerate later. Apart from my age, I would have no interest whatsoever in switching from a family bathroom to a shower bathroom in my own house or spatially downsizing with regard to a spacious bedroom. Rather, as I get older (and I’m not an isolated case), I tend to want more space, especially in the bedroom, so that you can move comfortably and conveniently, even if the hip hurts. The garage would also have to be kept open constantly so that the commercial subtenant can get to their apartment.

Grandma is now 99... do you think the personal standards for living behavior simply stop at 50? My parents, who are just under 80, insist on their 160 sqm, whether it’s possible or not. And they insist on it because especially the spacious bathroom and bedroom give them freedom. Comfort is not reduced either; rather, more space is used because the older you get, the harder it is to part with or just put away things, for example, sewing machines, other hobby stuff, sports equipment.

Regarding the current design without the later plans: the ground floor is rather standard and okay... I like the children's section upstairs. I find the parents’ bedroom impossible; if I were a right sleeper near the door, I wouldn’t find any peace, if I were a left sleeper my husband would drive me crazy in the dressing room at half past five in the morning. That would eventually be a reason for separate bedrooms or another house. Or divorce. The guest room will become a storage room with those dimensions.

I can speak for many people my age and older: we all built (again) to have comfort now, which concerns more the bedroom and the bathroom. The kitchen is also cool at our age because cooking is still fun. But the focus was and is on a spacious bathroom including a tub for medical baths or wellness. The latter: a bedroom where you don’t have to live on air and love alone. In this respect, I can only advise: plan long-term just for yourselves, then 160 sqm will work, and forget about renting out and the massively restrictive renovation measures.

P.S. A living area of 3 meters already seems extremely small to me... take a look in furniture stores at what sofas are offered there.