Ground floor layout ideas for division and arrangement

Sorry, I still don't understand why you should go down to the basement dirty. Are the dogs showered there and the riding gear stored? I also ride and come home filthy. In the worst case, I just change right at the front door. So I wouldn't specially place the stairs in a specific position for that. Maybe better a WC with a shower right at the entrance? As it is currently planned, you have to go through the whole hallway to the basement stairs, which spreads quite a lot of dirt.

we have two large dogs and horses,

I suspect that was a mistake in the last draft, I can’t imagine it otherwise. That’s why I didn’t take photos of the plans but just posted them as they are for now. It doesn’t make much difference for the assessment.

Since the upper floors might mirror or change based on the staircase and open space, it makes no sense to me to look at the upper floor if the ground floor isn’t right. Or why do you see it differently? Then I can of course also post the upper floor already.

When we are old and the children have moved out, we can still consider in 30 years whether to separate the attic with an outside staircase and, for example, rent it out.

Horses don’t like spiral staircases very much *SCNR*

If the architect plans the house larger than discussed, that’s not a mistake that just slips in during the drafting. And whether the house "fits" does make a difference in the assessment here (we like to discuss things holistically here, you won’t just get a coat rack suggestion).

On the other hand, stairs regularly ensure that the cards are reshuffled on all floors. Besides, the ground floor is derived from the upper floor and not vice versa.

That is pretty high on my production list for explanatory videos, and I have already pointed it out countless times here: age-appropriate building is a thing of the past – the trend is already emerging to build again increasingly close to retirement age. Despite later childbearing, empty nesters are increasingly still fit enough to take on the building stress again.

No, for our needs and everyday life the upper floor is derived from the ground floor. That suits us better and we use the upper floor for sleeping and that’s it! Therefore, the ground floor is the most important to us.

We have already spent a lot of money on it and he is really great both personally and technically! We can totally imagine continuing the construction with him and know of other houses where that worked well. But apparently interior design is not necessarily his strong suit, as it seems to me... the floor plan already really takes our ideas into account in terms of the available space. It just lacks a bit of flair and maybe also a bit more logic behind how to combine the purpose with the flair, so to speak. I simply have no more ideas there and thought maybe one of you does. Best regards