Ground floor plan - Single-family house with the option to separate the upper floor later

Hello everyone,

the planning for our house is underway and I would like to have your opinion on the first draft of the ground floor.

Key data:

- Plot: 1300m2
- 2 stories with flat roof
- Garage must be placed next to the neighbor at that spot
- "To the back" only green with adjacent forest (no development at all), which is why an attempt was made to place the living rooms in the rear area and align utility rooms such as the laundry room and pantry towards the street side
- large walk-in closet, since besides a makeup area (…) a lot of clothing must be stored here and since no basement will be built, winter clothing will also be stored here, for example
- the upper floor will be unspectacular: 3 rooms between 15 and 20 m2 + large bathroom (approx. 22m2)
- upper floor is intended to belong to the children later (almost alone) and we will have our peace on the ground floor :D
- living and bedrooms would not be built over, the rooms on the upper floor would be limited to the front part
- option for much later possibly: renting out the upper floor (it would be planned so that this can be completely closed off with the installation of an apartment door. An apartment entrance door could also be installed on the ground floor (already planned in the floor plan), then renting or complete apartment for the older child
- to get a bit more light into the hallway, a fixed window is planned between the hallway and the small study
- the study might be converted into a small children's room for the first baby years
- fireplace possibly at the recess between living and dining area
- the bathroom houses shower, toilet and sink, plus the guest WC with toilet, urinal and sink

Personal situation:
2 people (late 20s) planning to increase to 4

Sorry that the whole thing is still drawn so "uncleanly" and not very clear at first glance... :oops:

PS: The furnishing is of course still deliberate nonsense... for example, the couch in that spot would be completely illogical... this comes from the fact that a friend created a first floor plan for me with a CAD program, which we have now been experimenting with all the time.

What kind of strange kitchen furnishing is this? An island in U-shape? You’re completely boxed in! And what is that thing behind the island, standing so far from the wall to the pantry?

We also have a lot of clothes. But in your planned dressing room, we five (four women among us ;-) ) could fit all our clothes, including winter clothes, bedding, towels, etc. And we would still have space left :-D

How big is the staircase? It seems a bit narrow/small/steep to me.

The dining area also somehow seems small. Certainly sufficient for a family of four, but you shouldn’t expect big guests. Where would you put the couch if not in that spot? I don’t really see another option except right in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, but then firstly those would be pointless and secondly you wouldn’t get onto the terrace anymore. As it is now, where is the TV supposed to go?

I consider a guest WC without natural light a no-go for a single-family house.

Maybe show an exterior view as well. And a better dimensioning where one can see the square meters would also be good.

Somehow I find the floor plan, as it is now, uncomfortable.

You have a beautiful atrium there, but unfortunately it is not really the center of the house. I would place the kitchen where the study is now, then you can also go directly to the terrace with food and drinks. I also don't like the current kitchen furnishings. The dressing room scares me!! way too big and danger of becoming a basement replacement room, mini bedroom so squeezed in... What does the upper floor look like? Do you sleep with the children on one floor as long as they are small?