Ground plan design single-family house 165 sqm without basement on 400 sqm plot

and AT LEAST speak with another independent architect...

Yes, understood. That is currently under debate. Further developing the design, even if it is at least not completely unthinkable for us now, may make little sense.

As I already said ...

Find an independent architect, do "Module A" with them, and during the proofing phase then conduct an open-ended determination of the more suitable construction method.

... the mistake here is having skipped the open-ended determination of the more suitable construction method and having already ended up with an "in-house" planner for Module A, whom one better does not put in charge before service phase 3.

Does this apply everywhere? Our planning is currently based on the floor plan of the Baufritz house "Schneider"

Yes, it applies everywhere. Although the "Baufritz Schneider" differs significantly in that the house and stair axes are crossed there and are identical in the present OP. However, you see the same effect there, forcing the master bathroom into the ensuite configuration, and what you call the "cozy living niche," I would rather say, the staircase here assumes the role of space divider between the living and dining areas, trying to dominate. The "structuring" is more restrained.

just a bit larger and reduced to one bathroom upstairs. It is precisely the staircase that creates the cozy impression of a "living niche." Of course, this is not the case in this floor plan.

I will gladly address your design in your thread :) Hopefully, the inspirer design can still be recognized in the finished derivation ;-)

Yes, that applies everywhere. The "Baufritz Schneider" differs significantly in that the house and staircase axes are crossed there, whereas in the local OP they are identical. However, you see the same effect there, forcing the master bathroom into the ensuite configuration, and what you call the "cozy living niche," I would rather say the staircase here arrogates to itself the role of space divider between living and dining area. "Structuring" is more reserved.

I will gladly address your design in your thread :)
Hopefully, the inspirator design can still be recognized in the final derivation ;-)

Thanks already. My thread will come too, but it will take a little longer;-)

Hm. I don't quite understand the open-ended construction method. The construction method, even the look and color, is relatively strictly specified here by the development plan.

By the way, that was exactly the plan based on which I received the recommendation here. It is not an in-house planner. Independent architect. Larger office, not a one-man show. There was also a site inspection. No plan examples were presented to us beforehand that we liked.

I also want to elaborate a bit, even if that will again be seen as defending an unsuccessful floor plan idea. So be it. :) Some background information is sometimes not bad.

We currently live in a rather new house built in 2018, not self-designed, rented. We definitely didn’t want to have any of the planning mistakes and things that don’t work for our lives from this brand-new house in our new own house, because they bother us day after day. It’s okay for renting, but in a home of one’s own, well...

That includes many things that the architect of the current house from OUR perspective did wrong for OUR lives, which bother us greatly. The list is long... Many of these things would surely be hyped here as absolutely perfect. But yes, that’s just how it is, not all people are the same. What is heaven's gate to one is the entrance to the brothel for another. ;-)

Be that as it may, I understand that there is no applause here for the floor plan, I wouldn’t have posted it here if I were completely satisfied with it. And for the most part, I have understood your points. But it has one thing, almost all the "mistakes" we live with now are corrected here.

No question, I also think by now that it makes little sense to keep riding that further, since some things are still not perfect.

-Living room dining cooking situation somehow a) too tight, b) too simple. A somewhat secluded location of the living area would be much more pleasant.
- Office doesn’t look so good.
- The somewhat narrow bedroom is a bit unusual, but still okay for us.
- Entrance including paths to the pantry, well I recently heard on the radio that the risk of death per 1000 additional steps per day decreases significantly. So longer life stands against more walking from the car.
- Light in the living room looks a bit shady.

Funny, the floor plan looks very similar to that of friends of ours. At least the upper floor is almost identical. They themselves are annoyed that the staircase is so long, the hallway so huge, and the rest a bit messed up. They thought back then that they could design the floor plan best themselves, and the architect just helps out. (Hindsight is always 20/20) They wouldn't do it that way again. So, look on the bright side - you do get a lot thrown at you here, but it's valuable, free advice that will now save you from this floor plan.

Yes, that's how it is. You’re always wiser afterwards. The tone is quite rough, here and there it lacks specifics (often it just means roughly: the idea is stupid, take another architect, he’s also stupid), but overall I do it to hear the opinions. Over time you become blind to your own work.

One thing maybe, because the stairs keep being dwelled on. Some kind of altered stair with triangular steps in the curves is not coming into our house. That’s certainly a shocker for most here, but we, especially my wife, cannot bear the sight. Everything else about the stairs, if it helps, is conceivable.