House planning 135m2 in Austria

The space between the dining table and the sofa corner might actually be a bit too tight. I really think the removable wall is just a gimmick, it costs money and doesn't bring much, I would put it on the cutting list. The pantry can work better this way, as it is ventilated, since it is on an exterior wall. What is your utility room? Where are the connections for electricity, heating, technology and possibly washing machine plus dryer supposed to go? The multipurpose room would be ideal for that. Karsten

Hi Karsten, thanks for the feedback! The pantry was already on the exterior wall in the previous draft as well. Technology, connections, washing machine, etc. should all go in the basement.

In the plan on page one, it is not on the outside. Rather, it is trapped inside. The plan has the more spacious living room, which in my opinion is more usable. I had already expressed my concerns about the trapped space. I had overlooked that a basement is added, then the technical issues are resolved.

I like the kitchen better

The eating area might be a bit too narrow

I would remove the door to the [Mehrzweckraum Flur]. Guest can go through the sliding door

The cloakroom is too small

Guests don’t work. Distance between WC and sink
Throw out the shower.

The hallway upstairs will be bigger

Overall, once again, in my opinion, an overly greedy spatial program for the area. With your tinkering, you quickly lose the sense of comfortable room sizes and piece together a bunch of tiny Liliputian rooms where the furniture can just barely fit. Some rooms can no longer be used sensibly, such as the pantry—which is actually quite important. This way, you don’t get a dream house, but at best a stingy apartment with hamster corridors.

If I were you, I would consider cutting this extra room on the ground floor. You have enough bedrooms upstairs, and the children's rooms are big enough for playing. When guests come, the two can just sleep together in one room. Otherwise, you play together in the living room—done.

Alternatively, here is a suggestion with 11.6 x 8.6 meters with normal wall thicknesses. So, a minimally larger ground area. But I hardly see any potential for savings unless another room downstairs is removed. On the contrary, part of the wardrobe already had to move into the guest room.
(the top of the plan is south)



The upper floor is more flexible. Here are two suggestions—there are various possibilities:

Edit: I was still able to push a bit. I’m now at 8.15 x 11.60 = 94.54 < 97.74 (10.8 x 9.05).

However, for that the shower downstairs had to be built in front of the window. Mmh. I don’t want to leave it out either, because of the symmetry on the gable. So it will probably have to stay fixed-glazed like that.