How can one find ideas here?

Hello Bromi,
the question is of course also whether you already have children, if any are planned, or how your future planning looks in general.
I am only 24 and my little house is now in the shell construction phase, it will be a 1.5-story solid house. It will have 160 sqm of living space and it is planned so that, as long as I am alone with the dog, I can live downstairs (ground floor: living room, work/bedroom, utility room, technical room, guest WC with shower, and living/dining room), upstairs will then gradually be finished (upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, bedroom, dressing room, bathroom). It is designed so that it can be converted back later on. The entrance area is planned so that it is definitely possible to build a separate entrance to the upper floor.
I wondered for a long time whether to choose timber frame or solid construction, but then decided on a solid-built house because for me it just feels more ‘whole,’ as Häuslebauer40 already said. I was more convinced by that, although the carpentry companies partly have very good arguments for timber frame construction as well. I visited an acquaintance who has a house built with timber framing, I looked at it, but it just smelled too woody to me (even though they have been living there for 5 years). So my recommendation is simply to gather information after information—talk to acquaintances, speak with companies...
Best regards Danie87

Hi Daniel,

yes, we already have children, 17 and 12 years old. And we are also planning so that later we can "only" live downstairs. So the main bathroom downstairs and later the study room will be converted into a bedroom. Rent out upstairs? hm... I don't think I feel like doing that. Nevertheless, the house should be sellable later or usable by one of the children.
I have also already decided to rather build with an architect. Even if this causes additional costs, the building security is (hopefully) better.
Everything else is still open. oh yes - it probably won't be a passive house either, because I want to be able to open my windows even in winter (I can't imagine that odors - of any kind - disappear that quickly).

Best regards Bromi

Hello Bromi, I am also building an architect-designed house, so not 08/15 either (= With 'vermieten' I actually meant handing it over as an apartment to one of the children. I don’t have a passive house either, but a completely 'normal' one with a normal gas heating system (well, plus solar water heating and controlled living space ventilation).