How to change the floor plan?

Phew, I would also throw the entire draft in the bin and start from scratch.

- I don't like the exterior at all (OK, a matter of taste, but apparently everyone here...)
- The proportions on the upper floor are completely wrong
- Definitely swap the kitchen and guest room
- The stairs don't fit the house...

... actually, everything has already been mentioned.

So, now calmly

The planning is done by an architect.

The previous photo also looked better – at the top there was no full glazing yet, so it didn’t look like a car dealership.

Unfortunately, the block is intentional. In the building area there are other much bigger blocks, ours is a joke compared to them.

For me (and as I understand also for the others) it’s not primarily about the size, but about the unit as a whole.

The house looks as if you or a layman pre-planned it for the architect. I can hardly imagine that an architect who designs Bauhaus houses would plan such an uncharming box. He would probably also pay more attention to privacy and make the staircase passable (IT IS TOO SMALL!)

But now to the interior design:

The problem is that we actually like the floor plan except for the children’s rooms. Although my brother had an even smaller room, which I always found very cozy.

Maybe the room in the show house just seemed so small because it was empty. In our rented apartment I also initially found the 10 sqm study too small until the furniture was removed.

Of course it’s a bit decadent to have such a large bedroom, but
at the moment 22 sqm is not enough for us. Because the clothes currently hang on 2 garment racks in addition to the wardrobe.

Over time, quite a lot accumulates.
Then there’s also the cross trainer which has to go somewhere…

Cross trainer -> basement???
Honestly? Your whole quote is full of contradictions. If you found your brother’s room cozy, then it surprises me that you plan your area so generously. Aside from the fact that it makes sense to place the entrances to the bathroom and bedroom further forward from the dressing room, you should consider whether the amount of clothing is just a momentary snapshot and will regulate itself once you have moved. It is true that some women collect shoes endlessly, but collections have enough space in the basement. It is also very liberating, if following Feng Shui, to make room for new things* by throwing away something old or donating it to the clothing collection. Twice a year you can do good without opening your wallet
*That also enhances quality of life and living comfort.

But ok, I don’t want to lecture you

I wouldn’t swap the kitchen, because otherwise a guest has to walk across the whole hallway if they want to shower…
As it is now, a guest basically has an almost separated area.
You’d only have to move the door to the north, then it would be perfect.

Having the kitchen by the terrace is quality of living. Everyone runs in every 10 minutes to get a drink or something to eat. Or a towel, or their glasses, or the book. The salad bowl in the evening also doesn’t want to do a house tour but be fresh on the terrace table.
If your above argument is serious – I mean, I understand this guest/toilet unit – but then something is really poorly planned here. The visitor isn’t there 24/7 nonstop. But you are building a house that is supposed to work – not for the guest, but for you.
That is important to you, you wrote that. So why should it bother you if a guest camps at your place and has to toddle through the hallway?

How fortunate that I have no children. Still, you should pay more attention to the others here who already have families regarding children’s rooms and relations (realistic proportions).

For me (and as I understand for the others) it is primarily not about the size, but about the unit as a whole.

The house looks as if you or a layman pre-planned it for the architect. I can hardly imagine that an architect who plans Bauhaus houses would design such an uncharming box. He would probably also pay more attention to privacy and make the staircase passable (IT IS TOO SMALL!)

Well, as I said, it's a question of cost. We want a lot of space for "little" money. Sure, the angle could have been left out, but then it would get tight with the property boundaries again. The plot is relatively narrow in the building window and gets wider to the back. Since you are only allowed to build with a northwest orientation here, the angle was incorporated.

Why should the staircase be too small? It is exactly the same size as in my parents' house, which has roughly similar conditions. I go up and down the stairs, that is the whole point of a staircase. Why should I make the staircase bigger and waste even more space?

Not to mention a straight staircase, which takes up endless space. Besides, I’m not really into straight staircases. That’s one of those modern fads nobody needs. I hardly know any house in my circle of friends that has a straight staircase.

Having the kitchen by the terrace is quality of living. You run inside every 10 minutes to get something to drink or eat. Or a towel, or the glasses, or the book. The salad bowl in the evening also doesn’t want to make a house tour but be fresh on the terrace table.
If your above argument is serious – I mean, I understand this guest/WC unit – but then something has really been planned wrong here. The guest is not there 24/7 continuously. But you are building a house that is supposed to function – not for the guest, but for yourselves.
That is important to you, you wrote so yourself. So why should it matter to you if a guest camps with you and has to shuffle through the hallway?

How lucky that I have no children. Still, you should pay more attention to the others here who already have families in matters of children’s rooms and realistic proportions.

Funny that everyone here says that, the kitchen-living room-terrace constellation is exactly like in my parents' house, only they also have a terrace door. In fact, everyone goes through the living room to go to the terrace. The side door is almost never used, at most to take out the trash.
A second door to the hallway probably wouldn’t be wrong. Then you don’t always have to trudge through the living room when you want to go upstairs or downstairs.

I once calculated just for fun how big the children’s rooms could be if you made the bedroom 10 sqm smaller and the hallway 5 sqm shorter. Even under these ideal conditions, I come to max. 17 sqm per children’s room. That’s really not a big deal.

The children move out at 20 years old, what do I want with big children’s rooms then. My wife and I will certainly live in there longer.
Maybe it stays with two children, then you still have a playroom for both.

By the way, practically nothing happened in the children’s room during my childhood. It was used for sleeping and studying if at all; mostly it was almost too lonely for me to sit alone in there to study.
My kids are the same, they want to play in the garden. If they stay inside longer, they become unbearable. That’s what a 1100 sqm plot is for.

You talk too much about your parental home. Building a house is very often also a generational issue and not comparable. Or do you need a storage room for preserving jars? Or did your dad worry about the cross trainer? Or did you have a mobile phone before? A walk-in closet?

A staircase is used to bridge floors and should be comfortable to walk on if it is the only way, because you might also want to carry something up or down. Your version of the staircase, carrying an Ikea bundle 90 cm long upstairs is already somewhat athletic.
Your ground floor is only 2.49 meters high?
By the way, I did not write that a straight staircase belongs in this house, but the straight staircase is certainly not due to modernity, but can be found in every old farmhouse.

You’ll manage it – I’m going outside

Regards, Yvonne

Apart from that, almost nothing happened in my childhood in the children's room. It was used for sleeping and studying, if at all, most of the time it felt almost too lonely for me to sit alone in there to study. My children are the same way, they want to go out to the garden to play. If they stay inside for too long, they become unbearable. That's what our 1100 sqm property is for

My children used to be outside a lot too, but that changed as they got older. Nowadays I am the only one in the garden (mainly to take care of it) and my children sit in their closed rooms, I think that's normal during puberty.

LG Sabine

17 sqm to 12 sqm is a huge difference for a room like that... from "cramped" to "everything fits quite well." Of course, it's not huge, but the children's rooms would immediately become properly usable...

But you don't want suggestions anyway, only confirmation. Everyone here tells you that the house is not really well thought out overall, you see it differently -> just build, the discussion seems pointless.