Land acquisition - Initial ideas in early phase

I have to smile at your floor plan suggestion ...

Yes, it was probably just too hot to figure it out. It's for the bin.

I actually don't think the proposal is bad at all. Why the grin?

I found it hard to imagine the dimensions, so I took graph paper and tried to follow it.

Downstairs, it would actually solve all problems. I'm only unclear about ...

- what is drawn as the transition from the windbreak
- what that big "white thing" at the living room door is, probably a sliding door

- this separation in the TV corner doesn't work because we have a brand new 3m couch that we want to take with us

- the garage is "only" a 6-car, we had thought of a 7-car with a door to have some storage space for equipment right from the start

You could certainly save the garage this way and plan a garden shed directly, but not being able to enter it from the garden is a disadvantage.

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Upstairs I see the following problems:

- I don't know if this laundry chamber is usable, I can't imagine it
- the lady of the house didn't like the idea of having the washing machine upstairs, preferring to carry dry rather than wet laundry downstairs, something like that

- I personally don't like accessing the bedroom through the dressing room
- I don't know whether you can fit a proper bed with a headboard in that bedroom

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I am actually unclear whether I am even allowed to position the house like this, all the neighbors have the roof direction rotated. However, this is not apparent from the existing materials.

I found it difficult to imagine the dimensions, so I took graph paper and tried to work it out.

That’s always a good way! ... to understand it yourself or to mark your own changes.

what is drawn as the transition from the windbreak

A wall breakthrough instead of a door.

what that big "white thing" at the living room door is, probably a sliding door

A window.

this separation in the TV corner doesn’t work because we have a brand-new 3m couch that should be taken along

Then just leave it out!

- the garage is "only" a 6er, we had thought of a 7er with a door right from the start for some equipment storage

Then draw yourself a 7er.

whether this laundry room is usable, I don’t know, I can’t imagine it

Of course it is usable.

the lady of the house didn’t like the idea of the washing machine upstairs, better to carry dry than wet laundry downstairs, something like that

Think about sense or nonsense...

- I personally don’t like entering the bedroom through the dressing room

Think about sense or nonsense...

I don’t know if you can place a proper bed with a headboard in that bedroom

If the clear size is sufficient, of course.

I am actually unclear whether I’m even allowed to place the house like that, the neighbors all have the rotated roof direction. This doesn’t emerge from the available materials.

That’s in the development plan.

I suggest you read through other floor plan discussions.
Still, I can imagine you are more the type to rather take what is offered en masse for the mainstream than to criticize exactly that and find an individual solution yourself.
I can and do not want to address every single component (utility room, laundry on the upper floor, stairs in the entrance, bedroom as a passage room to the dressing room), because that comes up in every second discussion. That also includes the location of the pantry, which doesn’t have to be placed directly next to the kitchen in a small single-family house. There are smarter locations.

It’s not a bad thing to take what is offered abundantly: it is the image of the mass.
If you like to weigh and analyze, questions arise why you have to do it that way and not differently. Then you are not happy with the design.

You’re rather happy with what is handed to you. That should probably be kept in mind when giving advice here. You won’t be happy with critical, different designs!

But read other examples first :)

I see that as a bit harsh. According to your registration data, you have been involved in the topic for at least 5-6 years each.

We recently bought a piece of land, otherwise everything is new territory for us. You can't expect the mental flexibility you have acquired over many years to be there from the start.

And yes, I am reading diligently, but the learning curve is not that flat and quick again.

I see that as a bit harsh. According to your registration data, you have at least 5-6 years of experience in the topic.

We recently bought a plot of land, otherwise everything is new territory for us. You can't expect from the start to have the mental flexibility that you have acquired over many years.

And yes, I do read diligently, but the learning curve is not that flat and quick.

That was not meant to be rude. I also started building once, unfortunately I only had 2 months of planning time. But for example, it was immediately clear to me that I didn't like carrying laundry up and down stairs, and I looked for alternatives to all house suggestions with the utility room downstairs.
There are simply people who want everything different and make everything a bit more complicated... you see these more often as "consultants" in forums.
And there are those who want to belong to the 90%, prefer not to doubt what the general contractor proposes. All good!

:)

What I have taken away so far (thank you very much for that):

- Staircase moved away from the entrance, 2/4 winded really feels much more structured
- Office towards the entrance to have full window fronts for living / kitchen at the back
- significantly larger glass surfaces than we had "considered"

I have picked up on the consideration regarding the 2 floors. Whether it fits the budget in the end, I currently cannot estimate even remotely. But we will look into it.