Looking for a floor plan decision helper

Hello house builders,

we have made another step forward. Our floor plan has been designed, and an initial conversation with the construction company took place.

We now have the old floor plan (B) from the neighbor (semi-detached house), which we could take over, or a new one. The new one (A) has been revised with change requests from us.

A was our change. B is the neighbor’s half. Our change came about because we were tempted by a half-landing staircase and wanted a small storage room for the vacuum cleaner and beverage crates. In addition, a glass door was added at the end of the hallway (draft). Unfortunately, in this version, the guest WC became unnecessarily larger.

Now we are doubting...

[*]Is the kitchen too small in the new plan with 281 m width on the window side?
[*]Is it better to forgo the extra feature of the half-landing staircase to have a larger kitchen or generally larger living space? Living area old: 63.35 sqm, new: 53.44 sqm.

My father suggested keeping the half-landing staircase but moving the hallway to the right (staircase stays, wardrobe gets smaller) and instead installing a slanted glass door at the end of the hallway. I hope you can follow me.

I am also always open to other criticism or tips. After all, you only build once. Once built, it is built.

The one with the kitchen on the left side of the plan... however, I would remove the "storage room," limit the WC to about ~2 m in length, and then allocate 0.5 m each to the hallway and the kitchen. Then I would check again whether the wardrobe is really wide enough for two rows of cabinets. Furthermore, you should generally be aware of the noise transmission from open stairs in the living area.

I think the father's idea is great.. however, I would not make a slanted door, but only keep the door on the kitchen side. Instead of the living room door (which wouldn't fit anyway), make a narrow vertical strip of light, that way you also have daylight in the hallway. Best regards, Steffi.

but only leave the door to the kitchen side. Instead of the living room door (which wouldn't fit anymore anyway), make a narrow vertical light strip,

Thanks for the suggestion! Hm, isn't it unusual to enter the kitchen from the hallway instead of the living room? I need to think about that again.

The one with the kitchen on the left side of the plan... however, I would remove the "storage room," limit the toilet to about ~2 m in length, and then allocate 0.5 m each to the hallway and the kitchen.

Where would you then put the second door? It would then be eliminated.

Regarding the odor issue: I would have to check again. I know some friends who have the same staircase. So far, I haven't heard any complaints. But I will review it again with my husband. Also the wardrobe width. Thanks!

... because we were considering a landing staircase

With a house width of slightly more than the usual semi-detached house level, I find a landing staircase out of place. Even the neighbor's staircase design would not appeal to *me*; I wouldn't have recommended it to my clients either.

If the staircase is meant to be a design element anyway – which is why the individual areas on the ground floor are not separated – then why not an open, airy form? You can also wrest a wardrobe from the still wide kitchen ;)

Rhenish greetings