Nearly finished floor plan for a single-family house with approximately 170 sqm

Hello everyone,

our draft is by now quite advanced, so personally we hardly see any points that need to be changed. I am even quite enthusiastic about the draft.
Surely there are some people here in the forum who still see further ideas or problems with the plan. I would be very grateful for your feedback.

Bebauungsplan/Einschränkungen
Size of the plot: 750 sqm
Slope: No
Floor area ratio: 0.4
Floor space index: -
Building window, building line and boundary: 3m to the street
Edge development: Max. 9m at the garage
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof shape: All
Style: All
Orientation: South
Maximum heights/limits: Max. ridge height 9.40

Anforderungen der Bauherren
Style, roof shape, building type: Modern
Basement, floors: no, 2
Number of people, age: 2, both 30, children later
Room requirements on the ground floor: Living, dining, cooking, office, utility room, storage/pantry, WC
Upper floor: Sleeping, dressing, bathroom, child1, child2
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: negligible
Open or closed architecture: Living, dining, cooking open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of seats at the dining table: 6, expandable with an additional table for parties
Fireplace: Swedish stove or pellet stove
Large TV
Balcony, roof terrace: not necessary
Garage, carport: double garage
Other specifications: bay window

Hausentwurf
By whom is the planning:
-Planner of a construction company
-What do you particularly like? Why?
Spacious dining area in the bay window
Kitchen in the middle. At first I was very opposed to that, after thorough consideration I am convinced
Large windows

What do you not like? Why?
Spiral staircase - landing staircase would be better, but according to the planner difficult to implement. Is acceptable for now.
Utility room / technical room relatively small. But I can live with that too.

Preferred heating technology: gas or air heat pump

Warum ist der Entwurf so geworden, wie er jetzt ist? For example
Corresponding/which wishes were implemented by the architect

Was ist die wichtigste/grundlegende Frage zum Grundriss in 130 Zeichen zusammengefasst?
Which details would you change? Are there fundamental points that should still be considered/changed?

Honestly, I think it's pretty good. The kitchen next to the sofa is certainly something you have to get used to, but I still like it. The rooms upstairs work too - okay, the sloping ceilings aren't for everyone, but I think they're fine. The HAR/utility room is pretty tight. That's definitely too small. Wouldn't you rather sacrifice part of the garage to expand it? That would also be very useful if you could at the same time deepen the wardrobe. That is also too narrow. Sliding some doors gives a bit more space, but overall the closet needs more depth.

The views are an absolute disaster. It has to look nicer! It’s supposed to be nice from the outside too.

As it is, it is good. The house could have been oriented differently to get more southwest and west sun into the living areas. However, storage space is lacking. The kitchen is smaller than what we have as a couple, and we have reached a point where nothing more can be added. On the other hand, the bathroom is much too large. Uncomfortable. Sink with daylight behind you, bathtub for relaxing on a silver platter. But it will work (if you always declutter).

Two small details: 1. In the dining room, I would make the two small floor-to-ceiling windows fixed elements. It's cheaper and the frame is thinner. The doors would be so narrow anyway that you wouldn't use them. 2. In such a large bathroom, I would always install a urinal.

Thank you already for the answers. Some useful tips might have been included.

...The utility room/HAR is really tight. That is definitely too small. Don’t you want to sacrifice part of the garage to enlarge it? That would also be very useful if you can deepen the wardrobe at the same time. That is also too slim. Sliding some doors could add some storage space, but overall the closet needs more depth.

The elevations are an absolute disaster. It has to look nicer! It should also be nice from the outside.

Sliding the door of the utility room is already a good tip. Then the closet could become a bit longer. The washing machine would still have space behind it. I didn’t think of that myself.
Basically, I looked at a similar room and actually found it sufficient. Although surely 3 sqm more wouldn’t hurt.

What exactly do you mean by the elevations? Windows not (perfectly) aligned one below the other? Would you possibly have a suggestion?

...The kitchen is smaller than what we have as two people, and we have reached a point where nothing more can be added.
On the other hand, the bathroom is way too big. Uncomfortable. Sink with daylight at your back, tub on display for relaxing.

The kitchen is about like ours now, which is already well stocked but still sufficient. I had planned to store dishes etc. on the wall in the dining area in a sideboard/cabinet. Then there should actually be more space and it should be enough now.

I believe/hope that the bathroom won’t look so huge because of its shape. The daylight behind the back might be a good point though. I have to try that out whether it could be disturbing for me. Personally, I actually find the tub okay.

Two small details:
1. In the dining room, I would make the two small floor-to-ceiling windows fixed elements. It’s cheaper and the frame is thinner. The doors would be so narrow anyway that you wouldn’t use them.
2. With such a big bathroom, I would always install a urinal.

1. That would definitely make more sense, thanks! I’m even already tending to completely remove them!?
2. That’s certainly worth considering too. Although that will only be decided with the detailed bathroom planning anyway. I will keep it in mind.

The kitchen is roughly like our current one, which is already well stocked but still sufficient. I had thought of storing dishes etc. in a sideboard/cabinet against the wall in the dining area. Then there should actually be more space and it should be sufficient now and in the future.

The problem is the lack of storage surface.