New single-family house floor plan 150 m²

Hello everyone. Until today, we have only been quietly reading along and are now eager to hear your opinions and feedback on our floor plan. In spring, we bought a nice plot of land located in a cul-de-sac. It is an existing residential area without a development plan. The plot and the plans are oriented to the south. Here are the key data: Development plan/restrictions: none Size of the plot: 751 m2 Slope: along the side of the plot, the house will be built at ground level Floor area ratio: no information Floor space index: no information Building window, building line and boundary: no information Edge development: yes Number of parking spaces: no information Number of floors: no information, neighbors have 1.5 to 3 floors Roof shape: no information Style: no information Orientation: no information Maximum heights/limits: very different among the neighbors further specifications Requirements of the builders Style, roof shape, building type: urban villa with a hipped roof Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, upper floor Number of people, age: currently 2 people 28, 31 Room requirements on ground and upper floors: ground floor approx. 80 m2, upper floor 65 m2 or more? Office: possibly home office later Overnight guests per year: 2? Open or closed architecture: open Conservative or modern construction: modern Open kitchen, cooking island: cooking island with bench (not yet drawn in) Number of dining seats: 6-8 Fireplace: yes Music/stereo wall: yes Balcony, roof terrace: - Garage, carport: 1 carport Utility garden, greenhouse: utility garden Further wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why this or that should or should not be House design Planning by: architect Estimated price according to architect/planner: 500,000 without plot Preferred heating technology: geothermal, not final yet If you have to do without, which details/expansions - can you do without: the balcony on the upper floor, possibly extending rooms to the outer edge, we are not sure yet, large bathroom on the upper floor - cannot do without: basement, workroom on ground floor, fireplace Why is the design as it is now? E.g. Which wishes were implemented by the architect? The study, basement with outside stairs, large living and dining room to the south, guest WC with window What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters? Is direct access from the hallway to the kitchen useful, or is a door to the living/dining room and kitchen enough? Should the dining room wall be recessed to better define the rooms? The roof covering is too small for a covered terrace, an extension will come anyway. We also have not yet agreed whether the rooms on the upper floor should be extended to the outer edge or not. Flat roof offers a cold bridge/ requires maintenance?! The additional living space above the living-dining room is still needed. If the house should later be divided into two units, the additional living space would be nice, but whether we want to do that is unclear.

Regarding the ground floor with the non-corner living room access, I do not see an upper floor (?).

What is the orientation? Or did I overlook something?

Basically, I would first place the bathroom behind the stairs at the top, both children's rooms next to each other, and the bedroom would then probably become a better-furnishable room, as the 20 sqm in my opinion could be improved.

The kitchen in the design with regular wall corners is not suitable for cooking, as the tall cabinets are arranged outside the effective area.

On the upper floor, we only have one option; the idea is to extend the rooms to the building edge instead of the terrace. That way, we would have even more living space, which we currently do not necessarily need? Upstairs, north is at the top of all drawings and south at the bottom. We had not yet noticed the corner tall cabinets; then the window would have to be moved forward?! Although it is nice to have a view of the street (to see invited guests in time). Do you have experience with a fireplace on the exterior facade? Is there noticeably more heat loss there than on an interior wall? Thanks for the initial tips

We haven’t noticed the thing with the corner tall cabinets yet, then the window would have to give way to the front?!

Nope, why? Simply swap wardrobe and tall cabinets or plan the design to be “more complicated.”

Do you have experience with a chimney on the exterior facade, is there noticeably higher heat loss there than on an interior wall?

Heat loss? What are you talking about? The chimney is a) built inside, b) no, there is no significant heat loss in energy-saving regulation houses, c) what does the hip roof say about a chimney at the lowest point/eaves?

Find both ground floors okay, although the tall cabinet issue in the kitchen with the 2-door variant still needs to be resolved. The window on the east side of the living room is missing.

I don’t find the upper floor ideal. The west window in the bathroom is missing, the east window in child 2’s room is missing (the window-saving architects are suspicious to me). If there is no need (and I don’t see any here), the bathroom is planned in the east, children’s rooms in the south, and bedroom in the north. You have a 20m² bedroom in the full southern sun and can only place a 2m wardrobe! We have a 6m wardrobe and just manage with two people. It’s not only clothes but also bed linen, suitcases, hats, and the like that need to be stored. If it were mine, the rooms would switch places and probably a dressing room would be added.

The balcony is a question. I find a small balcony on the bedroom quite nice for fluffing up beds. But for the children, that’s nonsense. We also had one as kids, but we were never on it – preferred the garden. With the current plan, one could fill the balcony for the child with the children’s room and only leave half the parents’ balcony. Then distribute the children’s rooms evenly. But for that, the elevations would be needed to see if that still looks good, and of course the question whether it’s needed at all.