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Here the ground floor is shown with the orientation at the bottom right in the circle symbol.

Thank you, and therefore my question, there should be no sun in the kitchen in the morning. And as I said, I would assign the shower area on the ground floor to the [Einliegerwohnung], in the [Einliegerwohnung-Bad], then move the door further away from the wall so that a sink/toilet can be installed there, and then you have a nice bathroom in the [Einliegerwohnung].

Then only the kitchenette in the entrance area needs to be adjusted ;) and a terrace has to be planned. Then the [Einliegerwohnung] would be okay.

The granny flat is currently located on the east side of the property. For privacy reasons, it intentionally has no window/door facing the north of the property. However, this also means it currently has no terrace.

Who is it supposed to be for again? Where is the tenant allowed to wash their clothes and store their broom?

Advantage of the kitchen: the kitchen currently gets wonderful morning sun

Where? In the south? In the morning?

At first glance, it really looks beautiful. You have to admit that. In detail, of course, especially due to the granny flat, it is unnecessarily large. Also, the open space above the dining room shows that somehow space needs to be filled, even though it’s certainly an eye-catcher. Just plan for the several thousand euros for the dining table lighting.

In general, you have to be a fan of open spaces if there is no partition with soundproof glass on the upper floor. Going to bed earlier and living downstairs afterward is only possible for very good sleepers.

What I don’t like at all is the kitchen’s orientation away from the main area. From my point of view, it combines the disadvantages of all concepts. It’s open, but no communication with guests/family in the dining room. South orientation, so no relaxing in the sun in the morning. Then also very small in this planning status. As it is planned now, it is a pure show kitchen (which the guests don’t see once they are in the living area).

For me, the one-story design with the skylights would also be an absolute no-go. Skylights in the northeast bring a lot of heat into the house. Shading or very large-scale air conditioning is then mandatory. Is there a solar obligation? This roof is very difficult to cover with panels.

Last note that comes to mind spontaneously: all the sliding doors are nonsense – especially in the granny flat. Get rid of them.

Who is it supposed to be for again? Where is the tenant allowed to wash their laundry and store their broom?

For the foreseeable future, our two parents, with varying frequency. The granny flat will probably be occupied 50-60% of the year. Plus spontaneous (longer) guest visits.

At first glance, it really looks nice. You have to admit that. In detail, of course, it is especially unnecessarily large due to the granny flat. The air space above the dining room also shows that space somehow has to be filled, even though it is certainly an eye-catcher. Just plan several thousand euros for the dining table lighting.

Thanks and yes! We definitely wanted an air space, which now turned out bigger than planned. The lamp already pains me too :)

In general, you have to be an air space fan if there is no separation with soundproof glass upstairs. Going to bed earlier and living downstairs further is only possible with very good sleepers.

Here you scare me. We also mentioned this point to the architect, but he says that you can integrate stronger soundproofing well in the upstairs walls. Do you have any other ideas about this? Reducing the air space will not help much either, it would rather be a fundamental decision.

What I don’t like at all is the kitchen’s turned-away orientation

Hmm... From the beginning, my wife (rightly) insisted that the kitchen should not always be visible from the dining and living area. She doesn’t like being watched while chaotic cooking or always looking at the “dirty” kitchen. That’s why we wanted at least a visual separation option. As a result, there is now a solid room partition (block) between the kitchen and dining area. I can’t think of a better solution right now.

Is there a solar obligation? This roof is really difficult to cover.

Can you explain the point?

Last hint that comes to mind: all the sliding doors are nonsense - especially in the secondary apartment. Remove them.

-> Understood. Then we only take away the open room feeling from the secondary apartment, right? Alternatively - only the sliding door to the living area and not to the bedroom.