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The door in the room [Kind1] I find much too narrow. If you remove the frame there, not much glass remains. The other rooms next door at least still have a skylight.

Often child no. 1 does not come with no. 2 at the same time, so depending on age, rooms can sometimes be swapped.

Absolutely right. We do not (yet) have children, but want 2 in the long term. Therefore, child 1 (the smaller room) is the second office in the medium term. For now, two children can wonderfully live in one room (child II). As soon as both children reach the appropriate age, we will redesign the rooms - the office will become a children's room and the office might then move to the basement (guest room) - we will see. We are happy with this approach so far and I agree with you - we will still discuss a slight size adjustment.

The following topics are currently on our minds – maybe you have smart ideas and suggestions:

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Due to flood protection, of course we are building a basement with a white bathtub and waterproof windows. For me, the topic was initially settled. Now a general contractor surprised me this week by saying that we might have to place all technical devices (= technical room) above the HQ100 line – that is, above the basement level. That would be a disaster again and I am hearing this for the first time. I have not yet been able to speak with our architect because he is on vacation. What do you say about this?
[*]I would like to arrange the basement rooms a little differently. The following technical components are currently planned: KNX cabinets with all actuators, etc., network technology/server cabinet, heat pump device for geothermal heat pump, water tank (probably 600 l), central ventilation unit, meter cabinets, photovoltaic storage.
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[*]In our floor plan, there are currently 2 technical rooms measuring 24 sqm + 13.5 sqm planned. Do you think 24 sqm is sufficient and I can use the second room for other purposes?
[*]Currently, the technical room has a basement window. Is that absolutely necessary because of waste heat, or could another room be given the window (utility room?)?

Do you have opinions regarding my other questions?

We (still) don’t have children, but want 2 in the long term.

We know that – not just since the questionnaire (by the way in post #43, in case anyone is looking for it) but it can be seen in many ways from the priority settings, which give that away. Children rearrange their parents' lives so extensively that it’s actually wiser to have them before owning a home. I wish you that the house still "pleases" them (which from a child’s perspective has very little to do with styling).

That really leaves me speechless? You hope that the children like the house? How absurd is that? The children should be happy and grateful to grow up in such a beautiful house. Of course, you plan your house the way you like it.

That really leaves me speechless? You hope the children like the house? How absurd is that? The children should be happy and grateful to grow up in such a beautiful house. Of course, you plan your house the way you like it.

Uh no - You leave me speechless. I had already explained that I do not mean liking in the stylistic sense at all. Children change their parents' worldview much like a timeline "before/after Christ". In the mature stage "still before parenthood" to plan a house so that it suits the whole family as a home is heideröslein holladiewaldfee a breathtakingly brave project for hardened professional Russian roulette kamikaze pilots, for which you need a lot of luck. Reschpeckt! I only dare such things thanks to decades of planning experience and still always advise those wanting to build and start a family to wait with self-building as Plan A until at least K1 is out of diapers.