New single-family house on sloping plot

Thank you very much for your again very helpful tips!

What I still don't like:

Basement: Entrance connected to a narrow entrance shaft. I would like to move the office to the back, which would make the entrance area wider. However, it seems difficult to get daylight from the back.

Ground floor: Actually, we didn't want a second wardrobe there, that still needs to go.

Upper floor: I don't like the slanted windows, also there probably are no exterior blinds for them.

Roof: A roof that is flush with the exterior walls looks much more modern in my opinion. However, I don't know if this causes the walls to get dirty faster.

Basement: Entrance connected with a narrow entrance shaft. I would like to move the office to the back, which would make the entrance area wider. However, it seems difficult to get daylight at the back.

Overall, I would say: No, leave it as it is.

Ground floor: Actually, we didn’t want a second cloakroom there; that still has to go.

Uh no, it’s perfect there. You probably won’t believe me, but I actually planned it exactly the same way afterward, though I didn’t post it online anymore because doubts came up about the orientations. You don’t have to fill it up with tall cabinets, but the spot is perfect for placing, for example, a handbag or briefcase, since you don’t want to present your belongings directly to burglars (although one could argue that they might then just leave instead of coming upstairs...)

Upper floor: I don’t like the slanted windows, and besides, there probably aren’t any outside blinds for them.

Catch-22. The slants allow for wider windows that harmonize well with the ground floor and of course let more light into the rooms. Without them, the windows quickly become quite narrow because of the roof slope. As far as I know, blinds do exist, but presumably cost...

Roof: A roof flush with the exterior walls looks significantly more modern to me. However, I don’t know if that causes the walls to get dirty faster.

I wouldn’t think so now, but I don’t know for sure.

In the meantime, we have been to the architect, whom we understood would provide us with a pencil sketch along with a price quote. However, we only received an offer.

Is this procedure usual, or does one - possibly for a small four-figure fee - actually get a sketch in advance to get an idea of which ideas the architect has in store?

Roof: A roof that is flush with the exterior walls looks significantly more modern in my opinion.

You mean without an overhang at the verge?

However, I don't know if this causes the walls to get dirty faster.

Then yes. The verge is then a drip edge on the one hand without an eaves but on the other hand also without an overhang. How exactly do you want to execute that?

Months later. And now like this?

Without dimensions, of course, it's hard to judge. But the kitchen/dining area looks small compared to the living room. With the window and door positioning, the kitchen is also difficult to arrange. How big is the whole thing supposed to be including the basement? The thing will be expensive with all the protrusions and recesses.