Optimize functional ground floor layout within limited space

This 3.8sqm utility room - what is actually in there, besides the shaft? Apparently, the architect placed the heating next to the washing machine. That makes sense, but then he should not label it as guest or office.

Unfortunately, I cannot come to terms with living in the attic. No matter how bad the backyard looks now, any small balcony on the ground floor is more attractive than a roof terrace. But this realization will probably only come after the construction.

If it were mine... ... I would probably plan the ground floor similarly to . On the upper floor, a void connecting the living space there via a gallery. Then the parents' area. In the roof, the children’s rooms and the technology + children’s bathroom. The top is reserved for Christmas angels & co. I can’t depict that, as my program only allows a maximum of 3 floors. You have to figure that part out yourself. For the stairs, I have now radically assumed a floor height of 275 (240 ceiling height).

I believe that a separate kitchen/living area is not very spacious and practical. Also, such a small air space is, in my view, more than 20,000 euros of wasted money. Therefore: your current floor plan is already good. Because a rooftop terrace, especially in the city, is much nicer than sitting in the darker inner courtyard in the evening. Surely no sun reaches there anymore. Many people think too much from the single-family house perspective here.

Many people here think too much from the single-family house direction.

Possible, but most of the time it’s the other way around. Apartment renters finally build their house and think the balcony would be the nicest place – just like before. Gradually, the first grill appears in the backyard. Then you realize it would be nice to have a few chairs or a bench there. The kids get a sandbox, and you like to sit there with them. So that you don’t have to run all the way upstairs every time, you put a crate of drinks in the "office." First snacks follow, and over the years you suddenly have a small kitchen down there. And at some point, you wonder why the hell you actually put your living room/kitchen in the attic?

Thank you first of all for the floor plan. Even though we will continue to pursue living in the attic, it is very helpful and a great thing to see alternatives.

Often it is certainly the case that things then develop downwards. But you really have to see it very much as an inner-city matter. Rarely do I notice high-quality rooms on the ground floor. And it is not a classic single-family house. It is possible that this does not fit for many people. But we are trying to adapt the whole thing to the conditions available on site. You simply can’t grill at that spot, for example. The thing with the sun is of course also true. It still reaches the roof terrace the longest. And out front by the large dormer there is virtually an unobstructable view of a beautiful church square with trees, which the city plans to renovate at great expense again in the next few years. We then imagine equipping the dormers there with folding doors and basically creating a "freisitz" ;)
For us, it will be a change anyway; we currently have relatively little living space but a lot of garden. Later it will be exactly the opposite. However, I have to say that the garden rather stresses me. There is always something to do there, and we have never really used it properly. We also now have a large terrace, but we only stay there to sweep or pull weeds. Last year, I believe we ate outside twice. And the children can play in the courtyard just as well. A swimming pool (indoor and outdoor) is 300m away, sports and recreational facilities are 500m away. And if you don’t like it anymore, you can consider what to do. But even then, it is better to have built a house that fits into the surroundings. That is how we see it at the moment. But if money and land didn’t matter, I would also choose a 1000sqm plot in a great location with a large garden including gardener, large driveway and double garage, of course it’s not like that ;)
With us, the price per square meter lies between 1.5-2.5K €/sqm for land or up to 8K €/sqm for living space.

You really have to see that very much as inner-city. I rarely notice high-quality rooms on the ground floor.

I do. The ground floor is planned as living space by the dozen. This includes the terrace. And that also in the city center. Anyone who has an apartment on one of the other floors walks with their barbecue food or iPods into the green backyard… when family planning comes up and the budget allows it, then something with more greenery close to living space is sought. Even home officers are increasingly discovered outside in the green ;)

But if money and land didn't matter, I would also choose a 1000 sqm plot in a great location with a large garden including a gardener, large driveway and double garage, of course it's not like that ;)

No. Not you, if green, nature and garden stress you out. Because stress has nothing to do with budget. Or you talk yourself into the stress, you have to figure that out for yourself. You can't pull the wool over our eyes.

I already do. Ground floors are planned for living aplenty. That includes the terrace. Even in the city center. Those who have an apartment on one of the other floors carry their barbecue or iPods into the green backyard… when family planning is underway and the budget allows, then something with more greenery near the living space will be sought. Even home office workers are increasingly discovered outside in the greenery ;)

I stick to my opinion. In the city center, those who have to live there live on the ground floor. Because precisely the apartments with terraces and gardens in new-build housing projects are the last to be taken and are significantly cheaper than the penthouse apartment in the city. Because the risk of burglary is perceived to be higher on the ground floor. You feel like you’re sitting directly at the curb and have no privacy. And by half past four in the summer at the latest, the sun is gone. The one in a penthouse apartment can enjoy it until late in the evening. It makes a lot of sense to plan utility rooms on the ground floor directly facing the street. And some people just aren’t garden people. I’m not, by the way. Mowing the lawn once a week is okay, but sweeping leaves or weeding every day is too much for me as well. You shouldn’t become a slave to your own garden. That’s why I can well imagine that the thread creator will be very happy on his rooftop terrace. And the trampoline can still stand in the garden anyway.