Second planning - Opinions on the floor plan of a single-family house with a granny flat desired

after we completely revamped our first draft , this is what came out of it :) what do you think about the second draft!? I personally find this one much better than the first!?

our requirements/wishes are still the same:

- single-family house with a granny flat (for the parents, and later to rent out) main apartment approx. 160 sqm, granny flat 50 sqm - no basement, but storage options under the stairs on the ground floor, under the roof, larger garage and garden shed - development plan allows 2 full floors (roof pitch probably up to 28 degrees) so there is a hipped roof - built solidly with 36´er T9 bricks - Kfw 70 - heating: gas condensing boiler, - underfloor heating - orientation of the house: unfortunately not shown on the floor plan, but north at the top, south at the bottom - definitely wanted a walk-in closet in the bedroom, and a parents’ bathroom

a fireplace is still to be planned... the question is, where (strategically) is best!?

I am considering whether we should plan 3 decentralized ventilation units (1 unit in the granny flat, 1 unit on the ground floor near the kitchen, 1 unit in the parents’ bathroom) sensible or not? (please briefly comment on this... don’t want to start a discussion about it :)) especially since I heard that according to the new Energy Saving Ordinance 2014 it is advisable to plan a central ventilation system (I am not a fan of that and don’t want to have it!)

thanks in advance for lots of feedback

best regards Karismasen

Path to the kitchen as long as possible. 4 m bedroom -0.90 passage left 3.1 for the bed, that is too little on the right side if both are to have a bedside table. Stairs in the middle of the living room. A lot of hallway and traffic area.

I think the upper floor is great. I like it as it is. Ok, BehaElJa is right, it could be tight with nightstands. We currently have something similar, but we have 3.40 meters available, and on the window side it’s already quite tight with a 1.80m bed. What I don’t like is the living room on the ground floor. Stairs behind the couch, that’s a no-go, there will always be drafts. I would somehow arrange the stair access from the hallway - also with regard to furniture placement options. A 2-meter couch for 4 people???? And the kitchen????? For a single-family house it’s a joke, sorry. In a small apartment I can accept such a mini kitchenette, but for a house it’s definitely too small. You basically have no storage/work space and two people in the room at the same time just won’t work here. Where is the building technology supposed to go actually? Everything upstairs in the utility room? I think there are still quite a few improvements needed here, especially on the ground floor.

- I would close off the staircase in that hallway
- Why so many corners and bay windows? They just cost money ...
- The kitchen is way too small, especially lacks counter space on the walls
- You are draining the main bathroom through the parents' bedroom? Not so great ...

I want to briefly address the feedback so far:

[*] The kitchen is also an eyesore for us, it will definitely have to grow further to the right
[*] Closing off the stairs to the hallway is not a bad idea... Advantage: no traffic in the living room, no draft... Disadvantage: less space for a wardrobe in the hallway. But does that make the living room feel even smaller? And is this change feasible without significantly altering the plan??
[*] The problem in the upstairs master bathroom, and the tenant apartment bedroom below is not ideal... that’s right... what would be the solution to the problem??? Swap the bedroom with the bathroom upstairs??? But then you have the problem of the bathroom facing south and the bedroom facing north!

By the way, the reason for the bay window is to create more living space downstairs....because the basement apartment is still there. And the arrangement of the furniture as drawn is not binding....on the east side in the "bay window" the dining area is actually intended. That means the living area and dining area would be swapped.