Semi-detached house floor plan considerations, experiences?

More windows facing east (dressing room...)

Possibly consider the classic terraced house trick: house technology under the roof, the ominous expansion reserve aka studio will just be a bit smaller. Guest bathroom moved to the location of the current utility room and enlarge the kitchen to the north or insert a pantry there.

Yes: Take my advice to heart, never plan a semi-detached house alone - and read the thread by . Problem points in semi-detached houses are all related to the side shared with the other half, where all differences turn into complications. You get the full dose if you differ from the neighbor in every aspect: construction method, basement, house profile in depth, ...

We have no problem with that. No basement, everything looks the same from the outside, we have the second party who thinks very similarly to us and everyone has chosen the same facade, roof tiles, windows and even the interior door.

A hint, a hint... and that with an emotional reaction
can you please elaborate a bit: do you like it, do you not like it? Did you want a dressing room? Do you want a kitchen like this? Or with an island instead? Why a children’s room if there are none?
Is it a developer who is inflexible and expensive with changes and is also building the second half, or is it your construction company? Is it a new development area with front parking spaces or will there be a garage somewhere? Can you still move the windows? How much land is left on the east side? Could you make a kitchen exit there?

On the whole we like it very much. The closer we get to the final decision, however, doubts arise as to whether we are doing everything right. Is this or that wall necessary, would it be better if... should we install the second shower downstairs in the WC or not? You probably know what I mean... this is the first house we are building, so here is the question to the group, since you have more experience than we do.
Regarding your questions:
a dressing room is quite practical, isn’t it? Otherwise everywhere cupboards in the bedroom. We are still considering the kitchen. Is it not too small, should we open it up to the living room or better not?
Children’s rooms are planned because of a strong desire for children; if unfulfilled it will become an office and a guest room. We do want three bedrooms, though.
The construction company is Heinz von Heiden, they respond to our change requests, also building the second semi-detached half.
The garage is planned on the east side, I have attached the development plan, not a new development area. Until we build the garage, two parking spaces are planned.
Do you mean having the exit to the east would be good? Wouldn’t that mean even less space for built-in cupboards etc.? Our half is the one with the single garage.
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More windows facing east (dressing room...)

Possibly consider the classic terraced house trick: technical building services under the roof, the so-called expansion reserve aka studio then just becomes a bit smaller. Guest bathroom instead in the place of the current utility room and enlarge the kitchen to the north or insert a pantry there.

Great idea! Unfortunately, the attic is more of a storage space and not a proper room, so it will be difficult to place the technical building services there. I think a storage room downstairs is also an advantage, as otherwise there is only a bit of storage space in the garage and upstairs in the attic.

Have you already tried whether your furniture fits in as desired? I don't like the slanted wall in the hallway/kitchen, it makes the kitchen harder to furnish.

Have you already tried whether your furniture fits in as desired? I don't like the slanted wall in the hallway/kitchen; it makes the kitchen harder to furnish.

Thank you for the hint. No, we haven't, and we haven't chosen any furniture yet. That's true, not much fits in there, but how else could you do it to have an optimal passage?