Single-family house 130-140 m² floor plan planning

So I painted once. Many window dimensions from the architect are quite baffling to me. Here is a suggestion: ...

Really very nice. And in the shower you can sit on the windowsill and stretch your naked butt towards the neighbor. There solvable with a frosted glass element. Daylight in the shower is certainly not bad, but I would be worried about the maintenance of the constantly wet window sill there.

I would completely omit the partition wall in the garage. Shelves are sufficient as room dividers there and can also be positioned later as needed to match the car length.

Good idea, we had that yesterday as well. The wall is going.

My few comments (sorry if some things have already been discussed):

Garage:
- What’s the sink for? I find it suboptimal at that spot with 590 interior width and 2 cars. If needed, I would move it toward the passage to the storage.
- What cars do you drive? 4.4 m long cars are drawn here proportionally. An Astra ST is already 4.7 m and an Insignia ST 5 m. It will get tighter with the shelves in the end.
- Are bikes going into the storage? If yes, then I would make the passage to the storage in the middle. Also considering longer cars.
- Garage windows: I would use the same parapet height as in the house. It looks odd in the exterior view.
Utility room:
- Without the door to the garage, you would have really good space. When the cars are in the garage, you can hardly get past the car.
Living:
- Where will the TV go?
Bathroom:
- Access to the shower is very narrow. Why this corner at the dressing room at all?
Bedroom:
- The rear area will be very dark without switched-on lighting.
Dressing room:
- A window is missing for me.

If the wall goes away, I would also push the sink further up.
3 Series BMW Touring: 1.9 m x 4.75
911: 1.8 m x 4.43
That leaves 2.2 meters for the space between and beside the cars.
The access to the shower is 1 m, I think that is enough?
The architect only partially correctly drew the furniture. I had already done that to scale myself in previous sketches.
Regarding the window in the dressing room... if I think about the fact that I change there most of the year when it is dark anyway. Why then have a window?


So the architect is hardly to blame because the ideas came from us.

We have changed something again with the windows now.
In the bedroom, the window will be on the south side with 2 m width.
In child 1, the window is symmetrical to child 2 and just as wide.
The further floor-to-ceiling window on the ground floor then reduces the available space there. We wanted to put a sideboard on the side. The window with parapet was planned because the couch goes there. Then a floor-to-ceiling window does not bring me much if the couch is in front of it.
The large entrance door would of course be great but we want to stay within budget. I think we will still enlarge the door somewhat to e.g. 1.2 m.
The light comes in from above via the gallery windows.

Also again about windows:

South view: The window in child’s room 1 has a different format than in child’s room 2 and is also off the axis of the kitchen window, which also has a different format.

Child 2 and bedroom could also get a second window. Dressing room… well, it’s already small, but completely without natural light? Hmm...

Why do the gallery windows have ugly and unnecessary fall protection?

The front door could make the hallway nicely bright with a glass side panel.

Why the fall protections are in the plan I don’t know either. They definitely won’t be installed.

Have you already thought about the kitchen planning? With 1-2 tall cabinets, there won’t be much workspace left in my opinion. That is, if the kitchen is going to be as drawn. However, you still have a lot of empty space around the dining table.

Next week we will start with the kitchen planning.

With the window in the dressing room... when I now think about the fact that I change there most of the year when it's dark anyway. Why have a window then?

Unbelievable.

We have made some changes to the windows again.
In the bedroom, the window will be on the south side, 2m wide

Which side of the bedroom is the south side?

In child 1, the window is symmetrical to child 2 and just as wide

Exterior views of that?
I'm just annoyed that I bothered. I confused you with someone who cares about how the house looks from the outside. You just shouldn’t follow too many threads in parallel.

Basically, I would tell your architect that you can also have a good view out of a window facing north. It’s not just about light (yes, that can sneak around the corner) but also about the feeling of freedom and spaciousness. Ask !

I'll say something about that right away.. I find the window on the north side in the sofa area clearly too small. We have a similar window (1.76 x 1.38), and for the large area you have there, it will seem too small! Even if there is a floor-to-ceiling window a bit further east, that is still too far away to have an effect on the sofa area. If the furniture arrangement allows, I would definitely make a floor-to-ceiling window there and maybe also a bit bigger, 2.5-3m. You will be rewarded with a great view!