Single-family house 165 sqm without basement - Opinions on the floor plan

Thanks for your hints and questions, I’ll just work through them one by one...

In your drawings it doesn’t have a roof and is ridiculously expensive anyway, better just make it flat. The square meters “distributed” cost only a fraction.

Is it really that expensive? Well, you probably have to insulate it upwards since there’s no upper floor above, but that’s only about 4.5 sqm (external dimensions)...
Distributing the area probably doesn’t help me because I would like to make the entrance area a bit bigger to be able to put a shoe cabinet or something in front of the stairs (top of the plan).

- The living room could become cozy, is that really how you want your furniture? Doesn’t the person sitting in the armchair like to watch TV?

That’s also my concern, that the living room might be a bit small. The armchair is mainly used for reading, but maybe it could be swapped with the fireplace?

If in doubt, make the terrace around the corner longer and put a balcony door in the kitchen.

Good point.

- I am missing storage space, is there an attic?

Yes, there should be one. Also, a small storage room is planned under the stairs.

- The bed is not seriously placed like that, right?

At the moment and probably for the next few years we have a family bed, which is roughly 2.75 x 2.20 m. Since our little daughter sleeps on one side, the bed will be directly against the wall on that side anyway. When we’re back to sleeping as two in a few years, the width should be enough for a 2 m bed, right?

- I don’t like the bathroom; if you disregard the entrance and the sauna, the bathroom is reduced by half. And if I value a bathroom enough to include a sauna, I wouldn’t want to put the washing machine in there. To me that’s rather a makeshift solution which is perfectly understandable in a multi-family house, but I wouldn’t plan a single-family house like that. [...] I would still redo the upper floor and maybe try to include a utility room.

I’m also not completely happy with the bathroom layout itself, but I haven’t had a better idea yet. I don’t really see many options to reconfigure the upper floor since I’d like to have the two children's rooms facing south on the left side of the plan and the “parents’ area” to the north on the right side... but maybe I’m just blind to better solutions? ops:

- Does the kids’ bathroom get a toilet?

Nope, the kids don’t need it! Actually, yes, of course a toilet will go in there, I just haven’t had time yet to furnish the upper floor virtually...

... and the sauna is more like a wide broom closet (?)

Oh, I haven’t adjusted the dimensions yet – it will be bigger than shown, at the moment we are considering a “rounded” one with 1.80 x 1.80 m external dimensions, that will be enough for us (we don’t want to invite the whole neighborhood).

I just haven't had the time yet to set up the OG virtually... [...] Oh, I haven't adjusted the measurements yet

Yes, then take the time. But preferably not only now before you present it to us, but already before you derive a EG from the OG. So back to the beginning (or rather to the OG-beginning).

Also include the chimney in the drawing of your fireplace, and on both levels as well.

Hello, may I quickly ask which program you used to draw that?
Looks "easy" to use
zapp

I find the house rather arbitrary. On the one hand on the property (location of the rooms, utility room facing south, living room north-), furthermore the rooms themselves (e.g. entrance area with an open space right between the door and stairs or for example the cloakroom behind the staircase, which despite the distance to the entrance becomes a dirt track; structurally also quite arbitrary with load-bearing walls) and thirdly a random furnishing e.g. the bathrooms without a clear line or everything pushed into one corner, living room sofa under the window, reading chair with a free back completely uncomfortable... Ok, location corrected upon second glance (I deleted that above). For the rest, I believe there are better templates of model houses that one can adapt (-> chill, TV, and reading corner, piano space, wellness bathroom, entrance hall, guest WC)

Yes, then take your time. But better not only now before you present it to us, but already before you derive a ground floor from the upper floor. So back to the start (or rather to the upper floor start).

Understood, I'll go back to the drawing board...

Also include the chimney in the drawing of your fireplace and on both levels.

Good point, I have indeed forgotten that so far. Are there standard dimensions for how big a chimney is? Otherwise, I would plan with 40x40cm until I know more...

I find the house quite arbitrary. [...]

I am also not 100% convinced by the room layout yet, but honestly I haven’t found any viable proposal on a variety of house providers’ websites that can solve all the points relevant to us (in particular, the piano fits nowhere in most floor plans where kitchen/dining/living are arranged in an L-shape).
I’m not entirely happy with the entrance area myself either, but since we (i) want kitchen/dining/living not "in a row" but in an L-shape and (ii) also need to accommodate technical room and work/guest room on the ground floor, only the "rest" remained for the entrance area oops:.
And the bathrooms... yes, as I’ve already said, I also see room for optimization there...

Hello, may I briefly ask which program you used to draw this?
Looks "easy" to use
zapp

You’re not allowed to post links here, but if you search at a major search engine for where you can draw a house floor plan online, you will find something quickly. You do have to register, but then you can plan up to three "houses" for free...