Single-family house 175 sqm without basement, too big?

Unfortunately, you cannot create views in my program... The basic model is the Solitaire 165, but on the homepage you only find various designs (i.e., with extensions). We have also enlarged this by 30 cm both at the top and bottom. The roof pitch will be 20 degrees. The eaves sides are at the top and bottom of the plan. However, in our planning we have raised the knee wall to 2.06 m. Maybe I should have mentioned that earlier, sorry.

P.S.: attached are the original floor plans

- The window in the living room is positioned so that you can still comfortably place a larger couch. I’m also a bit annoyed that it’s not exactly opposite the hallway... But I don’t want to ruin my furnishing options because of that.
- The window is so close to the corner to create that "one big glass corner." That was planned by the manufacturer and, to be honest, I didn’t question it further... Would you find it better if it were pulled apart?

- Where will the terrace be?
I do find such glass corners modern, but in the end, we would probably decide more conventionally and move it closer to the kitchen. But that’s personal taste. Unless that will be the terrace access, then definitely move it.

Our staircase is supposed to be open. We would also like a light element next to the front door, but I was thinking more of an implementation with the door. Or would you put a classic fixed glass window there and the door next to it?

That is also, of course, personal taste. We like glass elements next to the front door plus the effect that it gives daylight to the hallway. Whether one or two and how wide -> a matter of taste and budget.

- What do you mean about the office? It is supposed to have a double-wing window and I would like the right wing to be opened first, so there’s no problem at the desk.

Then it’s fine like that

Do you possibly mean the hinge side? - I don’t see any indication of that in the floor plans, and none at all in the elevations (?)

That’s probably what I mean. When formulating it, I just wondered whether that has a proper name in the architect’s/in the floor plan drawing.

The terrace extends from the large window in the kitchen around the house to the window next to the sofa. This means that essentially all three windows provide terrace access. I think people will mainly go out through the kitchen, after all, you want to carry drinks and food in and out.

By the way, I told my husband about your idea, and we have now moved the window so that it is centered to the hallway, which means not the full couch possibility.

The slope will be built up or a piece on top will be excavated. The details are not yet clarified, so whether terraced or not, still needs to be seen. Currently, I have planned the staircase with 4.10m x 1m. At the top, there is a distance to the wall of 1.20m (from which unfortunately a railing still has to be deducted...) and at the bottom 1.40m.

The width is okay. The hand looked different on the plan.

I meant whether the basement will be built with masonry or only earth-contacting walls in concrete or retaining wall and house in front. What is planned there?

The house almost does not touch the ground at all. So it is flattened, a slab foundation is created, and on it, the prefab house is erected using timber frame construction. Around the house, the terrain should be as flat as possible; we no longer want a real slope on the property, but at the beginning and at the end retaining walls.

So to be clear again: retaining wall, then several meters of distance, then the house, then several meters of distance, then retaining wall again.

Ah ok. Sounds expensive but the house fits like that