Single-family house, approx. 140 m², 2 children's rooms - What do you think of the floor plan?

I am happy to explain our view on the two points mentioned. Regarding the slope of the pantry, my wife already shares a similar opinion. However, the wall of the pantry towards the front door is shorter as a result, and in my opinion, the tube-like part of the hallway is minimized to a minimum. Without the slope option, the wall would just be a bit longer, which would increase the zig-zag hallway effect again. Do you really think that would be the better option? Moving the front door further north is very difficult, as the front door would no longer appear "open" due to the parked car in front of it, and less light would enter the hallway. For this reason, we unfortunately cannot use the floor plan from you kbt09 in this regard. We now have to make the best out of this variant. But really, many thanks for the suggestion. We will keep the ideas for the bathroom in mind once we have clarified the fundamental "problems." We do not want the pantry in another location in the house, as we find the direct proximity to the kitchen practical.

Regarding the proposed wider staircase: We haven’t had the tread width calculated yet, but the staircase corresponds to standard dimensions. With 2.01 m, there remains about 80-85 cm of tread width. What are the advantages of a wider staircase? However, we would probably rather reduce the utility room and the upstairs office by about 30 cm, as this would then also “open” the hallway downstairs again. This way, the kitchen door would again be further to the left (as in the original case), but we would actually plan for two tall cabinets there and still have the door open to the left. With a stopper, that should really not be a problem.

The separation between the living room and kitchen/dining area is probably just a matter of taste. One person likes it one way, another the other way. Although the living room is in the northeast, we have a beautiful view through the large window front into the green garden. I don’t need any direct sunlight in the living room (topic heat/darkening). The guest WC and pantry in the south then simply result accordingly from the location of the house on the plot and the other conditions. We are now basically satisfied with that. We will not change anything about the room distribution anymore. We want to make the best of what is now given, as already mentioned above. Therefore, we would still be grateful for suggestions, especially regarding the arrangement of the windows on the south side (symmetry of bathroom windows/kitchen windows).

The T-bath does not work properly like this:


Room width:
338 - 90 cm shower - 18 cm wall - 85 cm tub - 10 cm plaster and tiles from the many walls - 55 cm for a realistically deep sink.
Leaves 80 cm passage .. ok, could be enough, but it is less generous than the drawing suggests.

However, the T-shower is pointless if the shower door is as drawn. But if the shower door is in the passage, then the shower door reaches into the window and the window would have to be considerably narrower again. Could then rather be max. 126 cm.

... it would be nice if the house were drawn to scale once again in the site plan.

By the way, it is true that you can give the children's rooms a few larger windows. Those windows are really too small.

And, stair patterns are linked in .

Stair width... you want to carry cabinets, mattresses, etc. upstairs. The narrower the stairs, the more difficult it becomes. So really try it out. And, if wider, I would take it from the living area.

And, check the location of the house, because I would really adjust the hallway according to my proposed changes. You get a more straightforward version with better storage space in the places where it is needed.

The design is getting worse and worse.

The pantry still has its south-facing window. Everything here revolves around the impossible entrance under the carport... as if one intentionally wants to build a bottleneck with a labyrinth here.

Could it be that you cannot understand our well-intentioned and sensible advice?

We do not want another place in the house for the pantry because we find the direct proximity to the kitchen practical.

Let's just take this: the pantry is not usable as such because of the window on the south side. After three days of sunshine, you can no longer get the heat out of this narrow room, making it uncomfortable for even one person to stay there. Food spoils quickly.

Moving the front door further north is very difficult because the front door no longer appears "open" due to the car parked in front of it, and less light would come into the hallway.

We do not want another place in the house for the pantry because we find the direct proximity to the kitchen practical.

Maybe move the house 2.5m east within the building envelope and you will have the space in front of the entrance to move it north.

Pantry next to the kitchen makes sense, but just swap the living room and kitchen. Then you kill three birds with one stone:
- Living room with southern exposure
- Dining room with southern exposure
- Pantry directly by the kitchen and cool there on the north side