Single-family house, estimated costs and suggestions for the floor plan

First of all, thanks for the many suggestions.

- I really hadn’t thought about the sewage pipes from the bathroom --> my brother (gas/water/shit...) would probably have thrown that in my face right away during the plan review
- I also forgot the window in the ground floor WC
- The doors to the rooms were actually included everywhere, unfortunately my program sometimes messes up (for example, during the setup, the ceiling of the winter garden suddenly disappeared and so on)
- Honestly, I don’t like the laundry room either, but at first glance there was simply not enough space. That definitely needs to be changed!

As far as the lighting in all the rooms is concerned:
Honestly, I prefer natural sunlight in the rooms to too much artificial light. For the lighting ratio, I’m simply going by experience from my parents’ house and my last two apartments. Lots of light is just more pleasant.

That’s why there’s the problem with the current children’s room. It only has one window and it faces east. So my daughter only gets natural light in the morning and has to rely on artificial light for the rest of the day.
It’s similar in the office at the moment. Only one window facing north. So during the day I have to turn the light on almost 80% of the time. Not exactly easy on the eyes.
So if I have an office facing east and south, why wouldn’t I take advantage of that with enough window area?
And regarding the kitchen: I already wrote that the kitchen layout is being done by my wife. Nothing in the plan is final, it’s just for overview.

Theoretically, I could really orient the bathroom to the north. Directly above the kitchen. You’re definitely right there.
Depending on the plot, I would even have a bit of morning sun there. Also, the residual brightness would probably be sufficient.

I’ll do some research here and then take another look. Of course, the architect will have to come on board at some point.

Regards

Zeiti

As for the light in all the rooms: I honestly prefer natural sunlight in the rooms rather than too much artificial light. When it comes to the light ratio, I base it on the experience from my parents' house and my last two apartments. A lot of light is simply more pleasant.

That's also the problem with the current children's room. It only has one window, and it faces east. So my daughter only gets natural light in the morning and has to rely on artificial light the rest of the time. It's similar in the office at the moment. Only one window facing north. Therefore, during the day I have to switch on the light almost 80% of the time. Not exactly pleasant for the eyes. So if I have an office with an eastern and southern orientation, why shouldn't I make use of sufficient window area?

Depending on the plot, I would even get a little sun there in the morning. Besides, the remaining brightness would probably be sufficient.

I'll do some research here and then see what comes of it. An architect will have to come on board at some point.

Best regards

Zeiti

Zeiti, if the sun isn't shining, no sun can get into the house either. But it's still bright! I'm sitting here in my office, the window faces west, and it's still bright. One should build economically; arbitrary window placement is not part of that and is a cost eater as well as problematic for heating efficiency. And as you can see: you can't place furniture here at all. In 10 years (no, already now) every child works with a computer. Please don't place it in front of a window because of backlighting. ... and often a smaller but well-designed room is better than a large, awkwardly shaped one.

Regards Yvonne

I have sketched out how the upper floor can be improved:


The rooms are smaller, but much more usable. The staircase is placed pretty centrally. The master bedroom and bathroom are located in the north, two children's rooms face south, one faces west.

You should possibly plan the office on the ground floor (in the north in front of the stairs) or really in the basement. This will save you the extension above the garage.

One could perhaps mirror the guest toilet on the ground floor, then at least the downpipes would be aligned. If you have the office on the ground floor, your living-dining room might be smaller, but at the moment you have too much space that could be used better and thus more cost-effectively.

The house probably has a knee wall of 1m ... so the children's rooms and bedrooms with 12-14 sqm are too small. my opinion on that. maybe more money should be invested in the size of the property rather than in the expensive special features. Anyone who needs 4 bedrooms upstairs has to plan a bit more generously. Or choose bunk bed options...

Dearest Yvonne,

The sun always shines, only its position relative to the Earth changes due to rotation. So sometimes there are shadows, which are often called night. Additionally, there are things like weather conditions. I am well aware of that.

Or to put it simply: I meant the general daylight (which naturally includes the sun).
But you are probably right about heating efficiency. With such a layout, that could cause problems. I probably didn’t think it through enough.

:
Thanks for the presentation. It’s actually good. I will take a closer look at it.
I had something similar in one of my drafts, but I discarded it again because something didn’t fit. I should take it out again sometime.

Thanks again to everyone who joins in here. You can never have enough information!

Best regards