Single-family house for 4 people - First draft - Ba.Wü.

You hardly have any participation from the “usual suspect users” here (except @11ant, he just can’t help himself)

And whether he can or not, you can see that in this thread: I limit myself to saying that those discussants in my opinion are quite right who appeal to base the discussion on a 2D foundation.

At some point, I have nicely illuminated south rooms that serve as storage rooms and the parents have to deal with the supposedly worse rooms for the rest of their lives.

On the one hand, this problem is fundamentally related to the fact that Germans cling desperately to a once-built house instead of perceiving it as "natural" like Americans do to move to a bigger one after a promotion. And on the other hand, I thank you for pointing out to me what the question to the answer "42" actually is: namely: "why do so many people here plan to move their bedroom into the guest room in old age, but not into the children's rooms after the kids have moved out, with their prime top locations?"

In principle, I am a fan of bright rooms, but I find that today's architecture or rather the desire for huge window areas is wildly exaggerated.

The loud-mouthed windows are probably a consequence of small plots of land, in order to still get light into the house despite the maximally exploited minimum boundary distances on as many sides as possible. When there was more than just a narrow strip between house and fence, floor-to-ceiling windows were almost a specialty of houses with exceptional views.

I find it wonderful.

I don't. I don't care about the neighbors. I'm a regular at the FKK anyway, one neighbor is a nurse at my gynecologist's - she has even seen me from the inside and the rest can just look away.
You would also be surprised how little other people look into your house, even if they had the opportunity. Sure, there are a few peepers in the world, but most prefer to look at some screens.

I think you are also an extreme example when it comes to light and windows. I absolutely don't mean this in a bad way, but I do think that the majority of Germans rather seek privacy in their own four walls. The Dutch, with their large window panes in the living room that often face the street, are a different caliber altogether.

Friends of mine also built a palace with huge windows. They can't even place houseplants because they practically burn due to the heat. Also, their air conditioning runs continuously in the summer, which is not only annoying because of the noise but also very costly to operate. I don't even want to start on cleaning...

of course, you can also move the bedroom later to the detached children's room. But most of them aren't so well equipped with walk-in closets and parent bathrooms.

So then,
please don’t stone me for the inaccurate measurements. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to do better quickly on the tablet.
The drawn-in pieces of furniture are to scale. (And that’s all we currently have.)

I hope you can recognize the ground floor with the attached garage on the site plan.

PS:
Due to the lively discussion, I have left out the windows...
And for everyone else, north is at the top!

May I ask on what basis you drew the walls the way you just did? Just roughly estimated?

Yes Drasleona, I have only made measured plans with this 3D program. I have now downloaded an app for the tablet and basically traced the 3D version with my finger. It really wasn't easy to get exact measurements like that. Roughly speaking, that's about right.

I was also referring to the drawing in the 3D program.

I don’t understand why certain room sizes come about. You’re putting together a 220 sqm place here, but insist that a 1.75x2.5m couch is sufficient. If the couch really is enough, then why are you building it so big? Do you like to dance the Viennese waltz?

I would really wish that you furnish the house virtually completely. That doesn’t mean you have to draw every side table or where the dishwasher should be, but rough furniture would be helpful. Kids’ rooms each with a desk, bed, wardrobe. Bathroom with shower, sink, toilet, possibly bathtub. Dressing room with wardrobes. Etc. pp.