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Dear House Building Forum Community,
I have been following along for some time now and we have already gathered some ideas and inspiration here. Since our house planning has become more and more concrete, I thought now would be the optimal time to get your professional expertise. We would really appreciate your (frank) feedback. Please still be nice to us
About the questionnaire:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1100m²
Slope: no
Plot ratio: n/a
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Building window, building line and boundary: 11x14m
Edge development: no, except garage/carport etc.
Number of parking spaces: unknown, but should be feasible with the planned double carport
Number of floors: 1 full floor (Schleswig-Holstein)
Roof shape: no specifications
Style: no specifications
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum height/limits: no specifications
Other specifications: n/a
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: Preferred city villa, but in our view and also from the architect’s perspective not feasible with our space requirements on the building window and with 1 full floor. Second choice is a gable roof (knee wall 125 cm, 40° pitch) with captain’s gable, as currently planned
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, attic
Number of persons, age: 2*30+, 2 children (+1 planned)
Room requirements on GF, UF:
GF: living room, kitchen (with pantry), guest bathroom, wardrobe, office
UF: 3 children’s rooms, bedroom, bathroom, children’s bathroom. Walk-in closet for parents would be nice but not a must
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: ~15
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: closed kitchen, cooking island (not a must)
Number of dining seats: at least 5
Fireplace: no, possibly electric fireplace or similar
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: not desired but required by development plan
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why the one or the other should or should not be there
House design
Planner: architect of a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Basically, we are very satisfied with the design. All our needs are met
What do you not like? Why? We find it unfortunate that the children’s rooms are relatively small compared to the parents’ area. We have not really come up with a better solution to sensibly enlarge them
Price estimate according to architect/planner: house price including earthworks: 650k (but without land, kitchen, outdoor facilities etc.)
Preferred heating technology: geothermal energy
If you have to forego, which details/extensions
-can you forego: walk-in closet on the UF (but reluctantly)
-can’t you forego: basement, 3 children’s rooms
Why has the design become what it is now?
Standard design from the planner adapted to our wishes and needs
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?
Basically, the floor plan is very practical from our point of view and covers our wishes. I somewhat doubt whether the few weaknesses from our perspective (possibly pantry too narrow, wardrobe too small, children’s rooms too small) can be realized on the building plot under the conditions. But maybe you have some ideas?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the floor plan also practical from your point of view? Do you see weaknesses that we might have overlooked, what is missing, how could these be solved? Do you see any possibilities to enlarge the 3 children’s rooms a bit without making the rooms on the UF totally awkward?
The furniture in the floor plan is from the construction company, some we would position differently. Likewise, move one or the other door. We are more interested in having the floor plan examined here by the forum in terms of the overall concept

I have been following along for some time now and we have already gathered some ideas and inspiration here. Since our house planning has become more and more concrete, I thought now would be the optimal time to get your professional expertise. We would really appreciate your (frank) feedback. Please still be nice to us
About the questionnaire:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1100m²
Slope: no
Plot ratio: n/a
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Building window, building line and boundary: 11x14m
Edge development: no, except garage/carport etc.
Number of parking spaces: unknown, but should be feasible with the planned double carport
Number of floors: 1 full floor (Schleswig-Holstein)
Roof shape: no specifications
Style: no specifications
Orientation: no specifications
Maximum height/limits: no specifications
Other specifications: n/a
Requirements of the builders
Style, roof shape, building type: Preferred city villa, but in our view and also from the architect’s perspective not feasible with our space requirements on the building window and with 1 full floor. Second choice is a gable roof (knee wall 125 cm, 40° pitch) with captain’s gable, as currently planned
Basement, floors: basement, ground floor, attic
Number of persons, age: 2*30+, 2 children (+1 planned)
Room requirements on GF, UF:
GF: living room, kitchen (with pantry), guest bathroom, wardrobe, office
UF: 3 children’s rooms, bedroom, bathroom, children’s bathroom. Walk-in closet for parents would be nice but not a must
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Overnight guests per year: ~15
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: closed kitchen, cooking island (not a must)
Number of dining seats: at least 5
Fireplace: no, possibly electric fireplace or similar
Music/stereo wall
Balcony, roof terrace: not desired but required by development plan
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
Further wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why the one or the other should or should not be there
House design
Planner: architect of a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why? Basically, we are very satisfied with the design. All our needs are met
What do you not like? Why? We find it unfortunate that the children’s rooms are relatively small compared to the parents’ area. We have not really come up with a better solution to sensibly enlarge them
Price estimate according to architect/planner: house price including earthworks: 650k (but without land, kitchen, outdoor facilities etc.)
Preferred heating technology: geothermal energy
If you have to forego, which details/extensions
-can you forego: walk-in closet on the UF (but reluctantly)
-can’t you forego: basement, 3 children’s rooms
Why has the design become what it is now?
Standard design from the planner adapted to our wishes and needs
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?
Basically, the floor plan is very practical from our point of view and covers our wishes. I somewhat doubt whether the few weaknesses from our perspective (possibly pantry too narrow, wardrobe too small, children’s rooms too small) can be realized on the building plot under the conditions. But maybe you have some ideas?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Is the floor plan also practical from your point of view? Do you see weaknesses that we might have overlooked, what is missing, how could these be solved? Do you see any possibilities to enlarge the 3 children’s rooms a bit without making the rooms on the UF totally awkward?
The furniture in the floor plan is from the construction company, some we would position differently. Likewise, move one or the other door. We are more interested in having the floor plan examined here by the forum in terms of the overall concept