Single-family house with split-level living area

Oops, where is your floor plan? Deleted it yourselves or had it deleted?

I just noticed that the photos of the stairs don't match your plan. In your case, the stairs were supposed to be more in the hallway, so you would only see them from below in the living area, right??

I actually wanted to say something about the two steps, but apparently the OP isn't interested anyway...

Well, it is quite something different to read, "I would do it this way or I would do it that way," as more or less personal attacks on the architect. Such things are quite presumptuous. But perhaps there are other reasons... especially where an outsider can at most judge the floor plan and not the process by which the floor plan was created. Ultimately, the floor plan was developed 90% according to our ideas and not those of our involved planners, whether BU or architect. I think we take the ideas from here with us, just like the ideas of the planners. We weigh these according to our daily needs, personal behavior, and advantages and disadvantages. And it will probably remain as it is because we personally do not recognize the disadvantages thrown into the room here for us.

It is always a shame when a thread just fizzles out like this. And then the plans are removed, which basically means the thread is dead.

It is unfortunate that there were no sections or views included with the plans. Someone had already mentioned that.

, you must not forget one thing: many here are laypeople, have built themselves, and have gained life experiences. And these are represented here, sometimes more, sometimes less intensely ;). Which of these experiences you want to take into account for yourself is always your choice. I can only recommend really thinking through all the arguments that come up here. Regarding the points:

[*]Access from garage to pantry... I also find it rather useless in this form, as it is very narrow. I would probably also remove it or solve it differently. The path around the outside is not that far anyway, especially since you emphasized your athleticism somewhere.
[*]Wardrobe / WC... I also find the wardrobe too small. For me, a wardrobe always includes the shoe cabinet with the shoes you have. For 4 people, that quickly adds up to 150 cm of cabinet space alone.
[*]The parents' wing in its arrangement did not completely convince me either.
[*]Children's bathroom with bathtub, which was not yet drawn in... okay. But one should ensure that the bathtub is placed so that later a suitable shower door can be installed there to allow for good showering.

I would also have my concerns about that.

In general, I missed suggested furnishing. Often you understand the thoughts of the potential builder better because you see how the usage is intended.

Why? There were enough suggestions and ideas without blaming the planner. Only mentioned by WD in #13... But as the OP, you also have to read carefully and not dismiss all suggestions. There are also differences in the behavior of questioners ;)

: I agree with you that the comment against your architect also went clearly over the line in my opinion, no matter what one thinks of the floor plan.

Otherwise, I can only give you the advice to consciously engage with the suggestions from the homeowners and experts here in the forum. Unfortunately, many of your comments also gave the impression that you are trying to defend your floor plan at all costs. Look at your lifestyle habits and what is really necessary and also sensible. And don’t just focus on what you find visually appealing. Of course, liking it is important too, but if functionality suffers enormously as a result, then compromises should be considered.

Of course, many comments are also (but not only) shaped by one’s own preferences, but they are also there so that other homeowners think about these things. We also have a wardrobe that is only about a meter wide, but we have deliberately thought it through and only hang seasonal jackets and the kids’ daycare backpacks there and only the “seasonal shoes” are stored there. However, I must also say that my husband has more shoes overall than I do as a woman. Garden and muddy clothes are in the basement and the winter/summer clothes are accordingly in the wardrobe. That suits us accordingly. Whether that is the case for you or will be with the children yet to come, you have to decide yourself. One could just as well debate about the kids’ bathroom, the bedroom/dressing/bathroom situation, etc.... These are really individual things, but ones you should think about carefully, which must also be sensibly placed and functionally accommodated in the end.

But you should really reconsider the other comments and concerns. Especially when you are investing so much money, you should want to get the best possible out of it, shouldn’t you?

So, I can’t quite understand your current reaction. We are just giving you tips here. Most people here already have children and know what they’re talking about. I’ve already lived in my second house and we are currently building our second own house, and you always learn something new. I would have been glad to receive tips from people with small children when building my first house, then maybe I wouldn’t have made so many mistakes. Children don’t just come into the world and immediately go to school and do their homework in their room. Almost all the children I know do their homework, at least during elementary school, at the dining table. Very few children carry their schoolbags into their rooms after doing their homework. Besides, for me children’s rooms should also be rooms and not simultaneously storage space for schoolbags, coats, and shoes. With two children, so many shoes and stuff accumulate you wouldn’t believe it—I would never have imagined it either. We also keep the shoes right next to the entrance and the jackets too. When you open the door, it always looks like a mess underneath the sofa. Then your staircase doesn’t come across as well either, because the disorder catches the eye first, not the staircase. Mud clothes, where should they go? Hanging visibly in the hallway on a hook (like with us, because we have no other option)? No child is going to take the route through the garage and pantry. What about the stroller and baby car seat? Where to put them? The pantry is too small for that. Yes, a house should be lived in. Anything else would be boring. But a house should also offer the possibility to retreat without being disturbed by others. A baby simply has different habits than a teenager or an adult. The floor plan itself is not so bad. It’s just little things that could still be changed, most of them without throwing away the entire floor plan.