Suggestions for improvement to our floor plan

Otherwise, I agree with .

I find it phenomenal that there is absolutely no door in the plan that could house a closet behind it.

The sh** in the bathroom upstairs is disposed of through the kitchen. You have to like that ;) , I also find the angled toilets funny. They are usually used when space is tight during renovations.
It’s noteworthy that the little storage space faces south and west. But whatever... the storage space will be too little, far too little!

The floor plan might work; the non-functionality is more often found in small houses. However, there is - repeatedly - a lack of storage space in the house.

Regards

Hello Yvonne,

thank you very much for your feedback. We need to consider whether we really want to give up the gallery to rotate the staircase. But that is certainly a point we will take into account.

But isn’t it rather common for the wet rooms to be on top of each other?

The slanted toilets were initially drawn like that, we would change the bathrooms anyway. Which storage area do you mean to the south and west? In the bathroom now or generally in the house?

Do you think there is too little storage space because the building services and utility room (which will be even bigger) are too small, or for example a pantry near the kitchen is missing?

Thanks :-)

Wet rooms yes - a kitchen is not a wet room :) The toilets belong one above the other in my opinion! You can see that it was planned by an employee of a [BU]. It's not your fault. And if you like it, then so be it. If you have money for an architect, I would advise you to have a design created that is then implemented by the [BU]. Does a pantry have to be there? I'm not a fan of a pantry, my grandma had a built-in corner cupboard in the kitchen as a pantry (60 x 60), which used to be a substitute for a fitted kitchen, and that cupboard held more on its shelves than, for example, your utility room on the upper floor. Nevertheless: you have several electrical appliances that are only used once a year, a range of cleaning supplies, mops, vacuum cleaner, seasonal clothing, children's toys, sports equipment, decorations, decorations, Christmas decorations, tools and more tools, second fridge, bottles, empty bottles, waste paper, boxes, bags and much more if you have a hobby. Where do you want to quickly get the bottle of sparkling wine from when guests arrive? Your freezer room is not big and also has a tricky entrance, in the utility room, if it becomes a bit bigger, there is just enough space for the washing machine and dryer with ironing board and pile of laundry. I also find the wardrobe too small. A cupboard under the stairs can store seasonal jackets, but every day a pile of clothes will accumulate underneath it. Regards

Thank you for your advice about the architect. We had already thought about that at the beginning of the planning process two months ago. But since we want to build something not extravagant and rather a standard house, we thought that the BU could handle it as well.

Do you recommend the architect just because of the fact that the bathroom is above the kitchen, or can you see from other points that an architect wouldn’t have drawn it that way? If an architect could get a lot more out of it, we would also go that route. Although our wish is to have a spacious living-dining area and a large kitchen, so the storage spaces are naturally small.

Thank you very much!!

The problem with the kitchen - and something I didn't even notice :( - is that depending on the quality of the workmanship (and no, just because someone says it fits, doesn't mean it actually fits) you have pipe noises and especially drain noises in the kitchen when someone upstairs uses the bathroom (especially the toilet) - as it looks, you will then have 2 boxed-in pipes in the kitchen; I would discuss this point very thoroughly with the construction manager before signing. Also, the incoming water takes a very long journey through the house (it can hardly be any longer).

Briefly at the entrance: I would not rotate the staircase, but rather remove the wall stub at the wardrobe. That should make it a bit more open. (Gedrehte Treppe: Das wertet den Eingangsbereich ab IMHO.)

but ... I would put the design aside (quite far) and start completely anew. I would also ask myself if I really have to build that big on 441 m², maybe there are nicer solutions. In any case, even without an architect, there are plenty of better floor plans in the catalogs of various providers. If it were my own plot, free of developers, I would look for an architect.

PS. I mean no offense ... ;-)