Tips for improving the floor plan of a single-family house with 211 m² living area

Development Plan/Restrictions
Size of the plot 914m2
Slope: No
Number of floors: 2 + attic (not developed)
Roof type: hip roof
Style -
Orientation: south

Clients' Requirements
Basement, floors: no basement, 2 floors, attic not developed but accessible
Number of people, age: 26+24, 1 dog and 2 planned children
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: GF 100m2, UF 100m2
Office: family use or home office?: family use only (also used as guest room)
Guests per year: none
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern construction: rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with cooking island
Number of dining seats: 6-8
Fireplace: yes
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: garage for 2 cars + storage room

House Design
Who designed it:
Friend (architect in training)

Price estimate according to architect/planner:
500,000€
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
approx. 500,000€ (plot already owned)
Preferred heating technology:
heat pump with deep drilling

If you have to give up, which details/extensions
-can you do without: office on upper floor
-can’t you do without: -

Why is the design the way it is now? e.g.
A mixture of many examples from various magazines.
From friends and family.

We are 2 people + 1 dog, 2 children planned.
We would like to do without a basement - is the storage space sufficient?

The street access is in the south, and we would also plan the terrace in the south in front of the house.

We would be very happy to receive opinions and tips for improvement!

At first quick glance, I believe there is still quite a bit of potential for savings here without it hurting you. The pantry could easily be realized as kitchen cabinets. If it is integrated there, further possibilities arise for the entrance area ... Certainly about 1m in width of space savings are possible if the shower etc. is then adjusted a bit. An exit from the kitchen to the terrace is really cool. At least we think so.

500k is never enough for 211sqm. More like for the regular 160. Unfortunately, that surely already applies to the design.

when architects estimate :rolleyes:

Price estimate according to architect/planner:
€500,000
Personal price limit for the house, including equipment:
approx. €500,000

211xx2500 €/sqm=?
And the excavator hasn’t even rolled in yet, so no ancillary construction costs, no attic, no outdoor facilities…

The staircase is partially built over, right? Does it work like that?

We also want to make everything even smaller and would also contribute a lot of our own work.