Hello Manu,
these are of course aspects that I have only thought about marginally or partly not at all so far. The laundry will most likely be washed in the utility room. It will have to be carried upstairs anyway, since it will also be ironed upstairs later, but your objection is of course valid and makes me think further. I generally always find a balcony nice to look at and also super cozy, especially when it’s a bit windy or maybe there is a short shower, as it would be very sheltered. It can happen that you don’t use it anymore after a year, I agree with you there. However, if we were to make the bathroom on the upper floor a "Wellnessbad" with a sauna, then the balcony would of course make sense. Currently in the southern direction, that is, where the balcony will go, there is only a field. In the next 5 - 10 years this part will not be further developed, so at first you wouldn’t have to worry about unwanted views here.
Compliments on your homepage which I find super clear! And everything so nicely visualized, because especially after looking at a floor plan you’re always searching on blogs. I think your floor plan is well solved! I notice we should let some thoughts and ideas about our floor plan wander again. We have also already thought about a freelance architect. But what kind of costs would one expect for that approximately?
Many thanks and best regards
Julia