Very first floor plan draft of the ground floor

The driveway should of course be appropriately flattened

I was just checking how much an X6 costs. But I'd rather just flatten the driveway...

I think the integration of the pantry is well done. Overall, a very nice design. There is nothing to complain about. The ground floor has one mistake. And I find it very serious and it should be fixed: The tall cabinets in the kitchen will house the refrigerator and oven, possibly also dishes. And for all three factors, the tall cabinets are too far from the kitchen's work area. Therefore, I would swap the wardrobe and the pantry. The wardrobe benefits from this, as it is closer to the entrance. Unfortunately, the staircase base in this design still belongs to the dirty area. I would probably align the entire lower right quarter with the upper wall so that the door can be moved further to the left and thus shoes can be placed on the right side of the hallway (built-in closet).

I see it similarly to you, but it has been rejected so far because the SK would no longer have a window. However, I will definitely bring it up for discussion again. The stair issue does not bother me now.

Unfortunately, I do not understand the last paragraph....

Pantry/wardrobe exchange was also my first thought if the pantry is really necessary. And the island needs to be bigger, if it makes sense. Some of the tall cabinets could also be placed in the wall unit, which is quite long at around 480 cm.

Laundry chute .. should it be usable from the small bathroom and dressing room? It would make sense to have access from the hallway somewhere, where everyone, no matter which bathroom or room they live in, has to pass by.

I see it similarly to you, but it has been rejected so far because the pantry would then have no window. However, I will definitely bring it up for discussion again. The staircase issue does not bother me.

Unfortunately, I don’t understand the last paragraph....

I would have kicked your wife out a long time ago, money or no money. She gets her pantry! She gets a nice damn hallway and she gets walkways to the island. What she doesn’t get is counter space next to the oven and fridge. Instead, she gets a window in the pantry that will always be tilted open, letting in cold air and also burglars who will love your protected entrance.

Seriously: you are surely building with controlled residential ventilation?! So why the window?

My last sentence refers to your hallway, which would have a nice wall of closets across its entire width if the house were as wide in the south as it is in the north. Because of the bay window on the east, the front door is where it is now and cannot be moved 50 cm further to the left as per the plan, so that there would be space for a closet there. Instead, the wardrobe will be arranged in the middle of the house, so you spread the dirt from outside around.
The laundry chute makes no sense to me at all: from the dressing room? Into the freezer room? I totally agree with Kerstin: it must be equally accessible to all and should close off into the utility room.
Personally, the dining area would be too long for me. I would be concerned that it becomes uncomfortable.

I would extend the garage roof on the north side beyond the door.