Hi,
we will build without a gallery, although we hadn't even planned the point with the children yet.
But we did consider the point briefly mentioned by .
But heating is also not to be neglected.
Maybe then you won’t just heat the living room, but up to the roof (warm air rises first).
As a penny pincher, this naturally hits my stomach - no matter how stylish it may be.
If the sleeping areas are also located upstairs, you sleep in the warmest part of the open space. We like to sleep in a cool room.
Last point additionally: If the gallery is above the dining area, you need good air exchange (extraction hood). Otherwise, the smells will rise.
Exaggeratedly put, then you have the warmest part of the open space in the sleeping area upstairs with the pleasure of still knowing exactly what was eaten hours later.
OK - as you can see, for the reasons mentioned, I’m not a fan of galleries - maybe it’s also prejudice based on my remaining "basic physics knowledge". I am more practically minded and don’t rely so much on stylish appearance.