ᐅ Floor Plan Design for Single-Family Home – Ideas Welcome from You

Hello everyone,

We visited a general contractor to get a quote for a single-family house. We received an initial design that, in my opinion, is very good.
My husband still sees room for improvement. He doesn’t like that the kitchen cannot be closed off. Our preference was a kitchen that can be closed with a sliding door to avoid noise disturbance. Unfortunately, this didn’t fit with the floor plan. Separating the living room would be an option, but it would then be quite small—too small for my husband.
Upstairs, the master bedroom could be a bit larger.
Do you have any ideas besides enlarging the floor plan or moving the office to the basement?

Thanks in advance
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size – 594m² (6387 sq ft)
Slope – no
Floor area ratio 0.4
Site coverage ratio 0.5
Building envelope, building line and boundary
Edge development – yes
Number of parking spaces
Number of storeys – 1.5
Roof shape
Architectural style
Orientation – ridge facing the street
Maximum height/limits – none
Other requirements – none

Client Requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type – gable roof
Basement, storeys – basement + 1.5 storeys
Number of occupants, age – 5 (41/40/10/8/3)
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor – 4 bedrooms upstairs, office on ground floor, otherwise the usual
Office use: family or home office? – both
Overnight guests per year – none
Open or closed layout –
Conservative or modern style – conservative
Open kitchen or kitchen island – closed kitchen, preferably with an island
Number of seats at dining table – at least 5
Fireplace – no
Music/stereo wall – yes
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse – no, play garden
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why some things should or shouldn’t be –
- Large closed wardrobe area to avoid clutter
- Access from garage to living space

House Design
Who designed it? – Architect of the general contractor

What do you particularly like? Why? – All wishes were well implemented, also planned level access living for the future, good orientation to the sun
What do you not like? Why? – Kitchen cannot be closed off = noise disturbance in the living area
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 370,000
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
Preferred heating technology: heat pump

If you have to give up something, which features/extensions
- Can you give up:
- Cannot give up: office

Why does the design look the way it does now? For example
Standard draft from the planner? – first draft according to our wishes

Which client wishes were implemented by the architect? – Access from garage to living space, office, large wardrobe, equally sized children’s rooms

A mix of many examples from various magazines…
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion? – coherent design, little hallway, lots of space on a small floor plan, very well thought out.