ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home, 190 sqm, Slab Foundation, Saarland

I have made some slight revisions to both the ground floor and the upper floor again.

Is it even allowed for the garage to be built on the property boundary if it is integrated into the house?

You should reconsider the planned kitchen layout, as right now you're walking a lot between the sink and the cooktop.

I’m not happy with the layout of the master area. It has the advantage of a separate bedroom, but the bathroom is directly adjacent, so one person can’t sleep well if the other is getting ready in the morning. The noises coming from our bathroom in the morning are loud enough that even two doors in between don’t help...

Pinky0301 schrieb:

Is it even allowed for the garage to be built directly on the property boundary if it is integrated into the house?

The 3-meter (10 feet) setback from the boundary must definitely be observed.
Therefore, the roof terrace is not possible!

In my opinion, having the pantry as a fundamental area divider on the ground floor is a complete design mistake.
The kitchen has hardly any truly usable space and is basically just a corridor.
The master bathroom is disproportionately large—more like a dance hall.

Back to square one with a fresh start!

Henning_85 schrieb:

I have slightly revised both the ground floor and the upper floor again.

Unfortunately, only marginally improving the clarity of the drawing. As far as I can make out, you access the bedroom through the dressing room and the bathroom. The garage should be acceptable regarding setback requirements, as the roof terrace is set back accordingly. Overall, however, the structural engineering is quite challenging due to the recessed top floor. What kind of "official" are you? – below A16, I see that this building will still require a considerable inheritance (or the bride must have some serious assets, as they say in Cologne).

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Pinky0301 schrieb:

Is it even allowed for the garage to be built on the property line if it’s integrated into the house?

With the neighbor’s written consent, yes. They are then allowed to build directly adjacent as well.

Pinky0301 schrieb:

You should reconsider the planned kitchen; right now you’ll be constantly walking back and forth between the sink and the cooktop.
I don’t like the layout of the parents’ area. The advantage of a separate bedroom is lost because the bathroom is directly adjacent. One partner won’t be able to sleep through the morning routine of the other. With the noise we get from our bathroom in the morning, even two doors between rooms are not enough...

The sink and cooktop are actually located right next to each other in the kitchen island. That hasn’t been properly shown in the plan yet. On the side wall, there will only be the oven, steam cooker, microwave, and coffee machine housed in a kind of tall cabinet.

I agree with your concerns about the bathroom being right next to the bedroom. I gave a lot of thought to how to solve that. I definitely want a parents’ area that is somewhat separated from the children’s area. It’s also very important to me to have a separate walk-in closet that’s large enough, plus an individual bedroom. I based this on daily routines: getting up, going to the bathroom, dressing in the walk-in closet, then briefly back to the bathroom before heading out. In the evening, undressing through the walk-in closet, then bathroom, then bed. However, I’m still open to other floor plan ideas. Maybe you have suggestions on how to improve the layout.

ypg schrieb:

The 3-meter (10-foot) setback from the property boundary must definitely be observed.
So the rooftop terrace won’t be allowed!

Having the pantry as a fundamental space divider on the ground floor in my view is a complete misplanning.
The kitchen has hardly any truly usable space and is basically just a hallway.
The parents’ bathroom is disproportionately too large – more like a dance hall.

Back to the drawing board with a fresh start!

Thank you for your reply, ypg. According to the Saarland state building regulations, the setback and the rooftop terrace should be fine since the balcony is recessed.

What you call the pantry as an area divider on the ground floor is actually meant to be a panoramic fireplace or at least a decorative fireplace, set at seating height and about 150cm (5 feet) wide. I can understand your concerns about the kitchen. I’m not 100% happy with it either. The kitchen is intended to be open to the spacious dining area. From the kitchen, both the living and dining rooms should be visible, similar to the concept used in the Bien-Zenker Concept M Wuppertal. The entire floor plan is based on that concept. Perhaps, as an experienced homeowner, you have ideas on how I could arrange it more cleverly.

The bathroom is deliberately designed to be large because we are “damaged” by the small bathrooms in our current house. We don’t want that anymore. The bathroom is meant to be divided into an everyday area and a wellness area used occasionally. The curved section at the front is supposed to be a sauna. But I’m also open to suggestions here.

11ant schrieb:

Unfortunately only slightly in favor of the drawing’s clarity. As far as I can tell, you go through the walk-in closet and the bathroom to get to the bedroom. The garage should be okay in terms of setback since the rooftop terrace is recessed accordingly. Overall, the structural engineering really takes a hit because of the recessed upper floor. What kind of “civil servant” are you? – under A16 (salary level) I’d say a considerable inheritance is still needed for this place (or the bride brought a lot to the table, as we say in Cologne).

You’ve correctly identified it. The bedroom doesn’t have its own access from the hallway; otherwise, there would be too many doors and I would have to redesign everything. I don’t see it as a big issue that you have to go through another room to get to the bedroom. Why? Because I’m focusing on daily routines—people usually don’t go directly into the bedroom first thing.
Regarding the garage on the property line and the rooftop terrace, all the information I have and the consent suggest this is allowed. We are both civil servants in the higher service bracket and are fortunate to live in a nearly paid-off single-family house. That’s almost normal here in Saarland.

People from Cologne always have good ideas... just share them!