ᐅ Single-family house floor plan with basement, 150 sqm, only one single-story level permitted

One could also consider placing the guest room on the southeast side in the basement, with an external staircase serving as a "light well." To my knowledge, this could be located within the 3m (10 feet) setback from the property boundary. This would free up the room for the office and mean it wouldn’t need to be as large.

K a t j a schrieb:

Here is another design with a quarter-turn staircase and the front door located in the bay. Personally, I don’t find it very appealing because it creates long corridors that make the house feel less cozy. But if the lady insists.

I would add that this is really a matter of personal taste. I like both of your suggestions. In the first option, you initially face a wall when you enter, but after turning, the room’s charm unfolds. Both layouts are justified and are commonly used in many prefabricated houses. I recommend visiting a prefab home exhibition to specifically examine different entrance arrangements.

K a t j a schrieb:

But if the wife insists.

I have modified it a bit; if there are clear advantages, she would also accept entering from the side (by side I mean from the right and not from the street side). At first, she found next to the bay window unusual, but it is acceptable to her.

K a t j a schrieb:

The building envelope is the reddish frame – I guessed 18 x 16. Is that correct? If you push your little house all the way back because of the cars, then in my opinion the terrace will no longer fit within the building envelope. Sometimes building authorities are flexible, but sometimes they are not. Therefore, you should definitely plan (or have planned) the outdoor area as well.

Yes, 18 meters (59 feet) wide and 16 meters (52 feet) deep. The terrace outside is not a problem for us. Garages can also be built outside the building envelope.

ypg schrieb:

Check the living area calculation with regard to the basement.

Because of the small window area, the basement definitely does not count as living space.

ypg schrieb:

No response from you on this, @GeraldG?

Regarding the living space in the basement? As mentioned, it doesn’t count.

With the current proposals, we actually find the living room layout rather inconvenient. The window perpendicular to the TV causes constant reflections on the screen. My wife is bothered by the lack of a side window. She also still thinks the kitchen should go there.

GeraldG schrieb:

With the current proposals, we actually find the layout of the living room quite awkward. The window positioned perpendicular to the TV causes constant reflections on the screen. My wife is bothered by the lack of a window on the side. She still thinks the kitchen should be located there.

Well, you could just turn the sofa around again and look into the garden.
No, seriously, in a modern living room with large windows, you will probably never have a TV without any reflections. I don’t fully understand which window you mean, but isn’t the design basically identical to the arrangement in #1, except for the missing side window? So it would even have fewer reflections. Besides, a roller shutter for darkening solves the problem.
The reason why this layout appears better for us is the kitchen. You want maximum light for working there, which is why the south side is preferred. However, if it feels wrong for you, that’s an important reason as well. Your gut feeling counts too.

GeraldG schrieb:

With the current layouts, we actually find the arrangement with the living room quite inconvenient. The window positioned perpendicular to the TV causes constant reflections on the screen. My wife is bothered that there is no window on the side. She still believes the kitchen should be placed there.

Why exactly does your wife want the kitchen there, and what specifically do you find inconvenient about the living room? Not that I know better, but it’s important to understand the reasons behind it.
The same goes for the desire for an additional window in the living room. What exactly do you think is missing there?
Regardless, the question arises how much importance or priority is given to the TV. Does the family really spend time watching TV together during the day? In the evening, it doesn’t really matter where the window is located.
Does the seating arrangement really need to be oriented toward the TV, or should it rather focus on the people present at the time? Perhaps the TV can be relocated and the room used purely as a living area. I believe the role of the TV often becomes fixed in people’s minds, but reality often looks quite different.
Depending on the view and location, a living room can also be a space without very large windows. For example, I have visited several show homes where a horizontal window band was installed above the sofa in the living room, making the room appear darker and more calming—a kind of retreat for the family. Although I didn’t build mine like that, I wouldn’t have oriented my living room toward the TV either, even though I enjoy watching documentaries and such.
I wouldn’t be satisfied simply going with a gut feeling like "that belongs there" or "it’s better that way," since that’s often based on what you’re used to or what others have. Instead, it’s important to clarify exactly why it should be that way for you, so you don’t rule out other good floor plan options.

K a t j a schrieb:

The reason this layout works better for us is the kitchen. You want maximum light for working there. That’s why it’s preferable to have it on the south side. But if it doesn’t feel right to you, that’s also an important reason. Your gut feeling counts too.

Now I have to upload the very first proposal, which was then "mutilated" according to our wishes/improvement suggestions (I'll rotate it to match how you have the house):

Arauki11 schrieb:

I wouldn’t rely solely on a gut feeling like “this belongs there” or “it’s better this way” because that often comes from what you’re used to or how others do it. Instead, it’s important to clarify exactly why it should be just like that for us, so I don’t block other good layout options.

That was actually the second of two major points of disagreement. The first was the orientation of the house and whether the entrance can be on the side. The second was the exact location of the kitchen and living room. I tried to discuss this objectively with her and explained it here (neighbor on one side, meadow on the other), but the very first reasoning I got for it was “she just feels it belongs there.” I didn’t like that either, so I kept probing until I got an answer I could understand as a man.