ᐅ Dream Home Floor Plan – 173 m² with 3 Children’s Bedrooms

roteweste schrieb:

Dear Arauki11, I’m afraid we are going in circles if I have to explain my living habits for the umpteenth time here.
Let’s leave it at that: there is no perfect floor plan. We have decided that the minor inconvenience of having to go through the (usually tidy, in our case) kitchen to reach the open-plan living area is something we can live with.

I wasn’t referring to your living habits, but genuinely wanted to understand why one would prefer to look into the kitchen rather than the living room (or across the whole house) when entering the house, nothing more. It wasn’t about perfection either; by no means do I want to spoil your enjoyment. You mentioned several different factors here, which naturally raises more questions than one might expect.
I hope it works out well for you—I always appreciate feedback!

Arauki11 schrieb:

But with the shown GusskHaus floor plan, you’re not looking through the entire house,

Yes, you are! You’re looking along the hallway by the staircase, and straight ahead there is a patio door.

Arauki11 schrieb:

My question is more about the fact that the OP does not want to be able to see "through the entire house" when entering, but is fine with looking directly into the kitchen workspace.

Because it’s not about avoiding a view into the kitchen, but simply about having an issue with seeing all the way from the front door to the terrace.
I don’t see a problem with wanting that. Although I am usually in favor of sight lines to the outside, in a 40sqm (430 sq ft) room with five people, there are disadvantages. Someone will always be moving around there or out on the terrace, so a person at the front door could see a lot of what’s going on. If the front door faces the street and is quite close, it can cause a feeling of discomfort.
So redweste will probably put a mirror or a nice picture opposite the front door. Bulletin boards and calendars often don’t have space in open kitchens either.
Why should one try to impose their own preference on someone else? Especially since you and redweste don’t seem to have anything in common regarding age, household members, etc.? That’s obvious, isn’t it?!

Regarding the kitchen view: unattractive areas can be well hidden by tall cabinets. Some people are just more organized in the kitchen or real pros at hiding dirty items (sinking them in the sink, putting them straight into the dishwasher, whatever). Then you plan an eye catcher opposite the entrance in front of the window and everyone is happy. That could also be the island, designed simply on top.

K a t j a schrieb:

And did the living rooms in those model homes also not have direct doors?

That may well be the case. I don’t know the Fellbach houses, but from a YouTube gem that tours houses, I know that model homes often leave out some features to appear more spacious. The presenter often points out that with children in the house, you would close a few things, add doors here and there, or reduce window sizes. Standard designs rarely sell but are built anyway.

ypg schrieb:

0815 rarely sells, but when it does, it gets built.

That’s a nice little saying. Usually, there are good reasons to build a “standard” house, since many aspects of these homes have been proven countless times in practice.
I like @roteweste’s approach of implementing features outside the standard that homebuyers have mentioned in various showhomes. Translating these features into real-life situations, whether familiar or desired, is helpful.
I believe this will be a successful project in the sense that the house will bring its owners lasting joy—especially because of certain details—even if it’s just a rounded arch or a confidently chosen kitchen layout.

wiltshire schrieb:

Most of the time, there are good reasons to build "standard" houses, as many aspects of these homes have been proven in practice thousands of times.

This is not a criticism but simply an explanation for Katja.

ypg schrieb:

Yes! You look along the hallway next to the stairs, and straight ahead there is a patio door.

Oh, so through the house to the outside? Sorry @roteweste, I had understood the “through-house view” to mean looking inside the house. Anyway, I had also written elsewhere that I like having nice things in my line of sight (which is probably why I like mirrors so much… phew). But well… let’s leave it at that.

ypg schrieb:

Why would someone want to impose their own stamp on others? And it seems you and roteweste don’t have much in common regarding age, occupants, etc., right? That’s obvious?!

To you, madam: No, not imposing a stamp—I was simply asking for clarification, clearly marked by question marks.
To understand a view into or out of a house, commonalities are not required; whether red is a beautiful color can be appreciated regardless of age.

ypg schrieb:

Regarding the kitchen view: unattractive items can be effectively “hidden” behind tall cabinets. Some people are just better organized in the kitchen or real pros at hiding dirty things (sinking them in the sink, putting them directly into the dishwasher, or whatever). Then you plan a highlight opposite the entrance in front of the window, and everyone is happy. That could also be a kitchen island presented simply on top.

Have you now adopted the “stamp”?
I had absolutely nothing to do with kitchen design or usage, I was only trying to understand why someone would prefer to look there rather than elsewhere. I have arranged my own kitchen such that kitchen experts might want to teach me the “magic triangle”. I have a rectangle or a diamond shape or whatever, and still enjoy being there. If someone prefers others to enter their home via the utility room, I ask about the reason behind that because I’m genuinely more interested in the human aspect than purely the structural one. If they have considered everything for themselves, they would be crazy to do otherwise, but we here want to help them make sure they don’t overlook or undervalue anything during their assessment—and everyone does that in their own way.

Arauki11 schrieb:

Um... did you take over the stamp now?

Certainly not. Because I am addressing this kitchen and not my personal preferences.

Arauki11 schrieb:

I had absolutely nothing to do with the kitchen layout or its use,

That is also why I made that paragraph.