Hello everyone!
I would like to share with you the draft from our architect for our house with a double garage.
We have the plot number 83!
The whole building is planned to be positioned so that the garage is pushed into the north corner (adjacent to plots 84 & 80).
Do you see any potential for improvements in any way?
I would really appreciate some input.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: approx. 549 sqm (5906 sq ft)
Slope: None
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.5
Building zone, building line and boundary: 10 m (33 ft) from the street
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: Open, except flat roofs
Design style: Open
Orientation: Doesn’t matter
Maximum heights / limits: Eaves height 7.50 m (25 ft)
Other specifications: Roof pitch 20°–45°
Client requirements
Design style, roof shape, building type: Modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 floors
Number of people, ages: 2 people; 36 years, 23 years
Space demand on ground and upper floors:
Office: Home office
Guest bedrooms per year: 1–2
Open or closed architecture: Doesn’t matter
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: Cooking island
Number of dining seats: 5–6
Fireplace: No
Music/stereo wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: Terrace in front of the living room facing the garden
Garage, carport: Double garage planned
Utility garden, greenhouse: No
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, feel free to also explain why certain things should or should not be included
House design
Who created the design: Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: €300,000 with a lot of own work
Preferred heating system: Air source heat pump
If you have to give up, which details / expansions
-you can give up:
-you cannot give up: Office, dressing room
Why is the design like it is now?
Architect’s design based on our room requirements
I would like to share with you the draft from our architect for our house with a double garage.
We have the plot number 83!
The whole building is planned to be positioned so that the garage is pushed into the north corner (adjacent to plots 84 & 80).
Do you see any potential for improvements in any way?
I would really appreciate some input.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: approx. 549 sqm (5906 sq ft)
Slope: None
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Floor area ratio: 0.5
Building zone, building line and boundary: 10 m (33 ft) from the street
Edge development: No
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: Open, except flat roofs
Design style: Open
Orientation: Doesn’t matter
Maximum heights / limits: Eaves height 7.50 m (25 ft)
Other specifications: Roof pitch 20°–45°
Client requirements
Design style, roof shape, building type: Modern, gable roof
Basement, floors: No basement, 2 floors
Number of people, ages: 2 people; 36 years, 23 years
Space demand on ground and upper floors:
Office: Home office
Guest bedrooms per year: 1–2
Open or closed architecture: Doesn’t matter
Conservative or modern construction: Modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: Cooking island
Number of dining seats: 5–6
Fireplace: No
Music/stereo wall: No
Balcony, roof terrace: Terrace in front of the living room facing the garden
Garage, carport: Double garage planned
Utility garden, greenhouse: No
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, feel free to also explain why certain things should or should not be included
House design
Who created the design: Architect
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Estimated cost according to architect/planner:
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: €300,000 with a lot of own work
Preferred heating system: Air source heat pump
If you have to give up, which details / expansions
-you can give up:
-you cannot give up: Office, dressing room
Why is the design like it is now?
Architect’s design based on our room requirements
Buddy90 schrieb:
The stairwell was supposedly designed like this There is no planning at all; it was just crudely copied into the upper floor.
Buddy90 schrieb:
because otherwise you don’t have enough headroom. The architect lady should show you the section drawing.
Buddy90 schrieb:
My girlfriend has countless clothes, Wow, she’s 23! Is this going to be a Shein-quality house?
Buddy90 schrieb:
I thought it was very good to have the toilet separate… But it isn’t really separate. When you enter, the throne (toilet) is right in sight.
Buddy90 schrieb:
We will install a sliding door in the partition wall so you can use the toilet privately while someone else bathes, showers, or gets ready… There’s no possibility for a sliding door here either. It will be interesting to see how two toddlers will manage in this space. You can’t even step backward out of the bathtub; you can only lean against the shower wall.
Buddy90 schrieb:
Everyday you just go through the garage anyway.
Secondly, the stairs can be used as a spot to sit while tying shoes… Do the kids really have to go through the garage all the time?
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MachsSelbst28 Jan 2026 10:07Yes, exactly, this is about your floor plan.
Your walk-in closet is clearly too large for the size of your house, and the bathroom layout is impractical, which was just explained to you. Where do you plan to recess the sliding door when opened? The only thing that comes to mind is a cheap-looking folding door. In a new build? No thanks...
The bathtub setup will work, somehow. But there are better options, especially if you plan to have two children who will need help with bathing until they are about 4 or 5 years old... You might not know that yet, which is why it is being pointed out here.
The kids’ rooms would benefit from an additional 1-2m² (11-22 sq ft). To make room for that, you could give up the dartboard in the office and one meter (about 3 feet) of wardrobe space in the walk-in closet, even if that means parting with 20 or 30 Temu dresses. The desks in the kids’ rooms are drawn too small, and there are no shelves at all besides the wardrobe. The two large windows are nice, but that leaves very little wall space for storage. And children need space for their toys until they are about 10 or 12 years old, later for trophies, pictures, and so on.
Your protruding kitchen area, combined with the already quite narrow living room, is not ideal. The 3.82 meters (12.5 feet) measurement is the raw construction size. With some tolerance and plastering, this could actually be about 3.75 meters (12.3 feet). Our living room width is 4 meters (13 feet)... which is less than you might initially expect.
You asked...
Your walk-in closet is clearly too large for the size of your house, and the bathroom layout is impractical, which was just explained to you. Where do you plan to recess the sliding door when opened? The only thing that comes to mind is a cheap-looking folding door. In a new build? No thanks...
The bathtub setup will work, somehow. But there are better options, especially if you plan to have two children who will need help with bathing until they are about 4 or 5 years old... You might not know that yet, which is why it is being pointed out here.
The kids’ rooms would benefit from an additional 1-2m² (11-22 sq ft). To make room for that, you could give up the dartboard in the office and one meter (about 3 feet) of wardrobe space in the walk-in closet, even if that means parting with 20 or 30 Temu dresses. The desks in the kids’ rooms are drawn too small, and there are no shelves at all besides the wardrobe. The two large windows are nice, but that leaves very little wall space for storage. And children need space for their toys until they are about 10 or 12 years old, later for trophies, pictures, and so on.
Your protruding kitchen area, combined with the already quite narrow living room, is not ideal. The 3.82 meters (12.5 feet) measurement is the raw construction size. With some tolerance and plastering, this could actually be about 3.75 meters (12.3 feet). Our living room width is 4 meters (13 feet)... which is less than you might initially expect.
You asked...
MachsSelbst schrieb:
even if 20 or 30 Temu dresses have to goAnd another wise guy... Seriously, what has this forum become...
Some people here also seem to think they have all the answers, but probably live themselves in an old 1980s building... Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy...
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MachsSelbst28 Jan 2026 10:27If this is the only thing you take away, then you will probably have to build your floor plan exactly as shown in your pictures.
I live in a Flair 152 RE and have already completed most of the DIY work that you boldly announce here... and much, much more in the garden 😉
I live in a Flair 152 RE and have already completed most of the DIY work that you boldly announce here... and much, much more in the garden 😉
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nordanney28 Jan 2026 10:48Buddy90 schrieb:
Some people here act like they know everything, but they probably live in an old building from the 1980s themselves... Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy... Most of those responding have, in part, over 30 years of experience with their own building projects, already live in their fourth property (purchase, new build, renovation...), and can share a lot of real-life knowledge with beginners.
If you want to gain this, you must not be afraid to ask. And yes, most of the points mentioned are correct – there are many “quirks” in the floor plan.
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