ᐅ Floor Plan with Two Full Stories – Feedback / Critique?

Dear Forum,

I am looking for constructive and honest feedback.

What do you like about our floor plan, what doesn’t work at all, and why?

My “question areas”:
- Windows in the living room/on the couch side
- Experiences with bedroom/children’s room dimensions

The window arrangement in the children’s rooms will be adjusted again, using Child 2’s room as the starting point. The windows will essentially be swapped, meaning the bedroom window opposite the door and the window with a sill on the short side will be mirrored accordingly in Child 1’s room.

Thank you

It seems to work pretty well overall. However, a 14.4 m² (155 ft²) bathroom is quite large for a house of this size. Was that intentional, or was the space just “left over”? Also, where is north on the plan? (I’m asking because depending on that, the stairwell could end up being a bit dark.)

Number of parking spaces: 1-2 car parking spaces
Number of floors: 2 full stories
Roof type: hip roof

Client requirements

No sloping ceilings, no walls
Number of occupants: 2 adults, 1 "baby on the way"
Space needed on ground floor and upper floor
Overnight guests per year: 1
Open layout
Modern construction style
Open kitchen with island
Number of everyday dining seats: about 4, but preferably space for more without rearranging too much

House design
Origin of the design:
A mix of various sources.
Forum, construction company, own ideas, Pinterest
What do you particularly like? Why?
We like the flowing living/dining/kitchen area
What don’t you like? Why?
Small bedroom
Price estimate according to architect/planner: 300,000

Why has the design turned out as it is now? For example:
Standard mixed with individuality
What do you think makes it especially good?
Open, large ground floor
Child separated from parents

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters

Where do you see mistakes, what might be problematic, what should we definitely change?

@K1300S
The bathroom layout was mainly designed this way because we didn’t want to give up either a large shower or a large bathtub.

And what about the north arrow? Or did I miss it?

The bathroom is quite large and therefore has a lot of unused space, which you could make better use of elsewhere. Our bathroom isn’t small either, but at just under 12 m² (130 sq ft) it is significantly smaller than yours.

I generally like the floor plan, but I feel there is a lack of storage space. The utility room alone wouldn’t be enough for me. I assume the house doesn’t have a basement, as I haven’t seen any mention of one.