ᐅ Floor plan and 3D images of a 160m² urban villa. Please provide your feedback :)

Hello dear forum community,

My wife and I are planning to start our building project in a few months. It will be an urban villa with approximately 160 m² (1,722 sq ft) of living space. We have already purchased the plot of land (540 m² (5,813 sq ft)) and are currently in the planning phase. We would like to build with a general contractor and are actually quite satisfied with the one we have chosen so far.

However, we are not entirely sure about the floor plan and whether it really works well. This is our first (and hopefully last) building project. We would appreciate feedback from more experienced people who can offer us some tips. Thanks in advance!

Please complete the questionnaire

https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissplanung-unbedingt-vor-Beitrag-Erstellung-lesen.11714/

The dining area is too narrow. It will feel cramped at the kitchen island.

The walk-in closet seems very narrow.

Be sure to draw the correct furniture to scale.

I am missing storage space.

I find the layout in the kitchen/living area inconvenient. I prefer free, direct pathways, but to get to the terrace, you have to navigate quite a bit. Ultimately, this is only a symptom; I think the overall furnishing of the room is generally wrong. I would create a much more open space facing west and would not place the kitchen there.

Oh, sorry, I missed that. Here is the questionnaire.

Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 540m² (5800 sq ft)
Slope: no
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: hipped roof
Style: modern

Client Requirements
Basement: no
Number of floors: 2
Number of occupants, age: 2, both 32
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor: 80m² (860 sq ft), 80m² (860 sq ft)
Office: family use
Kitchen type: open plan kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 1
Fireplace: no
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Useable garden, greenhouse: no

House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company: yes
- Do-it-yourself: no
What do you not like? Why? The dining area seems too small, as does the living wall. The garden faces north, so it is located to the side.
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 368,000 including ancillary building costs
Preferred heating technology: heat pump

If you have to give up on any details or additions
- Can you give up: possibly the room downstairs could be smaller
- Cannot give up: open living/dining area

Thanks for the quick feedback. How could we manage to make the dining area a bit larger? Parking is also an issue. Should we consider giving up some living space on the ground floor and possibly install the kitchen there?

The problem is that the carport, including the shed, is located on the right side, and the garden access is on the west side. So, where should the living room be placed?
I don’t think having the living room facing the garden would work in this case, right?

Just try juggling the living/dining/cooking zones a bit and reconsider the facade design accordingly for the north and west sides.