Hello everyone,
After a lot of back and forth, we have found a floor plan that we like.
I left out the basement in the attachment since it only shows the essential walls.
We would appreciate your opinions.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 500 sqm (5382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: only requirement is to keep a 2-meter (6.5 feet) distance from the road
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max 3 full floors
Roof type: pitched roof (28°–45°) or shed roof
Architectural style: single-family house / semi-detached house
Orientation: based on existing buildings
Maximum height/limits: 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) ridge height
Other requirements: minimum plinth height 0.5 cm (0.2 inches)
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, pitched roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: yes, 2 full floors or knee wall at least 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) high
Number of people, age: 2 (28 and 31), planning for two children later
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: as shown 🙂
Office: family use (planned in basement)
Overnight guests per year: approx. 10
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 5
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: will be built separately
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine
House design
Who designed it: initially by us but later refined by a university of applied sciences company
What do we particularly like?
The option to separate the living room from the dining room
What don’t we like?
Utility room is a bit narrow
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
€320,000 with floor and special requests
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
€330,000 (excluding basement)
Preferred heating system:
Air heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions?
The only thing that comes to mind is the walk-in attic 🙂
What we don’t want to give up: the half-landing staircase.
We are open to suggestions, though.
The house is currently planned with the dining room in the southwest corner.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything.

After a lot of back and forth, we have found a floor plan that we like.
I left out the basement in the attachment since it only shows the essential walls.
We would appreciate your opinions.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 500 sqm (5382 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor space index: 0.8
Building envelope, building line and boundary: only requirement is to keep a 2-meter (6.5 feet) distance from the road
Edge development: yes
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: max 3 full floors
Roof type: pitched roof (28°–45°) or shed roof
Architectural style: single-family house / semi-detached house
Orientation: based on existing buildings
Maximum height/limits: 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) ridge height
Other requirements: minimum plinth height 0.5 cm (0.2 inches)
Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: classic, pitched roof, single-family house
Basement, floors: yes, 2 full floors or knee wall at least 2.2 meters (7.2 feet) high
Number of people, age: 2 (28 and 31), planning for two children later
Space requirements for ground floor and upper floor: as shown 🙂
Office: family use (planned in basement)
Overnight guests per year: approx. 10
Open or closed architecture: closed
Conservative or modern construction: conservative
Open kitchen with island
Number of dining seats: 5
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: will be built separately
Utility garden, greenhouse
Additional wishes / special features / daily routine
House design
Who designed it: initially by us but later refined by a university of applied sciences company
What do we particularly like?
The option to separate the living room from the dining room
What don’t we like?
Utility room is a bit narrow
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
€320,000 with floor and special requests
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings:
€330,000 (excluding basement)
Preferred heating system:
Air heat pump
If you had to give up something, which details/extensions?
The only thing that comes to mind is the walk-in attic 🙂
What we don’t want to give up: the half-landing staircase.
We are open to suggestions, though.
The house is currently planned with the dining room in the southwest corner.
I hope I haven’t forgotten anything.
BeHaElJa schrieb:
Other people sleep at a train station ;-)They won’t get out of their predicament either! Maybe one of the reasons...!
ypg schrieb:
... you won’t be able to relax there at all if you are even a little sensitive.Then your friend is not sensitive!
Of course, it is possible to sleep there since there is a bed in the room.
However, over time, one might experience declining health, feel drained, or become unfocused. For some people (though not everyone), this can eventually lead to psychosomatic illnesses.
Most people don’t believe in such things anyway 😉 and end up visiting a different doctor every month!
BeHaElJa schrieb:
Just realized that my comment wasn’t very appropriate 🙁 I was actually thinking of a friend who once spent a night there because he had to leave early in the morning.
I just meant to say that some people can sleep anywhere - no matter whereKeep your chin up. 😉
There are even people who sleep in a church.
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Username_wahl10 Jul 2016 11:31I will never understand why you need three bathrooms. And why is the bathtub only accessible through the master bedroom? Are the children not allowed to take a bath? I find the ground floor very cramped and complicated. We also have a 10m x 10m (33ft x 33ft) floor plan, but everything is designed to be very open.