ᐅ Floor plan design for over 200 square meters, similar to Viebrockhaus style

Hello dear forum readers,

We are planning a new build and already have a plot of land. We would be very grateful for your help!

We are using the size and floor plan of a Viebrockhaus as a reference.

We have quite a few requirements and wishes for our house, so it isn’t easy to find something suitable or come up with ideas ourselves. Hopefully, we can get some suggestions and valuable tips here!

Our wishes:

Garage measuring 9 x 6 meters (30 x 20 feet) attached to the house, positioned at an angle to it. This means it would form an L shape, if you understand what I mean.
The paved driveway would also serve as access to the front door.

Ground floor:

• Large closed kitchen, ideally with an island with three stools, plus a small kitchen table and a door leading to the terrace
• Living room approximately 50 square meters (540 square feet)
• Open fireplace (not a stove)
• Study on the ground floor (here we would use, for example, the corner of the living room on the upper floor plan and add a wall)
• Utility room with access to the garage
• Additional small storage room next to the kitchen for pantry
• Guest toilet without shower

Upper floor:

• Two children’s bedrooms
• Children’s bathroom
• Guest room
• Walk-in wardrobe connected to the bedroom and master bathroom

The floor plan looks quite nice. Why don’t you simply go to an architect? With that size, you must have a decent budget anyway.

What exactly is your question now?
Do you want us to create a floor plan for you—similar to the link that will be deleted anyway?
That would be architects’ work.
If you like the house from Viebrockhaus, then go ahead and contact them. If you have some issues with the floor plan, tell us what you don’t like about it.
Planning is done on the site, so with a site plan 🙂

I won’t comment on the floor plan since I haven’t looked at it, but I do have one remark:

The open fireplace should be replaced with one that has a heating insert or a stove. Why?

Well, an open fireplace is not allowed to be used for regular heating. In addition, it cannot be left unattended. Depending on the federal state, you are allowed to use it a maximum of two times per month for up to five hours each time.

An open fireplace is extremely inefficient and can cause smell and smoke nuisances for your neighbors. If someone wants to cause trouble, you might face serious restrictions or even the need to remove it. (Information from my chimney sweep)

Furthermore, if you are currently building energy-efficiently and aiming for an airtight building envelope, this will be a weak point. This could also prevent you from installing a ventilation system.

That's right, the open fireplaces, I was recently told, have to be removed by 2020 or so. They are simply an outdated and environmentally unfriendly feature from the 1970s...