ᐅ Opinion on the Floor Plan – Two-Story Single-Family Home

3 m (10 ft) bedroom width – this alone is already a dealbreaker.
The guest door probably won’t work like that – hard to say without dimensions.
It’s unclear which part is placed on top of what.
Hallway and corridor area.
Elevations, windows?
The vestibule is completely oversized.
The hallway is as dark as a bear’s backside.
Strange corners and angles on the upper floor.
The walk-in closet is hardly usable... The passage blocks one side for a wardrobe, the door blocks another, and the window probably blocks the third.
Northeast children’s room orientation, or how is it positioned?
Air-to-air heat pump?! It’s unclear whether that makes sense.

Please upload the current floor plan again, at least with windows included, and also with furniture… then you will see that there are problems.

Katana schrieb:
Can someone please answer my question about stairs? How much space should be available in front of the first step?

Enough space so that after the 20th quick trip down the stairs in a day, you don’t need to brace yourself against the wall. Or simply measure the widest piece of furniture plus 30cm (12 inches)!
In my townhouse, I only had about 80cm (31 inches), or so it felt!

BeHaElJa schrieb:
That’s not enough space for anyone.

Hey, what’s going on? You’re usually not that short, are you?

I believe that a house should not be built based on these plans alone, and that they cannot be properly evaluated. It is quite possible that the design simply does not work as it is.

Actually, the rooms on the ground floor and the upper floor are just lined up next to each other – with the hallway in the middle – and on the ground floor there is also a vestibule added in front...
What a shame.

Katana schrieb:
But you have to see that different people have different needs, and one floor plan doesn’t fit everyone.

Yes, you’re right. Usually, after a while, you get to understand the creator’s reasons when you make it your task in a forum to evaluate sketches and DIY designs. A vestibule or a door doesn’t really need explanation... I try at least, as a two-person household, to also take into account the needs of a family of five and not just "my personal taste."
But placing a bathroom on the south side, or miscalculating by 10 square meters (about 108 square feet)... those are simply unconsidered planning errors, even if you argue from your childhood memories. You say it yourself:

Katana schrieb:
...different people have different needs...

Well, a bedroom measuring 300 x 500 cm (10 x 16.5 feet) should work. The bed will likely be placed with its headboard along the 500 cm (16.5 feet) side.

However, I find it much easier to evaluate a floor plan

• when all windows and doors are at least marked where they are intended to be,
• when the width and height of the windows as well as the intended sill height are clear,
• when the proposed furniture layout is at least roughly, but definitely to scale, shown in the rooms.

That way, potential weak points can be identified more easily.

Here are some views and floor plans featuring windows. I hope this helps you better evaluate the whole concept.