ᐅ Single-family house, 200 m², constructed in an L-shape with a 45° angle

Hello

I would like to share our nearly finished floor plan and immediately ask for your opinions.
What would you change or do differently?
I appreciate any tips, suggestions, or advice...
Thank you very much in advance to everyone.

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1580m² (0.39 acres)
Terrain: slight slope towards the street
Site coverage ratio
Floor area ratio
Building envelope, building line, and boundary:
Edge development
Number of parking spaces
Number of floors: two full stories
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style
Orientation
Maximum heights/limits
Other requirements

Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: gable roof, angled building design
Basement, floors: two full stories with basement
Number of occupants, ages: 2 adults (early 30s) and 2 young children (1 and 4 years old)
Space requirements on the ground floor: living/dining area, kitchen, WC and shower, office (possibly a bedroom later), pantry
Upper floor: 2 children’s rooms, master bedroom, sewing room, bathroom
Office: family use or home office? Family use
Number of guest stays per year
Open or closed architecture: rather open
Conservative or modern building style: conventional
Open kitchen, kitchen island
Number of dining seats
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse:
Additional wishes/particulars/daily routine, including reasons why certain features should or should not be included

House design
Who created the plan:
- Do-it-yourself
What do you especially like? Why? Many windows for light
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/designer:
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures and fittings:
Preferred heating system: air-source heat pump

If you have to give up some details or expansions:
- Which can you do without:
- Which can you not do without:

Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Angled building design for view and noise protection from the street

You can save the money for the corner extension. Even with a rectangular house, the main house and garage provide sufficient privacy.

Without the corner, you would need less hallway space, the bedroom would be more comfortable, and rooms like the bedroom and utility room would be easier to furnish. By adding the corner, you create a house that is refreshingly different, but you also bring significant disadvantages inside for a high cost.

Sleeping on the ground floor in old age probably won’t work. Generally, people move out of their familiar environment only when there is no other option, meaning when they are physically impaired. With mobility aids like a walker, the office and bathroom won’t function well.

The children’s rooms are narrow and small for the size of the house.

Draw in your existing or planned furniture in all rooms.

You can achieve more living comfort for less money and less floor space.

Do you already have a cost estimate?

I could understand such an angled wall if the plot required it, but like this? Useless corners inside the house, higher costs especially due to the roof structure, and a rather odd exterior. I don’t understand why this angle is desired. Can you explain? Is it just a whim, or are there valid reasons? Privacy and noise protection can be achieved differently; this half-hearted kink doesn’t help at all. Is the street really that busy?

Since the plot is quite spacious, if the kink must be there for whimsical reasons, I would prefer a 90° angle, so the rooms can be used properly. The slanted walls here just waste space and serve no purpose. The strangest part is the wall in the bedroom that provides access to the second kids’ room. Quite ridiculous. Honestly, that immediately shows it can’t be the best solution.

Is another child planned? Because of the third room? I’d rather accommodate guests in the downstairs office, so they can use the guest bathroom separately. Upstairs, they’d share the bathroom with you. Is that intentional?
And with three children, I would seriously consider a second bathroom on the upper floor (first floor, depending on local terms). Teenagers will all want to use the bathroom at the same time, and one bathroom can quickly become permanently occupied...

I hope the bathroom layout isn’t serious either, right? The half-slanted bathtub without any reason? I have to conclude this comes from someone with a strong affinity for useless angled walls.

No, I do not like the design at all. The exterior views are dreadful as well, sorry.

I agree with Haydee about 90%.
If you’re going with angles, then 90°. I’d be a huge fan immediately!

If you take a look: the office now has the best location in the entire house. A bit excessive for a workplace. On the other hand, the kitchen feels like a storage room facing the street and has no welcoming connection to the terrace. The rest has already been mentioned.

But I find the design bold and refreshing. It’s not perfect, but that can still be improved. Including the basement, though, this will be an expensive project. You should state the budget before we start speculating about pipe dreams.

Kerstili schrieb:

For example, the angled construction method due to visibility and noise protection from the street

What kind of street is it that you need to build so complexly for noise and privacy, yet still plan two bedrooms facing that direction?
That might be unusual, but personally, I’m not fond of having to cross half the house just to get to the main living area. The design looks like an extension rather than a standalone house.
A rectangular house can also provide good separation, but I would suggest placing the entrance more centrally rather than at one end of the house. Also, make sure to plan for a nice kitchen or enough space for a proper kitchen right from the start.
I don’t find the bulky, boxy shape particularly appealing—the house reminds me of a 1960s rental block that’s been converted into a single-family home, where now the lobby occupies prime space that could be better used.

I think you may have gotten a bit lost in the initial mindset of “separating” the spaces, and not paid enough attention to a harmonious appearance.
Apparently, the plot has enough potential to separate the house from the street in other ways.

How busy is the street, by the way?

haydee schrieb:

You can save the money for the angled section. The house and garage also provide privacy with a rectangular design.
Without the angle, you would need less hallway space, the bedroom would be more comfortable, and rooms like the bedroom and utility room would be easier to furnish. By adding the angle, you’re building a house that is refreshingly different, but you create significant disadvantages inside for a lot of extra cost.

Sleeping on the ground floor in old age probably won’t work out. Usually, people leave their familiar environment only when absolutely necessary, meaning when physically impaired. With aids like a walker, the office and bathroom won’t function properly.

The children’s rooms are narrow and small for the size of the house.

Draw your existing or desired furniture to scale in all rooms.

You can get more living comfort for less money and less space.

Have you already had a cost estimate?

The ground floor hallway actually belongs to the dining area; it was just labeled that way by the draftsman.
What do you mean by “the office and bathroom don’t work with a walker”?
I have already worked on it—cut out all existing furniture to scale and placed and moved them in the floor plan...
Turnkey cost estimate for KfW 40plus about €525,000.