Please be careful about the location of the air conditioner.
As I wrote in the article Things to check first once the drawings are finalized,
you might need to be careful when a sales representative draws up a plan. At the planning stage, consideration for the location of the air conditioner is often overlooked.
However, manufacturers have a set collection of plans, and I think most of those are properly considered. What is difficult is when you create a floor plan that matches the client's requests...If you only prioritize the floor plan, the exterior appearance is left behind. As a result, you might end up having to place the air conditioner's outdoor unit right next to the entrance, or you might have to place the outdoor unit for a second-floor room on a lower roof. You really want to avoid having the outdoor unit in plain sight, don't you...? Especially if it's a plan designed by a designer.
Depending on the situation, I think it is difficult to find a perfect answer to the problem of what to do with the outdoor unit. Sometimes, to prioritize the exterior appearance and move the outdoor unit to a location where it cannot be seen, we use concealed piping that runs through the ceiling or walls. But I want to avoid that as much as possible...
What if it leaks? Will the same refrigerant piping work when replacing it in the future? Thinking about that, I really cannot recommend concealed piping for private homes.
However, in reality, when I worked at an architectural firm that was particular about design, we used concealed piping quite frequently. It was also because the construction was done by a reliable equipment contractor, and I only heard of one case where a problem occurred. So, you could say there is nothing to worry about, but a house is something you live in for decades. Since I cannot grasp the results beyond that, I am still worried.
Recently, construction methods such as whole-house air conditioning and under-floor air conditioning have also emerged. With those, there is no need to install an air conditioner in every room, and they are quite comfortable, so I think it is worth considering. That has its own various problems, though...
Therefore, once the general plan is decided, I think you should confirm with the architect, or the sales representative if they are your point of contact, about where the air conditioner will be located. Depending on the location of the outdoor unit, it might bother the neighbors, and it will also affect the exterior landscaping plan.
Also be careful about curtains
Also, a surprisingly blind spot is curtains. Don't you think you can just think about curtains after the house is built?
Especially since the living room windows are large and it is the main room, you would want to be particular about the curtains.
Depending on the location of the air conditioner, it may interfere with the curtain rails.
That is all, please be careful about the location of the air conditioner (^｡^)