ᐅ Bungalow Floor Plan Approximately 140-150 m² – Requesting Feedback
Created on: 21 Mar 2018 14:53
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haloyager21 Mar 2018 14:53Hello dear housebuilding community,
A friend and I are currently working on the topic of building a house. We already have some offers, but we are still struggling to find a suitable plot of land (so there are no details about the plot further below).
We have received a very good offer for a house (Massa Haus – Lifestyle 33 V1), and we are currently experimenting with the floor plan. Almost everything has been changed: the house was mirrored and rotated, the entrance relocated, and the living area swapped with the bedrooms. We are generally satisfied with the result. However, I think there is still potential for improvement to make the rooms feel more inviting. Especially for the long hallway, I currently have no ideas except for a narrow window between the living room and hallway to let in at least a little daylight. :-)
Since I lack comparison options, I would like to get your opinion on, among other things, the following points:
1. Is the children’s room (bottom right) too large at 18 m² (194 sq ft)?
2. What are some ways to make the hallway feel more welcoming? Widening it?
3. Is the area for the living room, dining room, and kitchen sufficiently sized, or is there anything that might interfere with furniture layout?
4. Are there any "no-go’s" in the floor plan? Do you see any wasted space or poorly positioned rooms?
Here are the usual additional details:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 500 m² (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: unknown
Site coverage ratio: unknown
Floor area ratio: unknown
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: unknown
Adjacent development: unknown
Number of parking spaces: 2 (carport)
Number of floors: 1
Roof shape:
Architectural style:
Orientation:
Max. height/restrictions:
Other requirements:
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: bungalow, hipped roof
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1 floor
Number of people, age: 2 adults plus child; 29, 26, 1 year
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 140 m² (1,507 sq ft)
Office use: family use or home office? Home office use planned
Guest bedrooms per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern (assuming that’s the correct understanding of modern)
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with kitchen island and/or bar area
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: soundbar for TV
Balcony, roof terrace: planned, partly covered, partly open
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse:
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House design
Who planned it:
- Planner from a construction company + partly our own adjustments based on rough planner guidelines
What do you especially like? Why?
Open living area, ideally separated from dining area by some kind of room divider. The bedroom including dressing area.
What do you dislike? Why?
Wasted hallway space, possibly too large children’s room
Price estimate according to architect/planner: house without plot but including incidental building costs approx. 300,000
Personal price limit for house, including fixtures: 370,000
Preferred heating technology:
If you had to give up certain details/features:
- Can give up: shower in guest WC
- Cannot give up: open living & dining area including open kitchen
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there stylistic inconsistencies, no-go’s, noticeable wasted space? Poorly thought-out room layouts?
A friend and I are currently working on the topic of building a house. We already have some offers, but we are still struggling to find a suitable plot of land (so there are no details about the plot further below).
We have received a very good offer for a house (Massa Haus – Lifestyle 33 V1), and we are currently experimenting with the floor plan. Almost everything has been changed: the house was mirrored and rotated, the entrance relocated, and the living area swapped with the bedrooms. We are generally satisfied with the result. However, I think there is still potential for improvement to make the rooms feel more inviting. Especially for the long hallway, I currently have no ideas except for a narrow window between the living room and hallway to let in at least a little daylight. :-)
Since I lack comparison options, I would like to get your opinion on, among other things, the following points:
1. Is the children’s room (bottom right) too large at 18 m² (194 sq ft)?
2. What are some ways to make the hallway feel more welcoming? Widening it?
3. Is the area for the living room, dining room, and kitchen sufficiently sized, or is there anything that might interfere with furniture layout?
4. Are there any "no-go’s" in the floor plan? Do you see any wasted space or poorly positioned rooms?
Here are the usual additional details:
Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: approx. 500 m² (5,382 sq ft)
Slope: unknown
Site coverage ratio: unknown
Floor area ratio: unknown
Building envelope, building line, and boundary: unknown
Adjacent development: unknown
Number of parking spaces: 2 (carport)
Number of floors: 1
Roof shape:
Architectural style:
Orientation:
Max. height/restrictions:
Other requirements:
Client requirements
Architectural style, roof shape, building type: bungalow, hipped roof
Basement, number of floors: no basement, 1 floor
Number of people, age: 2 adults plus child; 29, 26, 1 year
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: approx. 140 m² (1,507 sq ft)
Office use: family use or home office? Home office use planned
Guest bedrooms per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern (assuming that’s the correct understanding of modern)
Open kitchen, kitchen island: open kitchen with kitchen island and/or bar area
Number of dining seats: 6–8
Fireplace: no
Music/sound wall: soundbar for TV
Balcony, roof terrace: planned, partly covered, partly open
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse:
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House design
Who planned it:
- Planner from a construction company + partly our own adjustments based on rough planner guidelines
What do you especially like? Why?
Open living area, ideally separated from dining area by some kind of room divider. The bedroom including dressing area.
What do you dislike? Why?
Wasted hallway space, possibly too large children’s room
Price estimate according to architect/planner: house without plot but including incidental building costs approx. 300,000
Personal price limit for house, including fixtures: 370,000
Preferred heating technology:
If you had to give up certain details/features:
- Can give up: shower in guest WC
- Cannot give up: open living & dining area including open kitchen
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Are there stylistic inconsistencies, no-go’s, noticeable wasted space? Poorly thought-out room layouts?
haloyager schrieb:
We currently have a very good offer for a house (massa Haus - Lifestyle 33 V1), and we are experimenting with the floor plan. Almost everything has been changed. The house was mirrored and rotated, the main entrance was relocated, and the living area was swapped with the sleeping areas. We are satisfied with the result so far. Was the offer good before or after these changes? Generally, any price advantages for standard catalog designs tend to decrease with each minor modification.
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A house plan without a floor plan is not very helpful.
The location, zoning regulations (building permit / planning permission), etc., can completely ruin your entire planning.
Offers from house builders are not directly comparable. You need to compare the scope of work descriptions. After that, what seems cheaper can become just as expensive. Costs “not included,” “client’s responsibility,” and so on are additional expenses you need to consider. Take a look around here; the additional construction costs are broken down. They are often underestimated.
Regarding your floor plan:
Draw the actual and desired furniture to scale.
I don’t think 18m² (194 sq ft) is too large for a children’s room.
Plan the doors so that a wardrobe can still fit behind them.
The walk-in closet in the bedroom takes up space and reduces the sense of spaciousness.
Consider swapping the bedroom and children’s room.
Children’s rooms are used during the day, so having sunlight and natural light there makes more sense than in the bedroom, especially in summer.
The location, zoning regulations (building permit / planning permission), etc., can completely ruin your entire planning.
Offers from house builders are not directly comparable. You need to compare the scope of work descriptions. After that, what seems cheaper can become just as expensive. Costs “not included,” “client’s responsibility,” and so on are additional expenses you need to consider. Take a look around here; the additional construction costs are broken down. They are often underestimated.
Regarding your floor plan:
Draw the actual and desired furniture to scale.
I don’t think 18m² (194 sq ft) is too large for a children’s room.
Plan the doors so that a wardrobe can still fit behind them.
The walk-in closet in the bedroom takes up space and reduces the sense of spaciousness.
Consider swapping the bedroom and children’s room.
Children’s rooms are used during the day, so having sunlight and natural light there makes more sense than in the bedroom, especially in summer.
I also find it pointless to discuss this floor plan.
The house itself is already 14.50 m (48 feet) wide, with a minimum distance of 3 m (10 feet) required on the right side, and on the left side there is apparently supposed to be a double carport, adding another 6 m (20 feet). So you already need a lot more than 20 m (66 feet) of lot width. The depth of the house is about 13 m (43 feet)... often building setbacks are not that deep.
So, find a plot of land, study the zoning plan (building permit / planning permission), and then you can start looking for the right house for it.
How should everything proceed now? A building contract without having the land?
The house itself is already 14.50 m (48 feet) wide, with a minimum distance of 3 m (10 feet) required on the right side, and on the left side there is apparently supposed to be a double carport, adding another 6 m (20 feet). So you already need a lot more than 20 m (66 feet) of lot width. The depth of the house is about 13 m (43 feet)... often building setbacks are not that deep.
So, find a plot of land, study the zoning plan (building permit / planning permission), and then you can start looking for the right house for it.
How should everything proceed now? A building contract without having the land?
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haloyager21 Mar 2018 16:47First of all, thank you very much for the responses!
To begin with, we will definitely not sign a house contract without having the land secured, even though some house providers are almost insisting on it.
We currently have two plots where we are registered as interested parties and which we will be visiting soon. Both are fairly square-shaped and about 500-600 m2 (5,382-6,458 sq ft) in size. So, in terms of dimensions, they would be suitable.
We have focused on this particular house design because we wanted to obtain comparable offers from different companies, and these offers should always be based on this floor plan for ease of comparison.
You are, of course, absolutely right when you say that the house must fit on the plot afterward. At the moment, this is the floor plan we like best, and I have to admit that I had previously thought that square-shaped house designs generally have the fewest issues with fitting on plots.
Best regards and many thanks again for the replies.
Martin
To begin with, we will definitely not sign a house contract without having the land secured, even though some house providers are almost insisting on it.
We currently have two plots where we are registered as interested parties and which we will be visiting soon. Both are fairly square-shaped and about 500-600 m2 (5,382-6,458 sq ft) in size. So, in terms of dimensions, they would be suitable.
We have focused on this particular house design because we wanted to obtain comparable offers from different companies, and these offers should always be based on this floor plan for ease of comparison.
You are, of course, absolutely right when you say that the house must fit on the plot afterward. At the moment, this is the floor plan we like best, and I have to admit that I had previously thought that square-shaped house designs generally have the fewest issues with fitting on plots.
Best regards and many thanks again for the replies.
Martin
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