ᐅ Bungalow – approx. 146 m² – Suggestions for Improvement

mathias8541 schrieb:

With different land prices, I can understand that such a plan might cause some frustration.

My frustration partly comes from the fact that with a one-and-a-half-story design, you could easily fit all your wishes into a significantly smaller footprint and even save money, which could then be invested in higher-quality finishes, creating more comfort and quality of life than a bungalow style. Of course, this is just my personal opinion, so I generally recommend approaching any floor plan criticism with sufficient distance, a factual mindset, and without emotions. Sometimes an elephant stomps carelessly around a china shop. Even when it’s basically right, something gets broken here and there.

Anyway, on the topic: an open-plan living area with an island kitchen, a large dining table, and a fireplace needs space. In a one-and-a-half-story house, you would typically have half to two-thirds of the ground floor for this, usually resulting in a bit more space than in a bungalow of the same size. Or better yet: with the same budget, you might get 160sqm (1722 sq ft), which could really come in handy.

Suggestion: put your bungalow floor plan aside and do an alternative design as a one-and-a-half-story. Get quotes for both and then compare. I think the single-story design will have a hard time competing.

I just don’t want you to one day bump your head on the attic ladder in the one-story house, see the huge unused space under the roof, and regret it because everything downstairs feels quite cramped.

Mottenhausen is like driving a BMW 1 Series. Completely built-up, impractical, cramped, and expensive, yet somehow still cool. It’s the same if you don’t live in an SUV with knee walls... you tell yourself: Why a bungalow? Because we can afford it!
But seriously: The accessibility in this type of home is really comfortable. Truly.

One could seriously consider, as a concept, placing the children’s bedrooms upstairs. You probably wouldn’t even need knee walls; instead, you’d have short dormer walls and a relatively shallow pitched roof. The children’s rooms could be located on both gable ends, along with the “children’s bathroom.” The parents would have the lower level with everything they need and wouldn’t have to use stairs if that ever became difficult.

Originally, six rooms were desired, and I think fitting that all on one floor is quite a challenge. This inevitably results in a lot of hallway space, which is unavoidable unless you access everything from an open-plan area. That’s something you’d have to appreciate.

Well, just because there is no staircase doesn’t automatically mean it is barrier-free.

1.5 stories: children’s room, guest room, workspace upstairs
- won’t bother anyone later if the staircase becomes difficult to use.
- rooms have a reasonable size
- usually more cost-effective than a bungalow with the same living area

I can definitely understand the basic preference for a bungalow. Not everyone likes sloped ceilings or stairs. And here, there is really plenty of space.

Guest/office is already combined.

kbt09 schrieb:

And here there would really be enough space.

I don’t understand that now. To me, the plot would be far too small for that.