ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Bungalow with Basement – 140 sqm – Gentle Slope
Created on: 11 Apr 2021 22:08
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Bike975
Hello everyone,
I have been a silent reader here for some time, but now our building project is becoming more concrete. That’s why I would like to share our floor plan here to get feedback from others. After days of drawing, discussing, etc. within a small group, you tend to become somewhat “blind” and might miss “the essentials” sometimes. Just a note: the furniture, kitchen, shower, toilet, etc., shown on the plan are only symbolic placeholders and do not reflect our actual planning.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 644 sqm (6,930 sq ft) – 23 m x 28 m (75 ft x 92 ft)
Slope: yes, descending from south to north. Approximately 2 m (6.5 ft) height difference.
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) to the north, 3 m (10 ft) to the south
Edge development: -
Number of parking spaces: -
Number of floors: single-story
Roof type: gable roof, hip roof, flat roof
Architectural style: -
Orientation: ridge line east-west – parallel to the street
Maximum height / limits: 5.5 m (18 ft)
Other requirements:
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow with hip roof
Basement, floors: ground floor with basement
Number of occupants, ages: 3 people (45 / 40 / 5)
Space requirement for ground floor, upper floor: approx. 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest bedrooms per year: 4-6 times/year
Kitchen type, cooking island: closed kitchen, no island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
House Design
Who created the design: We made the initial draft, and the builder performed numerous changes according to our wishes.
What do you like most? All our wishes have been implemented so far.
What do you dislike? Actually, we like everything so far.
Price estimate according to the architect/planner: €560,000 (approx.) – including special requests (sanitary, electrical, sunshades, etc.)
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: €600,000 (approx.), excluding ancillary building costs, garden, etc.
Preferred heating technology: ground-source heat pump / air-to-water heat pump
If you had to forego something, which details/extras would they be?
- Could give up: actually nothing
- Could not give up: closed kitchen
Why did the design turn out like it is now?
Our requirements regarding room sizes and layout have been implemented as we wished.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- We want to use the forum discussion to identify any “weaknesses” in the floor plan in advance.
- Has anything important been forgotten?
- What concerns do you have?
- What can still be improved?
- Suggestions/criticism are very welcome.
Thanks in advance.
I have been a silent reader here for some time, but now our building project is becoming more concrete. That’s why I would like to share our floor plan here to get feedback from others. After days of drawing, discussing, etc. within a small group, you tend to become somewhat “blind” and might miss “the essentials” sometimes. Just a note: the furniture, kitchen, shower, toilet, etc., shown on the plan are only symbolic placeholders and do not reflect our actual planning.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 644 sqm (6,930 sq ft) – 23 m x 28 m (75 ft x 92 ft)
Slope: yes, descending from south to north. Approximately 2 m (6.5 ft) height difference.
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site coverage ratio: 0.4
Building envelope, building line and boundary: 5 m (16 ft) to the north, 3 m (10 ft) to the south
Edge development: -
Number of parking spaces: -
Number of floors: single-story
Roof type: gable roof, hip roof, flat roof
Architectural style: -
Orientation: ridge line east-west – parallel to the street
Maximum height / limits: 5.5 m (18 ft)
Other requirements:
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow with hip roof
Basement, floors: ground floor with basement
Number of occupants, ages: 3 people (45 / 40 / 5)
Space requirement for ground floor, upper floor: approx. 140 sqm (1,507 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office? Home office
Guest bedrooms per year: 4-6 times/year
Kitchen type, cooking island: closed kitchen, no island
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: double garage
Utility garden, greenhouse: no
House Design
Who created the design: We made the initial draft, and the builder performed numerous changes according to our wishes.
What do you like most? All our wishes have been implemented so far.
What do you dislike? Actually, we like everything so far.
Price estimate according to the architect/planner: €560,000 (approx.) – including special requests (sanitary, electrical, sunshades, etc.)
Personal price limit for the house including fittings: €600,000 (approx.), excluding ancillary building costs, garden, etc.
Preferred heating technology: ground-source heat pump / air-to-water heat pump
If you had to forego something, which details/extras would they be?
- Could give up: actually nothing
- Could not give up: closed kitchen
Why did the design turn out like it is now?
Our requirements regarding room sizes and layout have been implemented as we wished.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
- We want to use the forum discussion to identify any “weaknesses” in the floor plan in advance.
- Has anything important been forgotten?
- What concerns do you have?
- What can still be improved?
- Suggestions/criticism are very welcome.
Thanks in advance.
Nida35a schrieb:
We previously had two apartments with closed kitchens; the door was always open or taken off, and when guests came, all the women were in the kitchen to overhear everything. Since 1995, we have only had open kitchens, which is more sociable. Try observing yourselves. What you say is definitely true. We currently have a small open kitchen. But what has always bothered me is the cooking smells spreading to the other rooms. However, with proper ventilation technology, this can surely be better controlled than with the older systems we have today.
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pagoni202012 Apr 2021 20:59That's how it is, and a small kitchen is something completely different. Often, typical scenarios like frying fish or making fries are considered in the decision, even though these rarely happen.
For example, I will definitely do a lot of grilling on the terrace, much preferring that over cooking with oil and pans inside the kitchen. In our previous house, we also had a closed kitchen with two sliding doors—an entirely pointless investment. Eventually, both doors were removed along with the wall to the dining room, creating an open view of the garden and letting in more natural light! Also, as mentioned, it keeps you in contact with the people. Nowadays, it's usually not the case that a humble wife works away in the kitchen wearing an apron while the head of the household entertains guests in the dining room until the soup is served.
That said, I could also imagine a really spacious open-plan kitchen-living area with a sofa, but unfortunately, that has gone somewhat out of fashion these days... including for me. Still, I think that’s great. A normal, large kitchen in a separate room, less so.
For example, I will definitely do a lot of grilling on the terrace, much preferring that over cooking with oil and pans inside the kitchen. In our previous house, we also had a closed kitchen with two sliding doors—an entirely pointless investment. Eventually, both doors were removed along with the wall to the dining room, creating an open view of the garden and letting in more natural light! Also, as mentioned, it keeps you in contact with the people. Nowadays, it's usually not the case that a humble wife works away in the kitchen wearing an apron while the head of the household entertains guests in the dining room until the soup is served.
That said, I could also imagine a really spacious open-plan kitchen-living area with a sofa, but unfortunately, that has gone somewhat out of fashion these days... including for me. Still, I think that’s great. A normal, large kitchen in a separate room, less so.
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Myrna_Loy12 Apr 2021 21:01What really annoys me is the noise from the kitchen – do I want that right next to the TV? Do I want to hear Paw Patrol while cooking? Do I want to see dirty dishes?
I don’t understand this open-plan living trend.
Not to mention the acoustics in these huge living halls.
I also like being able to have confidential conversations in the kitchen, and that not everything happens in one room.
When I see everything that ends up on kitchen islands, it just gives me stress acne. 😀
I don’t understand this open-plan living trend.
Not to mention the acoustics in these huge living halls.
I also like being able to have confidential conversations in the kitchen, and that not everything happens in one room.
When I see everything that ends up on kitchen islands, it just gives me stress acne. 😀
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pagoni202012 Apr 2021 21:41Myrna_Loy schrieb:
I’m more bothered by kitchen noise – do I really want that next to the TV? Do I want to hear Paw Patrol while cooking? Do I want to see dirty dishes? I totally get you!
Loud staff annoy me just as much... those guys! 😀
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
I don’t understand this open-plan living trend. That makes sense to me, although it’s definitely not easy to create a spacious feeling with limited space otherwise.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
I also like being able to have “confidential conversations in the kitchen,” so not everything happens in one room. That’s why in my next house I would like a really spacious kitchen-living area with a sofa, of course; then yes.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
When I see everything people put on kitchen islands, I get stress pimples. 😀 ...that too is just a matter of having the right people around.
My personal trend, for example, is that the TV doesn’t belong in the main living area. It “bothers” me when living room layouts—and often even more—are designed around the TV. Then you either have too much glare for watching or too little light to enjoy a nice view outside. So I prefer a dedicated TV room or a separate corner where someone can have complete peace.
What do you think?
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Myrna_Loy12 Apr 2021 21:45pagoni2020 schrieb:
I totally get you!
Loud staff bother me just as much... those guys! 😀
That makes sense to me, although it’s obviously not easy to create a spacious feeling with limited floor space.
That’s why in my next house, I’d also like a really large open-plan kitchen-living area with a sofa, of course; then yes.
... but THAT also depends on the right staff.
My personal trend, though, is that TVs have no place in the main living area. It “bothers” me when the living room layout—and often more than just that—is centered around the TV. That either means there’s too much light for watching TV or not enough to enjoy a nice view outside. So I prefer a separate TV room or a corner where someone can have complete peace.
What do you think? But where do we put the library then, darling!? 😀
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