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.
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Myrna_Loy14 Apr 2021 11:46Nida35a schrieb:
During the day, the TV is off and we look out onto the garden instead of walls,
in 2 years we have never had the blinds down because of the TV This also results in significantly more wall area than in the original poster’s plan, and the roof overhang extends far forward. In the plan, it is two meters (6.6 feet) and faces directly west. This should be carefully considered in relation to the lifestyle.
And it doesn’t look very attractive.
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motorradsilke14 Apr 2021 12:09Myrna_Loy schrieb:
TV between two windows? 🤨That's actually perfect. During the day, you can sit on the couch and look outside, and when watching TV, it’s dark anyway, so the windows don’t cause any distraction. Or you can just lower the blinds. We planned it that way too. It's much better than positioning the couch facing a wall.
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Myrna_Loy14 Apr 2021 12:19motorradsilke schrieb:
It’s perfect. Sitting on the couch during the day looking outside, and when watching TV, it’s already dark, so the windows don’t cause any glare. Or you just lower the shutters.
We planned it the same way. Much better than placing the couch facing a blank wall. As I said, you need to know your own usage habits. For example, in summer we like to watch movies from 8 pm (once the child is in bed), and the child watches several episodes of their favorite series around 5 pm. So the sofa can only be placed in one spot. Forever 😉
And if you want the sofa there, you should plan the cable routing for the sound system and connections carefully so you don’t end up with cables running in front of the windows.
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Myrna_Loy14 Apr 2021 12:28For example, I would consider leaving out or significantly reducing the window in the living area on the north side. This would create an extra wall, and the room will always remain bright due to the other windows. At the moment, the open-plan space is almost like a conservatory.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
And it doesn’t look nice.Certainly a matter of taste. We would like it that way. And considering how we use our TV, it’s a rather unimportant point.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
For example, I would consider leaving out or significantly reducing the window on the north side in the living area. You gain a wall, and the room will still be bright due to the other windows. Currently, the open-plan space is almost like a conservatory. We want to have many windows and plenty of natural light in the house. What should I do with the wall then? We don’t need the floor space for furniture.
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