ᐅ Floor plan of a new rectangular bungalow with 130 m² of living space
Created on: 11 Oct 2021 20:42
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Rampelzampel
Hello, after just over a year I’m getting back in touch. Now, after many delays due to political issues and the pandemic, the development area is finally being prepared, and it should be possible to start building from March 22. Meanwhile, our desired child has arrived, and since we plan to have only one, one child’s bedroom will be enough for us.
Furthermore, we now prefer a bungalow instead of a 1.5-story house because the price is similar and we like having everything on one level better.
We will probably build with Town & Country since the company (the franchiser) is located directly in the town and has already built half of the houses in previous new developments here, as well as the house of good friends of ours. Based on conversations with residents so far, we have not heard any significant negative experiences (of course, there are always some minor issues).
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 766m² (width at street 20.5m (67 ft 3 in)) / No. 28, drawing is oriented north, precise survey to be done soon
Slope: none
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: II
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: up to 2 full stories
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style: modern
Orientation:
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 9.5m (31 ft 2 in), eaves height 6.5m (21 ft 4 in)
Other regulations: rainwater infiltration on site; internal walls mandatory
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, bungalow, hip roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults (28 and 34), 1 baby
Space requirement ground floor, upper floor: total about 130m² (1,399 sq ft)
Office: family use
Number of guest sleepers per year: 10
Open or closed layout: open living-dining area desired
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, would be nice but not essential
Number of dining seats: 6-8 (daily need 3-4)
Fireplace: yes
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1 carport, 1 outdoor parking space
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why this or that is preferred or excluded:
- Central ventilation system due to allergies
House Design
Designed by: combination of the builder and self-developed ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? The right side and the living/dining/kitchen area are quite appealing to me
What do you not like? Why? The left side with the child’s bedroom, bathroom, etc. could work but needs improvement; the child’s room should, if possible, be on the south side and be somewhat separate from ours, so the bathroom is currently planned in between
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 250,000
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 300,000
Preferred heating technology: gas + solar thermal
If you have to give up anything, which details or extensions
-Can you do without: pantry, possibly second shower in guest bathroom, L-shaped living/dining/kitchen area if not otherwise possible
-Can you not do without: walk-in closet/office, child’s room in the south - not directly next to the parents’ bedroom
Why is the design the way it is now?
At first, we had decided on an L-shaped bungalow, but since the extra cost compared to a simple rectangular shape was very high, we reconsidered what we actually need, studied other floor plans, and finally settled on this one. However, having been away from the topic for over a year because it looked like the development might not happen, this is now the first layout out of many we’ve drawn that we generally like. Unfortunately, we’ve only been able to visit two model bungalows, both somewhat smaller.
According to Town & Country, 17.5cm (7 inches) interior walls are now mandatory for bungalows due to previous cracking issues. Therefore, all interior walls in the plan are 17.5cm, and the exterior walls are currently planned at 30cm (12 inches). I am still considering increasing them to 36.5cm (14 inches) or 42.5cm (17 inches) but am unsure whether that would be worthwhile.
Since the tool used does not provide free dimensioning, here are the rough basic dimensions: 13.5m (44 ft 3 in) wide at the street side at the front and 11.1m (36 ft 5 in) deep. I will try another tool with dimensioning in the coming days, but for rough planning this should do for now.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Furthermore, we now prefer a bungalow instead of a 1.5-story house because the price is similar and we like having everything on one level better.
We will probably build with Town & Country since the company (the franchiser) is located directly in the town and has already built half of the houses in previous new developments here, as well as the house of good friends of ours. Based on conversations with residents so far, we have not heard any significant negative experiences (of course, there are always some minor issues).
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 766m² (width at street 20.5m (67 ft 3 in)) / No. 28, drawing is oriented north, precise survey to be done soon
Slope: none
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: II
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: up to 2 full stories
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style: modern
Orientation:
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 9.5m (31 ft 2 in), eaves height 6.5m (21 ft 4 in)
Other regulations: rainwater infiltration on site; internal walls mandatory
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, bungalow, hip roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults (28 and 34), 1 baby
Space requirement ground floor, upper floor: total about 130m² (1,399 sq ft)
Office: family use
Number of guest sleepers per year: 10
Open or closed layout: open living-dining area desired
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, would be nice but not essential
Number of dining seats: 6-8 (daily need 3-4)
Fireplace: yes
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1 carport, 1 outdoor parking space
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why this or that is preferred or excluded:
- Central ventilation system due to allergies
House Design
Designed by: combination of the builder and self-developed ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? The right side and the living/dining/kitchen area are quite appealing to me
What do you not like? Why? The left side with the child’s bedroom, bathroom, etc. could work but needs improvement; the child’s room should, if possible, be on the south side and be somewhat separate from ours, so the bathroom is currently planned in between
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 250,000
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 300,000
Preferred heating technology: gas + solar thermal
If you have to give up anything, which details or extensions
-Can you do without: pantry, possibly second shower in guest bathroom, L-shaped living/dining/kitchen area if not otherwise possible
-Can you not do without: walk-in closet/office, child’s room in the south - not directly next to the parents’ bedroom
Why is the design the way it is now?
At first, we had decided on an L-shaped bungalow, but since the extra cost compared to a simple rectangular shape was very high, we reconsidered what we actually need, studied other floor plans, and finally settled on this one. However, having been away from the topic for over a year because it looked like the development might not happen, this is now the first layout out of many we’ve drawn that we generally like. Unfortunately, we’ve only been able to visit two model bungalows, both somewhat smaller.
According to Town & Country, 17.5cm (7 inches) interior walls are now mandatory for bungalows due to previous cracking issues. Therefore, all interior walls in the plan are 17.5cm, and the exterior walls are currently planned at 30cm (12 inches). I am still considering increasing them to 36.5cm (14 inches) or 42.5cm (17 inches) but am unsure whether that would be worthwhile.
Since the tool used does not provide free dimensioning, here are the rough basic dimensions: 13.5m (44 ft 3 in) wide at the street side at the front and 11.1m (36 ft 5 in) deep. I will try another tool with dimensioning in the coming days, but for rough planning this should do for now.
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Rampelzampel12 Oct 2021 09:42@haydee I had also looked into that but I think it’s really too big. I’m not sure if there would be a lot of noise or vibrations inside the house.
@Tom1978
I still need to check on the photovoltaic system. We are having conduit pipes installed for future use, but I’m not sure if it’s worthwhile without a battery storage system, and honestly, that is still too expensive for me at the moment. Thanks for the tip about the central control system; we’ll see if it can be done for the lighting as well. We increased the ceiling height from 2.50m (8 ft 2 in) to 2.75m (9 ft), which actually happened automatically because of the roller shutters. I’m not sure if I need it any higher. Our current apartment is 2.90m (9 ft 6 in) and I find that almost too tall. For the kitchen, we’ve already set aside almost 15,000, and since we already have two large bathrooms with furnishings in the apartment, we are well equipped there for now. A fireplace and a new couch still need to be added, but we’ll take the rest from the current apartment. (The interior furnishings are not included in the budget mentioned above, only the house including flooring and painting.) Tiles, flooring, and painting do represent a considerable amount, but that is generously included in the current financing. We have painters and interior specialists in the family, so mostly only the material costs apply. Thanks for your tips and suggestions; I appreciate everything 🙂
Now I’ll get started on the new floor plans 😀
@Tom1978
I still need to check on the photovoltaic system. We are having conduit pipes installed for future use, but I’m not sure if it’s worthwhile without a battery storage system, and honestly, that is still too expensive for me at the moment. Thanks for the tip about the central control system; we’ll see if it can be done for the lighting as well. We increased the ceiling height from 2.50m (8 ft 2 in) to 2.75m (9 ft), which actually happened automatically because of the roller shutters. I’m not sure if I need it any higher. Our current apartment is 2.90m (9 ft 6 in) and I find that almost too tall. For the kitchen, we’ve already set aside almost 15,000, and since we already have two large bathrooms with furnishings in the apartment, we are well equipped there for now. A fireplace and a new couch still need to be added, but we’ll take the rest from the current apartment. (The interior furnishings are not included in the budget mentioned above, only the house including flooring and painting.) Tiles, flooring, and painting do represent a considerable amount, but that is generously included in the current financing. We have painters and interior specialists in the family, so mostly only the material costs apply. Thanks for your tips and suggestions; I appreciate everything 🙂
Now I’ll get started on the new floor plans 😀
Rampelzampel schrieb:
@Tom1978
I need to reconsider the photovoltaic system; we’ll install conduit for future preparation, but I’m not sure if it’s worth it without a battery storage since that is currently too expensive for me.
Thanks for the tip about the centralized wiring; I’ll see if that can also be applied for the lighting. We increased the ceiling height from 2.50 to 2.75 meters (8 ft 3 in to 9 ft), which happened automatically due to the roller shutters. I’m not quite sure if I need it even higher. Our current apartment has 2.90 meters (9 ft 6 in), which feels almost too much. For the kitchen, we have already set aside nearly 15,000, and since we already have two large furnished bathrooms in the apartment, we are well equipped there for now. A fireplace and couch still need to be purchased, but we will take the rest from our current apartment. (The interior fittings are not included in the above budget, only the house including flooring and painting.) Tiles, flooring, and painting naturally add a significant amount but are generously covered in our current financing. We have painters and interior construction experts in the family, so mostly only material costs apply.
Thanks for your tips and suggestions; I’m taking everything into account 🙂
Now I’m going to work on the new floor plans 😀 If you have funds left over, a photovoltaic system is the best investment for the entire house. You recover the investment through savings on energy costs. And yes, it is worthwhile even without a battery. A battery only makes sense if there are subsidies available in your state or region. With a photovoltaic system and battery, you can also reclaim the value-added tax. Our system is 13.29 kWp including power optimizers and all black panels, costing 16,300 € including installation but excluding scaffolding, as that is provided by the construction company. I would actually recommend going for an air-to-water heat pump or, better yet, a ground-source (geothermal) water-to-water heat pump. With a bungalow, you have the advantage of a large roof area, so a large number of modules can be installed. In our case, only two sides of the roof are fully equipped with panels, reaching 13.29 kWp.
We are also installing a 10 m³ (2,650 gallons) rainwater cistern to irrigate our large garden (the property is nearly 1,500 m² (16,150 sq ft)). From an economic perspective, this isn’t very efficient. However, since we probably won’t be allowed to use potable water for irrigation during summer, it’s a useful measure. Additionally, you benefit again from the large roof area, which increases rainwater collection volume.
Improving a standard house will cost you so much money that you end up with the final price of a newly designed general contractor (GC) house that already includes those changes. A bungalow from a GC, custom-designed, is currently being completed by @motorradsilke, and a comparison was also made between smaller GCs and large companies. Which federal state?
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Rampelzampel12 Oct 2021 10:18If there are any recommendations, I am open to learning more or obtaining additional quotes.
So far, we have only felt very well taken care of by them, and since their offices are practically three houses down from the property, the location is also very convenient.
Saxony, Bautzen region
So far, we have only felt very well taken care of by them, and since their offices are practically three houses down from the property, the location is also very convenient.
Saxony, Bautzen region
Noise and vibration are not an issue with indoor installation. Our air-to-water heat pump is relatively quiet. When the house is very quiet, you can hear it clearly, but not during everyday activities. For a bungalow, I might avoid using a standard internal door to the utility room, as the washer and dryer are also located there. Considering your available space, I wouldn’t recommend it in your case.
Always make sure that your existing and planned furniture will fit. Always draw it to scale.
Don’t forget electrical outlets. Almost all general contractors are quite weak in this area by default.
Always make sure that your existing and planned furniture will fit. Always draw it to scale.
Don’t forget electrical outlets. Almost all general contractors are quite weak in this area by default.
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