Hello,
After spending some days researching, I would now like to ask for your help. We want to build soon, but this depends on acquiring a suitable plot of land. Our municipality, where we plan to build, has very few plots available. Unfortunately, the few that are offered are tied to specific developers. Hiring a general contractor is not an option due to the high costs, so we are left with the other company for which we are currently designing a floor plan. This is exactly where I would like to ask for your support and opinions.
For the plot, around 100,000 (including all additional costs) is already due for our rural area, and since taking on individual construction tasks ourselves during the build hardly seems worthwhile, we currently plan to finish the attic on our own in about three to five years for cost reasons. The ground floor, with a maximum of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), will be sufficient for us for the time being (family with two children). The house is planned as a bungalow with what will probably be a single-pitched roof. If you need any additional information, please ask.
I look forward to your comments.
P.S. This is only a draft.
After spending some days researching, I would now like to ask for your help. We want to build soon, but this depends on acquiring a suitable plot of land. Our municipality, where we plan to build, has very few plots available. Unfortunately, the few that are offered are tied to specific developers. Hiring a general contractor is not an option due to the high costs, so we are left with the other company for which we are currently designing a floor plan. This is exactly where I would like to ask for your support and opinions.
For the plot, around 100,000 (including all additional costs) is already due for our rural area, and since taking on individual construction tasks ourselves during the build hardly seems worthwhile, we currently plan to finish the attic on our own in about three to five years for cost reasons. The ground floor, with a maximum of 160 m² (1,722 sq ft), will be sufficient for us for the time being (family with two children). The house is planned as a bungalow with what will probably be a single-pitched roof. If you need any additional information, please ask.
I look forward to your comments.
P.S. This is only a draft.
I have looked at your design Thank you for that!
If you plan a shed roof instead of a gable, then the inner exterior wall at the top (where the third gable forms) needs to be a load-bearing wall on the ground floor. For you, this would probably be the central wall between the bedroom and living room. It’s best to extend this wall all the way to the entrance (conceptually) and treat it as load-bearing. Ours is 24 cm (9.5 inches) thick. Of course, it is possible to design openings with beams and connect rooms.
The staircase should be located in the area that will be extended upwards.
I would access the bedroom from a private corridor, from which the children’s rooms also branch off. In theory, this could work if the staircase is on the right and the corridor to the left, based on your plan. However, this likely won’t work as the load-bearing wall is not yet indicated. We intend to expand the northern part. So, please imagine rotating the roof by 90°.
Regarding the guest toilet: I don’t think it’s a problem. As long as the children are small, they’ll be bathed and use the toilet with you anyway. Later, when you have your extension, I would reserve that for the children and also integrate a small bathroom upstairs (example see floor plan in Post #8) That’s exactly how we see it. Your living area really appeals to us.
Your living area is 48 m² (516 sq ft) in size (did I check correctly?), but it is not very functional. The dining area is not well separated from the lounge area since the room is almost square. Yes, well, we still need to see how the furnishing will actually look. Certainly, there will be many adjustments.
[QUOTE]Regarding storage options: we have a storage space under our lower roof, similar to an attic or loft. The advantage is that it can be accessed through a regular door from the upper floor. You could plan something similar, which fits perfectly with this roof shape. If possible, we would definitely use that. We live in a 102 m² (1,098 sq ft) apartment and are already reaching our limits, even though the big purchases for the children are still ahead and everything else also needs to be stored. 🙂
I’m not very comfortable with going directly from the bedroom and bathroom (private area) into the living room (public area).
Suggestion:
Move the staircase about one meter (3 feet) to the right and create a short hallway in the space freed up to the left of the stairs. Then relocate the current bedroom door to open onto the new hallway.
Suggestion:
Move the staircase about one meter (3 feet) to the right and create a short hallway in the space freed up to the left of the stairs. Then relocate the current bedroom door to open onto the new hallway.
Witalja schrieb:
We wanted to expand the northern part. So please imagine rotating the roof 90° mentally. Yes, then... 🙂
That would basically work. However, access to the bedroom, sleeping area, and bathroom still needs some redesign. You should move things around and try different layouts; this concerns the entire southern half.
Maybe make the whole block wider and shorten it instead?
klblb schrieb:
I don’t really like going directly from the bedroom and bathroom (private area) into the living room (public area).
Suggestion:
Try moving the staircase about one meter (3 feet) to the right and create a hallway in the space left behind the stairs. The current bedroom door can then be relocated to the new hallway section.If it’s possible, I could place the stairs on the opposite side and have the entrance from the corridor. Thanks for the suggestion. I will try to make this work.
That could work. However, the access to the bedroom, and the bedroom and bathroom layout itself still needs reworking. You should keep shifting and rearranging things; this concerns the whole southern half.
Maybe make the entire block wider but shorter in length? Absolutely, that’s why I started this thread. I’ll get started on it quickly...
The arrow in the children's room is meant to indicate an alternative entrance. In that case, I would make the children's room slightly larger if I remove the corner. That would probably be the more elegant solution. Otherwise, this is all roughly sketched for now.
This is better, right? The entrance would also have a small foyer or vestibule this way.
This is better, right? The entrance would also have a small foyer or vestibule this way.
Here is my suggestion:
I would extend the dining room further to the east and reduce the size of the bedroom with the internal bathroom on the south side, bringing afternoon sunlight into the living area from the west. Having the bathroom as a “trapped” space is not ideal, especially positioning it between the bedroom and the master room. The 18 m² (190 ft²) room can be smaller if it is only going to be used as an office or guest room.
This has the advantage that the living room doesn’t have wasted circulation space.
The small hallway area with access to the master bedroom isn’t very attractive right now… I would move away from the internal bathroom concept.
The corridor is currently quite large, but in that case, all rooms should be accessible from it.
It will work out eventually – it just takes time and many, many drawings 🙂
I would extend the dining room further to the east and reduce the size of the bedroom with the internal bathroom on the south side, bringing afternoon sunlight into the living area from the west. Having the bathroom as a “trapped” space is not ideal, especially positioning it between the bedroom and the master room. The 18 m² (190 ft²) room can be smaller if it is only going to be used as an office or guest room.
This has the advantage that the living room doesn’t have wasted circulation space.
The small hallway area with access to the master bedroom isn’t very attractive right now… I would move away from the internal bathroom concept.
The corridor is currently quite large, but in that case, all rooms should be accessible from it.
It will work out eventually – it just takes time and many, many drawings 🙂
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