ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a Single-Family Home / Bungalow – 155 sqm
Created on: 16 Oct 2022 21:50
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Frennie
Hello everyone,
We have been planning our own home for about a year now and have gone through many iterations (from basement to two-story, etc.). In the end, we want to build a bungalow and would appreciate some critical feedback and suggestions. So far, we have created the floor plan ourselves, but we will hand it over to the building company afterward. Thank you!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 1,056 sqm (0.26 acres)
Slope – 2 m (6.6 ft) drop over 35 m (115 ft)
Site coverage ratio – 0.4 (according to §17 Federal Land Utilization Ordinance WR)
Floor area ratio – 1.2 (according to §17 Federal Land Utilization Ordinance WR)
Building setback line and boundaries – 4 m (13 ft) from property line
Adjacent development – NW, N, NE
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of floors – 1
Roof style – gable or hipped roof with two small dormers + triangular windows facing SW
Architectural style – bungalow, because the plot is large enough, children within sight and hearing range, barrier-free possible
Orientation – SW (like neighboring houses)
Maximum heights / restrictions – 9 m (30 ft) height / 4 m (13 ft) to neighboring properties
Other specifications – roof pitch 25-40°
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof form, building type – timber frame construction, bungalow with exposed roof beams in living and bedrooms (except entrance area + technical room, possibly to create storage space)
Basement, floors – no basement
Number of people, ages – 33, 29, <1 planned, planned
Space requirements on ground floor / upper floor // rooms
Office use: family or home office? – both, current home office not necessary but possibly in future
Guests per year – 6
Open or closed architecture – closed
Traditional or modern style – modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – kitchen island and separable kitchen with sliding door
Number of dining seats – 6-8
Fireplace – no
Music / stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – covered terrace between dormers
Garage, carport – garage (not prefab – timber frame with gable roof as additional storage area) with adjacent shed/workshop
Kitchen garden, greenhouse – kitchen garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included
- Living area should not exceed 155 sqm (1,668 sq ft) (cost factor)
House Design
Who created the plan – do-it-yourself – floor plan DIY
What do you like in particular? Why? – separation of living and sleeping areas, covered terrace and entrance, small dormers and high ceilings due to exposed roof beams
What do you dislike? Why? – possibly the office is too small? Technical/utility room large enough
Personal price limit including equipment: 500,000 €
Preferred heating system: photovoltaics + battery with air-to-water heat pump + underfloor heating
If you have to give up certain features / expansions
-can you do without: actually all rooms should be as planned
-can’t do without: -
Why is the design as it is now? For example
After many iterations with a draftsman from a construction company and different styles (single-family house with two floors, with or without basement), we tried to fit all our wishes ourselves into one floor plan.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad? – That’s the question for you 😉
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Critical feedback, thoughts, and suggestions regarding major issues, feasibility, and practicality.
Best regards
Frennie
We have been planning our own home for about a year now and have gone through many iterations (from basement to two-story, etc.). In the end, we want to build a bungalow and would appreciate some critical feedback and suggestions. So far, we have created the floor plan ourselves, but we will hand it over to the building company afterward. Thank you!
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size – 1,056 sqm (0.26 acres)
Slope – 2 m (6.6 ft) drop over 35 m (115 ft)
Site coverage ratio – 0.4 (according to §17 Federal Land Utilization Ordinance WR)
Floor area ratio – 1.2 (according to §17 Federal Land Utilization Ordinance WR)
Building setback line and boundaries – 4 m (13 ft) from property line
Adjacent development – NW, N, NE
Number of parking spaces – 2
Number of floors – 1
Roof style – gable or hipped roof with two small dormers + triangular windows facing SW
Architectural style – bungalow, because the plot is large enough, children within sight and hearing range, barrier-free possible
Orientation – SW (like neighboring houses)
Maximum heights / restrictions – 9 m (30 ft) height / 4 m (13 ft) to neighboring properties
Other specifications – roof pitch 25-40°
Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof form, building type – timber frame construction, bungalow with exposed roof beams in living and bedrooms (except entrance area + technical room, possibly to create storage space)
Basement, floors – no basement
Number of people, ages – 33, 29, <1 planned, planned
Space requirements on ground floor / upper floor // rooms
- Entrance area, shower/WC, bathroom, living-dining area, central kitchen, pantry, master bedroom, child 1, child 2, child 3, office, technical room, covered entrance, covered terrace
- Separated sleeping area accessed through hallway
- Central kitchen with island and access to terrace and roof windows, kitchen separable from living area with sliding door
- Children’s rooms all roughly equal in size (with possibility for bunk beds thanks to exposed roof beams)
- Technical and utility room: air-to-water heat pump, photovoltaics, battery storage, washing machine, and all other necessary connections/distribution (well away from main living areas)
- Office: soundproofed area
Office use: family or home office? – both, current home office not necessary but possibly in future
Guests per year – 6
Open or closed architecture – closed
Traditional or modern style – modern
Open kitchen, kitchen island – kitchen island and separable kitchen with sliding door
Number of dining seats – 6-8
Fireplace – no
Music / stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – covered terrace between dormers
Garage, carport – garage (not prefab – timber frame with gable roof as additional storage area) with adjacent shed/workshop
Kitchen garden, greenhouse – kitchen garden
Other wishes / special features / daily routine, including reasons why something should or should not be included
- Living area should not exceed 155 sqm (1,668 sq ft) (cost factor)
House Design
Who created the plan – do-it-yourself – floor plan DIY
What do you like in particular? Why? – separation of living and sleeping areas, covered terrace and entrance, small dormers and high ceilings due to exposed roof beams
What do you dislike? Why? – possibly the office is too small? Technical/utility room large enough
Personal price limit including equipment: 500,000 €
Preferred heating system: photovoltaics + battery with air-to-water heat pump + underfloor heating
If you have to give up certain features / expansions
-can you do without: actually all rooms should be as planned
-can’t do without: -
Why is the design as it is now? For example
After many iterations with a draftsman from a construction company and different styles (single-family house with two floors, with or without basement), we tried to fit all our wishes ourselves into one floor plan.
What do you think makes it particularly good or bad? – That’s the question for you 😉
What is the most important / fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?
Critical feedback, thoughts, and suggestions regarding major issues, feasibility, and practicality.
Best regards
Frennie
ypg schrieb:
If the single-story requirement is mandated by the authorities, but the entire building/residential area is sloped, then in my opinion it is a reasonable provision in the development plan to at least allow the basement to be built as a full story. Basically, I agree, but 1.20m (0.5 feet) is not even half a story. A basement would quickly protrude more than 1.40m (1.5 feet) above ground level and then it wouldn’t really be much of a basement anymore.
With this slope, a bungalow should just be possible. In the north corner, the window sills would then align with the ground level. (I hope I read that correctly: the slope drops 2.60m (8.5 feet) from north to south across your property? If not, please correct me – which corner is the highest on your plot?) However, the entrance in the northeast would already require quite a bit of excavation and retaining walls for the access path. A southern entrance would likely be more economical. Here is a sketch, where the natural terrain is intentionally left unchanged to give a sense of the land.
However, with the spacing and your huge bungalow, the garage is tight, in my opinion. You can’t measure everything exactly from the drawing, but the overview shows that a 4m (13 feet) wide clear driveway is already difficult. The garage measures 6.20m (20 feet) square in external dimensions. And your bungalow doesn’t yet include the 40cm (16 inches) external walls, right? So about 40cm (16 inches) need to be added to the 17.4m (57 feet). That is quite a monster.
I could never really get comfortable with a bungalow for 3 kids plus a home office anyway. I see this much more as a regular single-story house with an attic space converted for living. Of course, it would also be important to know exactly from where the 9m (30 feet) height is measured and what maximum roof pitch is allowed?
Therefore, here again is the question regarding the previously rejected designs along with the reasoning for their dismissal.
Here I go again with my favorite example, the "Split Down" by Laux, as a suggestion (no, I really have no connection to them). This should fit quite well on a 1.20m (4 feet) slope. With three children, I would definitely plan for a second shower/toilet.
In terms of style, the "Starline" by Laux could also serve as inspiration. Here, the basement level is about 50% embedded into the terrain. The house size of 130m² (1,400 sq ft) is rather tight for the needs described, but it can still provide useful ideas.
In terms of style, the "Starline" by Laux could also serve as inspiration. Here, the basement level is about 50% embedded into the terrain. The house size of 130m² (1,400 sq ft) is rather tight for the needs described, but it can still provide useful ideas.
K a t j a schrieb:
A basement level would quickly protrude more than 1.40 m (4 feet 7 inches) above ground level and then it’s hardly a basement anymore. That’s why it’s called a finished lower ground floor rather than a basement 😉
It won’t be a partly underground townhouse, but simply a single-family home where the “basement” can protrude on average more than 1.40 m (4 feet 7 inches). Don’t forget the attic floor, either, since it can be used as a non-full story. That’s not the original poster’s intention, but I’m also not a fan of inflexibility when you’re allowed and able to do so much.
RomeoZwo schrieb:
Here I go again with my favorite example, Laux’s "Split Down," as inspiration Nice example of a split-level house! I like it! And it also looks affordable – split-level is usually a somewhat effective way for architects to increase costs 😉
You could expand a bit in width/depth here since the plot allows it. Then no basement.
ypg schrieb:
Nice example house for split-level! I like it!For me, this is the standard for split-level and in my opinion completely unremarkable. But without doubt:ypg schrieb:
..it still looks ... affordableThe problem with split-level, in my opinion, is that you can only build something like this with companies that have done it many times before. However, maybe with prefabricated house manufacturers who offer it as a standard option, you can get a better deal compared to other providers.E
EinmalimLeben18 Oct 2022 13:46I also think the example house Split-Down is very good and so far the best option for your plot! The view from the bedrooms must be quite something, and overall it makes sense—as mentioned here often—to adapt the house to the plot, not the other way around! I also believe that a five-room bungalow is not the right approach for you. We are building a bungalow with 140 m² (1,507 sq ft) for two children and a home office, and it already feels quite large; if we had an additional room, we probably would have reconsidered. However, our plot is only 770 m² (8,294 sq ft).
For the floor plan, we initially considered an American-style open layout with direct access to the living room, but we quickly discarded that in favor of more privacy. If you want, I can share it here, but I think you should rather let go of that idea...
For the floor plan, we initially considered an American-style open layout with direct access to the living room, but we quickly discarded that in favor of more privacy. If you want, I can share it here, but I think you should rather let go of that idea...
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