ᐅ Bungalow with 140 sqm floor area and garage in the floor plan
Created on: 27 Jul 2014 19:44
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maikalHello fellow home builders,
In the coming months, we also plan to take on this exciting challenge and make our dream come true.
I have created a floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on it.
A brief explanation:
- Bungalow with a hipped roof, covered terrace area
- Garage with access to the house and a third toilet
- Most of the windows are planned as 150cm (59 inches) double casement with a mullion
- Terrace door as a lift-and-slide door
- Bathroom 1 with bathtub and shower
- Bathroom 2 will also have a shower
- The 62cm (24 inches) recess in the kitchen is intended for a stand-alone refrigerator
- The 80cm (31 inches) gap behind it is planned as a small storage area, possibly with a door
- The sliding door from the kitchen to the living room will be concealed within the wall
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards, Micha
In the coming months, we also plan to take on this exciting challenge and make our dream come true.
I have created a floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on it.
A brief explanation:
- Bungalow with a hipped roof, covered terrace area
- Garage with access to the house and a third toilet
- Most of the windows are planned as 150cm (59 inches) double casement with a mullion
- Terrace door as a lift-and-slide door
- Bathroom 1 with bathtub and shower
- Bathroom 2 will also have a shower
- The 62cm (24 inches) recess in the kitchen is intended for a stand-alone refrigerator
- The 80cm (31 inches) gap behind it is planned as a small storage area, possibly with a door
- The sliding door from the kitchen to the living room will be concealed within the wall
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards, Micha
I like that the private area is separated from the "public" spaces. I also think the solution with the two niches in the kitchen works well.
Now, here are the points I find less appealing or less practical:
- The covered terrace feels like wasted space because it’s too small to use properly. I would rather enlarge the living room here and install a proper glass terrace roof.
- The terrace door in the kitchen takes up too much space since it opens right next to a wall, which means you can’t use that wall.
- The lift-and-slide door to the terrace also seems quite small. Ours is 2.50m (8.2 ft), and I think that’s about the minimum size for a sliding door. Also, you’ll probably have to walk around the table to get to the terrace. At the same time, the dining area’s width of 3.30m (10.8 ft) feels tight.
- The hallway is large but not really usable since there’s no space for a coat closet. I would consider taking a niche from the bathroom for this.
- I would also reconsider whether you really need the dressing area in the bedroom. I would rather extend the wall of the utility room, which would gain space there. Then you could replace the current dressing area with a nice corner wardrobe, saving space that way. This would also create a small niche in front of the bedroom where you could place an additional cabinet.
- The utility room’s location is not ideal. It’s practical to enter the house from the garage, but it’s inconvenient if you want to go outside from the utility room—for example, to hang laundry or take something out—because you have to squeeze past the car. It also has no natural light or ventilation. Furthermore, technicians, meter readers, etc., always have to pass by the bedrooms, which I would find very disturbing. Lastly, the utility room seems a bit too small. With the heating system, electrical and water connections, telecom, washing machine, dryer, laundry basket, and so on in there, it will fill up quickly.
- I would move the garage either further forward or backward so that you can access the outside directly from the utility room. Our utility room opens at the back directly onto the secondary terrace. Next to the utility room, on the side wall, we have our carport. This way, we can still enter the house with dry feet and only have a 2-meter (6.6 ft) detour across the covered terrace. Also, we keep utility and technical rooms separate: the utility room is right next to the kitchen with access to the terrace, and the technical room is located near the entrance.
Now, here are the points I find less appealing or less practical:
- The covered terrace feels like wasted space because it’s too small to use properly. I would rather enlarge the living room here and install a proper glass terrace roof.
- The terrace door in the kitchen takes up too much space since it opens right next to a wall, which means you can’t use that wall.
- The lift-and-slide door to the terrace also seems quite small. Ours is 2.50m (8.2 ft), and I think that’s about the minimum size for a sliding door. Also, you’ll probably have to walk around the table to get to the terrace. At the same time, the dining area’s width of 3.30m (10.8 ft) feels tight.
- The hallway is large but not really usable since there’s no space for a coat closet. I would consider taking a niche from the bathroom for this.
- I would also reconsider whether you really need the dressing area in the bedroom. I would rather extend the wall of the utility room, which would gain space there. Then you could replace the current dressing area with a nice corner wardrobe, saving space that way. This would also create a small niche in front of the bedroom where you could place an additional cabinet.
- The utility room’s location is not ideal. It’s practical to enter the house from the garage, but it’s inconvenient if you want to go outside from the utility room—for example, to hang laundry or take something out—because you have to squeeze past the car. It also has no natural light or ventilation. Furthermore, technicians, meter readers, etc., always have to pass by the bedrooms, which I would find very disturbing. Lastly, the utility room seems a bit too small. With the heating system, electrical and water connections, telecom, washing machine, dryer, laundry basket, and so on in there, it will fill up quickly.
- I would move the garage either further forward or backward so that you can access the outside directly from the utility room. Our utility room opens at the back directly onto the secondary terrace. Next to the utility room, on the side wall, we have our carport. This way, we can still enter the house with dry feet and only have a 2-meter (6.6 ft) detour across the covered terrace. Also, we keep utility and technical rooms separate: the utility room is right next to the kitchen with access to the terrace, and the technical room is located near the entrance.
Hello Micha,
I'll start with the most obvious point: the utility room! It feels somewhat misplaced between two bedrooms. Child 1 will have to deal with noise from the washing machine, dryer, heating system, and controlled ventilation. Why isn’t it closer to the kitchen? Surely beverage crates, recycling bags, and pantry items will be stored there, which are often needed quickly in the kitchen.
I also wonder (not only here, but increasingly often) why people don’t simply use the main entrance every day (often enhanced or upgraded), instead of having a dark entrance area filled with technical equipment as the entry point to their own house. There’s unlikely to be much space for movement or coat storage here; plus, the hallway leading to the bedrooms will get dirty quickly (oh, right, but dirty shoes aren’t a problem anymore with the garage entrance, apparently).
Putting Child 2’s room next to the living room isn’t ideal either. But at least the noise levels balance out this way.
Child 1’s room is about 1 square meter smaller (due to the door vestibule), and 2 square meters are lost in the kitchen area. I don’t find the entrance here very inviting. This room feels quite isolated due to the cabinet/fridge vestibule. I think this door won’t be used much, thankfully there is the sliding door instead.
The rest has been well described by @Manu1976, so I won’t repeat it. Still, I find this niche solution in the kitchen quite different from great. I love niches, but not a niche within a niche — ideally framed a bit more or designed for practical use.
I can also imagine that the site plan might not quite match the house’s location, but you should upload the site plan for that.
I'll start with the most obvious point: the utility room! It feels somewhat misplaced between two bedrooms. Child 1 will have to deal with noise from the washing machine, dryer, heating system, and controlled ventilation. Why isn’t it closer to the kitchen? Surely beverage crates, recycling bags, and pantry items will be stored there, which are often needed quickly in the kitchen.
I also wonder (not only here, but increasingly often) why people don’t simply use the main entrance every day (often enhanced or upgraded), instead of having a dark entrance area filled with technical equipment as the entry point to their own house. There’s unlikely to be much space for movement or coat storage here; plus, the hallway leading to the bedrooms will get dirty quickly (oh, right, but dirty shoes aren’t a problem anymore with the garage entrance, apparently).
Putting Child 2’s room next to the living room isn’t ideal either. But at least the noise levels balance out this way.
Child 1’s room is about 1 square meter smaller (due to the door vestibule), and 2 square meters are lost in the kitchen area. I don’t find the entrance here very inviting. This room feels quite isolated due to the cabinet/fridge vestibule. I think this door won’t be used much, thankfully there is the sliding door instead.
The rest has been well described by @Manu1976, so I won’t repeat it. Still, I find this niche solution in the kitchen quite different from great. I love niches, but not a niche within a niche — ideally framed a bit more or designed for practical use.
I can also imagine that the site plan might not quite match the house’s location, but you should upload the site plan for that.
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Bauexperte28 Jul 2014 09:41Hello,
Gather your property documents—cadastral extract, zoning plan, and written regulations—and either consult a provider offering a full range of services (including architecture) or an independent architect. Nearly every zoning plan allows for exceeding the buildable area in the living room section (designated as a conservatory or bay extension); integrating this into the design and separating the sleeping areas from the living spaces should result in a more "livable" layout. Even if the zoning plan explicitly prohibits this, a skilled architect can usually present a design far better than you, as a layperson, might imagine...
I also do not understand why a garage would require a toilet. Wouldn’t a washbasin be sufficient?
Best regards,
Bauexperte
maikal schrieb:Your floor plan is, in my view, the best advertisement for the job of an architect. You have arranged all the rooms as if strung together in a row, which at the same time wastes so much space that it can become tiresome...
I created a floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on it.
Gather your property documents—cadastral extract, zoning plan, and written regulations—and either consult a provider offering a full range of services (including architecture) or an independent architect. Nearly every zoning plan allows for exceeding the buildable area in the living room section (designated as a conservatory or bay extension); integrating this into the design and separating the sleeping areas from the living spaces should result in a more "livable" layout. Even if the zoning plan explicitly prohibits this, a skilled architect can usually present a design far better than you, as a layperson, might imagine...
I also do not understand why a garage would require a toilet. Wouldn’t a washbasin be sufficient?
Best regards,
Bauexperte
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Doc.Schnaggls28 Jul 2014 10:00Hello Micha,
Since I can’t find a staircase anywhere, I assume you’re building without a basement, right?
If so, in my opinion, the utility room is too small because all the technical equipment needs to be installed there.
I would also consider whether a bedroom of 20 m² (215 sq ft) plus a dressing room is really necessary, while the two children’s rooms are only about 14 m² (150 sq ft) each.
I also find the position of the utility room between the bedroom and children’s rooms not ideal – noise from the technical equipment is a concern.
Bathroom 2 with a toilet and shower seems too small — it will likely be very tight.
The toilet in the garage is unusual but a good idea. Do you work a lot on cars or motorcycles and want to avoid tracking the usual “signs of use” through the house?
Best regards,
Dirk
Since I can’t find a staircase anywhere, I assume you’re building without a basement, right?
If so, in my opinion, the utility room is too small because all the technical equipment needs to be installed there.
I would also consider whether a bedroom of 20 m² (215 sq ft) plus a dressing room is really necessary, while the two children’s rooms are only about 14 m² (150 sq ft) each.
I also find the position of the utility room between the bedroom and children’s rooms not ideal – noise from the technical equipment is a concern.
Bathroom 2 with a toilet and shower seems too small — it will likely be very tight.
The toilet in the garage is unusual but a good idea. Do you work a lot on cars or motorcycles and want to avoid tracking the usual “signs of use” through the house?
Best regards,
Dirk
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