Hello everyone,
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 635 sqm (6,839 sq ft)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Number of parking spaces: 2
Roof style: 35° to 45° pitch, hipped roof or gable roof
Distance to front property boundary (street side): max. 3 m (house must remain in current position)
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bungalow, hipped roof, 35° pitch
Basement, floors: no basement, 1 story, possible attic conversion later
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons (40 years old), probably no children, room can be separated if needed
Space requirements: We need one bedroom, bathroom, utility room, living area including kitchen, and a hobby room (gaming and crafting room). Walk-in closet and guest toilet were removed, even though they would be nice, other features took higher priority.
Overnight guests per year: infrequent, can be accommodated as is
Construction style: open and modern, including open kitchen
Fireplace: no
House Design
Designer:
- Designer from a construction company implemented our drawings
What do you like most? Why?
- Large living area, spacious bedroom
What do you dislike? Why?
- Honestly, we like everything
Personal budget for house including fittings: 260,000
Preferred heating system: air heat pump
Why is the design as it is now?
We initially sketched our design on paper, which the designer then realized. Further considerations and discussions with the designer shaped the final result.
Our main goal was a large living space with an open kitchen and a reading nook. Currently (in our present apartment) we have another room with my books (around 1,000) and desk, but I rarely spend time there, as I do everything in the living room. For this reason, we first reduced the number of rooms to enlarge the living area and bedroom (we omitted the walk-in closet to create even more space). The reading nook (located on the west side of the living area) is arranged so it can be separated as a room from the rest of the living room if needed.
We made sure the bedroom faces east to get morning light. We opted out of a guest toilet and instead planned a small storage room for odds and ends (dog supplies like food, leashes, vacuum cleaner, etc.) and made the utility room somewhat larger than the usual 8 sqm (86 sq ft).
Currently, we are still unsure about the following:
- Bathroom layout: I’d like to set back the shower slightly (see current floor plan) to make the bathroom feel more open/bigger. Somehow it still doesn’t feel quite ideal.
- Window arrangement: Does this make sense to you? Will we get enough light in the living area? The floor-to-ceiling windows to the terrace are on the east side, so only the morning sun comes in there. Are the south-facing windows sufficient?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything we have overlooked or forgotten? From your perspective, is anything highly unfavorable? Any improvements for the windows? How can the bathroom layout be optimized?
By the way, some time ago I created a thread about a 1.5-storey floor plan on the same plot. At that time, we ultimately decided to build a bungalow – which we are now doing. Hence, this new thread…
Best regards and thanks in advance.
Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 635 sqm (6,839 sq ft)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 0.4
Site occupancy index: 0.3
Number of parking spaces: 2
Roof style: 35° to 45° pitch, hipped roof or gable roof
Distance to front property boundary (street side): max. 3 m (house must remain in current position)
Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bungalow, hipped roof, 35° pitch
Basement, floors: no basement, 1 story, possible attic conversion later
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons (40 years old), probably no children, room can be separated if needed
Space requirements: We need one bedroom, bathroom, utility room, living area including kitchen, and a hobby room (gaming and crafting room). Walk-in closet and guest toilet were removed, even though they would be nice, other features took higher priority.
Overnight guests per year: infrequent, can be accommodated as is
Construction style: open and modern, including open kitchen
Fireplace: no
House Design
Designer:
- Designer from a construction company implemented our drawings
What do you like most? Why?
- Large living area, spacious bedroom
What do you dislike? Why?
- Honestly, we like everything
Personal budget for house including fittings: 260,000
Preferred heating system: air heat pump
Why is the design as it is now?
We initially sketched our design on paper, which the designer then realized. Further considerations and discussions with the designer shaped the final result.
Our main goal was a large living space with an open kitchen and a reading nook. Currently (in our present apartment) we have another room with my books (around 1,000) and desk, but I rarely spend time there, as I do everything in the living room. For this reason, we first reduced the number of rooms to enlarge the living area and bedroom (we omitted the walk-in closet to create even more space). The reading nook (located on the west side of the living area) is arranged so it can be separated as a room from the rest of the living room if needed.
We made sure the bedroom faces east to get morning light. We opted out of a guest toilet and instead planned a small storage room for odds and ends (dog supplies like food, leashes, vacuum cleaner, etc.) and made the utility room somewhat larger than the usual 8 sqm (86 sq ft).
Currently, we are still unsure about the following:
- Bathroom layout: I’d like to set back the shower slightly (see current floor plan) to make the bathroom feel more open/bigger. Somehow it still doesn’t feel quite ideal.
- Window arrangement: Does this make sense to you? Will we get enough light in the living area? The floor-to-ceiling windows to the terrace are on the east side, so only the morning sun comes in there. Are the south-facing windows sufficient?
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything we have overlooked or forgotten? From your perspective, is anything highly unfavorable? Any improvements for the windows? How can the bathroom layout be optimized?
By the way, some time ago I created a thread about a 1.5-storey floor plan on the same plot. At that time, we ultimately decided to build a bungalow – which we are now doing. Hence, this new thread…
Best regards and thanks in advance.
Reluctance schrieb:
I have about 4 meters (13 feet) of bookshelves. I prefer not to place them directly in the line of sight. That's funny, for me it's exactly the opposite: I really enjoy looking at my books and always look for space for bookshelves in floor plans where I can have them in view.R
Reluctance7 Jul 2019 20:22Niloa schrieb:
That’s funny, it’s the exact opposite for me: I really enjoy looking at my books and always look for space for bookshelves in the floor plans where I can keep them in sight.Well, I don’t want to lock them away in a room where no one sees them either. But I’m afraid having them in the immediate line of sight might look cluttered.
I also dug out my old floor plan app and sketched in some furniture. It’s not perfectly drawn, but somehow it looks to me like it could work… well…
This has already been mentioned, and we don’t know what your dream kitchen looks like, but there is no space for a tall cabinet to accommodate an oven, microwave, or pantry in that area. If you want to experiment a bit, try using the Alno kitchen planner. In my opinion, the kitchen island is also not deep enough.
I don’t like that the sofa is positioned with its back to the kitchen. If one person is watching TV and another is cooking, it would be nicer to face each other, just as an example. I also think it makes more sense for the dining table to be next to the kitchen, rather than having the sofa squeezed in between.
I don’t like that the sofa is positioned with its back to the kitchen. If one person is watching TV and another is cooking, it would be nicer to face each other, just as an example. I also think it makes more sense for the dining table to be next to the kitchen, rather than having the sofa squeezed in between.
R
Reluctance8 Jul 2019 07:16Niloa schrieb:
This has already been mentioned, and we don’t know what your dream kitchen looks like, but there’s no space for a tall cabinet for the oven, microwave, pantry, etc. If you want to experiment a bit, try the Alno kitchen planner. In my opinion, the kitchen island isn’t deep enough either. Okay, I’ll check out the kitchen planner. But sorry if this sounds like a silly question: how much space do I actually need for tall cabinets? Theoretically, I could fill the entire wall with tall cabinets if I wanted to (which isn’t necessary). Does that require any special space? I was thinking of a layout like this for the cabinet arrangement (and I’ll probably have even more space on the long wall if I’m estimating the measurements correctly):
Maybe that’s a bit naive and I’m overlooking something important?
Niloa schrieb:
I don’t like that the sofa faces away from the kitchen. If one person is watching TV and another is cooking, it would be nicer to be able to see each other, just as an example. I also think it makes more sense for the dining table to be next to the kitchen, not with the sofa in between. Yes, that’s definitely a matter of taste. If I positioned the sofa facing the kitchen, I wouldn’t know where to put the TV and so on.
We probably won’t use the dining table very often. We had one in our current apartment but got rid of it (or converted it into a desk) because we never used it. So maybe it’s okay if it doesn’t play a major role here... There are only two of us anyway...
The side with the oven will definitely fit in your layout, but I don’t see a U-shape in your floor plan. We currently have a U-shaped kitchen with 1.80 m (6 feet) between the long sides. In my opinion, it shouldn’t be less than that, as you can easily get in each other’s way. That means 60 cm (24 inches) + 180 cm (6 feet) + 60 cm (24 inches) + I’d estimate another 60 cm (24 inches) = 360 cm (12 feet). At that point, your kitchen will run into the sofa.
If you plan to have a cooking island, the distance should be about 100–120 cm (40–48 inches), and the island should be at least 90 cm (36 inches) deep. If you then plan to add a bar, it will get tight for the chairs again.
If you plan to have a cooking island, the distance should be about 100–120 cm (40–48 inches), and the island should be at least 90 cm (36 inches) deep. If you then plan to add a bar, it will get tight for the chairs again.
R
Reluctance8 Jul 2019 09:50Niloa schrieb:
The side with the oven will definitely fit, but I don’t see a U-shape in your floor plan. We currently have a U-shaped kitchen with 1.80m (5 ft 11 in) between the long sides. In my opinion, it shouldn’t be any less than that, as you quickly get in each other’s way. So that means 60cm (24 inches) + 180cm (5 ft 11 in) + 60cm (24 inches) + I’d estimate another 60cm (24 inches) = 360cm (12 ft). Then your kitchen would bump into the sofa.
If you’re planning with a kitchen island, the clearance should be about 100–120cm (39–47 inches), and an island should be at least 90cm (35 inches) deep. If you plan to add a bar counter to it, space around the stools will be tight again. Yes, the U-shape won’t work like that, so it will be the island instead... but yes, it will definitely get tight with chairs. I’m worried about that too *sigh*
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