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.
R
Reluctance29 Jun 2019 22:04ypg schrieb:
And what if you are lying in the bathtub or busy in the bedroom?
He should get used to coming to you when he wants something. Or if a conversation is taking place, then exclusively. Just because a man turns back into a child while tinkering doesn’t mean the house has to be built accordingly. Well, I’m relaxed about it; it just has to work for both of us. I also think the layout is fine as we planned it...
However, I have rearranged a few things – storage room moved next to the kitchen, bedroom straightened out, and I also tried to include a guest toilet (this would work if I give up the shower corner that extends into the utility room, right?). I haven’t made much progress with the bathroom yet – I tried a T-wall, but it doesn’t work due to the width. I’ll have to take another look tomorrow.
11ant schrieb:
I don’t see any roller shutters first of all... You’ll see those once the house is finished We’re not doing shutters on the windows.
I’ve now drawn in windows according to your suggestion – not 100%, because it didn’t fit everywhere (space constraints). I’m still unsure: is it too many or too few? Does that really work in the reading corner? Or should I leave more wall space for furniture? Do I need the kitchen window, or is the light from the two patio doors enough? Are fixed floor-to-ceiling windows useful in the bedroom and on the south wall in the living area? If yes, does this layout make sense?
And another question: the lintel here is now 0.43m (17 inches) high. Is that too high? I often read that 0.30m (12 inches) is recommended because of the light angle.
R
Reluctance29 Jun 2019 23:40I’ve been reconsidering the bathroom... At the moment, I’m leaning towards option 2—even though I’m not a fan of having the bathtub boxed in right at the front. Everything else seems to be less than ideal in some way. Are there any better alternatives? I’m not sure if I’m starting to get stuck on this...
(Edit: I just realized that in option 2, I could of course swap the bathtub and shower...)
(Edit: I just realized that in option 2, I could of course swap the bathtub and shower...)
Have you now planned in 21 windows?
And some are already very narrow... once you subtract the frames, will much light still come through?
Do your furniture actually exist? A 1-meter (3.3 feet) dining table… I know them as 1.20-meter (4 feet) or better 140 cm (55 inches) diameter.
Plan for 1 meter (3.3 feet) width for a toilet, and the same for the shower.
And some are already very narrow... once you subtract the frames, will much light still come through?
Do your furniture actually exist? A 1-meter (3.3 feet) dining table… I know them as 1.20-meter (4 feet) or better 140 cm (55 inches) diameter.
Plan for 1 meter (3.3 feet) width for a toilet, and the same for the shower.
R
Reluctance30 Jun 2019 08:18ypg schrieb:
Have you now planned 21 windows?
And some of them are quite narrow... if you subtract the frames, will much light actually come through?Oh dear, sometimes a forum can cause more confusion than anything else: these are the window sizes as suggested here (by 11ant) with the 0.24 meter (9.5 inch) wide mullions.
Look here:
11ant schrieb:
Referring to the floor plan in the initial post, I would implement it as follows: utility room 76/126; hobby room 2x 76/126 with 24 cm (9.5 inch) mullion in between; living area (standard sill height) with 3x 76/126 each; kitchen and bedroom (towards the corner of the house) with the same triples; bedroom (between the triples) with a double; bathroom again with a triple. Correspondingly, the floor-to-ceiling elements in the living area are 176/213, so the same width as the doubles. And I have now tried it like this. If there are better solutions, please share them. I would also like to position the lintel a bit lower and thus make the windows higher. A window seat would still be nice as well... but I have no idea how that would work with the building regulations / planning permission.
R
Reluctance30 Jun 2019 12:05I’ve been experimenting a bit more with the windows, but I’m still not really satisfied. I’m now a bit concerned that 0.76 meters (30 inches) might be too narrow, especially for the floor-to-ceiling windows. In principle, the size and layout requirements only apply to the street-facing side, so technically I should be able to install different window sizes on the other sides as long as they are in a vertical format. But what would be a good format or size?
(One more question: Don’t you also find a lintel over 40 cm (16 inches) somewhat long?)
(One more question: Don’t you also find a lintel over 40 cm (16 inches) somewhat long?)
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