ᐅ Bungalow floor plan approximately 16 x 9.5 meters (exterior dimensions) on a 1000 m² plot with existing structures

Created on: 25 Jun 2019 09:14
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micric3
Hello forum community,

after gathering a few more ideas—and having received and tried to incorporate good feedback from previous posts—I would like to ask for your feedback on the current floor plan and your general opinion of the bungalow on our 1000m² (10,764 sq ft) plot with existing buildings.

The floor plan was created with RoomSketcher. I have tried to include quite a few pieces of furniture (kitchen is still missing) as references. The windows for the bedrooms and bathroom are not yet finalized, as I don’t have ideas for them yet.

Attachments:
1.) Plot image + orientation
2.) Original building permit/planning permission (BU) after I designed/modified the draft
3.) My draft (with RoomSketcher)

Zoning plan / restrictions
Plot size: 1000m² (10,764 sq ft)
House dimensions: 15.87 m x 9.50 m (52.1 ft x 31.2 ft) (specified by BU to keep price close)
Slope: No
Parking spaces: 0
Number of floors: Bungalow (single story)
Roof type: Hip roof or gable roof (BU includes hip roof in price)
Orientation: Entrance west, living room southeast facing, dining room southwest facing
Maximum height / limits
Other requirements: must adapt to existing buildings

Owners’ requirements
Number of people, ages: 4 people (2 x 40 years, 2 x 3 years)
Office: In the outbuilding
Guests per year: Max. 2
Open or closed layout: undecided
Conservative or modern style: doesn’t matter
Open kitchen, kitchen island: sliding door, probably L- or U-shaped kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4 in kitchen, possibly 6-8 in living room
Fireplace: possibly a wood-burning stove
Garage/Carport: along the access driveway

House design
Who planned it: based on the Bungalow 131 floor plan by Town & Country. Draft designed by myself using RoomSketcher
- Planner of a construction company

What do you particularly like? Why?
- Access from the west
- simple and compact

Price estimate according to architect/planner: 215,000

Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: 250,000

Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump (either Vaillant aroSplit or Vaillant recoCompact)

If you had to give up some features or expansions, which ones?
- Can give up: size of the living room
- Cannot give up: 2nd bathroom

Why is the design the way it is now?
- Position on the plot
- Location relative to existing outbuilding

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan, summarized in 130 characters?
- Is the west orientation of the children’s rooms better than east orientation?
- Is the bedroom too narrow considering the ~2 x 2 m (6.6 x 6.6 ft) bed?
- Should the kitchen have its own small dining area?
- Size and number of windows for the living room with southeast orientation
- How should the living room furniture be arranged?
- Should the living and dining rooms be swapped? (SE <-> SW orientation)
--> Dining room faces southwest to see who is arriving
- Is it better to have one floor-to-ceiling window (which size?) or two windows in the children’s rooms?

Aerial photo of a plot with a red rectangular marking, green line and blue directions.


Floor plan of an apartment: kitchen, living room, hallway, two children’s rooms, bedroom, bathroom, WC, utility room.


Floor plan of a house with kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom and hallways with dimensions.
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micric3
26 Jun 2019 12:08
Thanks for the suggestions, I will implement them later. For now, just for completeness, here is the layout with a slightly extended kitchen and only one dining area.

Floor plan of a house with kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, hallway, WC, and two children's rooms.
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ypg
26 Jun 2019 12:18
Let me put it this way: my suggestion is better
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j.bautsch
26 Jun 2019 13:40
ypg schrieb:

I'll put it this way: my suggestion is better
I agree, why leave so much open space in the living room and then "cram" the kitchen and dining area?
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micric3
26 Jun 2019 19:04
I hope I have understood and implemented it correctly.

In the attachment:
- a similar version from another building application
- 1 adjusted floor plan
- color-coded/furnished version

Floor plan of an apartment: living room, kitchen, bedroom, two children’s rooms, bathroom, hallway, utility room.


Floor plan of a house: living, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, utility room, hallway, and children’s rooms.


Floor plan of a flat: living room, kitchen, bathroom, utility room, hallway, entrance, cloakroom, WC, two children’s rooms
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j.bautsch
27 Jun 2019 08:26
I think I don’t really like this enclosed wardrobe; it makes the hallway feel narrow and tunnel-like. I would recess the wall to the left so that at least a closet can be built into the resulting niche. This would turn the “wardrobe” into a small storage room, but it could then be used for seasonal clothing or perhaps as a small pantry for the kitchen. Also, move the wall toward the living room a bit further up; otherwise, the dining table will feel cramped facing the kitchen.

Grundriss eines Hauses: Küche, Wohn-/Essbereich, Schlafen, Bad, Diele, HWR, WC, zwei Kinderzimmer.
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micric3
27 Jun 2019 13:42
I would possibly shift the bedroom to the left as planned to align the walls. I will reconsider the wardrobe.