ᐅ Bungalow – Floor Plan – Accessible Design

Hello everyone,

Today, we received a preliminary draft of our bungalow from our developer.
Notes:
1. It is an accessible (barrier-free) house.
2. On the south side, an 8-family building (2 full stories) will be constructed, supposedly also accessible for seniors. (Before construction, I will get more information about this, as the neighboring building affects our planning.)
3. The house will be supplied with district heating.
4. The floor area in this draft is 139.69 square meters (1503 square feet) and must not exceed 140 square meters (1507 square feet).

In my opinion, the living room is too small. It might be better to plan an open kitchen or possibly give up the study to get a larger living room.

What do you think of this floor plan? I would appreciate any suggestions and comments.

Best regards

zizzi schrieb:
In my opinion, the living room is too small

No, absolutely not – it may only seem that way compared to other rooms and corridor widths. A 27 m² (290 sq ft) living room is not grand, but certainly not small.

---

https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/

The hallway is almost 26 sqm (280 sq ft) in size, and that’s without a wardrobe! Oh dear! A living room in a comfort apartment measures 24 sqm (258 sq ft).
In my opinion, that’s way too large and unnecessary for a corridor.
Plus, there are still some additional sqm of hallway [emoji33]

Besides, I would never give up a bathtub in my own home. Your disabled child is getting the 15 sqm (161 sq ft) room?
Why isn’t it close to the bathroom?
I would plan an accessible shower bathroom and another regular bathroom. Visitors could also use those.
The bedroom can be smaller, 15/16 sqm (161/172 sq ft) is fine.
The utility room has too many exits and therefore hardly any usable space.
I know better designs.

ypg schrieb:
The hallway is just under 26 square meters (280 square feet), and that’s without a cloakroom! Oh dear! A living room in a comfortable apartment measures 24 square meters (258 square feet).
In my opinion, that’s way too large and unnecessary for a hallway.
Plus some more square meters for a corridor [emoji33]

Besides, I would never give up a bathtub in my own house. Your disabled child gets the 15 square meter (161 square feet) room?
Why isn’t it close to the bathroom?
I would plan an accessible shower bathroom and another regular bathroom. Visitors could also use these.
The bedroom can be smaller, 15/16 square meters (161/172 square feet) is fine.
The utility room has too many exits and therefore hardly any usable space.
I know better designs.

I agree with you, the hallway is too large, and we want a cloakroom as well. The corridor needs to be relatively wide, and the doors should be 1 meter (3.3 feet) wide.
As for the bathtub, I’m not sure. In our last apartment, we had one (somewhat older), and I used it only once because it was so uncomfortable; cold water would come in suddenly, and I personally think it’s a waste of so much water just for a bath. I don’t know how newer models are!
Our son’s room should be close to our bedroom and big enough so that when the bed is in the middle, there’s enough space on both sides for two people.
But I also think our bedroom is too large; it’s usually just for sleeping.
Regarding the utility room, I have to agree with you as well.
Yesterday, I was quite satisfied with our preliminary design, but now not so much anymore 🙁
And thanks for the tips.

What do you think about the position of the terrace? Is it really important for it to face south (because of the sun)? Here, it faces north because of our neighbor.

Southwest-west. The sun rises in the east, moves southward, and sets in the west, and it can be seen in the north. This does not apply in Australia. Karsten