ᐅ Bungalow Floor Plan

hstkai schrieb:
Regarding the 6 sqm (65 sq ft) utility room, I currently have a townhouse where the utility room, combined with a guest toilet, is only about 3.5 sqm (38 sq ft). For us, that is completely sufficient. Gas condensing boiler, washing machine, water softener—all accommodated. I actually find 6 sqm (65 sq ft) almost too much 😀

You are planning for 2 children, and nowadays the technical equipment generally requires more space than a small low-temperature heating unit with an 89-liter (24-gallon) tank.

Sorry, but 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft) can be better arranged than around an aquarium. This floor plan lacks a proper dining area, and in the bedroom, try fitting a standard bed plus a wardrobe.

If the attic is finished, the rooms would lack emergency escape routes... As far as I know, every living space must have these—not be solved with roof windows on a kneewall.

The focus here seems to be solely on a living area oriented toward the TV and aquarium.

Skip the hipped roof so you can have proper windows upstairs.
In my opinion, 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft) on the ground floor is too little if you also want to include an office, a stair hall, and 2 toilets. The house will feel cramped!

hstkai schrieb:
Unfortunately, comments like "start all over again" don’t really help us. I’ve already tried a lot, but nothing better comes out of it.

Sorry... I’m also withdrawing the idea of switching to a gable roof. Otherwise, I would suggest a dormer, but that’s not allowed either.
Is the plot part of a senior living community? Has the plot already been purchased?
Is the family planning definitely decided?

What you have presented here is not functional.
I’ll expand on my comment and also mention unnecessary circulation space in the living room and the illogical placement of the fireplace. Not to mention the costs...

Tip: remove the carport and garage, remove the fireplace and chimney, remove the reinforced slab for the aquarium (no idea if that’s necessary, but take it as an example of all unnecessary extra costs) and remove the sliding doors. Instead, increase the living area on the ground floor, so there’s room for a child. Emergency stairs to the office and guest room in the upper floor. The windows also need to be larger—both according to standards (DIN), and just by feel.

Be glad that the result of your solo attempt as a layperson isn’t being praised here. The weeks have been wasted—that was clearly shown by @kbt09 with the roof surface. If you tackle something that actually requires a degree, you have to acquire the necessary knowledge and thoroughly read up on all possibilities, not roughly plan several rooms under a hip roof by guesswork.
A standard floor plan can be more functional.
The space problem is very evident—I would have long ago visited the building authority and asked how families are supposed to find space under this development plan. However, there’s actually quite a bit possible with the floor area ratio...
What example properties have they planned? Usually, new developments always have a few houses as examples.

Good luck if the plot has already been purchased!

hstkai schrieb:

Unfortunately, comments like "start all over again" don't really help us. I have already tried a lot, but nothing better comes out of it.

Hello again,

actually, while they don't directly lead to a good design, if followed, they do protect against a poor one.

How about consulting an architect, builder, or someone similar?

Olli

Hello,

thank you for your feedback, even though it was quite harsh 😀
But there were definitely some helpful tips for me. Shorter route from bedroom to bathroom. Shorter route to the kitchen. Larger dining area. Larger bedroom.
The window layout and number are not fixed yet. The house might also be extended by half a meter (1.5 feet) to enlarge the living/dining area.

On the upper floor, there will be at least two children’s rooms and a bathroom with a shower. With the current building shape and a knee wall height of 1.25m (4.1 feet), I reach 60m² (650 square feet), and an additional dormer of 2m (6.5 feet) length could be added.

I don’t want to remove the chimney, nor the garage with storage space.

Thanks for further feedback.

Kai

I prefer the ground floor layout, although I don’t really see the need for the angled corner.

However, you should always provide example furniture layouts and include the upper floor as well. Due to the roof pitch, it’s still quite challenging to arrange the rooms efficiently, so that, for instance, you can actually use the shower comfortably.

A knee wall height of 125 cm (4 ft 1 in) means that the bottom edges of the windows start at that height at the earliest. That’s not very child-friendly, as it means having no window view during the early years of life.

- Laundry room too small (you should plan this carefully – we also thought our 8 sqm (86 sq ft) would be sufficient; now one wall is completely taken up by water connections, heating, and the heating circuit distributor, and we are glad we didn’t plan it even more compactly.
- Walk-in closet without a window seems questionable to me; generally, you probably won’t be able to fit that many wardrobes in there.
- Entrance behind the garage likely feels rather dark.
- Who else besides you will be using the bathroom? If no one, you could combine it with the bedroom; then you wouldn’t always have to cross the hallway.
- The staircase should be checked carefully; in my opinion, it is depicted too small (especially too narrow); our stairwell opening is 2.25 meters (7 ft 5 in) wide and is already borderline.
- Depending on the material, it’s better to plan interior walls with either 17 cm (7 inches) or 24 cm (9.5 inches) thickness (there was a recent thread about soundproofing).