ᐅ Bungalow for 4 People with Attic Conversion – Which Floor Plan?

Hello
We are new to the forum and hope to find a lot of information and some answers.

The plan is for an L-shaped bungalow with 120 m2 (1,292 sq ft), a living room separate from the kitchen (which should be at least 16 m2 (172 sq ft)), a guest room, and an attic conversion where two children’s bedrooms and a bathroom with a shower will fit.

Does anyone here happen to have a great floor plan? Do you have any suggestions on what we should pay attention to?

Best regards

First of all, ours does not have a dormer and is only 110 cm (43 inches) wide. But it has potential for expansion. Floor plans from Scanhaus Marlow in the catalog are useful as inspiration. I’m attaching ours below; you can make adjustments as you like. Don’t make the roof pitch steeper than 35 degrees, otherwise the sleek look is lost and the house appears bulky and clumsy. K.

Thanks for the response... you first have to get an overview here.

Have you renovated the attic?

No. It’s our raised cellar. Shelves inside, filled with all sorts of stuff—just in case tough times come, we’ll have something for the black market.

Uh, the whole web is full of floor plans – including bungalows with converted attics.
Why not simply call it ground floor plus upper floor?
A house is designed based on the plot and its orientation. Where is that here? Where is the requirements plan? I only see a floor plan with a bedroom on the ground floor—is that approved as well?
So please: information, information, information. Fill out the pinned questionnaire; otherwise, there are three pages full of pointless questions from us, but without any substance.

Yvonne, not everyone needs to reveal everything here or satisfy self-appointed questionnaire creators. She has clearly stated what she wants: suggestions for a bungalow with an expandable attic. So it’s clear—studio binder roof, staircase, 30-40 degree roof pitch, I’d say max 35 degrees, otherwise it looks ugly. These houses are traditional in northern regions. They do without knee walls, accept sloping ceilings, have most of the living space on the ground floor, require a larger footprint, and come in rectangular, T-shaped, or L-shaped layouts.

My advice would be: check what is possible on your plot. Design the kitchen so that you can easily exit through it—to the trash bin or to quickly bring in groceries. We solved this with a back door. If you skip the basement, consider a proper utility room; a simple technical room is not enough—you need a space where you can actually work. Don’t waste too much space on an oversized living room; smaller is often cozier. Use wide doors, as you will grow old in the house and may eventually need walking aids. K.