ᐅ Bungalow with 140 sqm floor area and garage in the floor plan
Created on: 27 Jul 2014 19:44
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maikal
Hello fellow home builders,
In the coming months, we also plan to take on this exciting challenge and make our dream come true.
I have created a floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on it.
A brief explanation:
- Bungalow with a hipped roof, covered terrace area
- Garage with access to the house and a third toilet
- Most of the windows are planned as 150cm (59 inches) double casement with a mullion
- Terrace door as a lift-and-slide door
- Bathroom 1 with bathtub and shower
- Bathroom 2 will also have a shower
- The 62cm (24 inches) recess in the kitchen is intended for a stand-alone refrigerator
- The 80cm (31 inches) gap behind it is planned as a small storage area, possibly with a door
- The sliding door from the kitchen to the living room will be concealed within the wall
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards, Micha
In the coming months, we also plan to take on this exciting challenge and make our dream come true.
I have created a floor plan and would like to hear your opinions on it.
A brief explanation:
- Bungalow with a hipped roof, covered terrace area
- Garage with access to the house and a third toilet
- Most of the windows are planned as 150cm (59 inches) double casement with a mullion
- Terrace door as a lift-and-slide door
- Bathroom 1 with bathtub and shower
- Bathroom 2 will also have a shower
- The 62cm (24 inches) recess in the kitchen is intended for a stand-alone refrigerator
- The 80cm (31 inches) gap behind it is planned as a small storage area, possibly with a door
- The sliding door from the kitchen to the living room will be concealed within the wall
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards, Micha
Oh dear, I actually find the second plan even worse than the first one.
Why does it have to be a bungalow at all? You won’t save any costs with that, since a bungalow also needs a roof. And regarding the argument “age-appropriate,” there are other ways to achieve that.
There are beautiful houses where the ground floor has one or two rooms for the parents, and upstairs there are two large, lovely rooms for the children with their own bathroom. The kids don’t have to settle for tiny cramped spaces like rabbit hutches. Personally, I believe a room should be at least 15m2 (160 ft2) without any unusable corners or sloped walls. And you can even achieve that with a hip roof without a knee wall – so it still has an outward bungalow style. Later on, you can rent it out if you want, or maybe a child stays at home.
As for the standard floor plans: some of them aren’t even that bad. And even when they get built, no two are identical. Everyone modifies something to their own needs, so in the end, each home is unique.
Our current house is also a so-called catalog home, but I guarantee you won’t find another house exactly like ours.
Why does it have to be a bungalow at all? You won’t save any costs with that, since a bungalow also needs a roof. And regarding the argument “age-appropriate,” there are other ways to achieve that.
There are beautiful houses where the ground floor has one or two rooms for the parents, and upstairs there are two large, lovely rooms for the children with their own bathroom. The kids don’t have to settle for tiny cramped spaces like rabbit hutches. Personally, I believe a room should be at least 15m2 (160 ft2) without any unusable corners or sloped walls. And you can even achieve that with a hip roof without a knee wall – so it still has an outward bungalow style. Later on, you can rent it out if you want, or maybe a child stays at home.
As for the standard floor plans: some of them aren’t even that bad. And even when they get built, no two are identical. Everyone modifies something to their own needs, so in the end, each home is unique.
Our current house is also a so-called catalog home, but I guarantee you won’t find another house exactly like ours.
ypg schrieb:
With 644 sqm (6928 sq ft), do you have such a high floor area ratio that you can "afford" a bungalow?
Also, I suspect you might be a bit of a thrifty planner ("nice bathrooms"—do those still exist in the age of conscious living?) ... but a bungalow is somewhat more expensive than a simple one-and-a-half-story house! Bauexperte schrieb:
Hello,
Yvonne’s statement was definitely referring to the expected costs, since about 258 sqm (2777 sq ft) of usable floor area is not exactly small...
Is Yvonne correct in her assumption? No, the first "afford" really refers to the floor area ratio, because based on the initial design attempt and the targeted requirements for the house (see #1), I assume not enough preliminary thought was given to the new house, so I find it reasonable to ask whether the floor area ratio allows for a bungalow. Based on the original poster’s response, it is quite clear that they are aware of a development plan—however, it is still not certain whether a bungalow is actually permitted. It could be that this is a plot located among two-story semi-detached houses, where building must correspond accordingly.
@maikal: as Manu says, the designs provided by home builders are just suggestions—many builders offer custom designs, others less so (sometimes only a single wall gets moved). Go to a builder who offers individuality, or even better, hire an architect directly. Tell them your needs and ideas, but please don’t do the design work yourself.
Usually, moving one or two walls or swapping rooms is enough. You can post the floor plan from the professional here again to check if it works.
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