ᐅ Finalizing the floor plan for a 130 m² bungalow designed for 4 people

Hello,

we have finalized the floor plan for our project and tried to incorporate feedback/criticism from the previous thread. A new thread was also necessary to include relevant information in the initial post.

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1000 m² (10,764 sq ft)
External dimensions of the house: 16 m x 9.5 m (52.5 ft x 31.2 ft) (these were specified by the construction company to stay as close as possible to the budget)
Slope: No
Number of parking spaces: 0
Number of floors: Bungalow
Roof type: Hip roof, gable roof, or shed roof
Orientation: Entrance on the east, living room facing west, dining room facing southwest
Additional requirements: Must blend in with the existing building
Utility connections: Electricity and wastewater/water connections come from the driveway on the west side

Client requirements
Number of people, ages: 4 people (2 x 40 years, 2 x 3 years)
Office: In the outbuilding
Guests per year: Maximum 2
Open or closed layout: Open
Conservative or modern architectural style: Either
Open kitchen, kitchen island: Probably U-shaped kitchen, open to alternatives
Number of dining seats: Possibly 2–4 casual spots in the kitchen; otherwise 6–8 in the dining room
Fireplace: Yes, as a room divider between dining and living room
Garage, carport: On the driveway

House design
Who designed it:
- Based on the bungalow 131 floor plan from Town & Country
- Design planned independently using RoomSketcher

What do you particularly like? Why?
- Room layout (size)
- Room divider between kitchen, dining room, and living room (L-shape)
- No hallway
- Open area as a transition space between kitchen and living room

Cost estimate from architect/planner: 215,000
Personal budget limit for the house, including fittings: 250,000

Preferred heating system: Air-to-water heat pump (either Vaillant aroSplit or Vaillant FlexoCompact)

Why is the design as it is now?
- Dissatisfaction with the designs created in the old thread
Link to original thread: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/Bungalow-Grundriss-16x9-5m-aussen-in-1000m-mit-Altbestand.31485/

Around the entrance of the house? I would never do that voluntarily.
Anyone, including Jehovah’s Witnesses, can walk across your terrace and look straight into your living room window.
I had a similar situation in a terraced house: my evening guests were standing in front of the living room window knocking, while I had mistakenly felt protected. They found it amusing because I got startled.

Besides that, the living room becomes the busiest passage area. It can work for a couple, but not with children.

The entrance is on the wrong side and should be on the west. This way, there is no privacy at all.

The living room is a walkthrough room.

Where are the utility connections located?
Where will the laundry be done?
Ventilation, heating system, utility connections, and laundry don’t really fit in there.

@ypg:
- The garden gate is closed, so no unwanted visitors can enter.
- The entrance at the back of the house was chosen in favor of a layout we find more appealing. I spent 20 years walking around my parents’ house to get to the basement entrance.
- Regarding the living room, it’s currently quite busy, and it only gets quiet when the children are in bed. I could imagine using room dividers or something similar. However, it is still very open and avoids having an additional hallway.

@haydee:
- We have a garden gate (see ypg’s reply).
- Utility connections as well as the washing machine and dryer are located in the utility room. A drying rack is not needed in the utility room.
- Ventilation | Air-to-water heat pump + utility connections should fit inside. The air-to-water heat pump indoor unit is space-saving.

Regarding the living room:
- It is technically not a walkthrough room; there is simply no partition wall between the hallway and the living room.

micric3 schrieb:

Topic living room:
- technically it is not a walk-through room, there is simply no partition wall between the hallway and the living room

And that is why it is considered a walk-through room here. Walk-through rooms are not necessarily bad (see Danish houses), but it depends on *how* they are designed. The depth as well as the functional use of the space matter. Furniture arrangement also plays a role. I think I have said enough about this house (also in the other threads).

And to address the falsehood, are mini sofas of 1.60, 1.70 meters (5 ft 3 in, 5 ft 7 in) even shown? Even the mini KLIPPAN from Ikea is longer...

And who opens the garden gate?

The floor plan is mirrored and the door is on the west side; the rooms inside remain the same.