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

Created on: 23 Jul 2019 08:00
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micric3
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/

Hand-drawn floor plan of a building with rooms, doors, and dimension lines.


Floor plan of a house: living, dining, kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, terrace.


3D floor plan of a house with living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, and terrace.
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micric3
6 Aug 2019 17:07
Bookstar schrieb:

Oh dear, this is a struggle, not a house. Have you considered an apartment? Maybe that would be better.

Anyone who thinks that 130m² (1400 sq ft) isn’t enough for a family of four has obviously disqualified themselves.

kaho674: Thanks, I will run through it. We will probably give up on the shower in the guest bathroom since there is another shower in the outbuilding (80m² / 860 sq ft).
kaho6746 Aug 2019 17:10
What else is there in the outbuilding?
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micric3
6 Aug 2019 17:13
kaho674 schrieb:

What else is in the outbuilding?

Primarily my office. Additionally, a small kitchen-living area plus a bathroom.

Outbuilding shown in the sketch in the first post: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissfinalisierung-Bungalow-130m-für-4-Personen.31746/#lg=post-336156&slide=0
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ypg
6 Aug 2019 17:22
micric3 schrieb:

Take a look at this example: baeder-seelig -> minibad-2qm-hamburg

Now this is just ridiculous. I'm out of this house. Good luck.
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Scout
6 Aug 2019 17:34
micric3 schrieb:

Anyone who thinks 130m² (1400 sq ft) isn’t enough for a family of four has obviously already disqualified themselves.

In an apartment, that’s no problem, yes. But in your case, more than 25m² (270 sq ft) are already taken up by hallways and technical rooms! Plus 20m² (215 sq ft) for the kitchen... an apartment usually has the technical equipment outside (separate, not counted as living space), generally a smaller hallway, and the kitchen is only about half that size... so effectively, you don’t actually have more space than in a 95m² (1020 sq ft) apartment, it’s just that the kitchen is larger. And there’s no basement for storing all sorts of stuff either!
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Scout
6 Aug 2019 17:36
micric3 schrieb:

I didn’t say that. This is generally about the feasibility/planning of small bathrooms in my current floor plan.

Try to take a step back mentally and ask yourself: why do I even want such a small bathroom? For what purpose? What scenarios? And how often do those scenarios actually occur?