ᐅ Bungalow floor plan with approximately 160 m² of living space

haydee schrieb:
You won’t get any morning sun on the southwest side.

What kind of green strip is that?
Wouldn’t it be better to mirror the floor plan? Garage facing the neighbor.

Make the garage wider. At least on one side the doors should open so that getting in and out is possible without needing a shoehorn.

Your budget and own work are quite ambitious.

Why do you want such a strong separation between parents and child?

So, now I finally get around to replying...
Of course, I made a mistake earlier—the bedroom windows face south-southwest and south-southeast.
I have now attached a north-oriented site plan, a north-oriented version of the design, and an excerpt from the development plan.

The green strip is public and will be planted with shrubs and trees.

I planned the garage on the side facing the green strip for two different reasons. First, there must be a 5 m (16 ft) setback from the public traffic area in front of the garage, so it makes more sense to place it there due to the sharp angle of the lot. Otherwise, the garage would have to be set further back, resulting in an uneven house front. Second, positioning it there ensures that the garage stands free and isn’t directly attached to the neighbor’s garage. We’ve had negative experiences with this before (improper sealing of the neighbor’s garage, water in the shared wall causing paint/plaster to flake off, and generally a bad atmosphere with the neighbors).

The separation between parents and child was an idea both my partner and I had. While it’s probably not an issue in the early years, once you have teenagers playing around or listening to loud music, that separation makes sense.

ypg schrieb:
I don’t understand why you want to reinvent the bungalow floor plan. There are good plans out there that you can easily adapt with just a few modifications. Honestly, I don’t see it here.

We searched for plans but couldn’t find any that met our requirements: two children’s rooms, one office, and two bathrooms :-(

ypg schrieb:
Isn’t that green space shown on the plan north of the lot? Isn’t the plot accessed from “An den Eichen”? How do you get to the garage from the northeast entrance side?

No, that was a result of Tapatalk rotating the images... The green strip is actually more to the east. Access is, of course, from “An den Eichen.” The garage is planned to have a driveway in front of it, covered by a carport.

11ant schrieb:
So the question is the reference level for these height indications

The textual regulations say:
Height of buildings
Main building
The finished floor level (FFL) of the ground floor, measured at the middle of the facade, may not be more than 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) above the reference point.
The maximum building height of the main building above FFL is limited according to the usage guideline as follows:
• In WA 4 area, maximum 5.5 m (18 ft) with a roof pitch of 0-20°

I was concerned about the 20° roof pitch (I think standard roof tiles require a minimum pitch of 22°), so I considered whether constructing the floor slab with prestressed concrete elements and insulation might be more cost-effective than a full roof structure with tiles, etc. I will definitely compare these options in detail.

ypg schrieb:
I agree with @haydee and advise you to redesign everything

I will take all your advice seriously now, research heat distribution in more detail, and also reconsider the room layout.

We will be consulting an architect eventually, so the design will probably change quite a bit.

I will, of course, post further drafts here as well.

Best regards,
Christian

I would swap the kitchen and sleeping areas. The terrace should face the green strip, with privacy provided by the garage.

Consider moving the garage slightly further back. This would result in a less uniform front facade, but the entrance would be from the side.
- The corridor would be eliminated.
- The door to the utility room could be removed.

The parents’ and children’s areas don’t need to be so strictly separated. There is so much noise in the kids’ room that even with a bathroom and dressing room in between, you can still hear them. So the current separation doesn’t really help. What will you do when the kids—now young adults—take over the living room?

Regarding the door between the utility room and garage:
As long as the garage is this narrow, no one will use the door when a car is parked inside. You can’t get past with a basket or similar.

Eifel87 schrieb:
Firstly, a setback of 5 m (16 feet) from the public traffic area must be planned in front of the garage, [...] The garage should have a driveway covered by a carport in front of it.

Sometimes this setback also applies to the carport, which means it cannot be "used" for this purpose.

Eifel87 schrieb:
Otherwise, the garage would have to be moved to the back, resulting in a non-uniform house facade.

In what way is that a value in itself?

Eifel87 schrieb:
The finished floor level (FFL) of the ground floor, measured at the center of the facade, must not be more than 0.5 m (20 inches) above the reference point.

And what exactly is that: the street level at this location, a specific survey point in this area, a manhole cover, etc.?

Eifel87 schrieb:
I had concerns here regarding the 20° (I believe standard roof tiles start at a minimum roof pitch of 22°)

I would probably aim for an exception to allow 22° rather than switch to a different roofing system.

haydee schrieb:
As long as the garage is that narrow, no one will use the door while a car is inside.

Without a gate, no car could even get in here; it would have to be bricked up.

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