ᐅ Floor Plan of Bungalow with Separate Apartment – Floor Plan Feedback
Created on: 22 Mar 2018 20:01
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blaupuma
Hello, I would like to finally share the first draft of our bungalow floor plan with you. Maybe you have some suggestions for improvements?
Some information in advance.
We are building a bungalow with a granny flat (for mother-in-law).
My goal was to design the bungalow floor plan as spacious as possible, around 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft).
The main focus is a generous living/dining area.
The living/dining area with kitchen in both units is open up to the ridge.
The ceiling height of the rooms is 265 cm (8 ft 8 in).
Due to space reasons, the office has now been moved to the gallery above the bedroom. There is a height of 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) and an area of 20 sqm (215 sq ft) with sloping ceilings, so only 12 sqm (130 sq ft) is usable. The rest of the attic remains storage space.
Unfortunately, the children’s rooms are relatively small [emoji53], but for my wife, it is important to have the front door exactly in the middle. The wall will get a slight projection to better highlight the gables.
(The total length of the front facade is 23.3 meters (76 ft 5 in).)
In the second unit, there is actually one bathroom too many, but it has to be that way. Okay.
The pantry will be enlarged, and the shower will be removed.
There is no room for a garage in this floor plan anymore. We have pushed the size to the maximum. It is not important for us anyway.
Oh, and there will be a fireplace near the staircase, as otherwise, the chimney would stick out too far above the roof.
The window in the upper floor will be removed and replaced by a Velux window in the roof, and the gables will be built up quite high.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 905 sqm (9,738 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio:
Building envelope, building line and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: modern Danish
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Other requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, gable roof 35 degrees
Basement, storeys: no basement,
1 storey
Number of occupants, age: 2 people plus child; 30, 29, 2
Space requirement on ground and upper floors: approx. 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office?
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, no island
Number of dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall:
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage: no
House design
Who created the plan:
- architect from a construction company own design
What do you particularly like and why?: open living area, open up to the ridge.
What do you dislike and why?: possibly too small children’s rooms
Heating system: district heating
Now I’m looking forward to your feedback on our bungalow floor plan – thank you
Some information in advance.
We are building a bungalow with a granny flat (for mother-in-law).
My goal was to design the bungalow floor plan as spacious as possible, around 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft).
The main focus is a generous living/dining area.
The living/dining area with kitchen in both units is open up to the ridge.
The ceiling height of the rooms is 265 cm (8 ft 8 in).
Due to space reasons, the office has now been moved to the gallery above the bedroom. There is a height of 2 meters (6 ft 7 in) and an area of 20 sqm (215 sq ft) with sloping ceilings, so only 12 sqm (130 sq ft) is usable. The rest of the attic remains storage space.
Unfortunately, the children’s rooms are relatively small [emoji53], but for my wife, it is important to have the front door exactly in the middle. The wall will get a slight projection to better highlight the gables.
(The total length of the front facade is 23.3 meters (76 ft 5 in).)
In the second unit, there is actually one bathroom too many, but it has to be that way. Okay.
The pantry will be enlarged, and the shower will be removed.
There is no room for a garage in this floor plan anymore. We have pushed the size to the maximum. It is not important for us anyway.
Oh, and there will be a fireplace near the staircase, as otherwise, the chimney would stick out too far above the roof.
The window in the upper floor will be removed and replaced by a Velux window in the roof, and the gables will be built up quite high.
Development plan / restrictions
Plot size: 905 sqm (9,738 sq ft)
Slope: no
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio:
Building envelope, building line and boundary:
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of storeys: 1
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: modern Danish
Orientation
Maximum heights / limits
Other requirements
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, gable roof 35 degrees
Basement, storeys: no basement,
1 storey
Number of occupants, age: 2 people plus child; 30, 29, 2
Space requirement on ground and upper floors: approx. 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office?
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed architecture: open
Conservative or modern design: modern
Open kitchen, no island
Number of dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: yes
Music/stereo wall:
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage: no
House design
Who created the plan:
- architect from a construction company own design
What do you particularly like and why?: open living area, open up to the ridge.
What do you dislike and why?: possibly too small children’s rooms
Heating system: district heating
Now I’m looking forward to your feedback on our bungalow floor plan – thank you
kbt09 schrieb:
I’m honestly at a loss for words about these floor plans. They’re quite spacious at about 146 and just under 70 square meters (1571 and 753 square feet), yet the kitchens look like dollhouses, where there’s not even room for tall cabinets.
There are walk-through areas next to the table, where a fireplace is supposed to be installed leading to the sleeping area.
But the main entrance door for the larger apartment is centered.
The site plan is unfortunately missing.The entrance of the smaller apartment faces north.
We do not want tall cabinets.
I was thinking the fireplace could go under the stairs? The staircase is quite steep, right?
ypg schrieb:
What I find negative:
Long facade, also quite dull in terms of window design.
You’re right, that will be changed, this is just an example from the design software...
Gable without windows doesn’t look nice at this height, rather “empty”...
Main dwelling:
The layout of bedroom-bathroom-dressing room is very impractical in daily use. You always have to go around the dining table... when one person has visitors, the other spouse always has to pass by the guests. So there is no real retreat. Goodbye to Tupperware parties and poker nights.
Okay, the furniture is just an example and would be further optimized from the architect’s perspective.
Children’s room by the main terrace, hmm...
There is no main road.
The house is located on a cul-de-sac (again just an example). Evening barbecues with friends without children are therefore out.
I thought it’s better to keep children away from the living room since adults gather there in the evening?
Kitchen is way too small!!!
Agreed.
Bathroom is too large.
Suggestion for improvement: swap kitchen area with bedroom, convert bathroom into laundry room and create a cloakroom.
We don’t need that. We mostly go through the laundry room.
Secondary dwelling:
For a retirement home, the entrance area is too narrow for me. Personally, I can live with a bathroom without a window, but the bedroom without a window is not a living space at all and therefore cannot be approved as such. If you install a window, to my knowledge this violates fire safety regulations (2 dwellings/window distance about 3 meters (10 feet) or something similar).
Also, the apartment stays dark most of the year because the sun doesn’t reach the windows on the west side.
Positive: Danish architectural style. Gallery (although I have not yet fully visualized the 3D effect and structural aspects). Nice entrance area.@blaupuma ... Your previous reply is not visible because you included it within ypg’s quote.
A site plan of the property with some dimensions and the placed house would still be useful.
The kitchen is not workable because to the left of the terrace access there isn’t even enough depth for 60cm (24 inch) deep cabinets.
A fireplace under the stairs… but the chimney flue won’t fit there, otherwise you can’t use the stairs.
It is quite a large floorboard, but not practical for storage because the side elements of the front door are made of glass.
The stairs to the gallery, a tall person definitely shouldn’t have to climb up there.
Sofa and TV are placed at the maximum possible distance.
Sleeping in the guest apartment is only for contortionists. There can’t be more than 50cm (20 inch) from the bed to the outer wall.
A site plan of the property with some dimensions and the placed house would still be useful.
The kitchen is not workable because to the left of the terrace access there isn’t even enough depth for 60cm (24 inch) deep cabinets.
A fireplace under the stairs… but the chimney flue won’t fit there, otherwise you can’t use the stairs.
It is quite a large floorboard, but not practical for storage because the side elements of the front door are made of glass.
The stairs to the gallery, a tall person definitely shouldn’t have to climb up there.
Sofa and TV are placed at the maximum possible distance.
Sleeping in the guest apartment is only for contortionists. There can’t be more than 50cm (20 inch) from the bed to the outer wall.
The furniture in the apartment is just an example from the design. They are not meant to remain as shown. The house is also not located on a street (also an example from the design). Both living rooms face west toward fields (no houses in sight).
The front windows are shown in this form only as an example and need to be optimized (including floor-to-ceiling windows).
The front windows are shown in this form only as an example and need to be optimized (including floor-to-ceiling windows).
I can distinguish some words between my own and others', but:
What do you want to practice now? Sugarcoating, making excuses, or pausing for reflection?
As far as I know, you can’t get out of the fire safety issue...
My suggestion: where HW1 has the utility room and children’s room, convert that into the granny flat, and use the bedroom with the bathroom as the utility area... but that doesn’t change the sun path from autumn onwards.
If you don’t want tall cabinets: where will you put the refrigerator? Are you willing to bend down for every little thing?
And honestly: the living room (or other rooms) don’t offer that much furnishing potential that you couldn’t have the dining table as a slalom island. It also doesn’t change the fact that there is no private retreat for the residents.
The purpose of a home is primarily to provide exactly that.
What do you want to practice now? Sugarcoating, making excuses, or pausing for reflection?
As far as I know, you can’t get out of the fire safety issue...
My suggestion: where HW1 has the utility room and children’s room, convert that into the granny flat, and use the bedroom with the bathroom as the utility area... but that doesn’t change the sun path from autumn onwards.
If you don’t want tall cabinets: where will you put the refrigerator? Are you willing to bend down for every little thing?
And honestly: the living room (or other rooms) don’t offer that much furnishing potential that you couldn’t have the dining table as a slalom island. It also doesn’t change the fact that there is no private retreat for the residents.
The purpose of a home is primarily to provide exactly that.
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