ᐅ Bungalow floor plan on a previously developed site

Created on: 15 Dec 2020 16:10
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motorradsilke
Hello,

I am sharing the floor plan as we have developed it. Perhaps there are some suggestions?
The dimensions are interior room sizes, with a wall thickness of 10 cm (4 inches) assumed. Depending on the actual wall thickness, adjustments will be necessary.

Plot size: 1200 sqm (12,917 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: unknown, but not important
Building permit / planning permission, building line and boundary: there is no development plan; the new house will stand where our current house is (only the distance to the neighbor must be increased to 3 m (10 feet)), which according to the responsible building authority is no problem
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: garages already exist and will remain
Number of floors: bungalow, single story
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style?
Orientation: roof facing east-west
Other constraints: the plot is only about 16 m (52 feet) wide, so the house must not be wider than about 10 m (33 feet) in this direction

Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, preferably gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, only 1 floor, storage room in the attic
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons, 55 and 58
Space needs on the ground floor: about 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office: no
Overnight guests per year: 2 grandchildren occasionally, father occasionally
Open or closed layout?
Conservative or modern construction: rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes, definitely
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse: garden already established

House design
Designed by:
- Do-It-Yourself, created based on various templates
What do you like most? Why?: large window front on the south side with direct access to the garden
What do you not like? Why?
- Corner in the hallway between utility room and bedroom, but the hallway should remain large to avoid bumping into each other and to have enough space for motorbike gear,
- I would prefer the fireplace positioned more in the corner between kitchen and living area, but that conflicts with neighbor distance regulations and emissions protection
Price estimate according to architect/planner: initial offers are around €190,000 for about 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft), but changes are still needed
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: should not exceed €200,000 plus additional construction costs; equipment is already taken care of
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler, since gas supply is already connected

If you had to give up anything, which details/expansions
- Could you give up: nothing
- Cannot give up: underfloor heating, large window front, fireplace

Why did the design turn out as it is?
All wishes were implemented as far as possible

What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything that doesn’t work at all? Any room for improvement? What would you do differently? Where could it be optimized?

Floor plan of an apartment with living room, kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, children's room, utility room and toilet.
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motorradsilke
18 Dec 2020 16:50
I would prefer that. Otherwise, I imagine a family gathering with 15 people, where several need to use the bathrooms at the same time. Half of them would then have to pass through my bedroom, which I wouldn’t like.
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ypg
19 Dec 2020 00:39
motorradsilke schrieb:

I would prefer that.
Otherwise, I imagine a family gathering with 15 people, where several need to use the toilets at the same time. Half of them would then have to go through my bedroom, which I wouldn’t like.

Keep it simple:
a) Not EVERYONE needs to pee at the same time
b) People go when the bathroom is free
c) The private room is off-limits.
This works even with 50 guests.
Nida35a19 Dec 2020 08:02
That's why we have an indicator showing whether the toilet is available.
Nida35a19 Dec 2020 08:06
Entrance: white door with glass panels, wooden cabinet, door with waterfall picture.


Toilets occupied,
when announcing a glass door for the guest bathroom, there were initially shocked reactions.
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ypg
27 Feb 2021 20:19
Hehe... so I was right after all 🙂
What has become of your planning? How is the current design?
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motorradsilke
27 Feb 2021 20:42
Of course, you’re right.

This is the current draft. Although we’re not entirely sure yet. But this is how it is submitted to the building authority / planning office for now.

The chimney for the fireplace is still missing here; it will be installed on the right wall of the hallway next to the living room.

The kitchen will have a U-shape, with the stove facing the dining area.

Grundriss eines Apartments: Wohnzimmer, Küche, Jörg/Kinder, Schlafzimmer, Bad, WC, HWR.