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?
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?
M
motorradsilke16 Dec 2020 21:01You still have an additional storage room. In that case, it would make sense to separate the utility room and the storage room.
I’ll have to see how this can be best arranged.
I’ll have to see how this can be best arranged.
@motorradsilke
try to plan positively,
best spot in the open space with a great view – kitchen workspace,
within easy reach kitchen cabinets and refrigerator, terrace,
near the dining area for 2-XX people,
view of the garden – living room with fireplace,
short route to the entrance, passing the guest restroom,
other direction to the private rooms
try to plan positively,
best spot in the open space with a great view – kitchen workspace,
within easy reach kitchen cabinets and refrigerator, terrace,
near the dining area for 2-XX people,
view of the garden – living room with fireplace,
short route to the entrance, passing the guest restroom,
other direction to the private rooms
M
motorradsilke16 Dec 2020 21:13Nida35a schrieb:
@motorradsilke
try planning positively,
the best spot in the open-plan area with a great view – kitchen workspace,
within easy reach kitchen cabinets and fridge, terrace,
nearby dining area for 2–XX people,
view of the garden – living room with fireplace,
short path to the entrance, passing the guest bathroom,
other direction to the private rooms I don’t quite understand. The kitchen workspace is supposed to be the best spot? We hate kitchen work and rarely cook.
I actually like our open-plan living-dining room with kitchen very much. We already have a garden view from the sofa by the fireplace. The dining area is right in front of a large sliding door with a view of the garden. We often sit at the table in the kitchen now.
We’ll see if I can manage the rest without creating any walk-through rooms.
I just had a somewhat offbeat idea to base the bungalow on @Nordlys but instead of placing the staircase to the attic in the hallway as there, position it like in @Steffi33’s house, in the utility room; a floor drain and a secondary shower in the utility room, then hang the combination up upstairs ... (?)
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After almost three and a half years living in the bungalow, I can say: the best idea ever was having a proper staircase to the attic instead of a simple ladder. I use it up there so often! Not just for storage instead of a basement. Upstairs, I set up a model railway for my grandchildren’s enjoyment. I also keep my Airex mat, dumbbells, and Pilates ball up there for my Pilates exercises. The attic is the space where I store paint and similar items in winter, frost-free. So, the staircase up there is worth its weight in gold.
11ant schrieb:
I just had a slightly unusual idea: instead of placing the staircase to the attic in the hallway as in @Nordlys’s bungalow, what about locating it in the utility room like @Steffi33 did? Sink and second shower in the utility room, and then hang the combination unit upstairs ... (?) Incorrect dimensions or wrong orientation
motorradsilke schrieb:
We hate kitchen work, rarely cook. In that case, it would probably be much better to avoid an open-plan kitchen and instead plan a traditional closed kitchen.
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