ᐅ Floor plan of a new rectangular bungalow with 130 m² of living space

Hello, after just over a year I’m getting back in touch. Now, after many delays due to political issues and the pandemic, the development area is finally being prepared, and it should be possible to start building from March 22. Meanwhile, our desired child has arrived, and since we plan to have only one, one child’s bedroom will be enough for us.

Furthermore, we now prefer a bungalow instead of a 1.5-story house because the price is similar and we like having everything on one level better.

We will probably build with Town & Country since the company (the franchiser) is located directly in the town and has already built half of the houses in previous new developments here, as well as the house of good friends of ours. Based on conversations with residents so far, we have not heard any significant negative experiences (of course, there are always some minor issues).

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 766m² (width at street 20.5m (67 ft 3 in)) / No. 28, drawing is oriented north, precise survey to be done soon
Slope: none
Site occupancy index: 0.4
Floor area ratio: II
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: up to 2 full stories
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style: modern
Orientation:
Maximum heights/limits: ridge height 9.5m (31 ft 2 in), eaves height 6.5m (21 ft 4 in)
Other regulations: rainwater infiltration on site; internal walls mandatory

Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: modern, bungalow, hip roof
Basement, floors: no basement
Number of residents, ages: 2 adults (28 and 34), 1 baby
Space requirement ground floor, upper floor: total about 130m² (1,399 sq ft)
Office: family use
Number of guest sleepers per year: 10
Open or closed layout: open living-dining area desired
Conservative or modern construction: modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: yes, would be nice but not essential
Number of dining seats: 6-8 (daily need 3-4)
Fireplace: yes
Music/speaker wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: 1 carport, 1 outdoor parking space
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: no
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why this or that is preferred or excluded:
- Central ventilation system due to allergies

House Design
Designed by: combination of the builder and self-developed ideas
What do you particularly like? Why? The right side and the living/dining/kitchen area are quite appealing to me
What do you not like? Why? The left side with the child’s bedroom, bathroom, etc. could work but needs improvement; the child’s room should, if possible, be on the south side and be somewhat separate from ours, so the bathroom is currently planned in between
Estimated price according to architect/planner: 250,000
Personal price limit for the house including fixtures: 300,000
Preferred heating technology: gas + solar thermal

If you have to give up anything, which details or extensions
-Can you do without: pantry, possibly second shower in guest bathroom, L-shaped living/dining/kitchen area if not otherwise possible
-Can you not do without: walk-in closet/office, child’s room in the south - not directly next to the parents’ bedroom

Why is the design the way it is now?
At first, we had decided on an L-shaped bungalow, but since the extra cost compared to a simple rectangular shape was very high, we reconsidered what we actually need, studied other floor plans, and finally settled on this one. However, having been away from the topic for over a year because it looked like the development might not happen, this is now the first layout out of many we’ve drawn that we generally like. Unfortunately, we’ve only been able to visit two model bungalows, both somewhat smaller.

According to Town & Country, 17.5cm (7 inches) interior walls are now mandatory for bungalows due to previous cracking issues. Therefore, all interior walls in the plan are 17.5cm, and the exterior walls are currently planned at 30cm (12 inches). I am still considering increasing them to 36.5cm (14 inches) or 42.5cm (17 inches) but am unsure whether that would be worthwhile.

Since the tool used does not provide free dimensioning, here are the rough basic dimensions: 13.5m (44 ft 3 in) wide at the street side at the front and 11.1m (36 ft 5 in) deep. I will try another tool with dimensioning in the coming days, but for rough planning this should do for now.
Thanks in advance for your help.

I am a bit puzzled by the furniture dimensions.
The house is quite compact at 130sqm (1,400 sq ft), but the furniture suggests a lot more space. It probably won’t feel as open and spacious as shown.
The closet in the second draft is basically unusable... if you place the desk across the room, you cannot enter the room. The desk is the only piece I find the measurements believable for, maybe also the kitchen cabinets, but everything else seems too small to me.
If I were you, I would double-check the dimensions of the doors, bathroom fixtures including wall installations, and set the furniture at least 10cm (4 inches) away from the walls to account for plaster and air circulation.

Hmm... a few measurements would greatly help to assess the floor plan. I’m just saying that about 300 cm (10 feet) for a bedroom with a standard double bed seems questionable.

I would make the house more elongated and, as far as possible, move it toward the northeast. Then I would probably rearrange the rooms again. The parent’s area more toward the northeast, the child’s room more toward the southeast, and the common areas spreading from the remaining southeast to the west.

Could you please specify the house type from Town & Country?

I had relied on the furniture dimensions being roughly accurate, but now that you mention it, I will double-check them tomorrow and use a different program with dimensioning for the next steps.

@kbt09
I had thought about that too, but I find it difficult to plan the driveway or car parking spaces since there is the intersection with a curve in the northwest. That’s why I moved it as far northwest as possible. With the longer but narrower option, I was worried the hallway would become too long. I will try to work on this tomorrow when I have time. Maybe then the main entrance could also be on the west side?

Yes, definitely… entrance on the west side, rather in the first third… I don’t have any other ideas at the moment, so it needs to be tried out. But this small dead-end street to the southwest-west should be quiet… so you can orient some garden space there.

Alright, I will start by rearranging the furniture and trying to adjust the dimensions, then plan a completely new version with the entrance on the west side.

The access road is blocked by bollards in the lower quarter and serves practically only as the driveway for the property at the bottom left; beyond that, due to the blockage, it is only a pedestrian path.