ᐅ Floor Plan Design: Bungalow approximately 130 m² (about 1,400 sq ft)

xXLucyLouXx schrieb:
In this case, unfortunately, I wouldn’t be able to arrange the furniture properly anymore, because the corner would be completely unusable due to the glass front and patio door.

It’s hard to fully understand this here, since a) windows usually don’t make a space unusable; quite the opposite.
Basically, the aim is to design a room within the plot so that the house and land form a cohesive unit.

b) there won’t be any major changes regarding partition walls, etc., and you also have the option to adjust window sizes or the length of a bay window...

xXLucyLouXx schrieb:
We created many floor plans for a 4-room bungalow with living areas between 120 - 130 m² (1300 - 1400 sq ft), but without any walk-through rooms, it just doesn’t seem possible to us (although maybe this is just a case of being too close to it).

I don’t think you’re just “too close” to it, since as non-professionals it’s unlikely you would be.
The issue is that you are non-professionals! Usually, you have an architect or start from a solid standard design by a general contractor (GC), which you then customize with small adjustments to fit your individual living situation.

xXLucyLouXx schrieb:
I’m happy to consider precise suggestions, but completely redesigning everything won’t really help us at this point.

How are you planning the access to the living room in this house so that it actually works?
You are building a house for approximately 200,000 € (about $220,000) or more. If the design works 100%, then you can focus on small details.
I don’t understand the problem: you are not restricted by fixed dimensions (standard turnkey house types) and can move and adjust things however you want until you get the perfect result!
You have reached your limit.
Try searching on Google for bungalow floor plans!

Regards, Yvonne

If your main focus is really cooking and dining, why make the living area relatively large and the kitchen relatively small? Or is a simple L-shaped layout enough for your cooking needs? There is also very little additional storage space; I imagine you’d need to store groceries and other supplies somewhere as well.

I also find there’s insufficient suitable storage space for vacuum cleaners and similar items. Additionally, I consider the closet space in the dressing room—about 350 cm (11.5 feet)—to be quite small for two people. You also have to store things like bedding, towels, and so on. Furthermore, there is a lack of wardrobe space; for example, I currently have 2 to 3 coats hanging there in winter that I rotate regularly. And that’s not even counting shoes and such.

I see also… starting over. Sorry.

If the home office is not used daily for work, I would install a large cleaning closet here instead of a separate storage room. This can hold a vacuum cleaner, cleaning supplies, toilet paper, paper towels, shoe care products, and so on.

For us, a simple L-shaped kitchen is perfectly adequate to fit everything in, and the countertop space is sufficient. Our current kitchen is just under 8m² (86 sq ft), so this is quite a significant increase. The living room is planned to be large because it needs to accommodate a big sofa, sideboards, a fireplace, and a huge dog bed, not to mention the oversized TV that my husband insisted on getting, even though we hardly use it.

Regarding the walk-in closet: at the moment, we have a 250cm (8 ft 2 in) wardrobe, and it comfortably fits everything. The bed frame also offers plenty of storage space for bedding.

The only things we find less than ideal are the awkward entrance to the living room and the small storage room. Maybe we should also reconsider the choice of plot in general. A corner lot does have its disadvantages after all.

Are the furniture pieces in the floor plan drawn to scale? For example, the sofa looks quite small, as does the dining table.

In my opinion, the garage is also too short. Larger cars won’t fit in there.

The kitchen shown looks like an L-shape with sides of about 250 cm (98 inches) each... okay if that’s enough for you, but it wouldn’t be enough for me.