ᐅ Floor Plan Design for a 170 sqm Bungalow without a Basement
Created on: 16 Mar 2020 21:43
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Focus9.9
Hello dear forum community,
We are currently facing the biggest decision of our lives and are in the process of planning our own home. We started the planning quite straightforwardly and have now developed a first draft. We initially began with an L-shaped bungalow and have now arrived at a T-shaped bungalow. That’s the background for now.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 1900 sqm (20,460 sq ft)
No slope
Site coverage ratio -> no specification due to mixed-use zoning
Floor area ratio -> no specification due to mixed-use zoning
Building envelope, building line and boundary -> shown on the site plan
Edge development: Max. 9 m (30 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: no restrictions
Roof type: no restrictions
Architectural style: no restrictions
Orientation: no restrictions
Maximum height/limits: no restrictions
Requirements of the Builders
Bungalow (KFW 55 standard)
1 floor without a basement
Gable roof
Currently 2 adults (28/27 years old) + planning for 2 to 3 children
Office: for family use
Guest bedrooms per year: currently every 2 to 3 weekends
The living and dining area should be designed open-plan.
Conservative construction method
Kitchen should include an island but be separable by a sliding door
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: currently planned
Double garage
Currently planning KNX home automation
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Open layout of the living/dining area.
What do you not like? Why?
- Uncertainty about the house’s orientation on the plot
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
- approx. 320,000€ (approx. $340,000)
Preferred heating system:
- Ground source heat pump + (solar preparation)
If you had to give up something, which details or additions could you do without?
- Could do without: fireplace, entrance canopy
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
Initially, we planned an L-shaped bungalow. Due to the private driveway on the plot (south-west), the planner changed the first draft to a T-shaped bungalow, in order to fully use the garden and to create a bright living area.
Our biggest concerns currently are the orientation of the single-family house and the use of the plot.
I look forward to your feedback and thank you in advance.
Florian
We are currently facing the biggest decision of our lives and are in the process of planning our own home. We started the planning quite straightforwardly and have now developed a first draft. We initially began with an L-shaped bungalow and have now arrived at a T-shaped bungalow. That’s the background for now.
Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: approx. 1900 sqm (20,460 sq ft)
No slope
Site coverage ratio -> no specification due to mixed-use zoning
Floor area ratio -> no specification due to mixed-use zoning
Building envelope, building line and boundary -> shown on the site plan
Edge development: Max. 9 m (30 ft)
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: no restrictions
Roof type: no restrictions
Architectural style: no restrictions
Orientation: no restrictions
Maximum height/limits: no restrictions
Requirements of the Builders
Bungalow (KFW 55 standard)
1 floor without a basement
Gable roof
Currently 2 adults (28/27 years old) + planning for 2 to 3 children
Office: for family use
Guest bedrooms per year: currently every 2 to 3 weekends
The living and dining area should be designed open-plan.
Conservative construction method
Kitchen should include an island but be separable by a sliding door
Number of dining seats: 8
Fireplace: currently planned
Double garage
Currently planning KNX home automation
House Design
Who designed the plan:
- Planner from a construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
- Open layout of the living/dining area.
What do you not like? Why?
- Uncertainty about the house’s orientation on the plot
Price estimate according to architect/planner:
- approx. 320,000€ (approx. $340,000)
Preferred heating system:
- Ground source heat pump + (solar preparation)
If you had to give up something, which details or additions could you do without?
- Could do without: fireplace, entrance canopy
Why did the design turn out as it is now?
Initially, we planned an L-shaped bungalow. Due to the private driveway on the plot (south-west), the planner changed the first draft to a T-shaped bungalow, in order to fully use the garden and to create a bright living area.
Our biggest concerns currently are the orientation of the single-family house and the use of the plot.
I look forward to your feedback and thank you in advance.
Florian
hampshire schrieb:
The basically well-structured layout (left retreat, center living area, right function) is interrupted by the third bedroom. It somehow works, but it is not consistently well implemented. I don’t see this as a fundamental problem: there aren’t any children yet, and who knows what will eventually happen with the third bedroom.
hampshire schrieb:
What doesn’t fit is the accessibility of this area, since it always leads through a living space or “living corridor” – even from the kitchen.
The living area reminds me of an open waiting room or a lounge in an airport terminal. Open on all sides – that wouldn’t be for me. That would bother me as well.
In theory, the sleeping wing and central common areas are well thought out, but the open-plan room hasn’t really worked here. It has become a source of disturbance.
Personally, I also find the orientation questionable: the utility room with its connections is very difficult to reach, and there is no south-facing side at all. The house turns away from the best side of the plot. The open-plan area with its many windows won’t get any sunlight in winter. Nor will the kitchen.
Focus9.9 schrieb:
to be able, on the one hand, to use the garden fully and, on the other, to create a bright living area. I don’t see that at all: the living room is pitch dark here… and where exactly would the garden be? Probably not in the west, squeezed between the bay window and the property boundary.
If I followed the idea of separating the parents’ wing from the children’s wing (always something to consider with three kids), I wouldn’t build a bungalow either.
I would locate the bedrooms on the ground floor and the children’s rooms in the attic. That would also leave room for an office or guest room.
If the building remains as it is, I would swap rooms: move the kitchen to the bay window, centrally locate the dining area, and turn the current kitchen into a retreat.
The dining area would get light and sun from the south through a shifted shed roof…
However, I see more of a need for a completely new building concept with a south-facing orientation. And if a bungalow is desired, it should be more like an isosceles L-shape, which has twice as many south-facing sides as a standard house, opening toward the southwest with the children’s rooms or children’s wing in the rear wing.
Matthew03 schrieb:
Walk-in closets without any windows --> I would never do that. I agree, but on the other hand, natural light also means sunlight – air circulation – dust accumulation (not ideal for closets without doors).
ypg schrieb:
There are no children yet, and who knows what will happen with nursery number 3 anyway. Nursery 2 is for the piano @chrisw81, nursery 3 for the sewing machine @la.schnute
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Thank you for the feedback. Our next step will be to consult with an architect, review the key points important to us, and adjust our building project accordingly.
The frequently mentioned issue of solar orientation is also the most important aspect for us. We appreciate your suggestions and I will ask for your input again once we have an updated plan.
Thank you.
The frequently mentioned issue of solar orientation is also the most important aspect for us. We appreciate your suggestions and I will ask for your input again once we have an updated plan.
Thank you.
Focus9.9 schrieb:
going through important points and adjusting our building project accordingly.Just write down your wishes and room layout plainly. Don’t worry about whether it’s feasible or not. Let him handle that!
Then you come back with his plan, and we’ll look at what he has implemented well and what hasn’t.
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