ᐅ Need help with bungalow design shortly before submitting the building permit application

We (mid-40s, no children) are about to submit the building permit/planning application for our bungalow and have finally received the preliminary drawings for the house. Unfortunately, a number of questions have come up. Since we only have one free consultation with the architect, we are trying to gather some advice and suggestions about the plans here.

I have filled in the following key data and also described what we particularly do not like:

Development plan/restrictions:
Plot size: 600 m² (approximately 6500 sq ft)
Slope: flat
Site coverage ratio: 0.3
Floor area ratio: 0.3
Building window, building line and boundary: 3 m (10 feet)
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 1
Roof type: 25-degree (25°) hipped roof
Architectural style: L-shaped bungalow - classic
Orientation: no preference

Owners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type
Basement, floors
Number of occupants, age: mid-40s
Space requirements on ground floor and upper floor
Office: family use or home office?
Guest sleepers per year: max 1-2 days, one person
Open or closed layout
Conservative or modern design: rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: no
Number of dining seats: 4
Fireplace: no
Music/stereo wall: no
Garage, carport: carport
Other wishes/particulars/daily routine: 2 working people
Preferred heating technology: air-to-water heat pump, ventilation with heat recovery

House design
Planner: designer from a building company
What do we like especially? Size of living area, floor-to-ceiling elements facing the terrace, unobstructed southern view thanks to the rainwater retention basin
What do we not like? Small bathroom size (the drawn T-shaped layout probably won’t work), limited space in the living room, little room for (clothes) cabinets, restricted coat rack space.

Any help, criticism, or suggestions are warmly welcome. Many thanks in advance….

What changes have you made to the floor plan of the standard house model, and if any, why?
The usable space in the living room is quite good, but I wouldn’t be happy with the designated space for a 3-meter (10-foot) wardrobe in the bedroom and would have already asked for that to be changed.
A T-shaped bathroom layout would really be too tight, but where exactly is the change? You probably already noticed that 😉
I mean, just before submitting the building permit / planning permission application, there must have been some individual adjustments made, which you would have had to mention here as well.
_A meeting with an architect_ ... that sounds like a joke, right?
Or is it a low-cost/budget builder? The floor plan looks like something from Heinz von Heiden, but it could be any other company as well.
But seriously: if you’re told, roughly, that a meeting with an architect is included in the price, you probably shouldn’t expect any customization. And if you make it all the way to the building permit / planning permission application stage with this builder, then you probably don’t want any customization anyway, right?

Regards

Is there no upper floor, or am I missing it? The main issues have been addressed:

Minimum 100cm (40 inches) doors
The bathroom is not acceptable
The space in the bedroom is suboptimal. The wardrobe on the left is blocked in the corner

@MarcWen
This is a bungalow without an upper floor.
The questionnaire has not been filled out correctly...

Regards

Hmm... what can actually be changed?

I also find the arrangement of the carport/parking spaces for two working people very inconvenient. Person 1 drives to work in the morning and should therefore use the parking space. Person 2 leaves a bit later, so to avoid constant shuffling, Person 2 should be the first to come home, allowing Person 1 to park in the parking space again.

The bedroom faces south?

A huge living room with a corner for dining and an additional dining area in the kitchen... maybe it would be much more practical to combine the dining and cooking areas. The living area could then be separate and limited to about 25 to 30 m² (270 to 320 sq ft).

What is the purpose of the study? The question is not really answered, just stated.

What is located to the south? A public road?

First of all, thank you for the answers and sorry that I didn’t fill out the questionnaire completely correctly.

@ypg: I would like to increase the usable floor space in the bedroom. It seems that the only option would be to extend the house, or is there another idea? So far, there have been no individual modifications, only a hand drawing. I received the plan shortly before the weekend, so I haven’t found a solution for the bathroom yet. Changes are definitely still possible, although any further personal meetings with the architect will only be possible at additional cost.

@MarcWen: It really will be just a bungalow without an upper floor. Do you have a better solution for a closet than the niche? Accessibility should at least be possible with a sliding door wardrobe, right?

@kbt09: Almost everything could still be changed. Due to the size of the bungalow, a different layout on the plot would make things quite tight. Our situation is also that we have only one car and my partner does not have a driver’s license. The bedroom faces south and is relatively large with access to the terrace. To the south, there is a fairly large rainwater retention basin, which is why it is oriented that way. The road is located to the east. The office should fit a desk and a guest bed. The living and kitchen area could actually be somewhat smaller. Unfortunately, I don’t have a better idea except maybe shifting the wall by about 30cm (12 inches)!

As I said, I would appreciate suggestions and advice to help me optimize the floor plan. Thank you!!!