Good evening,
we plan to build our bungalow this year, and the final floor plan is almost complete. Since I only discovered this forum a few days ago and understand that constructive feedback on floor plans is available here, I would like to hear your thoughts on ours. Of course, here are some key details:
There are currently three of us, and a second child is planned. The garage will be roofed over, providing about 60 m² (645 sq ft) of expansion space in the attic, with all electrical wiring pre-installed accordingly. We know the children's rooms are relatively small, but no closets or similar furniture need to be included there. Later on, one child can move upstairs, and the two rooms can be merged into one. Some changes are already planned but not yet reflected here: the doors between Hall 1 and Hall 2 will shift to the right, and the two walk-in closets will be combined into one large closet.
North is to the right on the drawing.
Now I am curious to hear your opinions. Many thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Martin84
we plan to build our bungalow this year, and the final floor plan is almost complete. Since I only discovered this forum a few days ago and understand that constructive feedback on floor plans is available here, I would like to hear your thoughts on ours. Of course, here are some key details:
There are currently three of us, and a second child is planned. The garage will be roofed over, providing about 60 m² (645 sq ft) of expansion space in the attic, with all electrical wiring pre-installed accordingly. We know the children's rooms are relatively small, but no closets or similar furniture need to be included there. Later on, one child can move upstairs, and the two rooms can be merged into one. Some changes are already planned but not yet reflected here: the doors between Hall 1 and Hall 2 will shift to the right, and the two walk-in closets will be combined into one large closet.
North is to the right on the drawing.
Now I am curious to hear your opinions. Many thanks in advance.
Best regards,
Martin84
Your feedback isn’t exactly what we hoped for, but we appreciate it and are taking it to heart! We are currently reconsidering the floor plan.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be an angled bungalow. It started out as a 1.5-story house with a hip roof, but in the end, it simply became too expensive because it turned out that the ground conditions weren’t ideal. This made the house’s size and features impractical. As a result, the overall area is now significantly smaller, but with all straight walls.
Visits from the children are definitely very welcome. It’s a pity that the floor plan suggests otherwise. Our idea was that they would either be in the living room or the playroom. Later, when they reach their teenage years, one child would move upstairs, and for the other, we would combine the children’s rooms. This way, in the end, everyone still has enough space to develop and grow.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be an angled bungalow. It started out as a 1.5-story house with a hip roof, but in the end, it simply became too expensive because it turned out that the ground conditions weren’t ideal. This made the house’s size and features impractical. As a result, the overall area is now significantly smaller, but with all straight walls.
Visits from the children are definitely very welcome. It’s a pity that the floor plan suggests otherwise. Our idea was that they would either be in the living room or the playroom. Later, when they reach their teenage years, one child would move upstairs, and for the other, we would combine the children’s rooms. This way, in the end, everyone still has enough space to develop and grow.
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Bauherren20145 Jan 2015 13:51I don’t quite understand the point about the angled bungalow. I can’t imagine that a bungalow would be significantly cheaper than a 1.5-story house, especially if you still want to convert the attic. And honestly, I don’t get the comment about the floor not being great. So why would the angled bungalow be less expensive?
A living area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft) can also be well achieved with another house type (not that I’m trying to discourage you from the angled bungalow, but your design has so many issues that it might be worth considering a different house form). Just look at the halls and dressing rooms. I would estimate they take up about 30 m² (323 sq ft), which is wasted space used only for corridors and dressing rooms, and yet nobody can step inside the actual rooms. Look at all the “niches.” What are you supposed to do with a 1 m (3 ft) wide niche in the children’s room and guest room? That’s dead space. In my opinion, you’re wasting money in many places where it could instead be invested to increase the living quality.
A living area of 127 m² (1,367 sq ft) can also be well achieved with another house type (not that I’m trying to discourage you from the angled bungalow, but your design has so many issues that it might be worth considering a different house form). Just look at the halls and dressing rooms. I would estimate they take up about 30 m² (323 sq ft), which is wasted space used only for corridors and dressing rooms, and yet nobody can step inside the actual rooms. Look at all the “niches.” What are you supposed to do with a 1 m (3 ft) wide niche in the children’s room and guest room? That’s dead space. In my opinion, you’re wasting money in many places where it could instead be invested to increase the living quality.
The one-and-a-half-story house had about 180m² (1,937 sq ft), but according to DIN standards only 140m² (1,507 sq ft). However, since we built over the double garage, we needed a reinforced concrete ceiling (for sound insulation), and the terrace was covered. This made the house seem very large in terms of calculations for the construction companies, but the usable space was quite limited due to the roof shape.
A soil survey was then conducted based on this house. We have to carry out significant earthworks. Now we have “only” a simple garage with a storage room attached at the back and considerably less floor area. This means lower construction costs. Even though the earthworks expenses have increased, we are still €25,000 less expensive than with the other option.
We didn’t fully understand this ourselves. But that was the builder’s offer.
You are absolutely right about the space for the hallway and dressing rooms. It is a lot of paid living space. At the moment, we are quite unsure after all the suggestions.
A soil survey was then conducted based on this house. We have to carry out significant earthworks. Now we have “only” a simple garage with a storage room attached at the back and considerably less floor area. This means lower construction costs. Even though the earthworks expenses have increased, we are still €25,000 less expensive than with the other option.
We didn’t fully understand this ourselves. But that was the builder’s offer.
You are absolutely right about the space for the hallway and dressing rooms. It is a lot of paid living space. At the moment, we are quite unsure after all the suggestions.
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Bauherren20145 Jan 2015 14:32Somehow, this is all a bit confusing.
From what you write, the house you originally planned was completely different from the current one. More living space, a double instead of a single garage, which is also built over, and a covered terrace. It’s logical that in this case, the construction costs are higher than they are now.
But why not just a simple one-and-a-half- or two-story house, regardless of whether it has a gable, hip, shed, or pyramid roof, with the current living space and a simple garage with storage? That shouldn’t cost you more.
Is it actually a developer project, meaning land and house sold together? Or do you already own the land? Then you could also consider consulting an architect.
From what you write, the house you originally planned was completely different from the current one. More living space, a double instead of a single garage, which is also built over, and a covered terrace. It’s logical that in this case, the construction costs are higher than they are now.
But why not just a simple one-and-a-half- or two-story house, regardless of whether it has a gable, hip, shed, or pyramid roof, with the current living space and a simple garage with storage? That shouldn’t cost you more.
Is it actually a developer project, meaning land and house sold together? Or do you already own the land? Then you could also consider consulting an architect.
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