Hello,
I have been working on a floor plan for a few weeks now and would like to compare it with your experiences in the hope of improving some aspects. The room dimensions are not set in stone and can of course be adjusted (especially the heating/laundry room and bathroom).
About the basics
We are planning a bungalow in the New England style. The size will be about 180 m2 (1,938 sq ft). One full floor without a basement so far. Minimal roof pitch. The main entrance is on the east side, accessed via an adjoining veranda, with the terrace and living room on the west, due to the characteristics of the plot. Since we’re not necessarily sun seekers, the south side is rather underused, but hopefully that won’t be a problem because of the low roof pitch. Solar thermal tube collectors are planned for the southern roof surface.
I’m still unsure about the size of the integrated garage, as well as the room dimensions overall. It’s difficult for me to assess whether everything will be practical for everyday use. We are planning to have two children in the future, each with a room about 14 m2 (150 sq ft) and a small children’s bathroom with a shower. Until then, these two rooms will be used as guest and work/hobby rooms. The fireplace room can serve as a guest room if necessary. I know it’s a walk-through room, but as mentioned, that would only be a temporary solution. The floor plan is based on zoning, which I hope is visible. I have planned floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors in the dining room to extend the space during summer.
The size of the heating room is probably debatable. Since we plan to install a gas boiler with a buffer tank, space might be tight. I had the idea to initially combine the laundry and heating rooms as one and install a partition wall later after installation. The storage room (just a small storage area) could also benefit from a better location due to the possible heat generation.
The attached rough sketch is just a draft, drawn to 1:100 scale. I hope you can get something from it; otherwise, I can make a clearer drawing. I also have a digital 2D draft, but unfortunately without dimensions and it’s not quite up to date. Please don’t be too harsh on my limited expertise in building planning—I’m hoping for constructive suggestions for improvement.
Looking forward to your opinions! Thanks
I have been working on a floor plan for a few weeks now and would like to compare it with your experiences in the hope of improving some aspects. The room dimensions are not set in stone and can of course be adjusted (especially the heating/laundry room and bathroom).
About the basics
We are planning a bungalow in the New England style. The size will be about 180 m2 (1,938 sq ft). One full floor without a basement so far. Minimal roof pitch. The main entrance is on the east side, accessed via an adjoining veranda, with the terrace and living room on the west, due to the characteristics of the plot. Since we’re not necessarily sun seekers, the south side is rather underused, but hopefully that won’t be a problem because of the low roof pitch. Solar thermal tube collectors are planned for the southern roof surface.
I’m still unsure about the size of the integrated garage, as well as the room dimensions overall. It’s difficult for me to assess whether everything will be practical for everyday use. We are planning to have two children in the future, each with a room about 14 m2 (150 sq ft) and a small children’s bathroom with a shower. Until then, these two rooms will be used as guest and work/hobby rooms. The fireplace room can serve as a guest room if necessary. I know it’s a walk-through room, but as mentioned, that would only be a temporary solution. The floor plan is based on zoning, which I hope is visible. I have planned floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors in the dining room to extend the space during summer.
The size of the heating room is probably debatable. Since we plan to install a gas boiler with a buffer tank, space might be tight. I had the idea to initially combine the laundry and heating rooms as one and install a partition wall later after installation. The storage room (just a small storage area) could also benefit from a better location due to the possible heat generation.
The attached rough sketch is just a draft, drawn to 1:100 scale. I hope you can get something from it; otherwise, I can make a clearer drawing. I also have a digital 2D draft, but unfortunately without dimensions and it’s not quite up to date. Please don’t be too harsh on my limited expertise in building planning—I’m hoping for constructive suggestions for improvement.
Looking forward to your opinions! Thanks
EveundGerd5 Jan 2015 11:39Yes, these are additional daylight inlets.
I would install at least one daylight downlight in the center of the main room, maybe even two. The architect will provide more precise recommendations.
We also once considered building a bungalow, and the architect advised us to use daylight downlights. I thought that was a really good idea at the time 🙂. But I would never have come up with that on my own 😉
I would install at least one daylight downlight in the center of the main room, maybe even two. The architect will provide more precise recommendations.
We also once considered building a bungalow, and the architect advised us to use daylight downlights. I thought that was a really good idea at the time 🙂. But I would never have come up with that on my own 😉
Bamue89 schrieb:
We are planning a bungalow in the New England style. The size will be about 180 m2 (1,940 sq ft). Currently, it will be a single-story without a basement. The roof pitch will be very minimal. Could you please show how you imagine the roof? New England style with a very shallow roof pitch and skylights ... somehow, in my opinion, this doesn't really fit together.
Certainly, no wall thicknesses have been taken into account yet, as that is not the focus at this stage. It is more about the room layout and division. The guest toilet situation is correct; it was initially placed on the other side. I will need to adjust that again. The garage also needs to be revised. After the first discussion with the architect, we decided on a roof pitch of 19 degrees since no upper floor is planned. Maximum use as storage space. I first need to check whether the recessed spotlights are even possible. It might be that they are not compatible.
Bamue89 schrieb:
Of course, no wall thicknesses are taken into account yet, that’s not the point right now. Actually! Because with your plan, a few small corners or niches (cloakroom, toilet) will simply disappear, you won’t be able to fit a bed in the bedroom anymore, and the walk-in closet will end up as narrow as a corridor. If you realistically design these rooms, you’ll end up with an approximately twice as large living room 😀
You can’t really "improve" it this way!
You don’t have to make (and keep) the biggest amateur mistake if you want to play architect.
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