160m² bungalow floor plan

Dear everyone,

I would be happy if you could give your input on our floor plan. We want to finalize the floor plan (at least the crucial aspects, such as exterior walls) within the next 2-3 weeks. The dotted line represents the 70cm roof overhang.

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size: 1350m²
Floor area ratio: 0.25
Plot ratio: 0.4
Building window of 15m with 5m distance to the street
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof
Orientation of the house: SE (sketches are oriented north)
Maximum heights/limits: eaves height 4.5m

Client requirements
Floors: 1
Number of people: 2 adults (28-30 years) + 2-3 children (planned)
Space requirement: 160m² living area
Office: family use
Overnight guests per year: 15-25
Open kitchen possibly with cooking island
Number of dining seats: 5-8
Fireplace: yes
Double garage with gable roof
Possibly utility garden/greenhouse
Further wishes/special features/
Daily routine: We are both fully employed

House design
Who is the planner: Architect applicant
What do you particularly like?: Room orientation considering the plot and our personal wishes with dressing/laundry/bathrooms towards NW and living rooms towards SW/SE, space for large family gatherings in living room/kitchen, the living/dining area as the focal point and still the possibility to retreat
What don’t you like?: The openness between living room and hallway and alternatively the cramped feeling if a wall/door is installed there
Price estimate according to architect/planner: €240,000 without garage
Preferred heating technology: geothermal heat pump with deep drilling, cozy fireplace

If you have to give up anything, on which details/extensions
-can you give up: KfW 55, temporarily fireplace, very wide roof overhang
-can you not give up: KfW 70, living area

Hello,

The following caught my attention:
Where do the overnight guests sleep? In the office?
I don't see a cloakroom or is that the one in front of the children's bathroom?
Dark narrow children's hallway.
Narrow living room entrance
Playing in the main traffic route?

The architectural trainee still has a lot to learn.
- Cabinets in front of doors
- Kitchen cabinets less than 60cm deep?
- Where are showers planned?
- Doors are only partially drawn or deliberately omitted (especially in problematic areas)
- Living room design is missing
- What is the separation in the living room to the hallway between wall and chimney? Is that the fireplace or furniture?
- No possibility for bedside tables next to the bed
- Views are missing
- Where is the terrace and access supposed to be realized?

I will not repeat the issues from hbf12 here again.

Personally, I do not like the floor plan. There are far more sensible solutions for 160m².

Almost all doors in small format - why?

Thanks already for the helpful comments.

Hello,

The following caught my attention:
Where do the overnight guests sleep? In the office?
I don’t see a cloakroom or is that in front of the children's bathroom?
Dark, narrow children's hallway.
Narrow living room entrance.
Playing in the main traffic route?

Yes, they sleep in the office. The positioning of the cabinets there is just exemplary. A pull-out couch will be installed there.
The cloakroom is indeed a point of discussion. Part of it could probably be accommodated in the vestibule. Additionally, children’s jackets could also hang in the children’s hallway. Nevertheless, the cloakroom area seems tight.
We had at some point considered daylight spots (letting daylight into the interior). Would that perhaps be something for the children’s hallway?
The access from the vestibule to the living room is meant to gain "spaciousness" through the tunnel fireplace that will be located there. We prefer not to create additional hallway space because you can hardly use it anyway.
The "playing" area is not a designated playground. In connection with the wide opening to the living area, the hallway should thus gain an additional function (e.g. playing). Whether this main thoroughfare can actually be used for this is a good question.

The architecture student still has a lot to learn.
- Cabinets in front of doors
- Kitchen cabinets less than 60cm deep?
- Where are the showers planned?
- Doors are only partially drawn or deliberately omitted (especially in problematic areas)
- Living room design is missing
- What is that separation in the living room to the hallway between wall and chimney? Is that the fireplace or furniture?
- No possibility for nightstands next to the bed
- Views missing
- Where is the terrace and access supposed to be realized?

I won’t repeat the points from hbf12 here


Personally, I don’t like the floor plan. There are far more sensible solutions with 160m²

I don’t actually see cabinets in front of doors as problematic. It really depends on the construction/effect. It creates passages that save space. But do you want to walk through a "kind of" cabinet? I can imagine that.
We can easily adjust the kitchen section facing the hallway to 60cm depth. We won’t go to the kitchen studio until next week, but an expensive makeshift solution obviously makes little sense.
In the large bathroom, the shower is behind the glass wall. In the children’s bathroom, somewhere on the children’s room side. Both bathroom layouts can definitely be adjusted.
The only door missing is in the living room, or am I seeing that wrong? The way the doors of the master bath and bedroom open seems rather unproblematic to me.
We are currently working on the living room design, but you can imagine a seating area by the fireplace. TV/projection surface presumably above the fireplace window or in the corner.
The separation is the fireplace. Currently planned as a tunnel fireplace. We have our first appointment with the stove builder next week.
Nightstands are overrated. No, just kidding, one fits on one side, the other side is a bit tight. It will not need a cabinet but at least a 20-30cm wide surface to put things on. We’ll have to revisit that.
Views will follow. At this point, perhaps an important note that we do not remunerate the architecture student through a contractual basis, but that this is a family member who is still learning and devotes a lot of his free time to accommodate all our wishes. Views, 3D models, scaled models made of cardboard/Styrofoam, etc. have been/will be created as needed.
The terrace is not yet finally defined, but will probably extend mainly in front of the living room. Access is planned via a sliding door near the dining area. (currently about 3m, possibly 4m in the future, 2m of that the sliding door and 2m fixed element)

Would you happen to have a link to such a more sensible solution? Or could you alternatively briefly describe what you mean by sensible? Or conversely, what is not sensible about our floor plan now that I have presented solutions for many aspects?

Almost all doors in a small size – why?

There isn’t really a reason for that. We will probably revise that in the next version. The space seems to be available everywhere.

It would make sense to start with a few measurements so that the room sizes can be better estimated.

I also think doorways of only 76 cm are very narrow. Even when you have to walk with a crutch because of a broken leg or something, it becomes uncomfortable.

Then it definitely makes sense to plan areas with cabinets at depths of 65 cm. That way, cabinets will actually fit there.

A fireplace directly opposite the main living room entrance door, with less than a meter distance, creates a feeling of tightness rather than spaciousness in my opinion.

I also see a lack of a coat rack. And since there will be no basement and you still want to have children, you should also think about things like strollers, car seats, etc. I also think that in the first years of a child’s life, the distance between the parents' and children's bedrooms is suboptimal.

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I once sketched a bungalow for another project. In principle, it could fit quite well. The guest/workroom is missing, though. Perhaps something could be added in or near the living area for that purpose.
Back then, it had a different orientation; for illustration of your property, I have now mirrored and slightly rotated it. With an integrated garage, also for bicycles, it has a living area of 188 sqm.


For better recognition, here are the original files ... you shouldn’t take the roof too seriously, I just can’t do that