alternative floor plan bungalow 140m²

Good morning,

in principle, the floor plan with which we want to proceed with the planning is already set.


However, I didn’t want to miss the opportunity to discuss another orientation of the rooms once again.

The "living rectangle" including the kitchen remains similar to the original floor plan. The living room will be a bit shorter.

Our garden area is to the south (left on the plan) and west (top on the plan).

With this, the following optimizations could be implemented:

- Both children's rooms facing west would be given a terrace door, children have direct access to the courtyard (suggestion by )
- The living room would also be given 2 terrace doors now with a view of the greenery instead of the neighbor’s boundary building
- Outdoor unit of the air-water heat pump would be "behind" the house, where it at most disturbs the neighbor

What I like less, or why I am posting here again to get advice/comments:

Entrance / Hall / Foyer
- (remains an L) marginally longer
- No ideas for implementing a wardrobe
- Light? Possibly a narrow light window in the living room

Utility room/guest WC
- unorthodox solution if one wants to keep an "L-hall"
- entrance area of the WC would be walking space for the utility room

other possible accesses:
- kitchen
- guest WC
- door to outside

Additionally, the question would be: how high are the extra efforts/extra costs if the utility room is on the other side of the house, regarding connection costs?

top of plan: West (utility connections)
left on plan: South
right on plan: North
bottom of plan: East

I hope I don’t only get resistance but can start a productive discussion here.

Basically weighing the pros/cons.

Thank you very much

I don’t think it’s bad. But how was it with the pipes leading to the utility room? Do you want to build over them or route them around the whole thing? They came from the top of the plan, right? Also, always running through the WC to the utility room is a bit annoying. But the door could still be moved, and the WC made a bit smaller. The shower would then be obsolete? Why couldn’t it be an angle? Maybe something like this?:

Thank you Katja. Nice alternative if we were to plan it freely!

with the lines up to the utility room? Do you want to build over them or route around the whole thing? They came from the top of the plan, right?

That's correct. Hence the question of additional costs/extra effort or feasibility.

Also always running through the WC to get to the utility room is a bit annoying. But the door could still be moved and the WC slightly reduced. But then the shower is obsolete?

A second shower is not planned anyway. Moving the door towards the bottom of the plan would look strange. Alternatively, via the kitchen or guest WC with a door to the outside.

Both suboptimal, neither really pleases. But that's why the pros & cons.

Why couldn’t it be an angle? Maybe something like this?:

Uncalculated additional costs compared to the general contractor model.

Also, the width should not exceed 9.50 m (right side of the plan) so that the outbuilding is not built over.

Regards

Thanks Katja. Nice alternative if we were planning it freely!

You’re not planning freely? How then?

Uncalculated additional costs compared to the general contractor model.

Square meters almost the same - I think 3 more. The roof would definitely be more expensive, that's true. Would still switch to a gable roof.

Furthermore, the width should not exceed 9.50m (to the right in the plan) so that the outbuilding is not built over.

The house was oriented to the north. So "to the right in the plan" for me is 9m - narrower than yours.

Are there any other ideas regarding relation to hallway/wardrobe and utility room?

I find the draft very successful.

Entrance / Hallway / Foyer
- (remains an L) marginally longer
- No ideas for implementing the wardrobe
- Light? Possibly a narrow window in the living room

The L-shape of the hallway is perfectly fine. If you have room for recessed ceiling lights from the commercial lighting sector, you get an absolutely homogeneous and soft light with few light units throughout the entire hallway. We have used Ansorg Coray as a "very wide flood" and are thrilled. Five units are more than enough.
What also works – but is somewhat more expensive – would be a ceiling panel with backlighting. It could open up the "sky above" and would be a highlight.
The wardrobe can be designed long and narrow due to the usable length of the leg. Then you simply hang jackets and coats on hangers parallel to the wall.

Utility room/Guest WC
- unorthodox solution if you want to keep an "L-hallway"
- Entrance area of the WC would be the walking area for the utility room

The solution with the "pass-through toilet" is not maximally practical but has a lot of character and serves a good purpose (appearance). I like it very much and far better than a tiny WC chamber and a hallway appendix on the "L". Guests are warmly invited to make fun of it.

Also the question would be: How much additional effort/cost would it be if the utility room is on the other side of the house, regarding connection costs?

Of course, you can think in terms of "additional costs" – but that doesn’t get you far. What is important is that the house is as comfortably affordable as it is intended to be. Placing the utility room on the other side might make the house cheaper but most likely also significantly less attractive.

I would additionally consider making the child’s room closer to the hallway a bit wider. If you forgo the classic distance from door frame to side wall in the larger child’s room, you gain 10-20 cm, which surely helps a lot – without changing much.