Building a small bungalow with 100 sqm - realistic idea?

Better small and fine not everyone has to build big.

I find that commendable, but it will result in a custom design. The standard bungalow models offered on the market focus on singles (or at most: childless couples) when they are in this size range in terms of living space.

That's right. Let's see how we will proceed from here. I know so many who have entire floors empty once the children have left the house. Including my parents. I just want to avoid that.

Please also keep in mind that by losing the basement, upper floor, attic, and probably the garage, a significant amount of storage space is also lost. So the 100 sqm feel more like 90 sqm, and fitting the technical equipment requires another 10 sqm.

In the end, you are building 110 sqm and get a better 90 sqm apartment for it, detached.

So this is not for collectors (who are in all of us).

And garden tools and stuff also need to go somewhere. An exciting and very compact matter.

And for 20 years, the children have been under your roof ...

Toxicmolotow basically, that's exactly what we want. A better apartment. With a condominium I find the other people in the building problematic. You can't just move out easily if something doesn't suit you. And visually, the buildings are usually not exactly stunning either. And we want to design our own garden. The storage space is definitely an argument, but I am against collecting we now have 70sqm, maisonette, completely open, without storage room and no problems at all.


Lastdrop that is of course true. But that is written in the stars for us. And even if we were to have 2 children, I would not rent more than 100sqm.

There are two of us. But we live in a 108 bungalow which, if necessary, has 2 small children's rooms. I now use one as my room, she uses one as hers, and one of the two also serves as a guest room for overnight stays. Children could also be accommodated in it. Our bathroom is minimal, but there is a guest toilet, a 12 sqm utility room also with a pantry and coat closet. In addition, a kitchen with a table for 4. So, it works. But I ask you: No flat roof. Take a 35-degree roof pitch and stairs to the attic or a well-accessible attic hatch, you simply need that storage space without a basement. Not everything can be stored in the actual apartment. See pictures: