Bungalow 135 sqm: Floor plan + windows

Laugh... everywhere. For me, a bungalow starts where I can reach the garden from (almost) every room.

Okay, I understand that

You mean the 1.76 elements? For me, they are too narrow. 2 meters would be great.

Funny - we actually planned it that way once. The general contractor said it was ugly and oversized, we should rather make it 1.76 wide. I looked at other floor plans and somehow terrace doors only start at two meters... so I’ll have it changed back.

But in the southwest, the same arrangement would make sense in my opinion. However, the garden should also be taken into account for the window planning.

Unfortunately, the garden is only in the east. On the south side, it’s just two or three meters and then there is a path...

In this case, a door from the kitchen makes sense. But then the kitchen space itself would be much too small and pushed back. It is now because of the shortened bedroom wall.

The shortened bedroom wall was originally intended to create this open feeling right away when you come through the hallway into the living area. (For me, bedrooms and bathrooms belong to living, too.) That means I wanted to kind of eliminate this dead hallway corner... Based on your (or mainly your) feedback, we will straighten it again and give the kitchen more space. Then we have 4 meters of kitchen and possibly another 2.5 meters at the window wall... Then the two 2-meter terrace doors come right after. That means: I wouldn’t need an additional door for the kitchen, would I?

Regarding the window planning, it should also be mentioned that the single bathroom window with its given position doesn’t look harmonious either. The golden ratio is not something central or symmetrical now.

I know that’s not optimal. But I can live with that on the north side. The cars stand there anyway... Somehow we will surely be able to make it look nice from the outside there.

I also noticed that not only is the wardrobe placed incorrectly in the bedroom, but a bed looks nicer if you look at it.

According to Feng Shui, you should never sleep with your feet towards the door.. ;p I think there are as many opinions here as there are people.

About the wardrobe: In times of insulation and so on, is it really still a problem if the wardrobe stands against the exterior wall? (Maybe with 4-6 cm distance to the wall...)

Does it make sense to plan the windows as follows?

[*]Bedroom: two windows 1.26m x 2m with fixed lower part (transom)
[*]Living room east side: two 2 x 2.13m terrace doors
[*]Living room south side: two 2m double casement windows (what height makes sense there? Is two meters sensible or something else?)
[*]Living room west side: I’m unsure, also 2m or smaller to make the front side harmonious from the outside?
[*]Hobby room west side: 1.76m wide
[*]Utility room: doesn’t matter...
[*]Bathroom: clerestory windows (50cm high), running across the entire width of the bathroom: Does something like this fit a bungalow? You usually see that more in city villas and similar.

I’ll try to sketch out how that could look from the outside this evening. I’m at the office right now...

[*]Living room south side: two 2m double-wing windows (what height makes sense here? Is two meters reasonable or different?)
[*]...

By the way, only the width is meant to be 2 meters here. Not the height, because I rather don’t want everyone looking into the house... But maybe someone sees that differently... I’m happy about any tip...

I have updated the floor plan once again. Loft remains. So, this is how I would do it. The windows would still need to be adjusted a bit. Window sashes indicate floor-to-ceiling windows. In the south, possibly a fixed window. All wide windows are double-leaf. 1 meter or 2 meters. However, the positions would still need to be adjusted. I'm currently in the office

Edit: I can't upload the file... then tonight

someone is playing computer and Playstation... and maybe even tinkering with some model cars...

Oh, just a partitioned men's corner of the living room

should we rather make it 1.76 wide

That's fine as it is; but for the doors seriously intended as exits, it means you will regularly open their second leaf as well.

I have updated the floor plan again. Loft remains. So, I would do it like this. The windows would still need to be somewhat mediated. Window sashes indicate floor-to-ceiling windows. Possibly a fixed window in the south. All wide windows are double-leaf. 1 meter or 2 meters. However, the positions would still need to be mediated. I'm currently at the office

Edit: I can't upload the file... then tonight

This is now a proposal with your specifications. Personally, I would probably choose an always L-shaped house... probably I would make a corner window in the SW, that is, one with a support in the corner. Nothing else is allowed.

And yes, you are of course right: an exterior facade does not only live from windows - you can also well balance a gap or imbalance with planting, a bench, etc.