Bungalow 135 sqm: Floor plan + windows

This is now a proposal with your information.

Thank you very much for your suggestion. I really like the idea of implementing the corridor this way. The only thing that bothers me is the somewhat smaller bathroom. I thought the spacious bathroom before was quite nice – I would also like to put a shelf there and attach a few more towel rails, etc. Unfortunately, all of that seems too tight in this design. I tried to make the bathroom bigger, but that only worked by creating a stepped form in the hobby room. Not so great either somehow. Does anyone have another idea? By the way: the regulations state that windows are only to be installed in a vertical format. I pointed this out again to the planner regarding the question about transom windows in the bathroom. Apparently, he hadn’t read the regulations properly beforehand – and has now made all the windows (previously 1.51m wide – my wish was 2m wide) into 1m x 1.26m mini-windows. I’m a bit shocked now. Is the regulation really to be understood like that? I had counted the requirement per sash. How do I deal with this now – does anyone have an idea for suitable windows that comply with this regulation?

Here are the specifications for the windows according to the statutes - primarily concerning the street side:

[*]Windows and doors must be designed in a vertical format. Windows in knee walls and basements may also have horizontal and square formats.
[*]Street-side window openings must be divided into 1 sqm sections. When installing single-leaf windows, mullions and transoms must be designed as glass-dividing elements.
[*]The street-side arrangement of window bands is not permitted. Window openings must be separated from each other by pillars at least 0.24m wide.
[*]Glass blocks are not permitted in the street facades.
[*]The lintels of window openings of a building must be at the same height within a floor. The total opening area of the facade must be smaller than the total closed area.
[*]Window shutters must be made of wood only. Their attachment is also permitted on running rails.
[*]Front doors must be made of wood only. Glazed areas of front doors may be a maximum of 0.50 sqm.

[USER=32750]@11ant could you please explain point 2 so that I can understand it too?

I once tried to make the bathroom bigger, which only works for me by having a stepped shape in the hobby room. Not really great either. Does anyone have any other ideas?

That works too... I'll try it tomorrow with the program.

We do not have knee walls or basement levels here, so the exception for square or horizontal (= landscape) formats does not apply either. Consequently, all windows must be designed as "upright" = (portrait format).

The specification remains grammatically nonsensical but becomes at least semantically understandable if one assumes that two characters were lost when copying the text: then the windows larger than or larger/equal to one square meter, if structurally actually single-leaf, must be visually designed as multi-part. In this case, a tripartition is probably desired: a central mullion is to be suggested, thus visually appearing as double-leaf (understandable if the sashes are supposed to be portrait format), but also a transom (i.e. a horizontal division with a common attached upper light of both casement sashes, which here becomes illogical). What a square meter is supposed to mean is not specified. However, the following specification of mullions between adjacent windows of "at least 24 cm" allows the conclusion that rough construction dimensions are meant.

The portrait orientation applies all around, as does a uniform lintel height. The division specification and the prevention of "window bands" by masonry pieces at least 24 cm wide between the window openings, however, I see applying only on the street side, thus not to the bathroom window, which should nevertheless be portrait format.

Referring to the floor plan in the initial post, I would implement it as follows: utility room 76/126; hobby room 2x 76/126 with 24 cm mullion in between; living area (normal sill height) each 3x 76/126; kitchen and bedroom (towards the corner of the house) similar triplets; bedroom (between the triplets) again a double; bathroom again a triplet. Corresponding to this, the floor-to-ceiling elements in the living area 176/213, so equally wide as the doubles. The building inspector will think Mr. Schinkel himself whispered this to you in a dream.

Each individual opening can be single-leaf, dimensionally without division nonsense; the terrace doors are not street-facing anyway. Thanks to the triplets, the view windows in the middle have a clear view instead of a mullion; all specifications are met and ugliness is still avoided.

With all the openness in the planning, I would still carve out a small guest toilet somewhere... not just for guests! When I think about how some mornings go at our place: I want to get ready in the bathroom, but the master of the house is constipated... What a blessing it is to have a second little loo. We look forward to it!

2. WC is a MUST, not a nice to have.