Bungalow floor plan - What should be considered?

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Since we are rather building "small" and trying not to have to do without anything at this size of about 114 m2 of living space, the floor plan design unfortunately becomes difficult. Among other things, we do not want all rooms to be accessible from the hallway, and we also do not want to do without a covered terrace. The bungalow will consist of only three rooms....

Why did the design turn out as it is now? Since we do not want all rooms to be accessible from the hallway, it always reminds us of an office.

I'll start at the beginning: most couples are satisfied with 3 rooms, thus also with 110 sqm if the sqm are used sparingly and thoughtfully.
Therefore, I think that a vestibule, as you are planning it, should be sufficient if there is enough space for wardrobes as well as shoe and scarf dressers/cabinets. I do not like the elongated corridors either, I rather think of a bungalow like the Danes do, i.e., also with access to the private rooms through the living or better: dining room.

What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes? Since we are trying to realize our ideas and wishes on a small area, the floor plan design proves to be somewhat difficult. We don’t want something run-of-the-mill.

It’s not that difficult, at least you are already more or less happy with the design? Even though you have a penchant for symmetry... does the symmetry in the entrance area suffice for you?

Some points you mentioned caught my attention (unfortunately my quotes are gone , so I’m going from memory)

- open fireplace, but tight space for placement
- shift work
- desire to have children could be later
- 2 showers in the house are one too many (I have to laugh, I thought so too and we planned that way)

Space requirements on the ground floor and upper floor: option to convert the attic

I’ll be direct and keep it brief:

Karsten @Nordys has a completely different opinion and taste than I do, but what I really like about his house is the fixed staircase going up: little sqm in the ground floor are wasted for storage, but upstairs there is enough storage space. The space under the roof is there anyway and is well used.
I miss your space for the “emergency staircase” that is mentioned somewhere. And since the topic of children is still relatively open for you, I would definitely plan with a fixed staircase.

I would also not take a hipped roof on this topic, because dormers are expensive later and have to be approved. Either a gable roof with one window in each gable or a staggered shed roof, where one half could be converted. Shed roof is too expensive, so a gable roof.

We also had this type of covered terrace. Of course, we would prefer a larger terrace, but then too much space would be lost.

I don’t understand: I want a house with 115 sqm and integrated covering on the 8 sqm terrace – then I get a house with approx. 115 plus a covering for 8 sqm. Then the legs of the house would have to be designed differently. -> You don’t take a 120 sqm house and just cut out 4 sqm...

How is it: does the builder use a finished design and modify it or do they plan freely according to your wishes and purse?

Shift work:

Bedroom next to living room – how is it with the noises? Ideally, a buffer would be placed between these two rooms, e.g. the dressing room. This means a completely different floor plan in this case.

2 showers or 1:

Where do you want to shower??? You currently have a actually nice sleeping area, but to shower you have to go into the vestibule?
I would skip a guest WC here. A bathroom can possibly be retrofitted upstairs with the children’s room.

Work surface in the kitchen would be sufficient. Once 2.40 m continuously and then next to the sink about one meter.

Everyone here assumes that your 2.40 are tall cabinets. If that is supposed to be a worktop, you don’t have a good working kitchen. I mean the working triangle of storing, preparing, cleaning. Short ways so that cooking does not turn into work are not planned here.

The dining table is positioned somewhat sideways, I think you also crossed it out once? Don’t you want it? Don’t you need it?
Overall, 30 sqm are planned for living: with 30 sqm you can plan dining and living areas well, but I only see living room area now.
What strikes me while writing: you have no possibility to withdraw.
Ideally, you would have the dining and kitchen area in a “public” zone from which the bedroom tract also leads, then recessed an area where one “hides behind” the sofa so that one can sit quietly on the sofa while the other tinkers or can receive the postman. As it is now, you have a sofa that can be seen through the double door and a sofa from which you can see the entrance out of the corner of your eye.
If you want it like this: okay.
I like to mention such impressions so that you can become aware of such a state or change.

I would (without taking away your style):
- plan more windows in the west, from which the open plan area benefits
- zone the open-plan area differently so that better areas find their place and the kitchen can be used better
- make the utility room larger and/or
- upstairs as with Nordlys, possibly to be further expanded later
- avoid angled corners
- in the vestibule, a large wardrobe from wall to wall on the side
- a covered terrace where there is space for a table with chairs

There would be more to say if the site plan were known

Just a quick sketch... without walls [emoji41]

I don’t understand: I want a house with 115 sqm and an integrated roof over the 8 sqm terrace - then I get a house with about 115 plus a roof over 8 sqm. Then the legs of the house would have to be arranged differently. -> You don’t take a 120 sqm house and just cut out 4 sqm...

Legs? - I don’t see an L-bungalow here, but rather a rectangular bungalow with a small notch under one corner. The fact that its diagonal lies exactly under the roof bend is neatly solved.

A gable roof seems to me like a plaid shirt with a tuxedo on a bungalow. No, it needs a hip roof. However, for the portal, I would rather choose a shed roof than to connect with a hip roof return.

Leg ? - I don’t see an L-bungalow here, but rather a rectangular bungalow with a small recess under one corner. That their diagonal lies exactly underneath the roof bend is neatly solved.

A gable roof seems to me like a checkered shirt with a tuxedo for a bungalow. No, a hip roof has to go on it. However, I would choose a lean-to for the portal rather than butt it with a hip roof return.

Exactly, in TE’s design there are no legs; a portion is cut out of a brownie.

Personally, I would always prefer the gable roof variant: not only here because of the already mentioned arguments, but also for example because of the possibility of an open gable. Moreover, a gable is always more modern – well, if you like country house style, a hip roof is preferable. However, you have to weigh how to accommodate a possible later expansion for a child's room.

Ultimately, our favorites don’t matter.

What is a towing?

We went to the BU again yesterday and discussed it.

We will prepare the attic accordingly, large roof window, reinforcement of the floor, the folding ladder will be moved to the hallway.

The kitchen will get a larger window, another window in the bedroom, facing the east side, a larger window in the bathroom, as well as in the guest bathroom and utility room.

We really don't want to do without an external area for the things, because of the shifts. The wall between the bedroom and the living room will become a load-bearing wall, so the noise level should be somewhat suppressed. The guest room will be accessible from the hallway, so the corner will be removed. In this regard, we gain more square meters in the guest room, although not much, and we can later expand the kitchenette. I will take another look at the floor plan, which was posted by someone (I am sorry, but I can’t remember the name right now and ask for forgiveness).

The terrace theoretically has a length of about 270 cm.

That’s it for starters.

If we convert the attic, we achieve an area of 20 m2, or even more. The idea of going one meter deeper would cost us over 13,300 euros, since the width also counts, and that is simply too expensive now. Certainly, a later conversion of the floor is not cheap, but we can carry it out ourselves.