Bungalow floor plan

Are the sizes actually to scale?! Because the square meter numbers seem quite huge to me. 15sqm kitchen and then another 46sqm living room? That would be a 180-200sqm bungalow. That definitely doesn’t fit on every plot and is a real budget killer just because of the massive foundation slab (in the case of a townhouse it would be about half the size, for example). What are all those small room corners and stuff supposed to be for?!
In your current plan I immediately notice:
- Where do the groceries go? Into the kitchen? Then I have to walk through the whole house. The huge kitchen area doesn’t exactly have much storage space, a utility corner (often integrated in the utility room) is not feasible here.
- Utility room and technical room?! Best to combine them. Also, the house connections always have to be on an exterior wall.
- Terrace facing north? When do you want to sit there? The sun almost never shines there :) Try east or west if south isn’t possible, but north?! (roof overhang)

Planning a large bungalow is clearly more difficult than other usual types since the layout there is much simpler (although you can mess up a lot there too and there are many possibilities). There are really many floor plans online, otherwise get the brochures of the big providers and take a look at their ideas for bungalows.

Even if it’s going to be a bungalow, with such a huge area you should think about including a proper staircase right away (maybe a bit steeper, but definitely not an attic ladder) for the attic — and keep all options open to later convert it into anything (party rooms, hobby rooms, youth rooms, etc.).

A house is not planned in 2-3 days. For €250,000 total, that will already be a big deal, although without pictures we can’t know what cost savings or additional expenses might arise or be saved due to the existing garage/technical room. It’s good that the house connections already exist. But there could still be problems with rainwater because of the huge roof area and its infiltration (with an existing infiltration system).

Is there actually a site where you can search for floor plans? I have approximately the same requirements as Bert2000 but even more complicated. It would have to be a bungalow with 3 children's rooms.

is there actually a site where you can search for floor plans. I have roughly the same requirements as Bert2000 but even more complicated.

That won't work for you ...!

Why don't you find someone who knows about it? Someone who also implements your needs for the room layout in a practical way?

Rhenish greetings

We intend to build in 2 years. But since the counter question to something like this always comes up: Should one really not look at any floor plans beforehand and gather ideas for oneself in advance before going to the architect?

we intend to build in 2 years.

Why?

Should one really not look at any floor plans beforehand and gather ideas for oneself in advance before going to the architect?

I'm going to make myself unpopular now: No! Of course, you can walk through house exhibitions, look at new construction projects. In the end, you won't find a building project that meets your requirements 1:1; every building project and the wishes of the builders must be considered individually. For this, you have plenty of whims in your head that, for one reason or another, cannot be realized by you. Make a list of what you want to have implemented with priority 1 and then another list with "nice to have". When the time comes, you choose a building partner of your choice, discuss your two lists with him, and have him plan. Rhenish greetings

So I do think it makes sense to look at houses and the associated floor plans. Simply for the reason of seeing what you do or do not like about the room layout, for example. Which sizes appeal to you, etc... But you can only create a final floor plan individually and will have to make one or the other compromise there.

I would make a list and, for example, write down the room sizes. Look at which rooms you currently have and consider whether you want them smaller, the same, or larger, for example. And of course also write down which rooms you absolutely want/need and, as Bauexperte wrote, which would be "nice-to-have".