Comments on floor plan design welcome

I haven't read 26 pages, so just a quick question: Am I right in understanding that you want to squeeze your children into 12sqm, but have 17sqm of unused airspace next to it in the room? If "yes": My suggestion would be to remove the free space, make the hallway a bit wider (you currently only have 1m passage width?), and enlarge each children's room by about 5sqm. Place a wardrobe, a bed, and a desk in a 12sqm room and be amazed at how little space remains. If it can't be done differently due to finances or local conditions, well then it is as it is, but if possible, you should offer your kids some free space. After all, you have 18sqm just for sleeping and the kids only 12sqm to "live." If "no": Forget what I said, except that I would still make the hallway wider The bedroom with the corridor/wardrobe next to the door doesn't feel right to me. Have you ever tried using an "L"-shaped staircase? Then you could possibly plan the bedroom rectangularly and have more space on this entire floor side (possibly for a storage room or similar).

Hi, The air space above the dining room is by request. Also, so that a stove can be installed downstairs and the air can escape. The children are only "sleeping guests" now. They are about to move out, possibly already "gone" when the house is built. But of course, they (or future grandchildren) will always have a retreat. The original idea was also to have everything on one level for us and only "occasional rooms" upstairs (watching TV extensively sometimes, children visiting, and a office corner). In old age this can be separated off and if necessary, a child can move in upstairs. Yes, the Schwörerhaus would be an alternative (except for the fact that some things would need to be replanned due to cardinal directions). But that much living space is hardly affordable for us. Here the suggestion was made to get more light from the west. One must know that the west is the only boundary where a house already stands (3 meters distance to the border, garage on the boundary). So no nice view. The terrace facing the street is not 100% optimal, but it is a dead end without through traffic). Regards, Andreas

The children are only "sleepover guests" now. They are about to move out, possibly already "gone" when the house is built. But of course, they (or the future grandchildren) will always have a place to retreat.

Well, then it's obviously not such a big deal. I would still adjust the hallway and the bedroom.

The original idea was to have everything on one level for us and only "occasional rooms" upstairs (watching TV extensively, children visiting, and office corner). In old age, this can be separated and, if necessary, a child can move in upstairs.

....and why didn't you continue with this seemingly sensible approach? There are plenty of floor plans for bungalows, surely there is one for you as well. I would objectively accept the amount and clarity of the criticism and try to recognize where or whether my own perception should perhaps be changed.

It should be considered whether it really makes sense to keep two children's rooms if the children will no longer live in them. Wouldn't a larger room be more practical? Do both always come at the same time, or are they only there every weekend? Then two rooms might still make sense; otherwise, I would rather plan a larger room with a double bed. Then both could possibly stay overnight with a partner and later also with children (the room is then large enough to put a crib in). So if they are already about to move out, I would not plan two small alcoves there.

I haven’t read 26 pages, so just a quick question: Am I seeing this right that you want to squeeze your children into 12sqm, but right next to them there are 17sqm of unused air in the room? If "yes": My suggestion would be to remove the free space, make the hallway a bit wider (you only have 1m passage width now?), and enlarge the children’s rooms by about 5sqm each. Put a wardrobe, a bed, and a desk in a 12sqm room and be surprised how little space is left. If due to finances or local conditions it can’t be done otherwise, then so be it, but if possible, you should give your kids some space. After all, you have 18sqm just for sleeping and the kids only 12sqm to "live". If "no": Forget what I said, except that I would still make the hallway wider. The bedroom with the hallway/closet next to the door doesn’t seem coherent to me. Have you ever tried using an "L"-shaped staircase? Then you might be able to plan the bedroom rectangularly and have more space on this entire floor side (maybe for a storage room or similar).

thanks for the hint about the hallway width.

...and why didn’t you follow up on this seemingly sensible idea? Floor plans for bungalows are a dime a dozen and surely one for you as well. I would take the amount and clarity of the criticism objectively and try to recognize where or if maybe my own perception should be changed.

Exactly, that’s my problem .... I can’t find a suitable floor plan for a bungalow that I can extend so that something small also arises upstairs. And that still affordable.....

Well, I’d say with a few adjustments the last draft is basically not wrong to begin with. You’re just wasting a lot of space with the cut-off corner and the 17sqm of empty space. If the kids really only come to sleep over, the question is actually whether just one guest room would be enough. Possibly the attic could also be used for something like that.