Floor plan bungalow 160 sqm - Your assessments?

Bungalows ... I like them.
Unfortunately, this specimen is completely failed.

The entrance area is poorly laid out, a wardrobe can hardly be integrated, and the zoning of the house is not supported.
A major problem with large bungalows is the brightness in the hallways. Here too, no natural light reaches the 45° emergency solution into the poorly separated private area.
The access to the sleeping area feels too close to the entrance, the dressing room as a trapped space is impractical and poorly designed, the utility room is also inefficient.
The living-dining-cooking area is dreadful, this area alone will hardly cost less than €130,000, and a corresponding value is not apparent.

-> Back to square one and then plan all rooms furnished.

WD

Good day,

please excuse the long pause between my entries, but I was on vacation until the middle of last week.

The assessments and comments honestly shocked me a bit. I thought I had planned something good. But now I am trying to address everything somehow.

What I uploaded above was my draft that the architect simply redrew with his program. I have a precise planning appointment with him next week. Changing architects currently seems difficult because I know the man from before very well and he will also do the construction supervision as a favor for me.

The site plan as a draft is below, which roughly shows the house. I photographed it on the PC, so unfortunately it is a bit blurry.

Now I have to explain something about the house. The bungalow is for my parents, who will retire in a few years. It should be an angle bungalow because there is a house on the left, and the angle should somewhat shield the terrace from the wind as well as provide some privacy.

I have also already realized that it is not quite barrier-free with the hallway, but that still needs to be corrected.

Their wish is to have a clear separation between the living area and the private area.

The utility room is located at the garage because there should be direct access to the house from the garage. So you can load groceries directly from the car into the utility room. Of course, you then have to go along the hallway from the kitchen, but there should still be pantry cabinets in the kitchen. Possibly some space could be taken from the office/guest room to enlarge the utility room.

The slant in the entrance area seemed appropriate to me because the access to the living and dining area is also in the slant.

The window in the dressing room was intended for ventilation. But of course, it takes up wall space. The bedroom is planned generously so that 50 cm fits in there without any problems. After all, you don’t need a large wardrobe there anymore, just a small chest of drawers.

The living area is designed so generously because the current house also has a living area of 80 sqm on the upper floor. Possibly you can take 15 sqm away from it, but then it would look more like a long tube going deep, wouldn’t it?

I planned the bathroom door to open outward. I had a detailed conversation with a friend from the medical field who told me very clearly that the bathroom is usually locked and if something happens it becomes very difficult to open the door. I also thought about the advancing age of the residents.

The door to the shower/WC in the slant is good! I had thought about that before, but I don’t know if two doors parallel in the slant look good?

The distance between the shower/WC and the guest room is 9 meters, but actually there aren’t that many overnight guests. I don’t know of anything simpler. Maybe you have an idea how to plan that elegantly?

The shower/WC and bathroom next to each other seemed appropriate for connections? Or swap the office/guest room with the bathroom, so both are next to each other. I also thought about taking some space from the shower/WC and using it as a wardrobe right at the front door.

Do you perhaps have a comparable floor plan or layout that you would prefer? Then I can present that and say how it would be better. I have also looked for bungalows here in the forum, but unfortunately the selection is very limited and I have not found anything comparable. I am really grateful for any help!

Best regards

I like bungalows. Unfortunately, this is not possible on our property and probably wouldn't work with our space requirements either.

Try Google image search 'Bungalow 160sqm floor plan'. The first one is not bad. Slightly adapted to your own needs.
Have you ever thought about an atrium? Terrace = protected from wind and sun.
With bungalows, this can be wonderfully implemented.

Regarding your floor plan: unfortunately, I don't like it either. Too much hallway space!
In general, wouldn't it make more sense to build a small bungalow up to 120sqm for your parents? It also has to be kept clean in old age.

milkie

Every BU has comparable angled bungalows in its offer. The network is full of them - similar, not exactly the best, but they are usually more thought out than this one.

Nevertheless, I wonder why one would give an architect, as a layman, something to sign off on.
Or why should one give an architect a bungalow from the internet?

Anyway: Your thoughts and arguments about our critiques do not make the design any better.

...my draft that the architect just traced with his program.
...
A change of architect currently seems difficult, as I know the man from before very well and he will also do the site supervision as a favor for me.

The man is an architect, he knows you, and still dares to simply approve a less than successful draft like that? I can't understand that at all.
- If he cared about you at all, he would have had to end the collaboration himself when you insisted on realizing this plan.
- If he didn't care about you, he should have at least raised serious concerns, possibly even in writing.

I cannot understand what could still speak against changing the architect. And with a maximum of 3 square meters saved, the costs for service phases 1-4 should be covered again.
There remains the site supervision as a favor. Given the performance shown so far, it is rather not a loss.

The bungalow is for my parents, who will retire in a few years.

This also carries quite a bit of conflict potential, increases the demands on the planning, and makes involving the parents indispensable.

WD

First of all, many thanks for the enormous effort you are putting in.


I have submitted the draft for approval because I worked on it together with my parents, and they felt that it suits them. Therefore, the architect should only put the sketches into a form, and we then received them for review in order to reflect on them. For this reason, I also posted the draft here for discussion to get neutral opinions/criticism.


Super great that you put so much effort into drawing something. Many, many thanks!

Unfortunately, the direct access to the garage was not included in the draft. However, this is a wish of my mother. She currently has it and would hardly want to miss it.

There should not be separate bedrooms in that sense. It should be a kind of second bedroom for me, since I often come home on weekends and would then like to have a room for myself.
Unfortunately, in the drawn floor plan, it also doesn’t work that the second bedroom is connected to the dressing room. But this could be achieved by moving the door.

The two computer stations should definitely be included, since I will also be working at home on weekends, and my parents currently each use their own workplaces and want to continue doing so.

I really like the entrance area! The WC with shower in an L-shape seems very sensible to me. This really creates good space for a cloakroom.

Regarding the utility room, I find the size and the proposed layout good. Unfortunately, it blocks the desired view from the kitchen onto the driveway or the entrance area of the property. My mother would like to see from the kitchen when someone arrives. Access to the property should be possible exclusively via the driveway; the rest will be fenced and equipped with a gate at the front.

The small terrace on the right for breakfast was always my mother’s dream, too. Really great!

Finally, 187 sqm is unfortunately a bit too much; we started at 150 sqm and are now at 160-170 sqm. More would probably be a bit too much for two people or occasionally three, wouldn’t it? After all, the budget has to stop somewhere.

I am really grateful for so much effort and never would have expected it. But only with constructive criticism can one move forward!