Floor plan for 137m^2 bungalow optimization

Hello everyone, we are planning to start construction in June/July. Our architect is currently working on the drawings, so I wanted to join in here and ask for your ideas/suggestions for improvements on my floor plan. There are currently no measurements included, as it is purely about the room layout at the moment. Does anyone perhaps have an idea to reduce the hallway from 16/17 sqm and somehow get a little more living space into a room? What else should/could be optimized in the floor plan? As soon as drawings are available, I will upload everything here and keep you updated during the construction. Since a lot of work will be done by ourselves

Development plan/restrictions Plot size: 1007 sqm Slope: 0.8m decline over 22m width Floor area ratio: - Floor space index: - Building window, building line and boundary: Edge development: No Number of parking spaces: 2 Number of floors: 1 Roof type: Hipped roof Style: Modern Orientation: South Maximum heights/limits: No requirements Further requirements:

Client requirements Style, roof type, building type: As mentioned above Basement, floors: 1 without basement Number of people, age: 28+30 and 2 children 7+2 The build will be in the Westerwald, an area still relatively affordable. The plot is already in our possession. Income situation: I think this should not play a role here, we have €320,000 equity and therefore the house construction will only be financed from equity. Own contribution: Earthworks, electrical, heating + sanitary, screed, tiles, flooring, painting will be done by ourselves (the trades for own contribution will be covered by family and me, since companies are available within the close family, this is already clarified, and there is plenty of time available), the rest will be handed over to local companies. Savings through own contribution should amount to about €45,000 according to the architect. Space requirements on ground and upper floor: We currently live in considerably less space with 5 people (100 sqm) so 137 sqm would be a huge increase for us. Office: Office combined with changing room Overnight guests per year: 2-3 times a year Modern construction Open kitchen, kitchen island: Yes Number of dining seats: 8 Fireplace: Yes with external pipe Music/stereo wall: No Balcony, roof terrace: No Garage, carport: Yes Utility garden, greenhouse: No Further wishes/particularities/daily routine: From the master bedroom and living room you should be able to access a covered terrace.

House design Who designed the plan: Me Price estimate according to architect/planner: €310,000 Personal price limit for the house, including equipment: €320,000 Preferred heating technology: Air heat pump

If you have to give up, on which details/extensions -can you do without: -cannot do without: Air heat pump, covered terrace, fireplace, kitchen with island

Why did the design become like it is now? E.g. Standard design from the planner: It is my idea so far after 1 year of planning and hundreds of changes Corresponding/which wishes were implemented by the architect: Architect is currently still creating the drawings

Where is north, what is the plot like? With the long layout and rather poor room distribution, the question about the plot, access, orientation, etc. is obvious. It reminds me a bit of . But Steffi enjoys the long hallway :) I find quite a few things very unfortunate about the design, starting with the freezer room and the 2 doors, whose shape and size do not suit being a passage room. Also, office/dressing room combined with the planning, and still planning the doubly occupied room as a passage room. Again: you use small rooms like the freezer as a utility room, the office as a dressing room doubly and you still want to use them as passage rooms for important rooms. That can’t work satisfactorily in the long run. Then I see the kitchen at the end wing, quite far from the mop or the electrical appliance from a storage room, which actually doesn’t exist either. Please give some explanations on what you were thinking. It can’t be due to a lack of budget. I would treat the house to a few more square meters and a plan where ancillary rooms are consciously and sensibly planned, e.g., in the converted attic.

That is why I am here, I am a layperson in the following topics regarding the room layout, as we live in a very small space. The problem with the office / dressing room is that I was not sure how to separate it sensibly from the bedroom without making the hallway even longer. Here is an attachment with the street and orientation.

I am stuck on the same points as YPG. 137 sqm is not very generous. Often, in apartments, laundry, storage room, and building services are separate.

Why is the terrace planned to be so shady?

We were reluctant to convert the attic because we want everything suitable for our age on one floor. The covered terrace is planned for bad weather. However, the terrace should also be "extended" along the entire (east) side of the house so that we don't always have to sit in the shade during the summer. Possibly omit the covered terrace and somehow make use of the space for the house? And afterward simply place a kind of "pavilion" behind the house, with which we would also have a covered terrace.

For old age is always said so easily. In what condition do you think you are for "old age"? The bungalow, as planned, is not suitable as soon as someone has more than just problems climbing stairs. You now need a study, children's room, and more storage space. Why leave the attic unused? You lack a wardrobe, storage room, HT, and laundry space is tight. Study with wardrobe as a passage room. Why don’t you include the attic in the plan? A spacious parents' wing can still remain downstairs, so that you have a bungalow later. Always draw in all existing and desired furniture to scale. When drawing the table, immediately consider the space for occupied chairs. What doesn’t work on graph paper won’t work in reality either. Suddenly, the washing machine ends up in the bathroom because the HT needed a few more centimeters.