Floor plan of a small bungalow with a wooden facade

What the house must be able to do:

[*]3-4 rooms
[*]large living area with open ceiling, view into the garden. Nearly everything should take place here.
[*]Home office area required, will probably be done in one of the children's rooms.

Apparently, you see little potential in the design. Are there concrete tested floor plans in 100 - 110 m²?

I’m just wondering, normally it’s always preached like a mantra here that nothing works below 3,000/sqm, and everyone is completely silent. When I think of the earthworks alone, 3 m height difference, connections to SW/RW, and you are at around 2,500 all-in. Or does all that come on top?

That’s what I meant by the house alone. Additional costs come on top. However, the development with water and electricity has already been done. I have a complete cost list mostly supported by offers. Therefore, I have security for planning the financing.

Who says that? Certainly, technology nowadays is no longer big, but you do need cables that have to be reached between device and wall. A tradesman also moves around it, a water storage tank is also voluminous, etc.

And that has to be explained to us, i.e., to the forum. From where should the water and electricity enter the house? Frost-free, the lines should run from where to the house?



If he is lying in bed due to diarrhea and she has visitors. Then you run past the visitors when you want to go to the toilet. Or you have visitors to watch football. The woman wants to do wellness at the same time and runs into your party area. Such planning is avoided, you zone, a hallway is helpful for that. Or a visual separation. You want to have it better than in an apartment.

Because a crossbar crushes the property and divides it into two parts.

Write down what the house needs and then planning will follow.

I must admit that I believe there is a misunderstanding. Back in 2021, you also came with the expensive providers and said something about turnkey for €250,000.
Schwörerhaus and Bien-Zenker do not offer with floor slab, the latter also likes to come with expansion stages.
In any case, someone who says that technology fits into one sqm is suspicious to me.

Too hidden or not taken seriously.

1. Media

Water and electricity are already connected to the property and are routed frost-free to the HAR. The size of the building technology comes from the house construction company and the manufacturer of the technology.

2. Zoning

Understood, that is a valid point. That’s why the children’s rooms are also located separately on the other side. Originally, the bathroom also led off the living room. Then the way would be shorter, but the issue of privacy would open again.
Ultimately, the demands seem to diverge. A central main room is at least desirable for us. Especially the hallways annoy me in apartments.

3. Arrangement

That is a good point. A longitudinal arrangement along the northern boundary would then be an option.

I’m only addressing this point.
With the floor plan – access to the sleeping and children’s rooms via the living room as well as access to the bathroom (from the bedroom) via living and entrance area (super if you want to go to the toilet “quickly” at night) – you probably exclude 90% or more of all interested parties.
Really catastrophic for resale. Nobody wants to buy their home expensively like that. Maybe you want to live like this, but then you are an absolute exception.

That surprises me greatly. Why is access via the living room such a problem? I live in an apartment where a second hallway continues from the living room. I found that very pleasant.

Here is a suggestion with 100 m2. Should something like this be built on a 10% slope?

That surprises me a lot. Why is access through the living room such a problem?

When your children are older and constantly going in and out with a bunch of friends while you want to have a nice evening in the living room, you will understand the problem. Through-rooms should always be avoided if possible, as there is always traffic there. They are only built in exceptional cases (or exist in old buildings).

Just a suggestion, so you understand what I mean and what others mean by zoning. Living separated from sleeping/bathrooms. Small hallway. Three rooms + spacious living area. Access to the terrace not only from the living room but also from the master bedroom, which even has a walk-in closet. Also, a wardrobe in the entrance area.
All on a slim 110 sqm


You will find plenty of bungalow suggestions from every house provider. Especially L-shaped bungalows offer good planning possibilities.

The problem is that you plan something in which you really want to live in x years. In between, it is something else, e.g. a vacation home. Now you yourself are apparently still quite far from "old age" and therefore do not know your interests, needs, etc. about it. For example, we built a house here for the two of us, if it had happened 20 years earlier, it certainly would no longer fit our lifestyle and circumstances now. I have changed, as well as my feelings regarding privacy, noise level, need for quiet, general togetherness, and much more. How could I have foreseen that 10 or 20 years ago? I think building a house for the distant future is rather not a good idea and if so, I would plan it without children, who then will no longer be children or adults, and if you still want to live under one roof then, you should plan it totally differently with, for example, separate entrances, etc. If you now ask for a "good" floor plan, that surprises me, because no one can tell you what will be "good" for you in 10-20 years. Of course, you can build any house that might fit somewhat, but I would never build like that. Privacy is needed (maybe someday) also between spouses, with adult children anyway. When you write here that the wood species shall be larch, that is nice but especially shows that you are putting the second step before the first and often stumble that way; also you have chosen a house type and now try to squeeze some rooms with unclear usage profiles into it. I am afraid that will not work well. In which year do you want to live there as your primary residence or how old are you and the children then? Why don’t you build a house for yourselves as a couple in which you can also be as a family until then; children can also sleep in one room, for example, that’s what will make the search for the jack of all trades. As already says, you should address all inquiries AND enter furniture, windows, doors, etc. all with actual dimensions.

When your children are older and constantly going in and out with tons of friends while you want to have a nice evening in the living room, you’ll understand the problem. Walk-through rooms should always be avoided as much as possible because there is always traffic there. They are only built in exceptional cases (or exist in older buildings).

Just a suggestion so you understand what I mean and what others mean by zoning. Living areas separated from sleeping/bathrooms. Small hallway. Three rooms + generous living space. Access to the terrace not only from the living room but also from the master bedroom, which even has a walk-in closet. Also a coatroom in the entrance area.
All on a lean 110 sqm

You can find plenty of bungalow suggestions from any house provider. Especially L-shaped bungalows offer good planning possibilities.

Thanks for the good explanation. L-shaped bungalows could be a good idea on the property. With the long leg along the northern boundary and the short leg facing west. So far, the large room has been so important to us that given the available floor area, the other rooms had to make compromises.

The floor plan is very interesting. Is there a dimensioned version anywhere?

What do you understand by the privacy of the parents?

Regarding the then older children/young adults and likewise between the spouses. Health conditions are not uncommon in old age, and it can well be that privacy is maintained among each other. With acquaintances, he has poor hearing and always has his radio/TV loud or talks loudly on the phone. She is extremely bothered by that or topics like snoring, being bedridden, etc.

Initially, I wanted to plan with 3 rooms. This was strictly advised against because it would be very disadvantageous for a possible resale (worst case).

As long as you build a nice house with a well-thought-out floor plan, I don't see a problem with that. Under no circumstances would I build a house differently against my needs just because I might be able to sell it better afterwards. Moreover, it is such that you might then address a larger target group, but whether it will actually sell better (more expensive) is not necessarily the case. Then you simply have not 50 interested parties, but maybe three. My current house would not necessarily be suitable for a family or would need some adjustments, but it is supposed to be nice for us now, and I am sure that I could also sell it well if needed. Such statements are always too simplistic for me and would not influence my planning. Show your original idea with 3 rooms and answer the questions here so that your circumstances are better understood.