Floor plan of an accessible bungalow

One more thought. For us, the dream was also initially an L-shape. That fell victim to the budget. And now we live rectangular. And since you are mostly inside the house and don’t always wander around outside, I have to say, from the inside it doesn’t matter at all whether it’s L-shaped or rectangular.

We also considered a bungalow... The zoning plan planned something different... I am really glad now to have one more level: more possibilities, more privacy (even for just one person), living is more in the foreground than the "what could have been"... Everything is good, beautiful, great... what more could you want?

I am referring again to my #156

I have redefined your angled bungalow: your external dimensions with a better layout for me and one that works for your disabled child. Both options have exactly the same dimensions!
1. However, what bothers me here is that there is little usable space.



2.
There is an open living area and a private area with a living corridor, where a workspace is also integrated.
Open kitchen with access to the large utility room and cooking island, cozy corner and dining area, access to the terrace.

In the private area there is also access to the terrace. Child 2 gets the smaller room here, but would either also have windows facing the terrace as a bonus, or the window could be placed at the end wall.
There would still be bathing facilities in the guest WC.
If you added another 50 cm at the top of the plan, the children's rooms would be easier to furnish. Child 2 now does not have 3 meters of room width.

So honestly, when I see it like this, I know again what these frowned-upon corridors are actually good for. This is not meant to be offensive.

I am referring again to my #156

I have redefined your angled bungalow: your external dimensions with a floor plan that works better for me and for your handicapped child. Both options have exactly the same measurements!
1. However, what bothers me here is that there is little storage space.



2.
There is an open area for living and a private area with a living corridor, where a workspace is also integrated.
Open kitchen with access to the large utility room and kitchen island, cozy corner and dining area, access to the terrace.

In the private area there is also access to the terrace. Child 2 gets the smaller room here, but would either also have windows to the terrace as a bonus, or the window could be placed at the front side.
There would still be bathing facilities in the guest WC.
If you added another 50 cm to the plan at the top, the children's rooms would be easier to furnish. Child 2 now has less than 3 meters room width.

ypg... thank you for your continued help and creativity. I myself have put quite a few plans on paper, there is somehow a flaw in it [emoji21] Either the living room and kitchen are good but the rooms are bad, or vice versa, or or or. I think I expect too much, I wish for a bungalow that is larger inside than outside. If I give up AZ, I can usually get a reasonable layout. Surely all my expectations would be better achievable on a somewhat wider plot and a living area of 150-160 sqm. Now I have this plot available and 130-140 sqm is my option. Yesterday I spoke directly with the draftsman of BU about my expectations (so far our contact person was an architect in the region to save the trip to the central office) and told her all the negative points that have been mentioned so far (better spatial feeling in the kitchen, dining area and cozy corner - wheelchair storage space - wardrobe - fluid hallway etc.) Let's see what comes out now.[emoji7]

Make a list at last: What absolutely must be included? (open corridors, sliding doors, ...) everything that is functionally necessary to make life easier with your son. Keep in mind that he might be with you for his entire life.

What would you like to have? Kitchen island, work niche, 3 children's rooms, ...

What is absolutely out of the question?

And then first fulfill the mandatory points with a floor plan. Only after that can you see which nice-to-have points can still be incorporated.

You have to decide for yourselves: are you building the house primarily for yourselves or for your son. In your situation you have to make a decision. You cannot plan like other families.

To be honest, when I see it like this, I know again what these much-maligned hallways are good for. This is not meant in a bad way.

Maybe you should rather be thankful somewhere that you don't have to build a house for a disabled child. Hallways can be very expensive.

I don’t see anywhere, neither with nor with me, that anything is lacking or appears too tiny. You dismiss the designs here with generalizations as if you don’t even look at them but immediately devalue them. All the designs are far better than your BU’s, who turned a 1 meter wide hallway into 1.50 and then called it accessible for the disabled.

If our designs were bad or flawed, it would be worth mentioning. But one has to even look at them at all!

With Kerstin, you complained that it is not a corner bungalow. Now it is a corner bungalow with the dimensions of your BU, and your comment is not constructive.

Yes, it is difficult to accommodate your wishes or a family of four with disabilities on 135 sqm – but it works. You just have to open your eyes and think a bit flexibly. It does you no good if your family’s barriers spread into your minds.