Floor plan planning single-family house / bungalow - 155 sqm

The 1.5 reduced to 173.5 sqm:



Hardly noticeable. Surely an experienced draftsman could still get down to 170 sqm here. With an estimate of 170 x 3000/sqm we would be at 510K - however without exterior facilities and extras. Whether the captain’s gable is included in the price - mmmh, hard to say. And then the split foundation slab. Well, that’s already a tight squeeze.

I would rotate the kitchen counter. It adds overall value to the kitchen. I personally would also remove a few wall stubs.
Anyway, you can see where it can go.
The question is where your break is regarding the split (stairs). I’ll probably save that for later here ;)

Well, the kitchen wall at the top of the plan extending into the living room divides the 2 floor slabs. But there is a lack of money. So where else can you save? Leaving out the office and having one less child would help. :p

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Katja, thank you once again for your efforts! :) We actually already have a general contractor we are very satisfied with so far. Even though we discarded the first drafts – they still seem to have more substance than our imagined bungalow design. The general contractor works with timber frame construction, using 33.5 cm external walls and 13 cm internal walls. That could save a few centimeters on the exterior dimensions as well. The neighbor from #49 apparently also got approval for raising the knee wall from 50 to 80 cm. This could also be used to save a few additional sqm.

With a rough estimate of 170 x 3000/sqm we would be at 510K – but without exterior facilities and frills. Whether the captain’s gable is included in the price – mmmh, hard to say. And then the split foundation slab. Well, that’s already a tight squeeze.

Back then, the sqm price was even around €3,200 – and that was before the economic upheavals...

So where else can you save? Leaving out the office and having one less child would help. :p

Children as a luxury good. We haven’t really come to terms with leaving out the office yet. On one hand, you never know how work will develop in the coming years – you would be really annoyed to have a job with home office and own a new build where the office was saved on. On the other hand, that would be the place where the mail ends up and is processed, since you wouldn’t want it lying around all the time on the kitchen table. Finally, one more question about Katja’s floor plan: Is there any reason not to swap the office + laundry room with the bedroom?

Is there any reason against swapping the office+laundry room with the bedroom?

Yes, the room layout. The utility room and office combined cannot be furnished with a double bed and family wardrobe.

Leaving out the office is something we haven’t really gotten used to yet. On the one hand, you don’t know what will happen work-wise in the next few years – you would really regret it if you have a job with home office and own a new building where the office space was cut. On the other hand, that would be the place where the mail arrives and gets processed, since you don’t want it lying around on the kitchen table all the time.

Finally, a question about Katja’s floor plan: Is there any reason not to swap the office + laundry room with the bedroom?

Well, you are also planning for all possibilities as the ideal. If only two kids come, then you have a room left over anyway, and younger children can also stay longer in one room – most even like that. You want a house and don’t have an unlimited budget. I would quickly sacrifice the office if it’s about the point “mail on the kitchen table.” Currently, you have three or four rooms in the plans left over, since no child is here yet and home office is not mandatory.