Opinions on the bungalow floor plan

Sorry if I’m adding my two cents again: In my opinion, you are approaching the planning the wrong way. As far as I understood, you had a house planned according to your ideas, with the equipment and layout you wanted, including a covered double garage and a covered terrace, and then realized that this is not feasible with your budget. And now you’re steering in a completely different direction.

The way I see it, your budget is clearly limited. On the other hand, you are generating costs again that really wouldn’t have to be: You want an angled bungalow, which is probably the most expensive option to achieve the specified 127 m² of living space (correct me if I’m wrong). Incidentally, this also means higher costs for the groundwork. You want a covered garage with a storage room that generates additional costs. - Why not a prefab garage that you can put wherever you want, if money is tight? Or just parking spaces for now... You sometimes get lost in details (guest WC by the terrace, the issue of walk-in closets...) and forget to look at the big picture.

Especially with a tight budget, you should consider what is really needed? Which rooms do I really need and how big do they really have to be? Do I really need 2 bathrooms, or is one enough? Do I really need the home office? Wouldn’t it be more sensible to give the children more space and save elsewhere? Do I really have to orient the parents’ bedroom to the west or shouldn’t I maybe give the children a bit more daylight?... etc... These are just examples and this by no means means that you have to do it this way, but you should really think about what is important and what you might be able to do without, so that in the end you have a house where you all can feel comfortable!

I couldn’t resist again and tried my hand at two examples.

Option 1 - Living area 114 sqm on the ground floor:

[*]Garage accessible again from the east, driveway also simultaneously the access to the front door ... optimized snow shoveling conditions. Driveway long enough so that a car can also park there.
[*]Children’s room facing east .. possibly with connecting door/passage. Child 1 can become the extended master bathroom/dressing room when the attic is converted. Child 2 can then become a purely guest room. The master section can also be separated off with a door.
[*]Closet room for approx. 700 cm of wardrobe .. a folding attic ladder can already be integrated here. Later smaller closet room and stairwell
[*]Guest bathroom ... somewhat inconvenient with the entrance facing the hallway
[*]Utility/technical room without garage access, because garage door and entrance door are practically right next to each other around the corner. Advantage, no special requirements regarding the thermal envelope etc.
[*]Kitchen/dining with large terrace access and living room with fireplace around the corner
[*]In the attic, two large children/youth rooms and a bathroom could be converted through the dormer. Additionally, storage space would remain.
[*]Roof pitch approx. 35°, garage 25°

Ground floor plan 1st expansion stage:

Ground floor plan after attic expansion

Upper floor plan 1st expansion stage:

Upper floor plan after attic expansion with stairs

And then variant 2:

Here basic construction 140 sqm living space - attic conversion actually not planned, at most storage space with pull-down ladder, which can be in the hallway.

[*]Children's room in the south
[*]Closet room and hallway cabinets approx. 700 cm
[*]Large hallway cupboard
[*]Extra guest/office room
[*]Larger family bathroom with shower and tub
[*]Garage accessible from the south, house entrance in the east, passage from garage to utility room

Ground floor layout


Roof with section

If I were an architect, I certainly wouldn't sketch so extensively here in the forum. Spatial planning is my hobby .. and thank you.

Explain what you like and dislike about each version.

Hello kbt09, I also like your ideas. May I ask which program you use to create them?

Virtual Architecture by EU-Software - Hausdesigner Professional .. is usually available in promotional offers for around 100 euros. In my opinion, it is worth it.