Bungalow Renovation - FloorPlan Critique Required
Discussion
I purchased the below bungalow a few months back and went to the architect with the brief of needing a new open plan kitchen/diner and a new master bedroom with en-suite. Below are the initial 2 ideas that I received this week. Mrs G and I are taking a look and working out what works, what needs changing etc. and I thought the brilliant minds on PH could also come up with suggestions as well.
We have over 100 foot of rear garden so can afford to go out the back as much as needed but I am trying to keep the actual build cost of the shell down to £100k or below.
Red dotted lines are existing walls to be removed and the light grey hatching is new build.
Your thoughts would be grateful.
Cheers, Gary
Existing floorpan:
Option 1
Option 2
We have over 100 foot of rear garden so can afford to go out the back as much as needed but I am trying to keep the actual build cost of the shell down to £100k or below.
Red dotted lines are existing walls to be removed and the light grey hatching is new build.
Your thoughts would be grateful.
Cheers, Gary
Existing floorpan:
Option 1
Option 2
Beyond Rational said:
Any proposed roof plans? Be interesting to see how well the extensions integrate with the existing.
That's one of my major concerns to work that out. I actually think taking the existing roof right across over the garage to a new gable end would be a good start but then integrating that all with the existing add on that is the rear dining room and then the new bits seems quite difficult.I wonder if taking the whole roof off the dining room and making that either flat OR taking that roof out further to cover all the new buts would make sense. As I said, only sitting down today to look at them.
Here are the two proposed elevations to compare:
Option 1 with a few changes.
I'd put the living room at the back and have it open plan with the kitchen diner, 1 large entertaining space.
This allows for a bigger bedroom 3 and a bigger shared bathroom which could be split into main & ensuite if required or maybe just a main bathroom and then also & separate WC.
I'd put the living room at the back and have it open plan with the kitchen diner, 1 large entertaining space.
This allows for a bigger bedroom 3 and a bigger shared bathroom which could be split into main & ensuite if required or maybe just a main bathroom and then also & separate WC.
garyhun said:
That's going to be a clumsy and defects-prone junction between the flat roof and the pitched roof, on the back.Other immediate practical issues that are leaping out at me are:
- Check that you can achieve beams to carry the removed walls without substantial downstands in the kitchen/dining areas (or if not, think what these will look like, and decide whether you can live with it).
- Maybe just a personal thing, but I don't like bedrooms with only French doors in them. I'd think about adding a (possibly high-level, on the flank, if you need to avoid overlooking issues) secondary window so that you can get some ventilation in summer, without having to leave the doors open.
I prefer Option 2.
Could you push back the doors to kitchen and bedroom 1 to create a larger hall there and make the long corridor shorter. Door for bedroom 3 could go onto the side wall (as currently shown) of bedroom 3.
That would free up space in the existing hall, next to existing bathroom door, to enlarge the family bathroom. Or, add another small ensuite for bedroom 3, or add a small cloakroom toilet and make the existing bathroom a bit bigger and a jack and jill type.
Could you push back the doors to kitchen and bedroom 1 to create a larger hall there and make the long corridor shorter. Door for bedroom 3 could go onto the side wall (as currently shown) of bedroom 3.
That would free up space in the existing hall, next to existing bathroom door, to enlarge the family bathroom. Or, add another small ensuite for bedroom 3, or add a small cloakroom toilet and make the existing bathroom a bit bigger and a jack and jill type.
Equus said:
garyhun said:
That's going to be a clumsy and defects-prone junction between the flat roof and the pitched roof, on the back.Other immediate practical issues that are leaping out at me are:
- Check that you can achieve beams to carry the removed walls without substantial downstands in the kitchen/dining areas (or if not, think what these will look like, and decide whether you can live with it).
- Maybe just a personal thing, but I don't like bedrooms with only French doors in them. I'd think about adding a (possibly high-level, on the flank, if you need to avoid overlooking issues) secondary window so that you can get some ventilation in summer, without having to leave the doors open.
Regarding the new bedroom, architect has put patio doors in but we'd have a window anyway. There is no overlooking from anywhere but we don't like patio doors in a bedroom either unless a very good reason.
hornmeister said:
Option 1 with a few changes.
I'd put the living room at the back and have it open plan with the kitchen diner, 1 large entertaining space.
This allows for a bigger bedroom 3 and a bigger shared bathroom which could be split into main & ensuite if required or maybe just a main bathroom and then also & separate WC.
Interestingly we have been looking at placing bed 3 (which is my study) where the living room is. Not thought about the bedroom at the back becoming the living room..... interesting idea.I'd put the living room at the back and have it open plan with the kitchen diner, 1 large entertaining space.
This allows for a bigger bedroom 3 and a bigger shared bathroom which could be split into main & ensuite if required or maybe just a main bathroom and then also & separate WC.
garyhun said:
Interestingly we have been looking at placing bed 3 (which is my study) where the living room is. Not thought about the bedroom at the back becoming the living room..... interesting idea.
The only thing I would say on that is that in my old house, we had a living spaces at the front and back. I really liked this as it created good separation when needed and also each room got the sun at different ends of the day. I cant explain clearly why it was better, but it just seemed to make the 2 spaces more different, with different types of usage, at different times of day. Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff