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Bungalow design ideas

6 år siden

Hi! We are in the process of buying a 1960s detached bungalow and wondered if anyone had ideas about rennovation layout/extensions that might work? We are up for doing a loft conversion and extending out but no idea where to start regarding layout ideas!! The house is quite small so we'd like to add more space and we'd ideally like 3 bedrooms total. There is a separate garage to which isn't shown on the floor plan but is at the end of the house to the left of the sitting room on floor plan below. The main garden is at the front of the house so any ideas about how to utilise that would be great too. I attach a floor plan.

Thanks in advance!

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White Red Architects

6 år siden

Hi Natalie,

There's so many things you can do!

Some great opportunities with bungalows are that you can often express the roof shape in the living space like this

You can also sink internal courtyards into the darker parts of the floor more easily like this

And that spaces can open and connect through the building providing views to the outside.

Hope this helps as a starter. As I say there's a lot of potential and a more detailed study would provide you with some good options.

Happy to discuss further,

Joe

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Create Perfect
6 år siden
Hi Natalie Pretorius,

Congratulations on your new home! An exiting project for you. It may help if you posted a few pictures of the property as it is now please.

Joe is correct above that there is lots you could do with the property. I would try keeping all the bedrooms together with the bathroom and creating an open plan kitchen/living/diner the other end of the property - depending on your preferences of course. That would include a small extension.

If you went into the roof and could fit a master suite up there then I would look at opening up the kitchen and dining space into one space to maximise the room and open the whole thing up to the garden (front or back depending on location).

Have you spoken to anyone/had anyone out to see what is possible in the space?

This is where you need to start. Once you know what you can do - what walls can be moved, what extensions are possible, then I would recommend you chat to a designers or concept planner to think through your ideas and get the absolute best from your space.

These are two community threads that you may find useful at this stage.

https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/first-house-renovation-where-to-start-dsvw-vd~4610487

https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/when-do-i-involve-an-architect-dsvw-vd~4604072

I hope it helps. It's exiting but I know it can be quite a daunting time. All the best, Gina
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tamp75
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Hi, just wondering which part of the bungalow is the 'front' / faces the road / gardens. Only asking as it appears that the garage is at one end and the main door at the other end which seems a little odd. Are you planning to keep the garage as it is or use that space as part of an extension?
Jonathan
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I agree with the above comment - it would be useful to know which side of the house has room to extend, where the drive comes in and which direction the house faces.
Nat
Forfatter
6 år siden
Hi and thanks for your comments. I like the idea of making the kitchen/dining area open plan.

I attach a pic of the floor plan which I hope answers your questions. The house is on a corner plot with the main garden out the front of the front door facing the road, and the side of the house and garage facing the other road (the orange squares are neighbours' houses, blue squares are garage and shed). The main garden is out the front but it also wraps around to the side of the house

along the road. An issue might be that the front garden might be best in terms of sunlight so I'm wondering how to utilise that as currently the bedrooms are at the front of the house. There are windows in most rooms so the house is quite light anyway so may not be an issue. We would be open to extending into the garage if needed. Also, if we did do the loft then where would be best o put stairs? Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Jonathan
6 år siden
Assuming budget and planning will allow you could move your main entrance to the same road as the drive so that you can make the best bit of garden private.
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Create Perfect
6 år siden
Hi Nat,

Thank you for adding the details.

I love Jonathans idea above. Looks like a great space and love how it utilizes that part of the house. It keeps the bedrooms together and gives you the third bed (master-suite) upstairs! It would be a great space.

Working on what he has said already, I may look at re-configuring the kitchen/diner area of the house a little but I think this ultimately now comes down to what is possible and how much you can afford to do.

I hope you're all enjoying this fab weather! :) Gina

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