ᐅ Dissatisfied with the architect’s design plan

kaho674 schrieb:
Do you mean that you would step from the upper floor onto the terrace?

No, with a split-level design (and garage/basement at street level), the garden side of the ground floor would be roughly at the same height as the current stair landing, matching a terrace whose far end aligns with the terrain without any steps.

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In that case, I am even more disappointed with the architect and would seriously consider looking for another one.

I would also be disappointed with the architect... I just checked his website, but apart from the announcement of a relaunch in 2014 (!!!), there is no evidence of his work at all. No reference projects. How did you even come across him?

For example, the step up from the hallway into the kitchen on the ground floor would bother me. What’s the purpose? Just to make the hallway bigger? Nobody spends time there. It would look better if the kitchen and dining area felt more spacious without that step. I’m surprised by this design...

Linda85 schrieb:

I’m currently wondering whether you need an architect for this. What would be the alternative if you don’t want a prefab house?

This has nothing to do with prefab houses at all.

However, you don’t need an architect. You can simply go to a construction company and plan with them.
At least in our case, they also had great ideas.

Split-level homes are a matter of personal preference. You end up climbing stairs for every little thing, and children quickly feel the “evolutionary pressure” to learn stair climbing because no one wants to install half a dozen safety gates—that would drive you crazy.

We currently live in a split-level house, our children still live here (not a single gate installed), and we would never want to build a home like this ourselves. Even going to the bathroom means climbing five steps. Never again.

Traumfaenger schrieb:
I would also be disappointed with that architect... I just checked their website, but apart from an announcement about a relaunch in 2014 (!!!), there is nothing to see regarding their work. No reference projects at all. How did you even find them?

I personally believe it is fundamentally wrong nowadays to judge people’s competence solely based on their online presence. Our architects have only a basic website, but as far as I can tell, they certainly know what they are doing. On the other hand, many plumbing contractors here have very extensive, attractive websites, but when you look closer, you realize the texts are all the same… they all bought their website from the same provider and just branded it with their own logo.

11ant schrieb:
No, with a split-level design (and garage/basement at street level), the garden side of the ground floor would be roughly at the same height as the current stair landing, fitting well with a terrace whose far end connects to the terrain without steps.

At what height would the entrance be?
I have to defend the architect a little here; I often resisted solutions for building on a slope. Maybe that’s because I couldn’t really imagine it... for example, I want to avoid a long staircase leading to the front door. The current solution with a half staircase inside was more of a last resort.

Traumfaenger schrieb:
How did you even come up with that

It was a recommendation from a friend. However, I have since heard that he also came to the architect with an almost finished plan...