Hello everyone,
We have been following this forum for quite some time, but always as guests. Now that our plans are becoming more concrete and time is running out, we have registered.
We are struggling with finding the best possible layout for the ground floor of our city villa. The house will be built by Weberhaus – 165sqm (1,776 sq ft) excluding the basement – on a 700sqm (7,535 sq ft) sloped plot. It will have two full floors, a basement, and a hipped roof in a Mediterranean style for the exterior.
We currently have two floor plans and are trying to decide which one is more functional and offers better advantages on the ground floor.
We have decided against a straight staircase because we were told it takes up more space.
What do you think? Which floor plan makes more sense? What could we improve? What else should we consider?
We look forward to your feedback!!
We have been following this forum for quite some time, but always as guests. Now that our plans are becoming more concrete and time is running out, we have registered.
We are struggling with finding the best possible layout for the ground floor of our city villa. The house will be built by Weberhaus – 165sqm (1,776 sq ft) excluding the basement – on a 700sqm (7,535 sq ft) sloped plot. It will have two full floors, a basement, and a hipped roof in a Mediterranean style for the exterior.
We currently have two floor plans and are trying to decide which one is more functional and offers better advantages on the ground floor.
We have decided against a straight staircase because we were told it takes up more space.
What do you think? Which floor plan makes more sense? What could we improve? What else should we consider?
We look forward to your feedback!!
SirDenniMiles schrieb:
I haven’t really thought about the noise level— is it loud?Well, it depends on the background noise level. Next to a highway, nobody cares. But at night right next to the bedroom, it could cause problems. It’s also quite inconsiderate to place your "noise-making equipment" right at the property boundary with the neighbor. Where is their patio, and how did they build theirs? Can you learn anything from that?As far as I know, prefabricated houses have long waiting lists. They can be assembled quickly on site, but they still need to be manufactured first... A colleague decided to go with traditional masonry construction because it was significantly faster. Viebrockhaus offers a construction period of 3 months, but I’m not sure how soon they can start.
SirDenniMiles schrieb:
Building stone by stone usually takes longer. Oh, hopefully you are mistaken about that.
But either way, a beautiful house is possible.
SirDenniMiles schrieb:
The problem is, we have already signed the purchase contract, which means we have to make the best of it now. Another reason for choosing a prefabricated house was that we currently have very little space at home because we unexpectedly had a new family member arrive 9 months ago, and we want to move out as soon as possible... Building with traditional masonry usually takes longer.I can understand that the personal pressure in such situations is high. However, I wouldn’t guarantee that you will actually finish any faster. As has already been mentioned here, prefabricated house companies are extremely busy, and the components still need to be manufactured. Of course, the assembly goes quickly. But the interior finishing takes just as much time.
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SirDenniMiles28 Mar 2019 14:13kaho674 schrieb:
Well, it depends on the baseline noise level. Next to a highway, no one really cares. But at night, right next to a bedroom, it can definitely cause problems. It’s also quite inconsiderate to place your "noise device" right up against the building boundary with the neighbor. Where is their terrace located, and how have they built their house? Is there anything you could learn from it?His house is situated a bit closer to the road than ours, he doesn’t have a garage, and there is a very small terrace behind the house. In front of the house are only stairs and a garden. I estimate the age of his house to be about 20-30 years. It is a simple, old-fashioned house and unfortunately nothing interesting to copy. Our architect said that the "noise device" wouldn’t bother anyone there.
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