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I had to scroll back first. I hadn’t noticed the downpipes.
As Nordlys wrote, external downpipes have their advantages.
Overgrown, as Hampshire mentioned, and it looks neat.

M4rvin schrieb:
Tell me, is it better to have metal sheeting as dormer roofing? I'm a bit surprised, since in our plans the dormer was supposed to be covered with tiles...
So my concern now is increased noise during rain?

Why not cover the roof side and dormer (south-facing?) with photovoltaic panels as well?

I only became aware of the downpipes through the comments here. Downpipes are part of the house.

Nordlys schrieb:
So, this was popular among some architects in the 1960s

Were emergency overflow drains already mandatory back then? Because their purpose is to divert water if the downpipe is blocked. If any trickle ever comes out of an emergency overflow (located near every downpipe), all alarms should go off.

However, such purely aesthetic solutions always come with maintenance requirements. This applies to many extras like, for example, electric backwater valves or passive residential ventilation systems. Just as an FYI: a friend of mine is a plumber. He has installed many residential ventilation systems but has almost no maintenance contracts. The question is whether a backwater valve, an internal downpipe failure, or a dirty ventilation system is due to a design flaw or because the owner did not invest in the mandatory maintenance.

I would avoid internal downpipes in a Swedish-style house or typical detached house; for a Bauhaus-style house, it’s purely an aesthetic choice. But then you have to bear the follow-up costs. With annual inspections, though, there shouldn’t be any problems—similar to many other things in life (car inspections, health check-ups, etc.).

boxandroof schrieb:
Cover the roof side and dormer (south side?) with photovoltaic panels.

Yes, that is the south side. But we don’t have any budget left for photovoltaic panels.

Traumfaenger schrieb:
Were the emergency overflow drains already mandatory back then? Their purpose is to drain water if the downpipe gets blocked. If you ever see even a trickle coming from an emergency overflow (located near every downpipe), all alarms should go off.

However, purely aesthetic features always come with maintenance requirements. This applies to many extras, such as electric backflow valves or passive ventilation systems. Just for your information: a friend of mine is a plumber. He has installed many ventilation systems but has almost no maintenance contracts. The question now is whether a backflow valve, an internal downpipe failure, or a clogged ventilation system is due to a design flaw or because the owner did not invest in the required maintenance.

I wouldn’t choose internal downpipes for a Swedish-style house or a typical single-family home; for a Bauhaus-style building, it’s purely about aesthetics. But you have to be prepared for the ongoing costs. With annual inspections, there shouldn’t be any problems, similar to many other things in life (car inspections, medical check-ups, etc.).

The reason he doesn’t sell maintenance might be because nowadays people can maintain these systems themselves… what exactly is there to maintain in a controlled ventilation system?