ᐅ In your opinion, do urban villas actually look like traditional villas?

Wrong headline! Where did the 3 dots in the teaser text go?

I would have found the following more appropriate:

"He thought it was a townhouse, but what happened next is unbelievable..."

or

"90% of all Germans make THIS serious mistake when buying property"

Two-story houses with a hipped roof were the typical architectural style for affluent families in cities during the 1920s and 1930s, often with a strong emphasis on building symmetry. I would describe such a building as a classic urban villa.

Simpler residential houses of that era usually had only a ground floor and a steeply pitched roof above, without knee walls.

But from what size and plot area can you actually call a new house a villa? From 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space? From 300m2 (3,230 sq ft)? Or from a value of 1 million (then even a 120m2 (1,292 sq ft) house in Munich or Stuttgart could be called a villa)?
The term townhouse is often used for narrow, three or more-story terraced houses on small plots.
So, what is the best term for a small single-family house with two full stories and a tent or hipped roof?

RomeoZwo schrieb:

What is the best term for a small single-family house with two full stories and a hip or pyramid roof?

I sincerely wish the proud owner to enjoy their personal favorite home—and even take the phrase "Rome is in the smallest hut" literally—and call it a "villa." However, when used by home builders to describe an entry-level villa, I find the term almost dismissive compared to the home-building dreams of their clients.

By the way, are the photos of your house (the one—what was it again, a student of Muthesius-?)?

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Mottenhausen schrieb:

Wrong headline! Where did the 3 dots in the teaser text go?

I would have considered something like this appropriate:

"He thought it was an urban villa, but what happened next is unbelievable..."

or

"90% of all Germans make THIS serious mistake when buying property"

I don’t fully understand your response, but I find it funny. I like to laugh, even at myself.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Houses with two full stories and a hipped roof were the typical architectural style for affluent families in cities during the 1920s and 1930s. These buildings often emphasized symmetry. I would classify such a building as a classic city villa.

The simpler (settlement) houses of that era usually had just a ground floor with a steeply pitched roof above and no knee wall.

But from what size and plot area can a new house be called a villa? From 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space? From 300m2 (3,230 sq ft)? Or from a value of 1 million? (Does that mean even a 120m2 (1,292 sq ft) house in Munich or Stuttgart can be called a villa?)
The term townhouse is often used for terraced houses with three or more floors built on narrow plots.
So what would be the best name for a small detached house with two full stories and a gable or hipped roof?

Thank you. I find this historical perspective interesting.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Houses with two full stories and a hipped roof were the typical architectural style for affluent families in cities during the 1920s and 1930s. These buildings often emphasized symmetry. I would classify such a building as a classic city villa.
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The simpler (settlement) houses of that time usually had only a ground floor with an attic floor above featuring a steep roof pitch and no knee wall.

But from what size and plot area can a new house be called a villa? From 150m2 (1,615 sq ft) of living space? From 300m2 (3,230 sq ft)? From a value of 1 million? (Would that mean even a 120m2 (1,292 sq ft) house in Munich or Stuttgart counts as a villa?)
The term townhouse is already used for terraced houses with often three or more stories on very narrow plots.
So what is the best way to call a small single-family house with two full stories and a gable or hipped roof?

I find this historical overview interesting and have learned something new. Thanks for that.

11ant schrieb:

No, it's for good reason that I prefer the term "Anstatt-Villa"

The term "Anstatt-Villa" is great, I'll use it from now on. Do I always have to mention that you hold the copyright for "Anstatt-Villa"?