Hello everyone,
We have a plot of land (see site plan) and have started planning our dream house without an architect. Before we move forward in more detail, it would be great to receive opinions, ideas, and perspectives.
On the floor plan, you can see an electrical transformer to the east. It is quite tall and does not provide a pleasant view. Therefore, the utility room is planned here, separated from the house with access to the "breakfast terrace."
We are planning with the future in mind. This means we want all the essential living spaces on one level. Upstairs is for the children and grandchildren when they visit, as well as hobby rooms, an office, etc. The area above the living room is open. Downstairs, it is important for us to have separate areas. The kitchen/dining and living rooms should not be an open, connected space. We often have guests while others want to watch a movie in peace.
We welcome any extraordinary ideas. The house should be unique. But we also appreciate advice on realistic feasibility.
The house will be built as a timber frame house.
The building plan allows for few restrictions. The building envelope is shown on the drawing.
Thank you and best regards,
Andreas
We have a plot of land (see site plan) and have started planning our dream house without an architect. Before we move forward in more detail, it would be great to receive opinions, ideas, and perspectives.
On the floor plan, you can see an electrical transformer to the east. It is quite tall and does not provide a pleasant view. Therefore, the utility room is planned here, separated from the house with access to the "breakfast terrace."
We are planning with the future in mind. This means we want all the essential living spaces on one level. Upstairs is for the children and grandchildren when they visit, as well as hobby rooms, an office, etc. The area above the living room is open. Downstairs, it is important for us to have separate areas. The kitchen/dining and living rooms should not be an open, connected space. We often have guests while others want to watch a movie in peace.
We welcome any extraordinary ideas. The house should be unique. But we also appreciate advice on realistic feasibility.
The house will be built as a timber frame house.
The building plan allows for few restrictions. The building envelope is shown on the drawing.
Thank you and best regards,
Andreas
The original poster no longer wants help here, at least not from me, okay. However, that doesn’t mean I’ll let nonsense go unchallenged. So:
I did not address the OP’s place of residence; he mentioned it himself in his profile and has since removed it. I referred only to the building site—after all, that was the topic here.
Finding that location was not my achievement but Google’s: one try, four results, one of which was correct. What any Google Earth user can see, I only added one piece of information based on my casual local knowledge (it really is a great holiday area): in the aerial view, you can see the power pole almost straight from above, so not its height—I “revealed” here that the pole has a rather picturesque size (and in addition, I pointed out that this characteristic is shared by all the other poles in the area—that is certainly not classified information).
By the way, if I ever cared about trivial things like my “ego,” I’d see a doctor—even if that would be quite the challenge.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
I did not address the OP’s place of residence; he mentioned it himself in his profile and has since removed it. I referred only to the building site—after all, that was the topic here.
Finding that location was not my achievement but Google’s: one try, four results, one of which was correct. What any Google Earth user can see, I only added one piece of information based on my casual local knowledge (it really is a great holiday area): in the aerial view, you can see the power pole almost straight from above, so not its height—I “revealed” here that the pole has a rather picturesque size (and in addition, I pointed out that this characteristic is shared by all the other poles in the area—that is certainly not classified information).
By the way, if I ever cared about trivial things like my “ego,” I’d see a doctor—even if that would be quite the challenge.
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Does anyone here know what the business consultant means by "picturesque"? When I say that it doesn’t offer a nice view, that is my personal opinion and therefore my wish not to have it in my sightline. There is no reason to disagree with that (unless someone just wants to appear important).
The "thing" has a footprint of about 3 x 3 meters (10 x 10 feet) and is approximately 5 meters (16 feet) tall. It is overgrown with "brush" at the base. If someone finds that picturesque... well, that matches his behavior here in the thread (and in other threads as well: "Frosted glass lets in less darkness than cocoa glass" is a very "valuable" statement).
What I want to say is: be cautious with his statements. They are polarizing, partly incorrect, or present his own perspective as universally valid ("picturesque"). Most of the time, however, they are little to no help regarding the questions asked.
The "rest"—the personal issue—is currently happening behind the scenes.
The "thing" has a footprint of about 3 x 3 meters (10 x 10 feet) and is approximately 5 meters (16 feet) tall. It is overgrown with "brush" at the base. If someone finds that picturesque... well, that matches his behavior here in the thread (and in other threads as well: "Frosted glass lets in less darkness than cocoa glass" is a very "valuable" statement).
What I want to say is: be cautious with his statements. They are polarizing, partly incorrect, or present his own perspective as universally valid ("picturesque"). Most of the time, however, they are little to no help regarding the questions asked.
The "rest"—the personal issue—is currently happening behind the scenes.
For someone who wants to disappear completely here, you are still quite present...
Anyone who uploads a site plan with unredacted street names has to expect this—my opinion. If I don’t want that, I redact it. Additional information was apparently openly visible in the profile for everyone. It has now been deleted, but even for me as a beginner (= dumbest of all users) it is very clear: the internet never forgets! Even if I delete something.
This is about a floor plan discussion—but the required questionnaire was not even remotely completed, while willingly uploading an unredacted site plan. May I just let that sink in (or is that also considered data protection???) and draw my own conclusions? Yes?
For data protection reasons, I do not want to share my thoughts here, but everyone is free to use their own brain.
Go for it!
Anyone who uploads a site plan with unredacted street names has to expect this—my opinion. If I don’t want that, I redact it. Additional information was apparently openly visible in the profile for everyone. It has now been deleted, but even for me as a beginner (= dumbest of all users) it is very clear: the internet never forgets! Even if I delete something.
This is about a floor plan discussion—but the required questionnaire was not even remotely completed, while willingly uploading an unredacted site plan. May I just let that sink in (or is that also considered data protection???) and draw my own conclusions? Yes?
For data protection reasons, I do not want to share my thoughts here, but everyone is free to use their own brain.
Go for it!
This was a discussion about the floor plan. While I was filling out the (detailed) questionnaire, the post from 11ant appeared. Additional information from me was deleted by the moderators without any comment. However, the moderators did not comply with my request to delete the entire thread.
Yes, not blacking out the street name was my mistake. I was unable to correct it (no permissions). What people imagine in their minds is one thing, what they express in writing is another.
The saying "The internet never forgets" is now challenged by the GDPR: "Right to be forgotten on the internet."
By the way: Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions, but if I were to say or write down all my thoughts, I would end up facing legal charges faster than I would like.
Yes, not blacking out the street name was my mistake. I was unable to correct it (no permissions). What people imagine in their minds is one thing, what they express in writing is another.
The saying "The internet never forgets" is now challenged by the GDPR: "Right to be forgotten on the internet."
By the way: Everyone is free to draw their own conclusions, but if I were to say or write down all my thoughts, I would end up facing legal charges faster than I would like.
Hello Sciliar,
to evaluate a floor plan and recommend alternatives or point out issues, it is important not only to have the floor plan but also the site, the site plan, and the surroundings. Only this way can the best solution be found. Unlike a general contractor’s draftsman, architects usually also visit the actual site.
Many users in this forum want as much help as possible but want to reveal as little as possible. This makes it difficult. Ideally, alongside the floor plan, the site plan with building boundaries (which you had) and a surrounding plan or aerial image (e.g., from Google Maps) should be provided. If a user provides all this while blacking out street names, the desire to “investigate further” is practically zero because all the information is there.
However, if—as in this case—the information is only partially available but street names are visible on the plan, some users naturally look up the location to be able to help better. If a response like yours follows, willingness to help will quickly decrease. @11ant tends to write in the style of the Oracle of Delphi, but as with the oracle, there is a lot of truth in it; the user still expects readers to interpret the statements for themselves.
to evaluate a floor plan and recommend alternatives or point out issues, it is important not only to have the floor plan but also the site, the site plan, and the surroundings. Only this way can the best solution be found. Unlike a general contractor’s draftsman, architects usually also visit the actual site.
Many users in this forum want as much help as possible but want to reveal as little as possible. This makes it difficult. Ideally, alongside the floor plan, the site plan with building boundaries (which you had) and a surrounding plan or aerial image (e.g., from Google Maps) should be provided. If a user provides all this while blacking out street names, the desire to “investigate further” is practically zero because all the information is there.
However, if—as in this case—the information is only partially available but street names are visible on the plan, some users naturally look up the location to be able to help better. If a response like yours follows, willingness to help will quickly decrease. @11ant tends to write in the style of the Oracle of Delphi, but as with the oracle, there is a lot of truth in it; the user still expects readers to interpret the statements for themselves.
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