ᐅ Single-family home facade design, feedback and ideas, broom finish plaster

Created on: 28 Jun 2020 15:04
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mini_g!
Happy Sunday everyone!

We’re starting the implementation of our project next week. The excavation for the foundation pit will begin. Here is the discussion about it: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/neubau-efh-ca-174-m-grundriss-architekt.32936/
Soon we will have to make decisions about the exterior design—such as color, texture, and window color. I’d like to ask for your opinion again.

Since it’s difficult to summarize everything, I’ll try to describe it more “emotionally.” We want the house to be a bit different. Inside, some special features are planned. On the ground floor, there is only one door—to the guest toilet. All other openings are full height, reaching the ceiling. One wall will be made of exposed concrete, and we want to keep the ceiling concrete as well.
On the upper floor, the roof is open. Instead of drywall with sprayed plaster, we are considering using Heraklith/Heradesign panels on the ceiling.

For the exterior, we also want the house to stand out from the common styles found in both new developments and older neighborhoods in our area. In new residential areas, the standard is gray or black bricks, a rather fine white plaster façade, and windows in anthracite gray / RAL 7016. Occasionally there is a bay window in dark tones and some wooden elements. Deviations from this are already unusual.
In older neighborhoods, you usually find red bricks with white façades and windows.

Currently, our ideas are as follows:
  • Creaton Magnum bricks in copper red engobed finish
  • Eaves underside in light gray HPL, with no visible rafters or purlins
    • For example, Fundermax 0741NT (Birch Grey)
  • Façade with broom-finish plaster in a gray shade with a slightly earthy tone
    • Example of broom finish: Google search “weberFassade besenstrich essen”
  • Window reveals smoothly plastered, same color as façade
  • Base plaster either matching the rest of the façade or offset, smooth and slightly darker
  • Windows in gray, for example RAL 7039
  • Carport still unclear, possibly matching the color of the eaves underside
    • Cladding with rhombus-profile boards

I’ve tried to visualize this as attached. What does the community think?
Are there any concepts for how to ideally put together an exterior design? Do you have alternative suggestions, especially for façade color? Are you aware of other examples of broom-finish façades?

Best regards! mini_g!

P.S. No one with a white façade and gray bricks should feel offended. It’s very possible we will fall back on that—it is a beautiful combination!

Northeast view of a gray house with a red roof, terrace, and two wooden garages.
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mini_g!
5 Jul 2020 16:46
ypg schrieb:

Oops... I looked at the views from page 1 of your linked post and found them okay.
Now you’re posting views where I have to agree with @tomtom79: there is pure arbitrariness there.

I just compared the front; the stairwell on the lower floor has shifted slightly upward because of the floor height, and the living room on the left is a bit lower due to visibility and sofa arrangement. Otherwise, the street-facing side is the same as before.
ypg schrieb:

About the render: ask me which one we have, and I can’t answer you—that shows how unimportant it is!

Have you tried googling “WeberFassade besenstrich essen” as an example?
I already see a difference there compared to a standard trowel render, regardless of the color.

Best regards! mini
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PyneBite
5 Jul 2020 17:07
mini_g! schrieb:

Have you tried googling the example "WeberFassade besenstrich essen"?
I can already see a difference from a standard trowel finish there, regardless of the color.

I actually like that better than the "normal" plaster.
But otherwise, I can't say much about it. I wouldn’t build a house without brickwork.
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mini_g!
5 Jul 2020 17:55
PyneBite schrieb:

But other than that, I can’t say much. I wouldn’t build a house without facing bricks.
Facing bricks would be quite unusual here. But we are closer to Tuscany than to the North Sea.

Best regards! mini
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Tego12
5 Jul 2020 18:36
mini_g! schrieb:

Brick veneer would be quite unusual here. But then again, this area is closer to Tuscany than to the North Sea.

Best regards! mini

See, that’s exactly what you want.
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ypg
5 Jul 2020 18:58
mini_g! schrieb:

Have you tried googling the example "WeberFassade besenstrich essen"?
It may look different and more stylish, but for me, a) a friendly exterior color and/or b) the interior design are more important. The facade should look appealing, but a special render (except, of course, for better technical properties) is, in my opinion, completely overrated. It might even be that it has disadvantages compared to a smooth surface.
11ant5 Jul 2020 20:47
I would advise against using broom finish plaster as a full-surface treatment and recommend it only for selectively applied accent areas. The trendier and more "avant-garde" or unique a design feature is, the faster it tends to go out of style, which makes it regrettable to remove it over a large (and expensive) area. I would argue that this "wrinkled look" will have a short fashion lifespan.
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