ᐅ Next Steps in Home Construction After Purchasing a Plot of Land

Hello,

I just registered here... After a long search, we finally found and purchased a building plot where a terraced middle house can be built.

We want to build with solid construction.

The initial talks with architects have already taken place but so far they haven’t been very successful, and we feel we haven’t received good advice yet.

One architect offered us a package covering all phases from preliminary design (phase 2) to construction supervision (phase 8), which of course is very expensive.

Another architect offered a plan including the building permit (planning permission) application. After that, we would handle everything ourselves, such as selecting and hiring contractors.

It all needs to be affordable for us... We would like to install some systems ourselves, for example laying cables and pipes, following instructions.

It is "only" a terraced middle house. What would make sense? Do I even need an architect, or would it be better to go with a developer?
What would be the next sensible steps?

Who built the neighboring houses?

OMG – are the lots for the neighboring houses already built on? If not, then consider yourself lucky and at least agree on a joint plan. Ideally, also choose the same shell builder or general contractor ("developer").

Why? Just read through this thread
https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/reihenendhaus-mit-gue-in-eigenregie-bauen.31198/

So there is already a house standing. It is about 15 years old. The other plot of land is still unknown and will probably remain so for the time being. Therefore, we are building on our own for now...

I wanted to write "undeveloped"

Whether to choose an architect or a general contractor is generally difficult to answer definitively.
If you are not a professional, it is advisable to avoid the option of using an architect up to design phase 4 and then managing the rest yourself.