Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot Size: 525 m² (5650 ft²)
Slope: No, the plot has a diagonal height difference of about 0.5 m (20 inches)
Site Coverage Ratio: 0.4 = 210 m² (2260 ft²)
Floor Area Ratio: 0.6 = 315 m² (3390 ft²)
Building Envelope, Building Line and Boundary: Only the usual edge setbacks and about 5 m (16 ft) from the street
Edge Development: Planned carport
Number of Parking Spaces: 1 up to 100 m² (1075 ft²) of living space, above that 2
Number of Storeys: Ground floor + attic
Roof Style: Required roof pitch 35°–45° (flatter pitches would likely be exempt)
Architectural Style: Not strictly defined, mainly determined by roof requirements
Orientation: Almost perfectly north-south oriented, rotated about 5°
Maximum Heights / Limits: Ridge height 9 m (29.5 ft)
Additional Requirements: None really, apart from planting regulations
Owners’ Requirements
Architectural Style, Roof Form, Building Type: “Normal house,” 1.5 storeys, bungalow is simply too large for the plot
Basement, Number of Storeys: Slab-on-grade, 1 to 1.5 storeys
Number of Occupants: Currently 1 person, mid-30s
Space Requirements on Ground and Upper Floor: About 100 m² (1075 ft²) total to leave some room for flexibility
Office: One room desired as an office for home or family use
Overnight Guests per Year: Not many, guests can sleep on the sofa if needed
Open or Closed Layout: Rather closed
Conservative or Modern Construction: Rather conservative, prefer larger roof overhangs than trendy modern styles
Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island: Semi-open, possibly an island as a half-height room divider
Number of Dining Seats: Table comfortably seats 4 daily, expandable to 10 for guests
Fireplace: No, maybe added later as an external chimney
Media / Stereo Wall: Media wall with TV and other equipment
Balcony, Roof Terrace: No
Garage, Carport: Carport with 1 parking space plus integrated storage shed (second parking space in front of carport)
Utility Garden, Greenhouse: Mostly lawn, shrubs, fruit trees, maybe 1–2 raised beds
Other Wishes / Special Features / Daily Routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included: ---
House Design
Who Designed It: Original design from a catalog, second draft with minor changes from the original
What Do You Like Most? Why? The room layout suits me. I don’t need anything extravagant
What Do You Like Least? Why?
Estimated Price According to Architect/Planner: None yet
Personal Budget for the House, Including Equipment: 250,000 excluding land, outdoor facilities, carport, kitchen, photovoltaic system
Preferred Heating Technology: Underfloor heating combined with an air-to-water heat pump, solar panels on the roof, possibly KFW40+ (energy efficient standard)
What Is the Most Important / Basic Question Regarding the Floor Plan, Summarized in 130 Characters?
I would like the large open living-dining-kitchen area with doors from the stairwell/hall
Do you see any rooms that are way too small?
The knee wall is 1 m (3.3 ft), roof pitch 40°
Attached Are
Oh, and the roof ridge runs left to right → perfect south side for solar panels
What do you think?
Plot Size: 525 m² (5650 ft²)
Slope: No, the plot has a diagonal height difference of about 0.5 m (20 inches)
Site Coverage Ratio: 0.4 = 210 m² (2260 ft²)
Floor Area Ratio: 0.6 = 315 m² (3390 ft²)
Building Envelope, Building Line and Boundary: Only the usual edge setbacks and about 5 m (16 ft) from the street
Edge Development: Planned carport
Number of Parking Spaces: 1 up to 100 m² (1075 ft²) of living space, above that 2
Number of Storeys: Ground floor + attic
Roof Style: Required roof pitch 35°–45° (flatter pitches would likely be exempt)
Architectural Style: Not strictly defined, mainly determined by roof requirements
Orientation: Almost perfectly north-south oriented, rotated about 5°
Maximum Heights / Limits: Ridge height 9 m (29.5 ft)
Additional Requirements: None really, apart from planting regulations
Owners’ Requirements
Architectural Style, Roof Form, Building Type: “Normal house,” 1.5 storeys, bungalow is simply too large for the plot
Basement, Number of Storeys: Slab-on-grade, 1 to 1.5 storeys
Number of Occupants: Currently 1 person, mid-30s
Space Requirements on Ground and Upper Floor: About 100 m² (1075 ft²) total to leave some room for flexibility
Office: One room desired as an office for home or family use
Overnight Guests per Year: Not many, guests can sleep on the sofa if needed
Open or Closed Layout: Rather closed
Conservative or Modern Construction: Rather conservative, prefer larger roof overhangs than trendy modern styles
Open Kitchen, Kitchen Island: Semi-open, possibly an island as a half-height room divider
Number of Dining Seats: Table comfortably seats 4 daily, expandable to 10 for guests
Fireplace: No, maybe added later as an external chimney
Media / Stereo Wall: Media wall with TV and other equipment
Balcony, Roof Terrace: No
Garage, Carport: Carport with 1 parking space plus integrated storage shed (second parking space in front of carport)
Utility Garden, Greenhouse: Mostly lawn, shrubs, fruit trees, maybe 1–2 raised beds
Other Wishes / Special Features / Daily Routine, including reasons why certain things should or should not be included: ---
House Design
Who Designed It: Original design from a catalog, second draft with minor changes from the original
What Do You Like Most? Why? The room layout suits me. I don’t need anything extravagant
What Do You Like Least? Why?
Estimated Price According to Architect/Planner: None yet
Personal Budget for the House, Including Equipment: 250,000 excluding land, outdoor facilities, carport, kitchen, photovoltaic system
Preferred Heating Technology: Underfloor heating combined with an air-to-water heat pump, solar panels on the roof, possibly KFW40+ (energy efficient standard)
What Is the Most Important / Basic Question Regarding the Floor Plan, Summarized in 130 Characters?
I would like the large open living-dining-kitchen area with doors from the stairwell/hall
Do you see any rooms that are way too small?
The knee wall is 1 m (3.3 ft), roof pitch 40°
Attached Are
- Plot plan with placement idea
- Ground floor and upper floor plans as in catalog
- Ground floor and upper floor plans with my small modification ideas
- Ground floor: smaller WC (no shower needed there)
- Ground floor: front door with side glass panel
- Ground floor: utility room approx. 1 m² (11 ft²) larger
- Ground floor: access to utility room not through kitchen (it is the mudroom; I don’t want to pass through the kitchen)
- Ground floor: door between hall and kitchen
- Ground floor: challenge – how to get a door between the stairs and living room
- Upper floor: bathroom modified, larger walk-in shower by “building over” the staircase opening
- Upper floor: bathroom door shifted
- Upper floor: rearranged remaining bathroom elements
- Upper floor: wall between the lower rooms shifted “to the left,” making room 2 about 1.2 m² (13 ft²) bigger; could be better as a children’s room or alternatively my office, with the left room used as storage or possibly the office
Oh, and the roof ridge runs left to right → perfect south side for solar panels
What do you think?
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Pinkiponk2 May 2021 08:10Harakiri schrieb:
Alternatively, with Danwood you can build with a maximum ceiling height of 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in) on the ground floor instead of 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in) (additional cost about €5,000 including window adjustments), but I doubt whether it's worth it just to cover an extra stair step.I would recommend this to the homeowner, possibly depending on their height. My husband and I are doing this and have to pay more with a different provider. In my personal opinion, the typically large open-plan kitchen-dining-living spaces today lose a lot of impact if the ceilings are only (normally) low.Pinkiponk schrieb:
In my personal opinion, the currently popular open-concept kitchen-dining-living areas lose a lot of their appeal when they are large but have standard-height ceilings. However, you can’t really say that the open space in the Poing house is large. If you raise the ceiling, you also need a longer staircase, and the supposed advantage gained from the shower ends up being counterproductive. All in all, the house would have to be a bit bigger just because of the shower.
So maybe it’s better to just choose a house that is already a bit bigger? Or perhaps go for a bungalow instead?
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motorradsilke2 May 2021 12:08Pinkiponk schrieb:
Oh dear, if this is a requirement in every state, we will probably have to prepare for another rejection of our building application. In our plan, it’s the same: carport with a parking space in front, and then the mandatory minimum distance to the street. At least in our case (Brandenburg), the municipalities or towns decide on the approval of parking spaces. This is not included in the building permit/planning permission but requires a separate application and a separate decision from the local authority.
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Pinkiponk2 May 2021 18:52motorradsilke schrieb:
At least in our area (Brandenburg), the municipalities or cities decide on the approval of parking spaces. I’ve also recently learned this. In our case, a change in the city council’s composition led to our building application being rejected—contrary to a prior verbal approval—because it did not fully comply with the development plan regarding parking spaces (and access routes). This was despite nearly all our other neighbors also deviating from it.
We have now submitted our building application and drawings for the third time and are curious to see what happens next. Since, based on our assessment, we are now strictly following the requirements of the development plan (unlike almost all of our neighbors), we hope to receive approval. I find it interesting that a simple change in the city council or local government can have such significant consequences.
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Wandervogel852 May 2021 22:00Harakiri schrieb:
Regarding standard versus customizations with Danwood: most changes are reasonably priced with Danwood—provided no major structural modifications to the house are necessary. One idea might be to raise your knee wall to 150 cm (59 inches) (starting at about €5,000, depending also on roof pitch) and better use the gained space in the bathroom (especially by reducing the bulky boxed-in areas).
Otherwise, with Danwood, you can build with a ceiling height up to 2.67 m (8 ft 9 in) on the ground floor instead of 2.52 m (8 ft 3 in) (extra cost around €5,000 including window adjustments), but I doubt it’s worth it just to cover one extra stair step.
As a somewhat experienced Danwood builder, I can tell you your budget for building with Danwood is realistic, but you won’t have huge financial leeway.
Your sales representative can give you precise information, but if you want an initial impression (since we are building a similar Danwood house), you should expect the following additional costs:
- Roof insulation package for KfW40 energy standard (about €3,000)
- Underfloor heating (about €5,000)
- Roller shutters / external blinds (about €7,000)
- Air-to-water heat pump and central ventilation system (about €8,000)
- Small items (e.g., conduit for photovoltaics around €370, water connection €580, etc. → approx. €1,000)
- Transport costs depending on postal code (from €1,000 upward) and further adaptations for snow load and wind zones
- Architect fees (between €3,000 and €10,000 depending on Danwood representation)
- Additional electrical work (approx. €3,000 to €5,000)
- Concrete slab including perimeter insulation (about €15,000 to €20,000)
- Earthworks (starting from approx. €10,000)
- Construction site setup (toilet, temporary power, container, road closures - around €1,000 to €3,000)
If you don’t count them as incidental building costs, you still need to consider building permits / planning permission, surveyor fees, and utility connection charges. Earthworks can quickly become costly if special foundations or soil replacement are required.
You should also firmly plan for price increases during the construction period—the only current relevant price guarantee with Danwood is 9 months, and within that time frame, you must finalize everything (from architectural planning through final factory planning, materials selection, and signed financing confirmation) quickly to succeed. Often delays aren’t caused by you but by overwhelmed parties like architects or Danwood’s technical planners. Lead times of about 18 to 24 months are otherwise typical to complete the house, so you should realistically budget for at least a 5% price increase.
This means you need to expect around €225,000 to €240,000 (about $245,000 to $260,000) total house costs instead of the base price of €157,000 (about $170,000) — and this doesn’t yet include a contingency for materials selection upgrades like electrical fixtures, plumbing, and (especially important with Danwood) flooring options (for example, if you don’t want to accept the standard carpet on the upper floor). Still, it should be doable, but extravagant requests are likely out of reach. Thanks in advance for these rough price estimates.
Some of this I already knew or had read elsewhere. I’m aware that the catalog price doesn’t cover everything.
I also need to check how much it would cost to raise the knee wall from 1.00 m (39 inches) to 1.25 m (49 inches) or 1.4 m (55 inches). Also what the cost would be for slightly larger roof overhangs, since these are required by the development plan and I think they look quite nice. I probably wouldn’t change the ceiling height on the ground floor. With a room size of about 38 m² (409 sq ft) for living, dining, and kitchen, the space isn’t so large that it feels low. I almost hesitate to say this, but I don’t really like high ceilings in older buildings. Maybe it’s because I’m more Hobbit-sized.
I have my first consultation appointment with Danwood on Thursday. Maybe I’ll find something nice in the "Family" series. The selection is a bit more limited there, but it might better fit my budget.
I plan to do walls and floors myself, possibly all the tiling too. So basically I want the house delivered with technical installations completed.
Wandervogel85 schrieb:
what the slightly enlarged roof overhangs would cost, as they are required by the building plan / development planOh, in which area is that required?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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