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HausKlaus1614 Jul 2021 12:41Hello everyone,
We are still quite early in our new build project for a single-family home in the outskirts of Nuremberg.
The current status is as follows:
- Plot of land available
- Size: 730 m² (7852 sq ft)
- 7.5 m (25 ft) wide access to the plot on the south side (see attachment)
- The plot includes fruit trees, a well, a garage, and a garden shed. These can be reused but are not mandatory.
- Soil survey commissioned
Our wishes for the project are:
- Living area: 160 m² to 170 m² (1722 to 1830 sq ft)
- Ground floor: office, pantry, WC with shower, and open kitchen, living, and dining area
- Upper floor: laundry room, bathroom, walk-in closet, bedroom, two children’s rooms
- No basement
- Construction method: timber frame prefabricated construction – however, other construction methods are not ruled out categorically
- Pool desired near the well
In our opinion, our requirements for the house are not really unusual. Only the front door probably needs to be on the west side (or possibly the south side) because of the access to the plot.
We have more uncertainties regarding the exterior area, which we definitely want to plan roughly together with the house. Will the tree roots cause problems, and which trees should be removed? How can the driveway with garage and the path to the front door be planned?
Therefore, we are now wondering which contact person we should work with next:
- Landscape architect plans the outdoor area, house will be a "standard model" from a prefab house provider
- Landscape architect and architect plan both outdoor area and house
- Architect plans both outdoor area and house
Could you help us with this question?
We would also appreciate contacts for good (landscape) architects in our area :-).
We are still quite early in our new build project for a single-family home in the outskirts of Nuremberg.
The current status is as follows:
- Plot of land available
- Size: 730 m² (7852 sq ft)
- 7.5 m (25 ft) wide access to the plot on the south side (see attachment)
- The plot includes fruit trees, a well, a garage, and a garden shed. These can be reused but are not mandatory.
- Soil survey commissioned
Our wishes for the project are:
- Living area: 160 m² to 170 m² (1722 to 1830 sq ft)
- Ground floor: office, pantry, WC with shower, and open kitchen, living, and dining area
- Upper floor: laundry room, bathroom, walk-in closet, bedroom, two children’s rooms
- No basement
- Construction method: timber frame prefabricated construction – however, other construction methods are not ruled out categorically
- Pool desired near the well
In our opinion, our requirements for the house are not really unusual. Only the front door probably needs to be on the west side (or possibly the south side) because of the access to the plot.
We have more uncertainties regarding the exterior area, which we definitely want to plan roughly together with the house. Will the tree roots cause problems, and which trees should be removed? How can the driveway with garage and the path to the front door be planned?
Therefore, we are now wondering which contact person we should work with next:
- Landscape architect plans the outdoor area, house will be a "standard model" from a prefab house provider
- Landscape architect and architect plan both outdoor area and house
- Architect plans both outdoor area and house
Could you help us with this question?
We would also appreciate contacts for good (landscape) architects in our area :-).
HausKlaus16 schrieb:
- Landscape architect designs the outdoor area, house will be an off-the-shelf model from a prefab home providerMoney doesn’t matter for the garden, but you only go inside the house when it rains anyway?https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
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HausKlaus1614 Jul 2021 13:34For the outdoor area, we simply have more individual planning to do. Regarding the house itself, there are no special requirements in terms of planning.
However, this does not mean that the house itself should be of poor quality.
However, this does not mean that the house itself should be of poor quality.
HausKlaus16 schrieb:
For the outdoor area, there is simply more to plan individually for us. As far as the house itself is concerned, our planning requirements are nothing extraordinary. I would initially recommend an architect—specifically an independent one who is self-employed and not employed by a construction company. Considering the preservation of natural site features and the later involvement of a landscape architect are, to put it kindly, not areas of strong expertise for planners working for construction firms.
My provocative comment was based on the fact that with a house of this relatively normal size, the outdoor landscaping typically tends to be somewhat neglected or, quite commonly, due to budget constraints (not only money but also effort), is only addressed in the year following moving in.
The site plan shown is, quite literally, lacking scale and unfortunately has almost no informational value, especially since it is not explained. It would be best to supplement it with an aerial photo (which should also show much more of the surroundings).
https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
The sequence is clear anyway: FIRST, the house is built, THEN the landscaping is done. And until you have the building permit / planning permission, you don’t know exactly where and how the house will be positioned. Our current neighbors experienced this: they hired a landscape architect for a four-figure fee while the building application was still under approval. Then there were issues with the design (mainly due to the terrain and building heights), which meant it had to be fundamentally changed because of the resulting implications for the use of some rooms. In the end, the great landscaping plan had to be almost completely discarded.
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hanghaus200014 Jul 2021 21:13I would first want to have more information. Where are the trees located, and which trees need to be preserved? What does the zoning plan or building permit/planning permission say, if there is one? Is there a regulation regarding outdoor areas? Nowadays, you can find a lot of information in the Bavarian Atlas. Your plan is very sparse in this regard.
However, the architect should already take the basic outdoor layout into account. If there is a slope, the architect should have experience with hillside construction.
However, the architect should already take the basic outdoor layout into account. If there is a slope, the architect should have experience with hillside construction.
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