ᐅ Manufactured wood house providers for single-family homes in Lower Saxony
Created on: 12 Feb 2025 17:46
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Ben3001
Hello dear forum members,
We are a family of four planning to build a 180sqm (1,938 sq ft) single-family house with two full floors plus a basement in Lower Saxony, on a flat 650sqm (7,000 sq ft) plot in a new development area, and we are looking for a prefab house company (timber frame, exterior brick). We have had the preliminary design of the house created by an architect. Our budget is about €3,600 per sqm (plus basement and additional costs).
At the moment, we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of providers and their marketing. So far, we have researched mostly small to medium-sized companies. Wolf, Isowood, and Büdenbender have appealed to us quite well (criteria mainly being wall construction, company size, and solid financial standing). However, the selection is probably somewhat arbitrary.
We would be interested in additional comparable or alternative providers in our price range from whom we can request an offer.
Thank you very much for your recommendations and kind regards!
We are a family of four planning to build a 180sqm (1,938 sq ft) single-family house with two full floors plus a basement in Lower Saxony, on a flat 650sqm (7,000 sq ft) plot in a new development area, and we are looking for a prefab house company (timber frame, exterior brick). We have had the preliminary design of the house created by an architect. Our budget is about €3,600 per sqm (plus basement and additional costs).
At the moment, we are overwhelmed by the sheer number of providers and their marketing. So far, we have researched mostly small to medium-sized companies. Wolf, Isowood, and Büdenbender have appealed to us quite well (criteria mainly being wall construction, company size, and solid financial standing). However, the selection is probably somewhat arbitrary.
We would be interested in additional comparable or alternative providers in our price range from whom we can request an offer.
Thank you very much for your recommendations and kind regards!
To evaluate the design, it is important to know what your requirements for the house are.
In the end, it has to suit you. Somewhere here, I once saw ypg’s house, which I really liked from the outside. However, I would not have wanted to live inside it.
What I mean is: we are only looking at the lid here – the floor plan – and we still need the pot: your living habits, to be able to judge what fits and what doesn’t.
In the end, it has to suit you. Somewhere here, I once saw ypg’s house, which I really liked from the outside. However, I would not have wanted to live inside it.
What I mean is: we are only looking at the lid here – the floor plan – and we still need the pot: your living habits, to be able to judge what fits and what doesn’t.
ypg schrieb:
Sorry, but I have no understanding for such thoughts and arguments.
In my opinion, the design failed and therefore it should not be built. If this mainly refers to the symmetry of the facade, my question would be: Is it fixable with reasonable effort?
roteweste schrieb:
To evaluate the design, it would be important to know what your requirements for the house are. In the end, it has to suit you. Somewhere here I once saw ypg’s house, which I really liked from the outside. But I wouldn’t have wanted to live inside.
What I mean is: here we only see the lid—the floor plan—and still need the pot: your lifestyle habits, to be able to judge what fits and what doesn’t. Our lifestyle habits are probably quite average in the end, meaning we would have been happy with a conventional standard floor plan from any prefab home provider. The main reason for working with the architect was primarily to have a consistent basis for comparing offers.
Planning requirements were: two roughly equal-sized children's bedrooms on the upper floor, a separate bathroom for the children, a home office with space for two desks on the ground floor, no open-concept living-dining-kitchen area—or at least the option to visually and odor-wise separate the kitchen from the living/dining area, a sauna in the master bathroom, and a window seat facing south in the living room.
Ben3001 schrieb:
If this mainly concerns the symmetry of the facade, my question would be: Is it fixable with reasonable effort?In my opinion! Either you design a house that intentionally uses symmetry or you choose a different house shape. If it doesn’t bother you, then there’s no need to change anything.
Is the planner trying to hide the lack of symmetry on the house’s front facade with a cheap trick by suggesting the presence of a tree? I would like to see the front view of the house without this tree, which is also missing in the aerial view, by the way.
Otherwise, I notice that the sauna is missing 20cm (8 inches) in length for comfort, and there are too many sliding doors for my taste, which I find uncomfortable in the living area. The hallway, measuring 15 square meters (161 square feet) on the upper floor and even in the basement, is quite large and will cost a lot, which I hope won’t lead to cuts elsewhere in the important parts of the interior design. The roof shape, the square floor plan typical for so-called city villas, and the brickwork all consume money and space.
As I said, my concern is that the interior might not end up as stylish as I want due to budget constraints.
I think the basement costs are calculated optimistically; in reality, it often ends up being more expensive. But ultimately, I’m sure you each have your reasons for your choices.
Otherwise, I notice that the sauna is missing 20cm (8 inches) in length for comfort, and there are too many sliding doors for my taste, which I find uncomfortable in the living area. The hallway, measuring 15 square meters (161 square feet) on the upper floor and even in the basement, is quite large and will cost a lot, which I hope won’t lead to cuts elsewhere in the important parts of the interior design. The roof shape, the square floor plan typical for so-called city villas, and the brickwork all consume money and space.
As I said, my concern is that the interior might not end up as stylish as I want due to budget constraints.
I think the basement costs are calculated optimistically; in reality, it often ends up being more expensive. But ultimately, I’m sure you each have your reasons for your choices.
Arauki11 schrieb:
Does the planner want to conceal the missing symmetry of the house facade with a cheap trick by suggesting a tree? What you call a cheap trick is, in my view, completely legal when it comes to a missing window in the entrance area. It is indeed a visual method to balance something and is used everywhere. Such a technique creates harmony.
Nevertheless, the entire gable is shifted.
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