Dear house building community,
After much consideration, I have decided to share our preliminary design here. As a longtime passive reader, I would like to give back to the community with this small contribution and perhaps even inspire some readers with our floor plan.
For context: We have completed the preliminary design phase with the architect and are currently gathering quotes. The house will be a prefabricated home with slightly upscale features (KfW-40 standard, Q3 plaster, ventilation system, motorized blinds, etc.) and will cost around 3000 € per square meter (about 280 per square foot). I appreciate any feedback and look forward to many comments. Feel free to critically question the design. One note: we are satisfied with the planning and do not wish to make any changes.
Let’s get started!
Basic data:
Requirements:
I have kept it brief on purpose and do not want to reveal what I like or dislike about the design just yet. Instead, I’m going to relax now and grab some popcorn. If you want to know more, feel free to visit my website (Name + “.de”).
I’m looking forward to your opinions!
After much consideration, I have decided to share our preliminary design here. As a longtime passive reader, I would like to give back to the community with this small contribution and perhaps even inspire some readers with our floor plan.
For context: We have completed the preliminary design phase with the architect and are currently gathering quotes. The house will be a prefabricated home with slightly upscale features (KfW-40 standard, Q3 plaster, ventilation system, motorized blinds, etc.) and will cost around 3000 € per square meter (about 280 per square foot). I appreciate any feedback and look forward to many comments. Feel free to critically question the design. One note: we are satisfied with the planning and do not wish to make any changes.
Let’s get started!
Basic data:
- Plot: approx. 470 m² (about 5050 sq ft) in a new development area with a slight south-facing slope (1 m (3 feet) over plot length, 0.5 m (1.5 feet) over house width)
- Neighboring plot to the north: unattractive, vacant three-story building
- Maximum budget for the construction project excluding land and possibly garden/terrace: 700,000 €
Requirements:
- 3 children’s bedrooms (each 12–14 m² (130–150 sq ft))
- Laundry or utility/laundry room
- Study room with space for double desk and guest bed
- Shower in guest bathroom
- Straight-run staircase
- Living-dining-kitchen area in an L-shape
- Space for hallway furniture
- Double garage
- 2 full stories
- Built on a slab foundation
I have kept it brief on purpose and do not want to reveal what I like or dislike about the design just yet. Instead, I’m going to relax now and grab some popcorn. If you want to know more, feel free to visit my website (Name + “.de”).
I’m looking forward to your opinions!
roteweste schrieb:
Parapet height is standard. 1.20m (4 feet). I would say the parapet height is elevated 😉 .. "standard" for me would be around 90 to 95 cm (35 to 37 inches). At 120 cm (finished floor level or raw floor level?), you can hardly see outside when sitting.
How did you solve the height issue at the passage between the garage and the house, and why do we see a Weber vehicle in the picture of the house under construction? As far as I remember, Keitel-Haus was the winner of your building contract.
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11ant schrieb:
How did you solve the height difference at the passage between the garage and the house? Like this.
The garage is about 30cm (12 inches) below ground level. There we applied bitumen coating and will also install a drainage membrane. The house is built 30cm (12 inches) above street level. This was approved by the building authority back then.
Here you can see the passage between the house and garage. We planned the step at the door to be as low as possible.
This means our house sits about 1.2m (4 feet) above street level. We have a slight south-facing slope and a very gentle east-facing slope. Since the street is below, our property is situated quite high within the development. Here is an example photo from the east-facing attic window.
We feel very comfortable with the decision to raise the house on the plot. Hydrostatic pressure is therefore not an issue.
11ant schrieb:
Why do we see a Weberhaus vehicle at the construction site in the photo – wasn’t the winner of your building contract Keitel-Haus? Out of the 20 lots in this small development, three houses have been erected in the last two weeks. The Weberhaus people are (and I say this without resentment) quite inconsiderate; they park everywhere except at their own site. They even managed to temporarily store their materials without permission on the concrete floor of the basement of the third house, which was erected last.
roteweste schrieb:
The garage is about 30cm (12 inches) below ground level. We have applied a bitumen coating there and will add a dimpled membrane. The house is 30cm (12 inches) above street level. This was approved by the building authority at the time.
Here you can see the passage between the house and the garage. We designed the step at the door to be as low as possible. The ideal height difference is "0", measured from the finished floor level (that means lowering the garage rough floor by the thickness of the floor construction).
roteweste schrieb:
Out of the 20 building plots in the small development, three houses were erected in the last two weeks. The people from Weber are (and I say this without resentment) an inconsiderate group who park everywhere except at their own construction site. They even managed to store their materials without permission on the basement slab of the third house, which was the last one to be built. I would charge rent plus 60 Euros per day (similar to the "increased transport fee," which should hold up in court).
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