ᐅ Modernist Concrete Villa with Cavity Wall Insulation – Experiences
Created on: 11 Sep 2018 07:32
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rick2018
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to briefly introduce myself and say thank you.
For about a year and a half, I have been a silent reader here to gather inspiration and especially to gain more knowledge about construction technology.
Now a bit about me:
After more than a year of searching for a plot of land, I was able to purchase one from a developer who couldn’t move forward quickly with his plans.
So we found our dream plot (good location, 2500 m² (0.62 acres), slight slope, underground private spring that we have to preserve and are allowed to use).
There was an old house on the property, which we have since demolished.
There is no zoning plan, so §34 applies. During an initial informal inquiry at the building authority, almost everything we planned was rejected.
So we submitted an official preliminary building inquiry, involved the right people, and had lengthy discussions. In the end, we received a positive decision.
Therefore, there is nothing standing in the way of the building permit. The building permit should be granted within the next few weeks as there are no changes from the preliminary inquiry.
My wife (37) and I (36) want to build a Bauhaus-style villa in southern Baden-Württemberg.
It will be constructed from concrete (with core insulation) or in combination with insulated precast elements.
A lot of glass (full-glass system), textile shading, KNX, fast network both wired and wireless, strong mechanical ventilation with additional cooling coils, stainless steel pool, large cistern, and more.
The electrical planning must be 100% spot on since it’s almost impossible to make changes afterward.
Since I am friends with an architect from a larger firm, it was clear which route we would take. Such a house can basically only be realized with an architect.
I also personally know the electrician and KNX system integrator, as well as the owners and work approach of the heating, plumbing, and ventilation companies involved.
Some trades have already been contracted, and part of the equipment has already been ordered.
I’m really looking forward to getting started and to the final result. The goal is to move in by the end of 2019.
Once again, many thanks for the information I have received from you so far.
If you have any questions, just let me know.
Attached is the design, though not the final version. There have been a few minor changes.
Greetings from Swabia
I just wanted to briefly introduce myself and say thank you.
For about a year and a half, I have been a silent reader here to gather inspiration and especially to gain more knowledge about construction technology.
Now a bit about me:
After more than a year of searching for a plot of land, I was able to purchase one from a developer who couldn’t move forward quickly with his plans.
So we found our dream plot (good location, 2500 m² (0.62 acres), slight slope, underground private spring that we have to preserve and are allowed to use).
There was an old house on the property, which we have since demolished.
There is no zoning plan, so §34 applies. During an initial informal inquiry at the building authority, almost everything we planned was rejected.
So we submitted an official preliminary building inquiry, involved the right people, and had lengthy discussions. In the end, we received a positive decision.
Therefore, there is nothing standing in the way of the building permit. The building permit should be granted within the next few weeks as there are no changes from the preliminary inquiry.
My wife (37) and I (36) want to build a Bauhaus-style villa in southern Baden-Württemberg.
It will be constructed from concrete (with core insulation) or in combination with insulated precast elements.
A lot of glass (full-glass system), textile shading, KNX, fast network both wired and wireless, strong mechanical ventilation with additional cooling coils, stainless steel pool, large cistern, and more.
The electrical planning must be 100% spot on since it’s almost impossible to make changes afterward.
Since I am friends with an architect from a larger firm, it was clear which route we would take. Such a house can basically only be realized with an architect.
I also personally know the electrician and KNX system integrator, as well as the owners and work approach of the heating, plumbing, and ventilation companies involved.
Some trades have already been contracted, and part of the equipment has already been ordered.
I’m really looking forward to getting started and to the final result. The goal is to move in by the end of 2019.
Once again, many thanks for the information I have received from you so far.
If you have any questions, just let me know.
Attached is the design, though not the final version. There have been a few minor changes.
Greetings from Swabia
rick2018 schrieb:
I did mention that it takes a long time for something like this to happen. Mrs. Merkel is certainly not the same as an ordinary neighbor...In neighborhood matters, however, you are dealing with private law. Such cases rarely make it into the press unless celebrities are involved.
Christoph37 schrieb:
It just feels strange when there are cameras around, and you don’t know what they are recording. Can you roughly estimate how far good cameras can capture clear images? Most surveillance camera owners aren’t overly obsessed and won’t keep a “24/7 video diary of the neighborhood” forever in uncompressed HD. So if your neighbor’s cameras catch you picking your nose on the balcony, it’s usually recorded in standard, often low-resolution video quality. And if nothing unusual like a break-in happens within the next 48 hours, the footage typically isn’t saved for the long term. Life without paranoia is possible 🙂
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11ant schrieb:
Most surveillance camera owners aren’t exactly stable in the head.Most neighbors aren’t either 😉 . I installed four cameras earlier this year, and the neighbors from whom I expected reactions didn’t respond at all. One neighbor, whom we know quite well personally, took a look at the footage, but I think it was mostly out of curiosity. All neighboring properties are masked out in our settings. I also disabled the pan function in the app because I can see all the important areas that way, and panning always distorted the detection zones. Of course, I could adjust this in the settings on the PC, but why bother?
So, I’m caught up with the thread now, as there hasn’t been much activity for a while — so I’m bringing it back to the top 🙂
Congratulations @rick2018, very nice house and I hope it continues to be a great place to live!
Since I can’t contribute much at the moment (other than having gone through an extensive technical setup myself during our renovation two years ago, including KNX and DALI, network/Unifi etc., and having had similar experiences regarding the effort involved in planning and on-site work like rick did), I have four questions for rick and one suggestion for grill enthusiasts with a taste for Swiss products (and so I can find this thread again if I ever build a second time and need some ideas) 😀
Questions:
1.) You once mentioned a while back what you would do differently: do you have a current list of topics you would change now after living there for two years?
2.) Since this was discussed extensively at the start and no one asked again afterwards: would you build the bathrooms the same way again?
3.) What kind of switches/room controllers do you use? Have you looked at Basalte? In my opinion, those would fit well in your house (we enjoy our sentidos and ellies in brushed brass).
4.) Could the access points also be installed under the suspended acoustic ceiling, or is there a way to create a nearly invisible “service” access there? And if so, why didn’t you do that? With wood construction and enough APs, the signal strength shouldn’t be significantly reduced, right?
And last but not least, my tip if you are ever looking for a new or additional grill (I don’t own one yet but have seen one in use and they are very well made): just google “azado grill”. They come from St. Gallen and are inspired by Argentine asado style. The special feature of this grill is that it can be fired with gas, charcoal, or wood (and for example, the gas burner can be used to light the charcoal if you don’t want to use gas directly).
Congratulations @rick2018, very nice house and I hope it continues to be a great place to live!
Since I can’t contribute much at the moment (other than having gone through an extensive technical setup myself during our renovation two years ago, including KNX and DALI, network/Unifi etc., and having had similar experiences regarding the effort involved in planning and on-site work like rick did), I have four questions for rick and one suggestion for grill enthusiasts with a taste for Swiss products (and so I can find this thread again if I ever build a second time and need some ideas) 😀
Questions:
1.) You once mentioned a while back what you would do differently: do you have a current list of topics you would change now after living there for two years?
2.) Since this was discussed extensively at the start and no one asked again afterwards: would you build the bathrooms the same way again?
3.) What kind of switches/room controllers do you use? Have you looked at Basalte? In my opinion, those would fit well in your house (we enjoy our sentidos and ellies in brushed brass).
4.) Could the access points also be installed under the suspended acoustic ceiling, or is there a way to create a nearly invisible “service” access there? And if so, why didn’t you do that? With wood construction and enough APs, the signal strength shouldn’t be significantly reduced, right?
And last but not least, my tip if you are ever looking for a new or additional grill (I don’t own one yet but have seen one in use and they are very well made): just google “azado grill”. They come from St. Gallen and are inspired by Argentine asado style. The special feature of this grill is that it can be fired with gas, charcoal, or wood (and for example, the gas burner can be used to light the charcoal if you don’t want to use gas directly).
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xMisterDx20 Sep 2023 05:0411ant schrieb:
Most surveillance camera owners aren’t completely crazy and won’t keep an uncompressed HD “24/7 video diary of the neighborhood” forever. So, if your neighbors’ cameras catch you picking your nose on the balcony, it’s usually in the typical low-resolution video quality. If no break-in occurs within the next 48 hours at your neighbors’ place, that footage usually won’t be saved for posterity. Living without paranoia is possible 🙂Not to blow this out of proportion...
Is it already considered paranoia if you don’t want to be filmed by your neighbor while sunbathing on your terrace?
I mean, if someone films me like a walrus, there’s probably no helping that anymore, I get that.
But it’s different when in a few years my teenage daughter is lying there in a bikini. If the neighbor’s camera is pointing at her, I wouldn’t find that amusing at all. Do I know if the nerdy neighbor boy is on the other end? And what is he doing with the video footage? Dad might not even know what his son is doing with all that surveillance.
Everyone can consider for themselves whether they want their daughters filmed by other people while sunbathing... just one example among many.
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