ᐅ Bauhaus-style villa on a hillside, floor plans for five people

Inspired by @Alessandro, I’m starting my own house building thread here. For several months now, I have been an active reader, witnessing many interesting, exciting, and sometimes difficult experiences in this forum. I’ve learned a lot and shared in many joys, anxieties, and challenges.

We bought our plot at the end of 2016, planned extensively, and then waited even longer for the building permit / planning permission – unfortunately for over a year. By now, we have been working on the interior finishing for several weeks, and due to COVID-19, this will probably take even longer.

Here are some photos of the model and the original floor plans:

The skylight is already included in the model. Is that some kind of obstacle in the climbing gym that only steps back in the facade at about knee wall height?

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I really like the consistent separation of the floors. Despite the generous open space, the attic floor offers a good retreat area—also helped by the bathroom acting as a “sound barrier.” With small children, my wife would have found the distance to them inconvenient, but I wouldn’t. For older children, it’s a blessing.

Placing the shared living area centrally on the entrance level is a smart choice. Below that, children and guests have a comfortable space—it creates an additional wing that is especially suitable for teenagers, providing a private area for everyone. The spa in the lower level and the idea of having a climbing wall add a wonderful personal touch and enhance quality of life.

Sure, measurements could be adjusted here and there by a few centimeters (inches), but the concept is clear, it works well, and it reflects personality. Good architecture. Thanks for sharing.

It’s a relief that you decided not to implement the oversized bottle sculptures shown in the first picture.

hampshire schrieb:

Good thing you’re not going ahead with those oversized bottle sculptures from the first picture

That reminds me of a caricature by Gustav Peichl (who was a renowned architect in his day), where a star architect’s sketch was literally brought to life exactly as drawn—including a coffee stain blown up to the scale of the plan.

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@Mellina is it going to be a stainless steel pool?

11ant schrieb:

The skylight is already included in the model. Is that a challenge feature in the climbing gym, which in the facade only steps back at about knee wall height?

The climbing gym is actually a multipurpose room / gym for the kids. The setback is an architect’s idea to make the facade look nice or something like that...

@hampshire Thanks... The idea is also that the kids stay with us as long as possible, and having plenty of space certainly helps with that. And if they do go out into the big wide world early on, they always have a pied-à-terre with us.