ᐅ Building a House at 21 Years Old... Too Young?

I definitely don’t consider the design to be perfect—rather, it is relatively good given the background of a young homeowner, serving as a learning and planning exercise home, similar to a “my first Sony” approach. At twenty-one, the legal standards for house planning are still quite lenient, so to speak. In my view, this upcoming house serves only as the first step on the path to homeownership. It allows the owner to secure their first property and, through daily use, sharpen their senses regarding what could have been planned better. In five or maybe eight years, they will outgrow this “caterpillar house” and build a “butterfly house.” The more mainstream the initial house is, the better it will sell later on. Investing too much energy into optimizing it now would largely be a waste. A Pareto optimum in this situation is not only sufficient but actually preferable.

I limit this evaluation to the hard facts (walls); I don’t take the sketched-in furniture seriously and believe that a detailed kitchen design can adjust the living and cooking area layout so that it fits within these walls. The bay window is expensive, mainly because of the implications for the roof structure. However, it seems intended here as a way to compensate for the staircase in the floor plan and therefore is not entirely dispensable. I would “soften” it by making it about 25cm (10 inches) shorter and, in return, bring the adjacent sides forward into the same façade line. The result would be approximately ten to twelve square meters (about 110 to 130 square feet) more floor area spread over both levels, but thanks to the simpler roof structure, the overall cost would be almost the same.

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I don’t understand that. Why would it be wasteful to optimize as much as possible? Building a house consumes so many resources and energy, so I would definitely want to make the most of it without needing something new after just 8 years.

I’ve read everything again and noticed that Daniel writes on page 6, post 31, that the installation appointment is in November.

I hardly think there will be many changes to the floor plan for his prefabricated house at this stage.

Daniel, maybe you could comment on this again.

Garten2 schrieb:

in November installation date

I don't find the design particularly exciting, but our house from the 1960s isn't especially attractive either.
Still, it's perfectly livable and adaptable; if you don't like something, most of it can be changed. 140 square meters (1,507 square feet) is enough space for a family to feel comfortable.
(The kids usually move out by age 21 anyway.)

In any case, I wish you:
Good luck and little rain.

Ysop*** schrieb:

Building a house consumes so many resources and so much energy that I would definitely try to get the best out of it, so you don’t have to build a new one after just 8 years.

You can look up Pareto yourself, I don’t have the Bavarian high school diploma anyway.

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I wasn’t referring to Pareto (thanks, no need to look it up), but rather to the assumption that after a short time you will inevitably build something new anyway.