ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House – What Technical Requirements Should Be Considered?

Created on: 4 Dec 2018 09:30

Hello everyone,

First of all, I would like to say a friendly hello to the group. I just registered because I couldn’t find any help on Google for my question.

We are planning to apply for a corner townhouse plot in our community. However, the municipality has not hired a developer to build the houses; instead, the houses have to be constructed independently by the owners.

There is a points system for the application, where factors like the number of children, how long you have lived in the community, and so on are weighted differently.

If you join forces with other interested parties and apply together, these points are added up, increasing your chances of being allocated a building plot. At the same time, you commit to building together, meaning you also have to coordinate with a developer.

We have tried to find people from our community, where we also live, who share the same ideas for building. This turned out to be impossible, as everyone has different opinions on how to build.

Therefore, we will probably apply alone for an end townhouse. However, I am now wondering if there are any laws or regulations regarding self-managed construction of townhouses? For example, if we build two full floors with an attic and a mono-pitched roof, is it allowed for the middle house to have a gable roof and only two full floors? Or does the first person to build set the standard that the others must follow?

Please forgive me if these are beginner questions — but I am one.

Thank you for your help!

goalkeeper4 Dec 2018 13:32

#13

kaho674 schrieb:
It’s quite funny that three parties can’t even agree on a compromise for a uniform appearance and size, at least in terms of the exterior style. Because everyone sticks to their favorite design, the variety of options ends up creating an absurdly ugly overall building.

As a city, I would only award such projects to developers.

It’s not at that point yet. The awarding hasn’t happened yet. You only find out afterward who the other homeowners in the housing group will be.

apokolok schrieb:
It’s stated in the development plan:

In WA1 and WA3, the following roof types are permitted:
- Gable roofs, tent (pyramidal) roofs, and hipped roofs: up to a maximum roof pitch of 40°.
- Shed roofs: up to a maximum roof pitch of 15°.
- Flat roofs: up to a maximum roof pitch of 10°.

In practice, it makes sense to build the group of three houses with the same roof type.
Different roof types are technically possible but probably not desired. However, the development plan does allow it for now.

I had seen that too. I just didn’t realize that it’s actually allowed to build three different houses.

apokolok4 Dec 2018 13:41

#14

Honestly, I don’t think a combination, for example of a gable, a flat, and a hip roof, will be approved.
Maybe @Escroda can find the crucial passage in the plan.

@kaho674, you are misunderstanding the situation. He doesn’t know who his neighbors will be. Applying at the same time with two friends or acquaintances is the city’s ideal scenario, but it doesn’t reflect reality. Also, personally, I wouldn’t necessarily want to live next to friends or acquaintances.

@TE I think you will have to wait and see if or when you get a plot of land, then you will probably be informed who the other two are.
They will likely agree on a basic roof style then. The basement will also need to be decided. Ideally, there would be a developer involved, but I also know of different cases here.
Anything is possible.

kaho6744 Dec 2018 13:48

#15

I don’t know how limited the building land is there. But if I get priority by applying together with two others, then I will probably find those two somehow.

hanse9874 Dec 2018 14:10

#16

The classic situation is that one person starts building without a basement, and later the neighbor wants to add one. This is always a problematic issue with terraced houses that needs to be coordinated in advance.

cschiko4 Dec 2018 14:34

#17

This is always challenging. Ideally, you build with the same developer or something similar. I have firsthand experience with this: a good friend of mine (he is an architect himself) found a gap in a new development and built the missing second half of a semi-detached house there. As an architect, he naturally had certain standards, and on top of that, he was unlucky because the second builder followed more of a "cheap rather than good" approach. As a result, he ended up with a nicely even exterior plaster, while the neighbor’s is uneven and bumpy (which is especially noticeable at the joint).

So, ideally, you coordinate everything in advance!

Caspar20204 Dec 2018 15:14

#18

hanse987 schrieb:
should be coordinated

But it is not mandatory. At least, the current building permit / planning permission does not impose any restrictions in this regard.

apokolok schrieb:
To be honest, I don’t think a combination of, for example, a gable roof, a flat roof, and a hip roof would be approved.

If I look at an older residential area (from the 1960s) in our region, it was initially very uniform (with gable roofs).
By now, it looks as varied as it can get. One house has an additional floor (with a different roof style), the next has only added dormers, and a third insulated the exterior facade.

And when I look along the village street, most houses (which essentially form one large residential group) have nothing in common.

ᐅ Building an End-Terrace House – What Technical Requirements Should Be Considered?

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