ᐅ Urban villa approximately 200 sqm with spacious double garage planned in Saarland

Kevinius schrieb:
Why do you say nothing is well thought out? I’m not a fan of such general statements. We want shade on the terrace. What ideas would you suggest for improvement?

First of all, we want to build energy-efficient homes. To achieve that, large window areas are placed on the south side, while the north side should have as few windows as possible to maintain good energy performance. Violations of these principles lead to higher costs for insulation and related measures. If you want shade on the terrace, you can install an awning or plant a tree. There are many options.

But more important is:

Curly schrieb:
It’s really a shame about the light... it’s so nice when the winter sun shines into the living room at midday. It only gets truly hot for a few weeks each year, and shading is always possible.

You need sunlight and brightness for your well-being. Life is too short to constantly fight depression in dark rooms.

And ideas for alternative suggestions can be found on almost every page of the forum. Just browse through other discussions—it’s not like we’re discussing your first house here. This is not reinventing the wheel.

For 400,000 euros, you get 130 sq m (1,400 sq ft) with a garage, or 150 sq m (1,615 sq ft) without one. Especially on a sloped site.

I always wonder why a floor plan is judged when, first and foremost, it’s simply unaffordable.

I don’t ask whether my Porsche should have leather upholstery and chrome fittings and then say I can only spend a maximum of 20,000 euros.

Best regards

kbt09 schrieb:
How is the slope taken into account? In the house area, it seems to be more than 140 cm (55 inches).

When I look at the street level indications, there is even a 250 cm (98 inches) difference in height from the street to the rear right corner of the house on the north side. And the house is only 2.3 m (7.5 feet) away from the street?

Kevinius schrieb:
The slope on the property will be landscaped behind the house and possibly supported or retained, at least the neighbor’s garage.

I would be really interested in seeing elevations because currently I have no idea how the terrace is supposed to look.

This is one of the most unusual projects I've seen in a long time.

What height level is the house supposed to be built at? Or did I miss that information?

kbt09 schrieb:
When I look at the street elevation data, then

... I am convinced that no one considered this during the planning stage. From the front door to the patio door, there is a height difference of between 1.2 and 1.5 m (4 and 5 feet) to manage. Inside the house, this is still possible with a split-level design. But this approach cannot be applied to the garage. Furthermore, I see the planned development approaching a site coverage ratio of around 0.4. After deducting the slopes needed for terrain modifications to create terraces, it feels like there will be no usable space left around the building. A terrace level with the front door would feel like an extended light well. Having this on the north side also means sun only from noon to midday :-(

Conclusion: it seems to me that the planning "works" only without spatial imagination and by looking at the numbers without thinking. But these are not random doodles, no phone numbers or bingo numbers, they are serious elevation measurements. And those seem to be saying they don’t want to cooperate.

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@Kevinius ... is there really an architect involved here? Then you should be able to answer the questions in Post 21 and the following.