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

Created on: 6 Mar 2019 16:05
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Kevinius
Hello everyone,

We are planning to build a new townhouse in the Homburg/Saar district.
We have been working with an independent architect for about six weeks and are slowly approaching the final stages of the planning, as the design meets our expectations except for the kitchen.
There is no zoning plan, so we need to align with the neighborhood.
All nearby houses have two full floors plus an attic.
The municipality was open to exceptions because behind our property there is a flat-roof bungalow, which is quite unusual for the area.

Zoning Plan / Restrictions
  • Plot size: 504 sqm (6083 sq ft)
  • Slope: yes (from west to east)
  • Number of parking spaces: 2 in front of the garage
  • Roof type: pyramid roof
  • Architectural style: townhouse / city villa


Homeowner Requirements
  • Style, roof type, building type: city villa with pyramid roof
  • Basement, floors: no basement
  • Number of people, age: two people, 28 years old, planning for one or two children
  • Office: family use or home office? Family use
  • Overnight guests per year: none so far
  • Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen with island
  • Number of dining seats: 6
  • Garage, carport: double garage for two cars, workbench, two motorcycles


House Design
  • Planning by: independent architect
  • What do you dislike and why? Kitchen will be open with a glass door leading to the backyard
  • Personal price limit for house including equipment: 400,000
  • Preferred heating technology: gas or air-source heat pump


We would appreciate your feedback.
We are happy to answer any questions – don’t hesitate to ask.
The site plan is not fully up to date and is not oriented to the north – north is in the upper right corner.

Best regards
Kevin


Site plan of a plot with red building areas, dimension lines, contours, and street.



Floor plan of a house with garage on the left, kitchen, living area, guest room, bathroom.



Upper floor plan: bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, gallery, study, two children's rooms.
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Nordlys
10 Mar 2019 18:14
Pizza... there are still some left, but they are far out of reach.
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chand1986
10 Mar 2019 18:18
how about cooking? *duckandcover*
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Zaba12
10 Mar 2019 18:20
Living without underfloor heating is possible.

The question is what you have to sacrifice to stay within budget. Personally, I find it unpleasant to build a house for 400,000 euros and not even be able to afford window blinds or shutters. It’s not about the loss of comfort or the blinds themselves, but rather that I’m spending a lot of money and still not getting what I want.

Even having many square meters wouldn’t comfort me, because I wouldn’t have the budget for properly sized windows. And if you then use many fixed elements to achieve the desired look, there’s no money left for shading the window areas.

… and this kind of compromise runs throughout the entire house.
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Nordlys
10 Mar 2019 18:35
Well, Zaba, life isn’t always easy.
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haydee
10 Mar 2019 18:41
Nordlys schrieb:
Pizza....she still has some, but it’s way out of reach.

Unfortunately, uploading and downloading is not possible yet.
I also still have pizza dough in the freezer.

Zaba, you built smaller but still went over the original poster’s budget.

Chand, everyone here is sick. It doesn’t always have to be homemade cooking.
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chand1986
10 Mar 2019 18:44
haydee schrieb:
Chand, everyone here is sick. It doesn’t always have to be home-cooked

I didn’t mean you!