ᐅ Urban villa or classic pitched roof house? Advantages? Costs?
Created on: 24 Sep 2014 12:07
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Panama17
Hello everyone,
I’m currently going around in circles with my thoughts.
My dream has always been a classic gable roof house with 1.5 floors. However, I also find a townhouse with two full floors quite attractive. We already have a plot of land, and according to the development plan / planning permission, both options are possible, as the regulations are very generous.
As I said, my dream has always been a classic house with a gable roof. I simply find it visually very beautiful, and it feels cozy and comforting to me. The drawbacks for me would be that I don’t want too many sloping ceilings and I’d like plenty of natural light on the upper floor. So we would definitely install many or large dormers. I once lived in an attic apartment with only one vertical window; everything else was roof windows, which I found awful! Apart from the fact that you couldn’t really look outside properly anywhere, I also didn’t like the noise level during rain.
I also like the townhouse style; they are very trendy right now and usually stylish and elegant. The advantage here is that the upper floor would be a full story with straight walls and regular windows. But somehow, I find that a bit cold and less cozy. We wouldn’t convert the roof but would put a hipped roof on top. A townhouse would probably fit better into the neighborhood since there are two 2.5-story apartment buildings on either side of the plot.
Somehow, a townhouse makes more sense, right? But my dream and my gut feeling still remain...
Could someone maybe share some insights about cost differences between the two house types with roughly the same living area (as I said, the gable roof house would definitely include many and large dormers)?
I hope you could follow me and I look forward to some thoughts, tips, and experiences that might help me.
I’m currently going around in circles with my thoughts.
My dream has always been a classic gable roof house with 1.5 floors. However, I also find a townhouse with two full floors quite attractive. We already have a plot of land, and according to the development plan / planning permission, both options are possible, as the regulations are very generous.
As I said, my dream has always been a classic house with a gable roof. I simply find it visually very beautiful, and it feels cozy and comforting to me. The drawbacks for me would be that I don’t want too many sloping ceilings and I’d like plenty of natural light on the upper floor. So we would definitely install many or large dormers. I once lived in an attic apartment with only one vertical window; everything else was roof windows, which I found awful! Apart from the fact that you couldn’t really look outside properly anywhere, I also didn’t like the noise level during rain.
I also like the townhouse style; they are very trendy right now and usually stylish and elegant. The advantage here is that the upper floor would be a full story with straight walls and regular windows. But somehow, I find that a bit cold and less cozy. We wouldn’t convert the roof but would put a hipped roof on top. A townhouse would probably fit better into the neighborhood since there are two 2.5-story apartment buildings on either side of the plot.
Somehow, a townhouse makes more sense, right? But my dream and my gut feeling still remain...
Could someone maybe share some insights about cost differences between the two house types with roughly the same living area (as I said, the gable roof house would definitely include many and large dormers)?
I hope you could follow me and I look forward to some thoughts, tips, and experiences that might help me.
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Bauexperte14 Oct 2014 10:55Hello,
Regards, Bauexperte
jx7 schrieb:Interesting description – especially considering that, from a building regulation perspective, there are only single-storey, two-storey, or multi-storey classifications.
- "1.75-storey"
Regards, Bauexperte
jx7 schrieb:
(3) New idea:
- shallow gable roof with 25-35 degree pitch
- "1.75-storey"
- knee wall height 1.80-2.60 m (6-8.5 ft), attic studio fully built up to the gable
- gable: full-height vertical windows
- eaves: horizontal bands of windows under the eaves
for example
Schwörerhaus show home in Fellbach near Stuttgart
or
Fingerhaus show home in HannoverGreat idea!!!
I actually suggested this twice before, but I guess it didn’t get through, or:
Jaydee schrieb:
Hello,
Some friends of ours have a knee wall of 2.10 m (6.9 ft). This gives lots of space for standard windows and furniture placement, and still a gable roof. The attic is not finished as living space but has an exposed roof structure, which feels very cozy due to the wooden cladding. There’s no “ouch” feeling standing under the slope there Jaydee schrieb:
That’s why I mentioned our friends’ example:
At a ceiling height of 2.10 m (6.9 ft), it is already considered a full storey, even though it’s not a complete floor. But that might be a compromise. You wouldn’t need dormers or roof windows here because usually windows can also fit on the eaves side.
In our house, we have a knee wall of 1.80 m (6 ft); with floor coverings inside, we now have about 1.65 m (5.4 ft). Looking back, I think that’s too low because we really lose one side for placing furniture.
However, we also have so-called “knee wall windows” on the upper floor, which provide us with additional light. (see avatar)Sometimes I wonder if all the answers are really read or just conveniently ignored.
And yes, in cases like this, I get a bit grumpy.
jx7 schrieb:
(3) New idea:
- shallow gable roof with a 25-35 degree roof pitch
- "1.75-story"
- knee wall height 1.80-2.60 m (6-8.5 feet), attic studio fully built up to the gable
- gable: full-height vertical windows
- eaves: horizontal strip windows under the eaves
for example
Schwörerhaus show house in Fellbach near Stuttgart
or
Fingerhaus show house in HannoverThat option is definitely not for us. We do not want to convert the roof at all since we are building with a basement.
The house will definitely have the ridge parallel to the street (eaves house), because due to the shape of the lot (approximately 20 x 30 m (65 x 98 feet)) I want to build as wide and not too deep as possible to leave more garden space.
I absolutely do not want large window areas in the gables, especially no floor-to-ceiling windows, because then you would just be looking at the neighboring 2.5-story building (on both sides). That’s why I definitely want large windows at the front and back. The rear of our lot cannot be built on. The front towards the street is also fine—it's a wide street, and the building opposite has a large front yard and is only 1.5 stories tall. So it doesn’t feel like you are looking directly into the neighbor’s room.
Jaydee, sorry for not responding to your posts! I wasn’t sure how to politely say that I don’t like the exposed roof truss look 😳.
I think it will probably end up being a “town villa” style after all; my husband is quite enthusiastic about that too.
The term "city villa" is not a new concept; I actually grew up in a house like that from the 1920s. As a child, I always found rooms with sloped ceilings at friends’ houses quite cramped. (Probably just a matter of getting used to it.)
We are building a rectangular house with two full stories and a gable roof pitched at 30 degrees. That design would also fit well with your neighboring buildings and wouldn’t look too small in between. If you want the exterior to feel a bit cozier, you can achieve this with a larger roof overhang.
We are building a rectangular house with two full stories and a gable roof pitched at 30 degrees. That design would also fit well with your neighboring buildings and wouldn’t look too small in between. If you want the exterior to feel a bit cozier, you can achieve this with a larger roof overhang.
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