ᐅ Construction planning with consideration for partial accessibility

Hello, we are in the process of planning a house build. We want to plan ahead for aging and include some barrier-free features. On the ground floor, we are planning a guest toilet (about 2.5 m² (27 sq ft)), a bathroom with a shower (about 12 m² (130 sq ft)), a bedroom (about 20 m² (215 sq ft)), a utility room, kitchen, and living room. On the upper floor, there will be two larger children’s or teenage rooms with balcony access, an office, a bathroom, and if it fits, an additional guest room. The house will have no basement. Currently, I am considering fired brick as a building material. Has anyone ever built with this? Would a townhouse be the best design for this? Or a building with a shed roof?

We appreciate any suggestions or tips. We have already visited several show homes, including Viebrockhaus, Helma, and the prefabricated home park in Langenhagen (5 Euro entry fee :-( ), but there was always something we didn’t like. Some prices also seemed very high to us.

Hello

Basically, I am working on a similar project. I have already completed the children's bedrooms. Whether brick veneer or a shed roof, these are just design features.

What exactly do you want to know?

Olli

What would be a good layout, and how high should we estimate the construction costs per m² (square meter) or m³ (cubic meter), etc.? We already have the plot of land. I am planning a floor area of 12 x 13 m (39 x 43 feet) for the house.

As mentioned, we are just at the very beginning. Construction is planned to start in spring 2016.

When the children’s rooms are no longer needed, they are intended to be used as guest rooms, hobby rooms, or later for potential care staff.

How do I find the right partner (company or architect), what should we pay attention to, and what do we need to consider?

I recommend checking out Yvonne’s thread, as well as the attached PDF file there. Then, browse around the forum a bit before gradually asking more specific questions.

Thank you, kbt09,
it was interesting to read. We already built a duplex in 1994. Now we want to build again, considering new aspects and ideas, learning from mistakes made during the first build, and preparing for old age. Back then, we did a lot of work ourselves. We used precast aerated concrete walls from H+H.
The shell, including the basement, was completed in four days. We added 10cm (4 inches) of insulation on the outside and a white Emsländer facing brick.

Good evening,

Gerri09 schrieb:

Now we want to benefit from mistakes made during the first house build and, with new perspectives and ideas, prepare to build again for our retirement.

In my opinion, those were not mistakes, just different circumstances and times.

Gerri09 schrieb:

Back then, we did a lot of the work ourselves, using precast aerated concrete walls from H+H.

And now?

Regards, Bauexperte