Hello to the forum community!
I have been following this forum diligently for over a year now (since I started looking into house construction), and I have already gained a lot of valuable information here.
Now our house building plans have matured enough that I would like to present them to you.
The basic planning is in place. However, we are currently experiencing some project blindness, which is causing the planning to stall a bit. This is where I need your feedback and ideas!
We want to extend the parents-in-law’s house. For planning reasons, the new building should be designed as an extension of the existing house, creating a multi-generation home. If this is not approved by the building authority (building permit / planning permission), we will split the plot at the existing garage and register easements.
The idea is to build a sleeping house using solid construction, adjoining a kind of living barn in timber frame construction. We want to separate the areas for children/parents/living, have an inner courtyard at the back of the house, and stylistically create a small farmyard-like complex to blend in with the surroundings 🙂
Development plan/restrictions: none
Plot size: approx. 900 sqm (total approx. 2300 sqm)
Slope: no
Building zone, building line, and boundary: NE: street; SE: existing house with garage; SW: meadow; NW: field path
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2 / 1
Roof type: gable roof / shed roof
Style: farmhouse – sleeping house with living barn
Orientation: southwest
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: farmhouse, gable roof / shed roof
Basement, stories: no basement, 2 / 1 (approx. 210 sqm + attic)
Number of people, ages: 2 + 2 children + 1 planned
Office: family use and home office (very small space requirement)
Occasional overnight guests per year: about 10 times for 4 people
Open or closed architecture: sleeping area closed; living area open and bright
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, possible
Seating places at dining table: 6–8
Fireplace: yes
Carport: yes
House design
Who designed it: architect
What is liked: arrangement of living, parents, children areas.
What is disliked?
- Carport darkens the bathroom
- Entrance to the parents’ bathroom
- Layout of living barn: Where to place the fireplace? How to design the kitchen? Kitchen and dining room should form a unit. Living room separated (by fireplace, timber frame wall?)
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 370,000 (own estimate: minimum 400,000 – without exterior landscaping)
Preferred heating technology: ground source heat pump / gas???
If you have to cut back, on which details/features
- can be omitted: could be smaller as well.
- cannot be omitted: large windows in the living area
Now I look forward to your opinions and ideas!
(In the floor plans, north is at the bottom right)
I have been following this forum diligently for over a year now (since I started looking into house construction), and I have already gained a lot of valuable information here.
Now our house building plans have matured enough that I would like to present them to you.
The basic planning is in place. However, we are currently experiencing some project blindness, which is causing the planning to stall a bit. This is where I need your feedback and ideas!
We want to extend the parents-in-law’s house. For planning reasons, the new building should be designed as an extension of the existing house, creating a multi-generation home. If this is not approved by the building authority (building permit / planning permission), we will split the plot at the existing garage and register easements.
The idea is to build a sleeping house using solid construction, adjoining a kind of living barn in timber frame construction. We want to separate the areas for children/parents/living, have an inner courtyard at the back of the house, and stylistically create a small farmyard-like complex to blend in with the surroundings 🙂
Development plan/restrictions: none
Plot size: approx. 900 sqm (total approx. 2300 sqm)
Slope: no
Building zone, building line, and boundary: NE: street; SE: existing house with garage; SW: meadow; NW: field path
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of stories: 2 / 1
Roof type: gable roof / shed roof
Style: farmhouse – sleeping house with living barn
Orientation: southwest
Client requirements
Style, roof type, building type: farmhouse, gable roof / shed roof
Basement, stories: no basement, 2 / 1 (approx. 210 sqm + attic)
Number of people, ages: 2 + 2 children + 1 planned
Office: family use and home office (very small space requirement)
Occasional overnight guests per year: about 10 times for 4 people
Open or closed architecture: sleeping area closed; living area open and bright
Open kitchen, kitchen island: yes, possible
Seating places at dining table: 6–8
Fireplace: yes
Carport: yes
House design
Who designed it: architect
What is liked: arrangement of living, parents, children areas.
What is disliked?
- Carport darkens the bathroom
- Entrance to the parents’ bathroom
- Layout of living barn: Where to place the fireplace? How to design the kitchen? Kitchen and dining room should form a unit. Living room separated (by fireplace, timber frame wall?)
Cost estimate according to architect/planner: 370,000 (own estimate: minimum 400,000 – without exterior landscaping)
Preferred heating technology: ground source heat pump / gas???
If you have to cut back, on which details/features
- can be omitted: could be smaller as well.
- cannot be omitted: large windows in the living area
Now I look forward to your opinions and ideas!
(In the floor plans, north is at the bottom right)
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grinchmaster4 Nov 2015 22:35Oh dear, I unfortunately didn’t take that into account.