ᐅ Current Building Practices and New Residential Developments Compliant with Energy Efficiency Regulations
Created on: 24 Mar 2018 14:36
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Fuchur
New development areas and how they look nowadays due to energy saving regulations, etc.
It used to be a huge site in an old district of East Berlin (former military area and restricted zone).
In 2006, things still started off quite reasonably. In the end, there are now around 500 houses. What’s interesting is that each year the plots got smaller, but the houses built on them became larger.
This was the beginning in 2006, as mentioned, still quite moderate:
Now, around 2017 and after about four construction phases, this is what it looks like:
There was no real zoning plan there. Practically anything could be built that was available in the portfolio.
Combining and rearranging didn’t go perfectly smoothly but it’s alright...
Regards, Mycraft
It used to be a huge site in an old district of East Berlin (former military area and restricted zone).
In 2006, things still started off quite reasonably. In the end, there are now around 500 houses. What’s interesting is that each year the plots got smaller, but the houses built on them became larger.
This was the beginning in 2006, as mentioned, still quite moderate:
Now, around 2017 and after about four construction phases, this is what it looks like:
There was no real zoning plan there. Practically anything could be built that was available in the portfolio.
Fuchur schrieb:
OT: I would feel claustrophobic with these plots. The best ones are almost always in the shade...
Combining and rearranging didn’t go perfectly smoothly but it’s alright...
Regards, Mycraft
Too late to edit now, oh well...
Our half is the right side; we have a larger garden than the left side. We also have the exact sunlight gap created by the development to the south. And we were lucky—originally, a three-house row was planned for the lot, but it obviously didn’t sell, so it became a duplex instead, and we arrived just in time.
Our half is the right side; we have a larger garden than the left side. We also have the exact sunlight gap created by the development to the south. And we were lucky—originally, a three-house row was planned for the lot, but it obviously didn’t sell, so it became a duplex instead, and we arrived just in time.
We could have built a two-story house as well, but we simply prefer one-and-a-half stories overall, especially in terms of the exterior appearance. In our region, most people seem to feel the same way... Out of 43 houses in the new development area, about 30 are one-and-a-half stories, and it obviously isn’t due to the cost, as some of the houses are quite large.
Two-story buildings are not allowed. The maximum height at the ridge is 4.5 m (15 feet), with up to 1.5 floors permitted. Roof pitches must be between 25° and 45°. Flat roofs and shed roofs are not allowed. The terrain must remain undisturbed; ground slabs should be centered, meaning no only filling or only excavation is allowed. Roof tiles must be made of brick or concrete without glazing. The facade is unrestricted—wood, plaster, or brick are all acceptable. The site coverage ratio is 0.25. Plots must be at least 510 m² (5,485 sq ft) and at most 810 m² (8,719 sq ft). I would say the split between bungalows and one-and-a-half or two-story houses with gable or hipped roofs is about 50-50.
Tego12 schrieb:
We could have built a two-story house, but we simply prefer one-and-a-half stories overall, especially from the outside. In our region, most people seem to feel the same... Out of 43 houses in the new development, about 30 are one-and-a-half stories, and it can’t be due to cost, some of those houses are huge.We once had a semi-detached house with two full stories on a small plot. Maybe on the garden side and the 3 meters (10 feet) plus 3 meters (10 feet) from the neighbor on the side, like in the photo: the house overwhelmed us every day. It took away the coziness or comfort in the garden. And despite our love for Bauhaus style with the two-story design (we could have had other plots): those massive walls beside you, say about 6 meters (20 feet) distance or less to the wall... the house feels oppressive. And from next door, shadows twice as long reach you twice as fast, wearing you down.
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