Hello everyone,
I would like to share our challenging situation:
We are a young family and would really like to have our own home soon (we are currently still living in a rental apartment).
My parents own a nearly 900 square meter (about 9,700 sq ft) plot of land near Regensburg, where there is currently a house from the 1950s (with only a wood stove, no heating system, as typical for that time). My parents live on the ground floor, and my grandmother lives on the first floor (the attic is partly converted but without water supply). Together with an architect, we have already created a plan to fully expand the attic, but this is not an option for us due to the small living space of only about 50 square meters (about 540 sq ft).
Our idea would therefore be to possibly demolish the old house and build a semi-detached house. One half would be for the “young family” with 2–3 bedrooms, and the other half would have the ground floor for my parents and the first floor for my grandmother.
However, we currently cannot really imagine what kind of floor plan would make sense here (especially with the two-unit semi-detached house). This is just an idea at the moment. Does anyone have a similar situation or know of semi-detached houses divided into two apartments?
We do not want to hire an architect for this idea yet, as we have already invested in costs for the attic expansion plan, and of course, the budget is limited.
An extension or renovation of the current house is also being considered, but right now we are unsure if this makes sense for such an old building...
We also don’t want to keep the old house and just build a new home in the garden, as this would leave very little garden space.
Our plot measures approximately 20 meters by 40 meters (about 66 feet by 131 feet).
Does anyone have any advice or ideas for us?
We appreciate any response.
Thank you very much 🙂
I would like to share our challenging situation:
We are a young family and would really like to have our own home soon (we are currently still living in a rental apartment).
My parents own a nearly 900 square meter (about 9,700 sq ft) plot of land near Regensburg, where there is currently a house from the 1950s (with only a wood stove, no heating system, as typical for that time). My parents live on the ground floor, and my grandmother lives on the first floor (the attic is partly converted but without water supply). Together with an architect, we have already created a plan to fully expand the attic, but this is not an option for us due to the small living space of only about 50 square meters (about 540 sq ft).
Our idea would therefore be to possibly demolish the old house and build a semi-detached house. One half would be for the “young family” with 2–3 bedrooms, and the other half would have the ground floor for my parents and the first floor for my grandmother.
However, we currently cannot really imagine what kind of floor plan would make sense here (especially with the two-unit semi-detached house). This is just an idea at the moment. Does anyone have a similar situation or know of semi-detached houses divided into two apartments?
We do not want to hire an architect for this idea yet, as we have already invested in costs for the attic expansion plan, and of course, the budget is limited.
An extension or renovation of the current house is also being considered, but right now we are unsure if this makes sense for such an old building...
We also don’t want to keep the old house and just build a new home in the garden, as this would leave very little garden space.
Our plot measures approximately 20 meters by 40 meters (about 66 feet by 131 feet).
Does anyone have any advice or ideas for us?
We appreciate any response.
Thank you very much 🙂
Although we’re just a two-generation house here, the older generation lives downstairs and the younger upstairs ;-)
We are also planning to add a staircase to the garden for direct access, and my husband wants to install a pulley system for when he feels a bit lazier. The kids will enjoy it too (at least I always had fun with it as a child when visiting my friend whose family lived on the third floor :-D).
I would also create two smaller apartments downstairs and one large one upstairs.
We have had a lot of time to think about it here, and after five years we feel this arrangement is very comfortable for us. It also makes planning renovation and remodeling a lot easier.
We are also planning to add a staircase to the garden for direct access, and my husband wants to install a pulley system for when he feels a bit lazier. The kids will enjoy it too (at least I always had fun with it as a child when visiting my friend whose family lived on the third floor :-D).
I would also create two smaller apartments downstairs and one large one upstairs.
We have had a lot of time to think about it here, and after five years we feel this arrangement is very comfortable for us. It also makes planning renovation and remodeling a lot easier.
Hmm, she’s probably just still thinking it over. After all, it’s only Wednesday today. You can reasonably allow yourself three days to respond, especially when it comes to such an important decision. She also needs time to process the information. I can understand that. And maybe she has other things to take care of as well.
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