ᐅ Experience: Situation, View, Front Building

Good day

We are currently planning to purchase an apartment off-plan. Everything fits our needs except we are unsure how the front building will affect our view. The apartment is not a bargain but is located in the best area of the town.
The apartment floor level is at 475.90 m (1561 ft) above sea level. The front building has a flat roof with a height of 476.20 m (1563 ft) above sea level, meaning the top of the roof is 30 cm (12 inches) higher than the apartment floor. The distance between the buildings is about 23 m (75 ft).

Does anyone have experience with how this looks visually? In other words, with this setup, does it feel like you are staring directly at the front building, or is it not disturbing since the eye level (both standing and sitting) would be above 476.20 m?

Thank you for any answers.

Kind regards and happy holidays

singvogel schrieb:

The top edge of the house roof is 30cm (12 inches) higher than the floor level of the apartment. The distance between the buildings is approximately 23m (75 feet).

If your current apartment doesn’t have a building opposite it to help visualize this, use graph paper to draw a cross-section and sight lines. First, the 23m (75 feet) distance is significantly more than what is typical in urban areas, and second, the other building is so low that you can lie down on the floor without feeling like

singvogel schrieb:

you are staring directly into the front building,

singvogel schrieb:

The apartment floor

Subfloor? RFB? Or top edge of finished floor?
And then you have the parapet height… Do you have one there? Or does a terrace/balcony extend from your side? The roof feels like it’s just below you.
…does the mentioned flat roof now cover the entire panoramic area below you? I mean, is there nothing else to catch the eye there? I think this is a bit overemphasized here: people usually look up or straight ahead, if anything at all.
You can easily sketch this in a section drawing: you don’t even need exact height measurements for this—just align your finished floor with the roof and draw a section including a window. And where is your little stick figure looking? -> draw a viewing cone 🙂

ypg schrieb:

Raw floor? RFB? Or top edge of finished floor?
And then there’s the parapet height on your side... Do you have one? Or is there a terrace/balcony there? The roof seems to be just below you.
...does the mentioned flat roof now cover the entire panoramic area below you? I mean, isn’t there anything else for the eye to rest on? I think this is somewhat overrated: people tend to look upward or straight ahead, if at all.
You can easily sketch this in a section: you don’t even need exact height data — just align your finished floor with the roof and draw the section with a window. And where does your stick figure look? -> Draw a funnel 🙂

Thank you very much for the feedback and advice.

The height includes the floor thickness.
The window extends down to the floor; the railing serves as fall protection. There is no balcony in front of it.
Since the building is located on a hillside, the rolling hills can still be seen in the background, even though the flat roof of the front building obstructs the downhill view. Would that be a “no-go” for you?

singvogel schrieb:

Would this be a "no-go" for you?

Mark your viewing angle and judge for yourself. Maybe I'll share my version here this evening 😉