ᐅ Single-family home facade design, feedback and ideas, broom finish plaster
Created on: 28 Jun 2020 15:04
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mini_g!
Happy Sunday everyone!
We’re starting the implementation of our project next week. The excavation for the foundation pit will begin. Here is the discussion about it: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/neubau-efh-ca-174-m-grundriss-architekt.32936/
Soon we will have to make decisions about the exterior design—such as color, texture, and window color. I’d like to ask for your opinion again.
Since it’s difficult to summarize everything, I’ll try to describe it more “emotionally.” We want the house to be a bit different. Inside, some special features are planned. On the ground floor, there is only one door—to the guest toilet. All other openings are full height, reaching the ceiling. One wall will be made of exposed concrete, and we want to keep the ceiling concrete as well.
On the upper floor, the roof is open. Instead of drywall with sprayed plaster, we are considering using Heraklith/Heradesign panels on the ceiling.
For the exterior, we also want the house to stand out from the common styles found in both new developments and older neighborhoods in our area. In new residential areas, the standard is gray or black bricks, a rather fine white plaster façade, and windows in anthracite gray / RAL 7016. Occasionally there is a bay window in dark tones and some wooden elements. Deviations from this are already unusual.
In older neighborhoods, you usually find red bricks with white façades and windows.
Currently, our ideas are as follows:
I’ve tried to visualize this as attached. What does the community think?
Are there any concepts for how to ideally put together an exterior design? Do you have alternative suggestions, especially for façade color? Are you aware of other examples of broom-finish façades?
Best regards! mini_g!
P.S. No one with a white façade and gray bricks should feel offended. It’s very possible we will fall back on that—it is a beautiful combination!
We’re starting the implementation of our project next week. The excavation for the foundation pit will begin. Here is the discussion about it: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/neubau-efh-ca-174-m-grundriss-architekt.32936/
Soon we will have to make decisions about the exterior design—such as color, texture, and window color. I’d like to ask for your opinion again.
Since it’s difficult to summarize everything, I’ll try to describe it more “emotionally.” We want the house to be a bit different. Inside, some special features are planned. On the ground floor, there is only one door—to the guest toilet. All other openings are full height, reaching the ceiling. One wall will be made of exposed concrete, and we want to keep the ceiling concrete as well.
On the upper floor, the roof is open. Instead of drywall with sprayed plaster, we are considering using Heraklith/Heradesign panels on the ceiling.
For the exterior, we also want the house to stand out from the common styles found in both new developments and older neighborhoods in our area. In new residential areas, the standard is gray or black bricks, a rather fine white plaster façade, and windows in anthracite gray / RAL 7016. Occasionally there is a bay window in dark tones and some wooden elements. Deviations from this are already unusual.
In older neighborhoods, you usually find red bricks with white façades and windows.
Currently, our ideas are as follows:
- Creaton Magnum bricks in copper red engobed finish
- Eaves underside in light gray HPL, with no visible rafters or purlins
- For example, Fundermax 0741NT (Birch Grey)
- Façade with broom-finish plaster in a gray shade with a slightly earthy tone
- Example of broom finish: Google search “weberFassade besenstrich essen”
- Window reveals smoothly plastered, same color as façade
- Base plaster either matching the rest of the façade or offset, smooth and slightly darker
- Windows in gray, for example RAL 7039
- Carport still unclear, possibly matching the color of the eaves underside
- Cladding with rhombus-profile boards
I’ve tried to visualize this as attached. What does the community think?
Are there any concepts for how to ideally put together an exterior design? Do you have alternative suggestions, especially for façade color? Are you aware of other examples of broom-finish façades?
Best regards! mini_g!
P.S. No one with a white façade and gray bricks should feel offended. It’s very possible we will fall back on that—it is a beautiful combination!
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Pinkiponk2 Jul 2020 13:35Bertram100 schrieb:
If you dare: a bold color, a nice, true yellow or a grass green.I also really like yellow. Our house will be yellow. And one of the bathrooms will be grass green (pink unfortunately doesn't work with the husband. )
Pinkiponk schrieb:
And one of the bathrooms is grass green (pink unfortunately doesn't work with a straight husband. ) Not with a heterosexual husband. But if it’s grass green, you better not kiss the frog, or it will turn into a prince—and then the color won’t work again.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
tomtom79 schrieb:
Are there any other elevations?
I somehow find the side looks wild, not neat. The windows should be more aligned.Hello @tomtom79, here are the elevations. This version includes a garage, but that is not finalized yet.I think it’s very well done because the elevations correspond to the functions behind the windows. The design follows the function as well.
Best regards! mini
@Bertram100, @Pinkiponk, @11ant
There won’t be colors like yellow or green. I’m worried that you’d get tired of looking at them too quickly. Also, especially with yellow, I’m concerned it might attract insects.
Exactly, that’s why I mentioned the children. I do think that without recesses, bay windows, etc., the house will look more straightforward. That was the idea. The roof tiles are called copper red, but I’d describe this more as a regular roof tile red, so very subtle.
It seems there’s no experience here yet with the “besenstrich” (brush finish) plaster technique. We’ll see what the plasterers say about this alternative option. Maybe there are reference projects in the area after all. If not, we’ll definitely need a sample area to ensure that both we and the plasterer have the same understanding.
Best regards! mini
There won’t be colors like yellow or green. I’m worried that you’d get tired of looking at them too quickly. Also, especially with yellow, I’m concerned it might attract insects.
pagoni2020 schrieb:
Your single-family house doesn’t have to be a “plain” house; it can be made to look otherwise. Especially the interior can stand out if you avoid trying to force a radical change. Not too much small, ornate detail, rather something spacious and robust—whatever you do and like. The children are only “special” to their own parents; to other parents, they’re just some children… it’s not really different. Maybe try it the other way around, with a simple roof and a strong house color, and see how YOU like it.
Exactly, that’s why I mentioned the children. I do think that without recesses, bay windows, etc., the house will look more straightforward. That was the idea. The roof tiles are called copper red, but I’d describe this more as a regular roof tile red, so very subtle.
It seems there’s no experience here yet with the “besenstrich” (brush finish) plaster technique. We’ll see what the plasterers say about this alternative option. Maybe there are reference projects in the area after all. If not, we’ll definitely need a sample area to ensure that both we and the plasterer have the same understanding.
Best regards! mini
Oops... I looked at the views from page 1 of your linked post and found them acceptable. Now you’re posting views where I have to agree with @tomtom79: there is pure arbitrariness involved.
I find gray really, really awful; it reminds me of a time when people had nothing and the country was focused on great hardship.
As for the plaster: ask me which one we have, and I can’t answer you—it’s that unimportant!
mini_g! schrieb:
Facade with a broom finish plaster in a gray color with some earthy component
I find gray really, really awful; it reminds me of a time when people had nothing and the country was focused on great hardship.
As for the plaster: ask me which one we have, and I can’t answer you—it’s that unimportant!
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