Hello everyone,
I would appreciate your feedback on the floor plans.
Development Plan / Restrictions:
· Plot size: 1,200 m² (18 m (59 inches) wide)
· Slope: south-facing hill, street to the north
· Site coverage ratio: 0.3
· Floor area ratio: 0.6
· Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see "enlarged building envelope" 12 x 14 m (39 x 46 feet)
· Edge development: garages
· Number of parking spaces: 3 required according to building authority
· Construction type: open building layout
· Building setback: 3 m (10 feet)
· Roof type: pitched roofs 15-30°, hipped roofs to be avoided, see regulations
· Orientation: ridge direction of the buildings parallel to each other
· Exterior design: see section 6 of the regulations
Homeowners’ Requirements
Preliminary: The homeowners (born 1982 male, 1988 female, and two children born 2014 female, 2016 male) want to live on two floors (basement and ground floor). A third children’s bedroom should also be included. The third floor (attic) should be accessible barrier-free.
· Style: Bauhaus (optionally exposed concrete)
· Roof design: large south-facing side (for solar panels, photovoltaics)
· Building type: two-family house
· Basement and floors: basement, ground floor, attic
· Number of occupants and ages as above: (2 + 3 in basement and ground floor, 2 + 1 in attic)
o Space requirements attic: 2 bedrooms, 1 flexible floor plan bathroom, open living/dining/kitchen area, utility room
o Space requirements ground floor: 1 master bedroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom, large open living/dining/kitchen area, wardrobe, storage room
o Space requirements basement: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, optional play corridor, boiler room, cellar, utility room
· Open or closed architecture: open
· Conservative or modern construction: modern
· Kitchen: open kitchen with island (at least on ground floor)
· Balcony, roof terrace: likely sensible on all three floors considering exposed concrete
· Parking spaces: carports if possible, which can later be converted into garages (initial cost saving)
· Heating/thermal technology: air-to-water heat pump (underfloor heating), optional photovoltaics
· Windows: large window areas on the south side, optionally wide, low windows above the kitchen worktop on the ground floor
· Energy efficiency: KfW 55 standard
· High sound insulation (especially for the ceiling of the attic, separate residential unit)
I would appreciate your feedback on the floor plans.
Development Plan / Restrictions:
· Plot size: 1,200 m² (18 m (59 inches) wide)
· Slope: south-facing hill, street to the north
· Site coverage ratio: 0.3
· Floor area ratio: 0.6
· Building envelope, building line, and boundary: see "enlarged building envelope" 12 x 14 m (39 x 46 feet)
· Edge development: garages
· Number of parking spaces: 3 required according to building authority
· Construction type: open building layout
· Building setback: 3 m (10 feet)
· Roof type: pitched roofs 15-30°, hipped roofs to be avoided, see regulations
· Orientation: ridge direction of the buildings parallel to each other
· Exterior design: see section 6 of the regulations
Homeowners’ Requirements
Preliminary: The homeowners (born 1982 male, 1988 female, and two children born 2014 female, 2016 male) want to live on two floors (basement and ground floor). A third children’s bedroom should also be included. The third floor (attic) should be accessible barrier-free.
· Style: Bauhaus (optionally exposed concrete)
· Roof design: large south-facing side (for solar panels, photovoltaics)
· Building type: two-family house
· Basement and floors: basement, ground floor, attic
· Number of occupants and ages as above: (2 + 3 in basement and ground floor, 2 + 1 in attic)
o Space requirements attic: 2 bedrooms, 1 flexible floor plan bathroom, open living/dining/kitchen area, utility room
o Space requirements ground floor: 1 master bedroom, walk-in closet, master bathroom, large open living/dining/kitchen area, wardrobe, storage room
o Space requirements basement: 3 children’s bedrooms, children’s bathroom, optional play corridor, boiler room, cellar, utility room
· Open or closed architecture: open
· Conservative or modern construction: modern
· Kitchen: open kitchen with island (at least on ground floor)
· Balcony, roof terrace: likely sensible on all three floors considering exposed concrete
· Parking spaces: carports if possible, which can later be converted into garages (initial cost saving)
· Heating/thermal technology: air-to-water heat pump (underfloor heating), optional photovoltaics
· Windows: large window areas on the south side, optionally wide, low windows above the kitchen worktop on the ground floor
· Energy efficiency: KfW 55 standard
· High sound insulation (especially for the ceiling of the attic, separate residential unit)
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sichtbeton8217 Jul 2019 09:03Not shifted that much. They were supposed to come today, but now it will be next Monday. However, the crane company will come on Friday first to check if the windows can even be lifted over the house. If that’s not possible, we have a plan B. I really want to have the windows installed finally so that the screed can be done.
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sichtbeton8219 Jul 2019 07:44Utility connections for multiple services are now also being installed in public areas. The water line is definitely frost-protected, buried 3m (10 feet) below the asphalt. This is what happens when the street level is raised afterward.
Otherwise, not much new except mixing, mixing, mixing. At least we’re getting a nice tan and enjoying the fresh air together.
Otherwise, not much new except mixing, mixing, mixing. At least we’re getting a nice tan and enjoying the fresh air together.
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sichtbeton8224 Jul 2019 23:08Hooray, the windows are installed!
... but the wrong ones. Well, everything was going too smoothly until now. A turning point had to happen eventually.
We installed three windows ourselves (as assistants) in the extreme heat, but then we realized something was off. The windows fit perfectly into the structural opening, but not with the floor construction. The sliding doors (three in the basement, two on the ground floor—middle section fixed glazing—and two on the attic floor—middle section balcony door) have a threshold that is 5cm (2 inches) above the finished floor level. However, we wanted threshold-free doors. The bottom of the window, which should be embedded in the screed, is therefore 5cm (2 inches) too high, making the clear passage height 5cm (2 inches) too low. This issue could now lead to a construction halt of 8 weeks.
... but the wrong ones. Well, everything was going too smoothly until now. A turning point had to happen eventually.
We installed three windows ourselves (as assistants) in the extreme heat, but then we realized something was off. The windows fit perfectly into the structural opening, but not with the floor construction. The sliding doors (three in the basement, two on the ground floor—middle section fixed glazing—and two on the attic floor—middle section balcony door) have a threshold that is 5cm (2 inches) above the finished floor level. However, we wanted threshold-free doors. The bottom of the window, which should be embedded in the screed, is therefore 5cm (2 inches) too high, making the clear passage height 5cm (2 inches) too low. This issue could now lead to a construction halt of 8 weeks.
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