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)
S
sichtbeton8223 Jan 2020 08:26That's right, the buckets are still hanging. After rain or snow, nothing drips anymore. The flat roof covering of the balconies is now watertight. Thank goodness! The roofer made the necessary repairs. The buckets can be removed soon.
I will also take some recent photos of the interior of the house over the weekend. The bathrooms have been fully tiled and the interior doors installed.
We've been working with L-shaped retaining blocks again. Gradually, I'm becoming quite confident with the excavator, and the helpers trust me as well. Wooden slats for sitting and lying down will be placed on the lower areas, and some plants in the higher sections. We'll see how it turns out.
Overall, we already feel very much at home, and especially the children still enjoy the natural surroundings. Even at 9 a.m. during breakfast, you can watch deer nearby. A squirrel often greets the children in the mornings on the stairs.
I will also take some recent photos of the interior of the house over the weekend. The bathrooms have been fully tiled and the interior doors installed.
We've been working with L-shaped retaining blocks again. Gradually, I'm becoming quite confident with the excavator, and the helpers trust me as well. Wooden slats for sitting and lying down will be placed on the lower areas, and some plants in the higher sections. We'll see how it turns out.
Overall, we already feel very much at home, and especially the children still enjoy the natural surroundings. Even at 9 a.m. during breakfast, you can watch deer nearby. A squirrel often greets the children in the mornings on the stairs.
S
sichtbeton823 Feb 2020 22:11I could scream...
Luckily, the buckets were still hanging. Water is dripping again through the lamp cable openings in the ceiling—specifically the front openings located under the balconies. Interestingly, the leaks run from the attic to the ground floor and from the ground floor to the basement "only" sideways, meaning where the sliding doors are. In the middle of the attic, there is a regular balcony door, and in the middle of the ground floor, a fixed-pane window.
Until now, I always hoped that at least one corner of the “magic triangle” would be met, but now it’s clear that costs, time, AND quality are all lacking.
Luckily, the buckets were still hanging. Water is dripping again through the lamp cable openings in the ceiling—specifically the front openings located under the balconies. Interestingly, the leaks run from the attic to the ground floor and from the ground floor to the basement "only" sideways, meaning where the sliding doors are. In the middle of the attic, there is a regular balcony door, and in the middle of the ground floor, a fixed-pane window.
Until now, I always hoped that at least one corner of the “magic triangle” would be met, but now it’s clear that costs, time, AND quality are all lacking.
S
sichtbeton824 Feb 2020 12:14Excerpt from today’s report:
During heavy rain, water is leaking through cable drill holes in the ceilings from the basement and ground floor into the living area. Those present suspect that water can run under the vapor barrier on the exterior side in the area of the lift-and-slide door systems. In a test, approximately 200 ml (7 fl oz) of water was injected with a syringe into the inner corner between the vertical window frame and the horizontal aluminum profile at the bottom. The water immediately disappeared and shortly afterward flowed through a ceiling light outlet in the floor below. About 13% of the injected water ran directly from the ceiling....
During heavy rain, water is leaking through cable drill holes in the ceilings from the basement and ground floor into the living area. Those present suspect that water can run under the vapor barrier on the exterior side in the area of the lift-and-slide door systems. In a test, approximately 200 ml (7 fl oz) of water was injected with a syringe into the inner corner between the vertical window frame and the horizontal aluminum profile at the bottom. The water immediately disappeared and shortly afterward flowed through a ceiling light outlet in the floor below. About 13% of the injected water ran directly from the ceiling....
