ᐅ Floor plan discussion based on the existing thread

Please say something about the budget. We don’t want to be discussing castles in the air.

The basement/exit depends heavily on how important the aviary is. Only you can assess that priority.

What does the building permit / planning permission say about land modifications? Excavations of almost 2 meters (6.5 feet) are quite significant.

To clarify before the appointment:

Your planner has designed a ceiling height of 2.22 m (7 ft 3 1/2 in) in the basement. My plan specifies a minimum height of 2.40 m (7 ft 10 1/2 in).

hanghaus2023 schrieb:

Please say something about the budget. We don’t want to discuss unrealistic ideas here.

The basement/exit depends a lot on how important the aviary is. Only you can assess its priority.

What does the zoning plan say about terrain modifications? Excavations of almost 2 meters (6.5 feet) are quite significant.

Hello Hanghaus,

Budget: we aim to manage with our own work, help from friends and acquaintances, or companies (some self-employed: heating, building materials, excavation work, trucks, drywall installers, window installers, roofers) within 500k. The land as well as additional costs for the notary, authorities, taxes, etc. are already paid. The architect also has this information, so we are eager to see his cost breakdown. If in the end an extra 50k is necessary to implement our "must-haves," it would be doable.

There must be an aviary, so the house construction should not fail because of that. It might also be possible to place it elsewhere if needed.

You can find all the scarce information about the zoning plan in post #16.

hanghaus2023 schrieb:

Regarding the schedule:

Your planner has planned a ceiling height of 2.22 meters (7 ft 3 in) for the basement. My plan requires the minimum height of 2.40 meters (7 ft 10 in).

We’ll take that into account! The architect said that his planned ceiling height for the basement would also be sufficient for the study and the bar. Maybe meeting halfway would be better? I could imagine going for 2.30 meters (7 ft 7 in).

Dachshund90 schrieb:

Let's go with that! The architect said that the planned ceiling height for the basement would also be sufficiently high for the office and the bar. Maybe it’s better to meet halfway here? I could imagine going with 2.30 m (7 ft 7 in).

If the basement rooms are intended for living purposes, the minimum height is 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in). Then there are also 15 steps from the basement to the ground floor.

K a t j a schrieb:

Hmm, why is that? It wouldn’t be my first choice because of moisture issues and also because it’s hard to find a company that commonly works with it.

K a t j a schrieb:

I don’t know anyone who has used that type of brick. That alone would make me skeptical. What are others in your area typically building with?

I would be less unfamiliar with anything than to approach pumice with skepticism. This building material has always had a high market share here (and probably also in the Ahr Valley – what do you mean by water?).

SoL schrieb:

If an architect messed with that, then they must have slept through their studies.

I don’t follow the architect’s entire design process here.

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hanghaus2023 schrieb:

If the basement rooms are intended for living purposes, a minimum ceiling height of 2.40 m (7 ft 10 in) applies. Also, there should be 15 steps from the basement to the ground floor.

Hello Hanghaus,
The question now is what is defined as living purposes. In this case, it mainly concerns a home office and a basement bar.

11ant schrieb:

I find it stranger to doubt pumice than to accept it. This building material has always had a significant market share here (and probably also in the Ahr valley – what do you mean by water?).

I don’t fully follow the architect’s entire design process here.

Hello 11ant,
It’s nice and reassuring for us to hear that. We actually felt a bit uncertain about pumice blocks. There is very little information online, and most opinions are over 10 years old.

Could you please clarify your concerns regarding the design process? In the end, the planning was a several-hour meeting on site, which we basically thought was good.