ᐅ Hillside House in the Southwest Palatinate – Our Home Construction 2.0

Good evening everyone

I’m starting a small collection thread here for photos and progress updates on our second building project.
We’ve already moved to the Palatinate region to be closer to the construction site. Now we’re watching eagerly and happily as our (hopefully final) dream home takes shape near family.

One big challenge still ahead of us is the facade design. I really love the Nordic style with brickwork and mullioned windows. That won’t be possible here for two reasons: firstly, no one here can do bricklaying, and secondly, it would stand out too much. We will be going with a rendered facade. How to design the colors of the facade and windows to still create some country house / cottage charm is currently still a work in progress mentally.

Otherwise, I’m sharing our plans here and how it will eventually be built.
The support pillar marked near the kitchen island could be removed for a small extra cost, so that will be gone.

The room for “garden equipment” under the garage will get a partition wall for structural reasons.
It won’t be fully finished living space like in the house, but underfloor heating will be installed, along with a lockable door and a window. It’s meant to store garden tools but also some of the building services equipment, since the utility room (HAR) is quite small, and maybe be used as a party room.

We had three construction companies in the final selection. In the end, we chose the “doer” – a builder recommended to us here by friends and family. No website, no smartphone, but he is on site every day himself working in overalls. He has a very good reputation in this area and now rarely builds single-family homes. We were a bit lucky through personal connections and a very friendly initial phone call to get our foot in the door. So far we are very satisfied with this choice.

Well, then I’d like to wish you all the best of luck with Building 2.0 😉

You’ve already been gathering ideas for some time now, from what I’ve read so far. So I guess there won’t be much left to debate in terms of changes, right?

Wouldn’t the entrance area work well as a staircase hall? I know it’s always a bit awkward when you enter a house and see stairs right away, but have you ever considered that?

bauenmk2020 schrieb:

Well, then I’d like to wish you all the best with Build 2.0.
You’ve been collecting ideas all along from what I’ve read so far. So I guess there won’t be much left to debate about changes, right?

Thank you.
There isn’t much left to change in the floor plan, that’s true.
What is currently being discussed are the windows, colors, and possibly muntins? For the kitchen, with the 3m (10 feet) long window, I’d like to have a seating bench underneath. Not a built-in window seat (that wouldn’t really fit here), but implemented with kitchen furniture. So we’re considering installing a panoramic fixed window there. The view in that direction is beautiful.

bauenmk2020 schrieb:

Wouldn’t the entrance area work well as a stairwell? I know it’s always a bit awkward to enter a house and see stairs right away, but have you ever considered that?

We actually hadn’t thought about that. I like that on the left side there is a wide wall for coat storage. I missed that a bit in our previous home. There, the stairs were right next to the door, and I always felt we lacked a place to sit and change shoes. So pragmatically, we often just sat on the stairs even though the coat rack was only 2–3 meters (6.5–10 feet) away. This time, we want to do it differently.

I’ll upload a few pictures here to show what it currently looks like.

The area is really amazing! I can imagine how great the view from the kitchen window must be 😀

Your house elevations immediately reminded me of a Mediterranean-style home. I pictured it in cream white with white muntin windows.

Have you decided on the roof color yet?

kati1337 schrieb:

We shortlisted three construction companies. In the end, we chose the "doer" – a builder recommended to us locally through friends and family. No website, no smartphone, but he personally works on the site every day in his workwear. He has a very good reputation in this area and now rarely builds single-family homes anymore.

I always say that with customer-focused builders, the homepage or website tends to be quite low on their list of priorities. But the fact that someone like this also "rarely builds single-family homes anymore" – respect!

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