Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size – approx. 1000m² (0.25 acres)
Slope – yes, about one full story along the length of the house
Number of parking spaces – 4 (2 of which are carport or garage)
Number of floors – no restrictions
Roof style – anything except flat roof
Architectural style – rural, classic
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type – no Bauhaus, rather country house style
Basement, stories – 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages – currently 3: 37, 30, 2
Space needs on ground and upper floors
Office: family use or home office? Both fully remote: Home office is a permanent workplace for both
Occasional guests per year – 4-6?
Conservative or modern construction – conservative
Open kitchen, island – open but L-shaped, with an island
Number of dining seats – at least 8, with room for more
Fireplace – no
Music/stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – yes
Utility garden, greenhouse – possibly, no major importance
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided:
- Space for a Christmas tree in the living/dining area
- “Nerd cave”: a larger hobby room for retro games, preferably without windows -> no UV exposure
- Home gym – room for at least one rack and some additional equipment
- Cooking, dining, and living areas open and arranged in a corner layout
- Pantry desired
- Cloakroom area near the entrance for jackets and shoes
- 2 children’s bedrooms plus guest room
- Parents’ bedroom with walk-in closet
- Utility/laundry room on the sleeping floor
House Design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you especially like? Why?
- All the wishes we sent over two pages of text have been perfectly incorporated
- Large, symmetrical pantry
- Very open, spacious living area
- Option to convert the gym into a second office if needed for work
- All children’s bedrooms are the same size
What don’t you like? Why?
- It is simply very large – pricing is at the upper limit of what we can afford
- Posts (presumably for structural reasons) in the living/dining area
- Office could possibly be a bit bigger, but the house is already huge
Price estimate according to architect/planner: Fixed-price turnkey offers from two providers so far likely to be in the range of 490,000–520,000 (currency not specified)
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating system: Heat pump, central ventilation system, air conditioning
If you had to give up something, which details/expansions
- Could give up: maybe one room, open areas in the hallway
- Cannot give up: ventilation system, air conditioning, pantry, basically almost everything else 😀
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example:
Which wishes were fulfilled by the architect? Simply all of them. We had communicated our wishes in writing, and the design fully reflects our complete “wish list.”
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
Everything we need is included; it’s large, inviting, open, bright, and leaves no wishes unfulfilled. However, the price is close to the maximum monthly financial burden we want to accept.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
My husband is completely thrilled with this floor plan, and he’s usually not so easily enthusiastic. 😀
I also find it very well done. But it’s clearly the fact that all our wishes are included that makes it great for us.
I’m just curious to hear your opinion.
Here, @Pinkiponk – I just went ahead and posted it. 🙂
Plot size – approx. 1000m² (0.25 acres)
Slope – yes, about one full story along the length of the house
Number of parking spaces – 4 (2 of which are carport or garage)
Number of floors – no restrictions
Roof style – anything except flat roof
Architectural style – rural, classic
Homeowners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type – no Bauhaus, rather country house style
Basement, stories – 2 full stories
Number of occupants, ages – currently 3: 37, 30, 2
Space needs on ground and upper floors
Office: family use or home office? Both fully remote: Home office is a permanent workplace for both
Occasional guests per year – 4-6?
Conservative or modern construction – conservative
Open kitchen, island – open but L-shaped, with an island
Number of dining seats – at least 8, with room for more
Fireplace – no
Music/stereo wall – no
Balcony, roof terrace – no
Garage, carport – yes
Utility garden, greenhouse – possibly, no major importance
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are preferred or avoided:
- Space for a Christmas tree in the living/dining area
- “Nerd cave”: a larger hobby room for retro games, preferably without windows -> no UV exposure
- Home gym – room for at least one rack and some additional equipment
- Cooking, dining, and living areas open and arranged in a corner layout
- Pantry desired
- Cloakroom area near the entrance for jackets and shoes
- 2 children’s bedrooms plus guest room
- Parents’ bedroom with walk-in closet
- Utility/laundry room on the sleeping floor
House Design
Designed by:
- Architect
What do you especially like? Why?
- All the wishes we sent over two pages of text have been perfectly incorporated
- Large, symmetrical pantry
- Very open, spacious living area
- Option to convert the gym into a second office if needed for work
- All children’s bedrooms are the same size
What don’t you like? Why?
- It is simply very large – pricing is at the upper limit of what we can afford
- Posts (presumably for structural reasons) in the living/dining area
- Office could possibly be a bit bigger, but the house is already huge
Price estimate according to architect/planner: Fixed-price turnkey offers from two providers so far likely to be in the range of 490,000–520,000 (currency not specified)
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: 500,000
Preferred heating system: Heat pump, central ventilation system, air conditioning
If you had to give up something, which details/expansions
- Could give up: maybe one room, open areas in the hallway
- Cannot give up: ventilation system, air conditioning, pantry, basically almost everything else 😀
Why did the design turn out the way it is? For example:
Which wishes were fulfilled by the architect? Simply all of them. We had communicated our wishes in writing, and the design fully reflects our complete “wish list.”
What makes it particularly good or bad in your opinion?
Everything we need is included; it’s large, inviting, open, bright, and leaves no wishes unfulfilled. However, the price is close to the maximum monthly financial burden we want to accept.
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
My husband is completely thrilled with this floor plan, and he’s usually not so easily enthusiastic. 😀
I also find it very well done. But it’s clearly the fact that all our wishes are included that makes it great for us.
I’m just curious to hear your opinion.
Here, @Pinkiponk – I just went ahead and posted it. 🙂
I also find the tone in the forum sometimes a bit harsher than I’m used to elsewhere (especially when someone doesn’t want to accept a suggestion right away, no matter the reason).
I hope you were still able to take away a couple of ideas, and I wish you all the best with your project.
I hope you were still able to take away a couple of ideas, and I wish you all the best with your project.
kati1337 schrieb:
Yes, that is possible.
To be honest, I regret having started this thread. I had already decided back then, during the thread about the renovation project, not to discuss my own project here in full anymore. For a long time, I stuck to that decision. Then, in the house sale thread, several (friendly) members asked if there were already plans for the new project. Against my better judgment, I created this thread and even tagged Pinkiponk because she had asked about it, among others.
However, I underestimated how much this forum has changed over the past two years. Overall, I find the tone and discussion culture here too toxic now.
I would delete the thread if I could, but I cannot. So I am stepping away from it. This is, of course, not meant as an attack on Pinkiponk (or some of the other regulars who communicate more politely).
I have just experienced a death in the family and am currently too sensitive for all of this. I understand you 🙁
My sincere condolences
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Hausbautraum203 Apr 2022 08:34After I also commented that I don’t like the floor plan, I’m sorry. I would really regret if you left the forum.
In the end, everyone just wanted to help and to warn about a floor plan that will be very expensive and has a lot of unnecessary space.
Everyone I spoke with in our building area has greatly underestimated the costs of building on a slope. It doesn’t hurt to be cautious here!
By the way, I find it quite impressive how proactive you are. In such a short time, you sold the old house, bought a new plot, found a moving company, arranged a temporary solution, and already have new offers from a construction company—all with a small child!
In the end, everyone just wanted to help and to warn about a floor plan that will be very expensive and has a lot of unnecessary space.
Everyone I spoke with in our building area has greatly underestimated the costs of building on a slope. It doesn’t hurt to be cautious here!
By the way, I find it quite impressive how proactive you are. In such a short time, you sold the old house, bought a new plot, found a moving company, arranged a temporary solution, and already have new offers from a construction company—all with a small child!
Well, like others, I was surprised that someone would share their life so openly, day after day, week after week, month after month in a forum. I can somewhat understand it if it’s a single person in their twenties who has just moved out of their parents’ home and has little idea how the outside world works. Even though the internet offers countless sources to look up every little detail, as long as you can distinguish good from bad information, I would assume that someone who earns their living online is able to make decisions independently and doesn’t need a crowd of random forum members to help them decide.
But perhaps that’s exactly where the “problem” lies: if you work from home every day, the lack of real face-to-face contact to exchange ideas can make a forum a substitute. I think Kati once mentioned that her social circle in her new place is quite limited. I imagine that professional isolation like that can be very challenging over the years.
But perhaps that’s exactly where the “problem” lies: if you work from home every day, the lack of real face-to-face contact to exchange ideas can make a forum a substitute. I think Kati once mentioned that her social circle in her new place is quite limited. I imagine that professional isolation like that can be very challenging over the years.
Hausbautraum20 schrieb:
After I also commented that I didn’t like the floor plan, I’m sorry. I would really regret it if you left the forum.No, that’s not what I meant. I think I’ll still be around in the forum. Just not continue discussing in this thread / our project here. 🙂Similar topics