ᐅ House entrance with a curved roof

If you look closely, our house is from the 1970s and not very imaginative.
I am planning an entrance that brings joy both when passing by and walking through.

According to Hessian building regulations, you can construct an entrance area that isn’t too large without a building permit / planning permission. I like that.

I hope the pictures help to show what I mean.
In the third one, you can see the current condition ... I already "spruced up" the door a bit beforehand, but it’s not enough for me.

The roof (white here) will be covered with metal sheets. The door will be set slightly outward.

For now, it’s just an idea ... we’ll see ...

How is water supposed to drain on a roof like that when everything slopes upward?

It reminds me of the sacred buildings in Asia. Is that what you want?
I think a quarter-round canopy would suit your design better. It’s shaped like a quarter of a cylinder. It looks like it could be hinged to fold up.

Very... interesting.
It’s a matter of taste... not for me. I also don’t think it fits with the rest.
Regardless of that:

- Drainage?
- Structural stability? How is it supposed to lift?
- What kind of material should it be made of? Metal roofing and underneath?

Before starting with the porch roof, I would personally begin with the concrete slabs or the terracotta tiles.

face26 schrieb:

Before I start with the porch roof, I would personally begin with the concrete slabs or the terracotta tiles.

That was also my first thought. I think you can really enhance the look with nice paving stones.

Best regards
Sabine

I also don’t think it matches the rest.

The "rest," in my opinion, is simply uninspiring.
... Designing things has been my lifelong profession. I only rarely focus on whether something “fits” because I consider it far more important that a detail is pleasing on its own.
There are old houses where the entire building lacks any special feature, except, for example, a balcony with ornate wrought iron in the middle.
It would be something like that here.
For me, the floor tiles are part of the entrance and of course are included in the design.
However, I have to say that I don’t like 90% of today’s architecture, and it wouldn’t be surprising if 90% of people think my ideas are nonsense.
I believe there is far too little looseness, fun, humor, joy in playfulness, and similar qualities in house building in 2020 (it wasn’t different in 2019 either).
When I look at where city tourists travel, it’s not to the modern, new cities.
Even in New York, the popular skyscrapers are the old ones from the 1930s...

Despite this conviction, I welcome your comments. My experience is that communication supports creativity... and it’s not necessarily important that everyone pulls in the same direction...

face26 schrieb:

Regardless:

- Drainage?
- Structural stability? How is it supposed to handle lifting forces?
- What material is it going to be made of? Metal sheet roofing and underneath?

At the moment, water from the porch roof drains on one side, falling straight onto the lawn.
In my design, it also drains onto the lawn, but on both sides. In any case, the water does not fall where people would walk.

The roofing is planned (as a first idea) to be metal sheets – the same material that will be used for two new dormers on the roof. The metal would lie on wood, which in turn would be fixed to a metal frame. (And might possibly receive additional support at the front.)

A second option is concrete.
There is a man, an artist and scientist named Swen Backstein, who works with concrete. He offers a variety of sophisticated techniques and materials for concrete construction in his workshop.
I believe I can follow his technical suggestions to cast (trowel) a curved concrete surface that matches my design, is watertight, and durable.
However, I must admit: this would be an experiment and could of course fail.

But that’s what makes it exciting ))