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Yes, I like it too; it’s one of the very few brick houses that appeal to me. However, the windows upstairs look odd—are there structural reasons for the offset?

What about the total construction cost? I think the million is close, including the building plot?

It is simply a mirror image of the ground floor due to the corner windows, serving as an architectural feature.

@Otus11 Is your floor plan available to view somewhere in the forum?

Lumpi_LE schrieb:
is simply a mirror of the ground floor due to the corner windows, as an architectural feature.

Absolutely correct.
You can see it even better above in #4744 – and in the first example mentioned in #4748 (there is also a floor plan hidden at the end of the preview images; it is different but similar).

No, the floor plan remains private here. The dimensions are 13.99 x 9.24 m (46 x 30 feet) and about 8.70 m (29 feet) in height with a 30° roof pitch. Ground floor plus upper floor about 185 m² (1,991 ft²), plus 35 m² (377 ft²) usable area under the roof, so roughly 220 m² (2,368 ft²).
Double garage measuring 6.2 x 9 m (20 x 30 feet) with a green flat roof.
Orientation north-south.
Costs are only for the house without land, but including the double garage and green roof, completely finished, all in, with a 30 cm (12 inch) ground elevation and ground floor raised to 2.75 m (9 feet) ceiling height: Starting price at the front still in the mid 5 range. The plot is small and quite affordable (90 €/m²). Landscaping then added quite a bit: garden materials, driveway, elaborate terrace, etc.: around 60k plus labor/many extra services. It’s hardly anything standard due to the concept.

Room arrangement, in living zones, starting at the north:
** Ground floor: hallway, utility/technical room 1, living area 1 (TV) separated by a wall screen from living area 2 (sofa), connected across the entire width of the house toward the south, dining area (under the open space), stairs, kitchen, guest WC.
** Upper floor: bedroom, utility room 2/laundry, children’s WC, child’s room (open to the ridge and across the full width of the house), open space, gallery bridge with stairs in the middle, bathroom (at the front left corner, open to half ridge height), dressing room, bedroom (also open up to the ridge).
** Attic floor: small storage floor, office, guest room (above the dressing room in the north). Because of the height limitation in the building plan to 9 m (30 feet), the attic is quite low, so not a living area, but it is possible to stand up and it is sufficient for secondary use.

This is about pictures here:
Concrete for strip foundation of the terrace wall.

Cool

This is exactly how it is

Otus11 schrieb:
Thank you very much.
The concept is mine; executed with a local general contractor.

There were two reference projects as a guide, which we modified to suit our needs (especially for the corner plot):
** Baurmann Dürr – Kirchfeld Residential House, Karlsruhe
** Bub Architects – Blankenese House (mainly the outdoor terrace there).

Both originals are, however, houses with basements.

What was complex for us were the three lift-and-slide windows also on the upper floor, around the corner, with blinds, laminated safety glass (VSG), and glass balustrades.

Conclusion:
The raised terrace should have been built in this form right away with the shell construction; the general contractor didn’t want to at the time, suggesting to have it done by a landscaping company instead. In hindsight, it would have made much more sense.

Outdoor lighting is from BEGA.
The brickwork is from Rusch Brick, Elbmarsch sorting.
This still involves real craftsmanship and hard manual work.
Some daylight photos are posted somewhere in this thread.
The terrace slabs are made of graywacke, 100 x 50 x 4 cm (39 x 20 x 1.6 inches).

In the middle at the front there is an open space.
The staircase is the central point.
This is how it looks from the inside:
Ground floor:

Upper floor (with an interior window to the laundry utility room):

This is how it still looked in late summer 2017:

Why did you choose BEGA outdoor lights?

I am also about to buy, but I wonder what justifies the price!?

blaupuma schrieb:

Why did you choose BEGA outdoor lights?

Regarding the pictures in #4744:

For BEGA as a manufacturer, the reasons for me were:
- High quality (admittedly at a premium price, but overall I considered it worth it; online they were somewhat cheaper than the recommended retail price; I specifically paid about 275,- per piece)
- Thoughtful design and really "sealed" housing
- Consistent design
- Service (20 years spare parts supply, for example LED modules, but also rubber seals). So you don’t have to replace fixtures and drill new holes after a few years in case of defects.
- Installation instructions available online in advance (so you know exactly where to drill, for example in mortar joints!)
- Made in Germany – there are already enough products made in China; of course, there are cheaper fixtures available for one tenth of the price.
- Good stainless steel screws included (though this does not justify the price premium)
- Some fixtures available in different light intensities

For the specific model (Bega 33 242 K3), my reasons were:
- Design (this model is only available from BEGA)
- High luminous output with 21 W / 2350 lumens. This was required here due to the low number of fixtures (3) and large windows for sufficient illumination. The model is also available with lower output (11 W), which only provides accent lighting.
- Mounting requires only 2 holes at cable height – meaning in the brick mortar joint, which is more reversible and does not damage the bricks.
- Pleasant, glare-free light
- Quality: the unit weighs 2 kilograms (4.4 lbs) and is really solid—a completely different class.
- Very good lighting with directed light distribution (downwards), and from the side at about a 45° angle.
- And above all: I had previously seen this model installed live on a municipal building—and I was immediately convinced. Sure, a price of 775,- for three fixtures is significant, and I had to swallow that first. With such a low number, though, it was somehow still acceptable, and I plan to retrofit the entrance light (a different model) with this one later because the current one produces too much unshielded glare.

However, this model creates a grazing light as a downlight that really emphasizes every unevenness of the facade. So be careful with plastered facades.