ᐅ If a second full story is not built in the attic, the building depth equals the building width.
Created on: 6 Feb 2022 19:43
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Melinaaa
Hello everyone,
We are planning a townhouse with a ground floor, first floor (without sloping walls), and an attic.
Does the above text mean that our house must be as wide as it is long?
However, our floor plan measures 9 x 11 meters (30 x 36 feet)... Do you know if there is any flexibility regarding this?
And another question:
We are building in a new residential development and purchasing a serviced plot of land. Are the road construction costs included in this, or will they be charged separately at the end? (This could be a disadvantage for a corner plot.)
Thanks!!
We are planning a townhouse with a ground floor, first floor (without sloping walls), and an attic.
Does the above text mean that our house must be as wide as it is long?
However, our floor plan measures 9 x 11 meters (30 x 36 feet)... Do you know if there is any flexibility regarding this?
And another question:
We are building in a new residential development and purchasing a serviced plot of land. Are the road construction costs included in this, or will they be charged separately at the end? (This could be a disadvantage for a corner plot.)
Thanks!!
The regulation isn’t that complicated. They want houses with one and a half stories, as is common in the area. However, since it’s also popular there to build so-called urban villas, they want to anticipate individual exceptions and say, “Yes, you’re allowed to build an urban villa.” These are usually square in shape.
They could have also stated it like this: “Single-family houses with one and a half stories are permitted; except for square urban villas with sides up to 12m (39 feet), which may be built with two full stories.”
I assume there will also be rules regarding the roof shape/slope and knee walls. Otherwise, based on the known excerpt, you could simply build a two-story house with a flat roof, making the second full story the attic, thereby bypassing the requirement to build square.
They could have also stated it like this: “Single-family houses with one and a half stories are permitted; except for square urban villas with sides up to 12m (39 feet), which may be built with two full stories.”
I assume there will also be rules regarding the roof shape/slope and knee walls. Otherwise, based on the known excerpt, you could simply build a two-story house with a flat roof, making the second full story the attic, thereby bypassing the requirement to build square.
Yes, but why?
So, is a square urban villa less conspicuous than a rectangular one?
Is there an influential person on the local planning committee who has a phobia of apartment blocks?
I actually think that a rectangular shape would bring some variation to the mainstream "modern" design of urban villas, which would fit even better into a more traditional single-family home neighborhood.
But by now, I’m no longer surprised by local politics in Germany; otherwise, I would have chronic whiplash from all the head shaking.
So, is a square urban villa less conspicuous than a rectangular one?
Is there an influential person on the local planning committee who has a phobia of apartment blocks?
I actually think that a rectangular shape would bring some variation to the mainstream "modern" design of urban villas, which would fit even better into a more traditional single-family home neighborhood.
But by now, I’m no longer surprised by local politics in Germany; otherwise, I would have chronic whiplash from all the head shaking.
Tolentino schrieb:
Yes, but why?
It’s clearly stated. If the detached house is wider than it is deep, it looks like an apartment building. 🤨:rolleyes;)
apokolok schrieb:
Otherwise, according to the known excerpt, you could simply build a two-story building with a flat roof, making the second full floor the attic level, thus bypassing the regulation that it must be built as a square. Exactly, but that would only be partly successful with a flat roof; it would be better with a shed roof or gable roof, with open rooms at the ridge, so there would be no doubt about the upper floor being an attic. I would probably do it that way just for the fun of it: a fully legally compliant nonsensical regulation with maximum enjoyment of bending the rules :-)
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