Hello everyone,
We are expecting child number 2 and 3 next month. That’s why our current home will become too small, and we need to build. We plan to start construction when the children begin kindergarten. Nevertheless, I want to start thinking about it roughly now. We live in a rural area, and a plot of 1800 sqm (approximately 0.45 acres) with a slight south-facing slope is available (of which we want to build on about 900 sqm (approximately 0.22 acres)).
For a start, it’s important for me to know which rooms to orient towards the south. My idea is a bedroom facing south with a view over the valley (floor-to-ceiling windows). Waking up with the sunshine. That’s the theory; my concern is that later I might end up sleeping in something like a sauna. Do you have any experience with this?
PS: We were thinking of a KFW55-70 bungalow with Poroton 42.5 (brick thickness), but nothing is decided yet. Possibly a brine heat pump that might also provide cooling, and a canopy on the south side.
We are expecting child number 2 and 3 next month. That’s why our current home will become too small, and we need to build. We plan to start construction when the children begin kindergarten. Nevertheless, I want to start thinking about it roughly now. We live in a rural area, and a plot of 1800 sqm (approximately 0.45 acres) with a slight south-facing slope is available (of which we want to build on about 900 sqm (approximately 0.22 acres)).
For a start, it’s important for me to know which rooms to orient towards the south. My idea is a bedroom facing south with a view over the valley (floor-to-ceiling windows). Waking up with the sunshine. That’s the theory; my concern is that later I might end up sleeping in something like a sauna. Do you have any experience with this?
PS: We were thinking of a KFW55-70 bungalow with Poroton 42.5 (brick thickness), but nothing is decided yet. Possibly a brine heat pump that might also provide cooling, and a canopy on the south side.
Mycraft schrieb:
We have exactly that case Hello Mycraft, what does "We have exactly that case" refer to – the ground slab and roof overhang or the bedroom facing south?
We also have bedrooms on the south side with 2-meter (6.5-foot) wide windows, but with a window sill. Most days, even in sunny winter, we find it absolutely comfortable. Occasionally in summer, the roller shutters are closed. Now, during a period of being bedridden due to illness, I find it wonderful and enjoy the sunlight.
However, this might not help you at first, since a house on a building plot develops during the planning phase. You have to consider the overall picture. Later on, you can still decide which window should be installed with what kind of shading device (roof, blinds).
I am actually surprised that you are planning a bungalow with at least four bedrooms. That consumes a lot of floor area; I won’t even consider cost-effectiveness (I can’t calculate it, but probably not), but what about the development plan? What does the plot ratio say?
asks Yvonne
However, this might not help you at first, since a house on a building plot develops during the planning phase. You have to consider the overall picture. Later on, you can still decide which window should be installed with what kind of shading device (roof, blinds).
I am actually surprised that you are planning a bungalow with at least four bedrooms. That consumes a lot of floor area; I won’t even consider cost-effectiveness (I can’t calculate it, but probably not), but what about the development plan? What does the plot ratio say?
asks Yvonne
Hi Yvonne,
- 4 bedrooms because of 3 children
- Bungalow because I use a wheelchair and don’t want an elevator in the house, and I want level access to the terrace.
- There won’t be a zoning plan. Do I need to be concerned about the floor area ratio on such a large plot?
- The cost-effectiveness aspect definitely interests me. Are you referring to during construction or for maintenance? As I mentioned, we benefit from living in a rural area with affordable land prices.
- 4 bedrooms because of 3 children
- Bungalow because I use a wheelchair and don’t want an elevator in the house, and I want level access to the terrace.
- There won’t be a zoning plan. Do I need to be concerned about the floor area ratio on such a large plot?
- The cost-effectiveness aspect definitely interests me. Are you referring to during construction or for maintenance? As I mentioned, we benefit from living in a rural area with affordable land prices.
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