Hello everyone,
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
I more or less stumbled upon a plot of land after someone let their reservation expire.
The plot is about 606 square meters (6,521 square feet), according to my "measurement" approximately 18.10 meters by 33.50 meters (60 feet by 110 feet), not officially surveyed yet, and now I’m wondering exactly what I can do with it.
The development plan sets out the following for "my plot":
- 0.35 floor area ratio
- Single-story buildings only
- Maximum building height 10 meters (33 feet)
- Eave height max 4.50 meters (15 feet)
- One driveway with max width of 4 meters (13 feet)
- Two parking spaces are mandatory
- Roof pitch between 15° and 51°
- Roofs of garages etc. may differ in shape
- Garages, carports, and ancillary buildings as defined by §14 (1) of the building use ordinance, which are buildings, must not exceed the street-side building boundaries of the access roads.
- Dormers and roof recesses: the total length of dormers or roof recesses per roof side may not exceed 50% of the total length of that roof side.
- Standard distance to property boundary is 3 meters (10 feet)
- In the southern area, there is an 8-meter (26 feet) deep strip across the full width of the plot (approx. 18 meters (60 feet)) where trees and shrubs must be preserved. This area is quite densely vegetated and reaches heights up to 10 meters (33 feet) – I’ve tried to visualize this below
- In the middle of this vegetation is a downward slope... the building boundary to this strip was reduced from the normal 3 meters to 2 meters (7 feet) so the plots aren’t too restricted.
Here I have placed an example house measuring 9.60 meters by 11.95 meters (31.5 feet by 39 feet), which I like based on my initial review (Viebrockhaus Edition 600).
Next to the house, in the 5.50-meter (18 feet) wide space there would be a carport – is that enough space for two parking spots? I would prefer not to make the house narrower just to accommodate vehicles... but then there’s hardly any room left for fencing?!
The terrace and garden at the back are, of course, limited by the tall trees – but that’s a compromise I’ll have to accept.
I’ve never built a house in my life before... so this is my first time dealing with this topic in detail. What would you do in this situation? Make the house a bit smaller?
If you need more information, just ask – as I said, I’m a beginner and eager to learn 🙂
My wishes are:
- Starting from 160 square meters (1,722 square feet) upwards
- I’m currently thinking about a basement and budget around $100k extra for it
- I don’t like long corridors
Once the plot situation is reasonably clear, I’d like to hear your advice on floor plans – that will surely be a more extensive topic.
Best regards
SaschaL schrieb:
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Easy to say, but right now I can’t find any "small companies" building KfW40+ houses that respond to inquiries or don’t seem completely strange – during a house viewing arranged some time ago, a real estate agent gave me her card (from a different company she was representing at the time) with the comment that she also builds houses... but according to their website, they only do landscaping.
And as I said before: there are people who like the "small ones" – and I understand some of the arguments for that (risk of losing a local reputation, etc.) – and then there are people like me, who feel more secure (or at least reassured).
There is also a local builder here, whose signs you often see on construction sites... they also do KfW40+; I’m waiting for a callback.
And as I said before: there are people who like the "small ones" – and I understand some of the arguments for that (risk of losing a local reputation, etc.) – and then there are people like me, who feel more secure (or at least reassured).
There is also a local builder here, whose signs you often see on construction sites... they also do KfW40+; I’m waiting for a callback.
SaschaL schrieb:
And there are people like me, for whom greater security provides (or pretends to provide) comfort.Awareness is the first step towards improvement :-)https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
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Hello everyone,
News – and a question has come up that I can't figure out on my own – it would be great if you building plan experts could explain the following to me:
Above "Plan Street B," there are these jagged lines pointing outward. The light gray lines below show an existing embankment on the site. According to the explanation, the jagged area means:
"On the areas for embankments, the surface of the plots shall be adjusted by filling to match the heights of the adjacent traffic areas."
Filling. So, they intend to build up the ground here – which makes sense. However, I don’t understand "heights of the adjacent traffic areas." According to the image, the ground level in the upper part of the road is currently 12–13 meters (39–43 feet), then comes the road, and below that is "my" plot – currently at 9.40 to 9.60 meters (31–32 feet).
Does this mean the road will be built at a higher level? Only then would there be a need for filling for plots north of the road to reach the adjacent traffic area, right? Would my driveway then be quite steep going up to the road? 😉
I hope you understand what I mean... Is my plot significantly lower than the road that will be built there? And if so, is that at least an advantage in terms of the permitted eaves height? This is set as follows:
"Maximum 4.50 meters (15 feet) – the reference point for the height of structures is the height of the fully developed traffic area adjacent to the plot (top edge of the traffic area according to the plan drawing), always measured at the middle of the plot’s access driveway."
Or am I completely misunderstanding all this?
Viebrockhaus also provided more detailed prices for my basement – more on that later, I need to review it carefully first.
Thanks in advance!
News – and a question has come up that I can't figure out on my own – it would be great if you building plan experts could explain the following to me:
Above "Plan Street B," there are these jagged lines pointing outward. The light gray lines below show an existing embankment on the site. According to the explanation, the jagged area means:
"On the areas for embankments, the surface of the plots shall be adjusted by filling to match the heights of the adjacent traffic areas."
Filling. So, they intend to build up the ground here – which makes sense. However, I don’t understand "heights of the adjacent traffic areas." According to the image, the ground level in the upper part of the road is currently 12–13 meters (39–43 feet), then comes the road, and below that is "my" plot – currently at 9.40 to 9.60 meters (31–32 feet).
Does this mean the road will be built at a higher level? Only then would there be a need for filling for plots north of the road to reach the adjacent traffic area, right? Would my driveway then be quite steep going up to the road? 😉
I hope you understand what I mean... Is my plot significantly lower than the road that will be built there? And if so, is that at least an advantage in terms of the permitted eaves height? This is set as follows:
"Maximum 4.50 meters (15 feet) – the reference point for the height of structures is the height of the fully developed traffic area adjacent to the plot (top edge of the traffic area according to the plan drawing), always measured at the middle of the plot’s access driveway."
Or am I completely misunderstanding all this?
Viebrockhaus also provided more detailed prices for my basement – more on that later, I need to review it carefully first.
Thanks in advance!
I don’t see anything clear here. The actual elevation points in the planned road area vary too much to leave them uneven like that. However, I cannot tell what the target elevation should be. In the jagged area, it seems that the ground level of the properties will be adjusted to match the road height, somewhat similar to hedge height restrictions at visibility triangles. My assumption is that the properties south of planned road B will still be lower than the road even after its completion.
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