ᐅ New construction of a settler-style house (semi-detached house)
Created on: 16 Apr 2022 17:28
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Siedlerhaus22
Hello everyone,
We have been following this forum with interest for several years now and would like to share some information about our project.
Since our situation includes everything from a semi-detached house to demolition and heritage protection, we want to help some of you overcome any fears you might have about such plots.
A bit about us: we are both in our late twenties, self-employed, and both civil engineers. Despite this—or perhaps because of it—we deliberately decided not to organize or manage the project ourselves. We have outsourced all phases of the work to an architectural firm with whom we also collaborate professionally.
The Project
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Plot size: just under 600m2 (about 6,460 sq ft)
Existing structure: semi-detached house – a classic settler house
Building plans:
Single-family home
Almost 210m2 (about 2,260 sq ft) of living space
Double garage
Partial basement
Cost estimate - as of April 2022
Construction costs: €1,450,000
Plot including demolition: €750,000
Total costs: €2,200,000
Plus a budget of €350,000 for interior design including furniture and kitchen, specialist planners, and construction management
Objectives:
We wanted to live close to the city and both love the charm of settler houses. When this property became available unexpectedly, our original plan was to develop and market it as two separate units—but in the end, we discovered its potential as a single home.
Key features:
Acoustic ceilings throughout the house
Polished screed floors throughout
Cantilever staircase
Sauna
Kebony exterior cladding
Pool + whirlpool
Air conditioning
Central ventilation system
Gas fireplace
Outdoor kitchen
Wood-aluminum windows
Flush-mounted windows, doors, and baseboards
Floor-to-ceiling doors
Pellet heating system
Sonos speaker system throughout the house
KNX system controlling lighting, sound, blinds, heating, ventilation/air conditioning, pool, doors/windows
Current status:
Building permit obtained
Demolition approved
Trades contracted
Demolition of existing structure underway
Next step:
Start of earthworks and shell construction in May
If there is interest on your side, we would be happy to present this project here regularly in the form of a brief construction report—with pictures, setbacks, and challenges 🙂
Note about the floor plans:
Due to some structural considerations, we have now decided—contrary to the original submission—not to use a timber frame construction. The house will therefore be built with solid brick walls, 36.5cm (14 inches) thick, filled with wood fibers. Also, a few interior design adjustments have not yet been included—if there is interest in the project, we will of course provide updates! 🙂
We have been following this forum with interest for several years now and would like to share some information about our project.
Since our situation includes everything from a semi-detached house to demolition and heritage protection, we want to help some of you overcome any fears you might have about such plots.
A bit about us: we are both in our late twenties, self-employed, and both civil engineers. Despite this—or perhaps because of it—we deliberately decided not to organize or manage the project ourselves. We have outsourced all phases of the work to an architectural firm with whom we also collaborate professionally.
The Project
____________
Plot size: just under 600m2 (about 6,460 sq ft)
Existing structure: semi-detached house – a classic settler house
Building plans:
Single-family home
Almost 210m2 (about 2,260 sq ft) of living space
Double garage
Partial basement
Cost estimate - as of April 2022
Construction costs: €1,450,000
Plot including demolition: €750,000
Total costs: €2,200,000
Plus a budget of €350,000 for interior design including furniture and kitchen, specialist planners, and construction management
Objectives:
We wanted to live close to the city and both love the charm of settler houses. When this property became available unexpectedly, our original plan was to develop and market it as two separate units—but in the end, we discovered its potential as a single home.
Key features:
Acoustic ceilings throughout the house
Polished screed floors throughout
Cantilever staircase
Sauna
Kebony exterior cladding
Pool + whirlpool
Air conditioning
Central ventilation system
Gas fireplace
Outdoor kitchen
Wood-aluminum windows
Flush-mounted windows, doors, and baseboards
Floor-to-ceiling doors
Pellet heating system
Sonos speaker system throughout the house
KNX system controlling lighting, sound, blinds, heating, ventilation/air conditioning, pool, doors/windows
Current status:
Building permit obtained
Demolition approved
Trades contracted
Demolition of existing structure underway
Next step:
Start of earthworks and shell construction in May
If there is interest on your side, we would be happy to present this project here regularly in the form of a brief construction report—with pictures, setbacks, and challenges 🙂
Note about the floor plans:
Due to some structural considerations, we have now decided—contrary to the original submission—not to use a timber frame construction. The house will therefore be built with solid brick walls, 36.5cm (14 inches) thick, filled with wood fibers. Also, a few interior design adjustments have not yet been included—if there is interest in the project, we will of course provide updates! 🙂
Siedlerhaus22 schrieb:
Since the "Speise" is actually a back kitchen,A back kitchen, as the name suggests, is located behind the main kitchen and is directly accessible from it. Any other setup doesn’t really deserve that name. If the "Speis" is supposed to compensate for a too small kitchen, then I don’t think the design is final yet. Basically, if you have to explain the reasons behind the floor plan to people who understand layouts, because it’s not obvious, then it’s not well designed. I also don’t understand the wasted space with the second flight of stairs: the basement stairs would fit perfectly under the stairs leading to the upper floor!
By the way, how wide are your standard windows? They all look quite narrow 😳
vonBYnachSH17 Apr 2022 06:54A civil engineer is not an architect. We had to realize this more than once.
Since the construction work is about to start anyway and the very (!) individual and in many places unusual floor plan can no longer be changed, I am still interested in an answer to the question by @11ant.
Semi-detached house – okay.
But how does the demolition fit with heritage ensemble protection?
11ant schrieb:
Honestly: I am more interested in the explanation of how demolition, heritage ensemble protection, and semi-detached houses are supposed to fit together than in any floor plans in the world (unless this is simply an early April joke).
Semi-detached house – okay.
But how does the demolition fit with heritage ensemble protection?
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