ᐅ Planning and Layouts – What are your thoughts?

Profit X is secure.
Profit Y can also turn into loss Y.

The house is poorly designed, and on top of that, the whole project becomes more expensive than if you had it built by the general contractor yourself.

The properties are not selling like hotcakes.

Matthew03 schrieb:

I don’t get it either; there’s no response to the essential questions about the drive behind this whole approach.

Indeed, the approach is, to put it mildly, somewhat "unusual" from a business perspective. Accordingly, I’ve already shared two scenarios from my imagination under which this story would make sense:
In my scenario B,
the mentioned undivided plot of land was inherited, which sparked the greedy imagination of a financing expert: The undeveloped plot represents an asset that creates creditworthiness, allowing for financing of construction. If you have influence over the current owner but a buyer would look for their own financial advisor, you want to entice the current owner to develop the property by building on it. The financing expert is also a friend, and suddenly both eyes are seeing dollar signs. Commissions flow regardless of whether the current owner profits from it or not. If not, even better (for the financing expert), because then a liquidity injection will soon be needed, bringing a third commission.
In my scenario C,
the original poster has so much cash within their overall portfolio that this property is just a small amount to be thrown out the window.
Only in scenario A is the room empty and there is no film in the projector, because there is no profit (for the builder) to be made from the proposed project. The option

-XIII- schrieb:

Hidden camera!

has already been mentioned.

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11ant schrieb:

Indeed, the approach is, let's say, "unusual" from a business perspective. I have already shared two scenarios in my mind where this story would make sense from my point of view:
In my scenario B,
the mentioned undivided plot of land was inherited, which sparked the greedy imagination of a financing expert: The undeveloped plot represents an asset that generates creditworthiness, which could be used to finance construction. If you have influence over the current owner, but a buyer would find their own financing advisor, you want to motivate the current owner to develop the plot with a building. The financing expert is also a friend, and suddenly, dollar signs appear in both eyes. The commissions flow regardless of whether the current owner profits from it or not. If not, even better (for the financing expert), because then a liquidity injection will be needed soon, leading to the third commission.
In my scenario C,
the original poster has so much money in their overall portfolio that this plot is just a small amount to be thrown out the window.
Only in scenario A is the room empty and the projector reel missing because the shown project doesn’t add up to profit (for the builder). The option

has already been mentioned

I only do drawings and planning according to the specifications of a construction company that buys and develops these plots.
Basically, these are always multi-family houses with 4 to 7 residential units! For sales, we use real estate agents who have so far been able to handle these quickly.
If there is interest, I could briefly present a multi-family housing project here?
Best regards

There is always interest in projects here, but what does this have to do with the two plots of land?
Are you planning to develop these two plots for your employer? Since you have only built multi-family houses so far, you are not familiar with single-family home construction?
The house shown so far is rather unusual – when a private individual explains why certain features were chosen for their own home (e.g., the bay window, the many walls at a 45° angle), it makes sense. For a property intended for sale – if you want to develop it yourself before selling – proven standard floor plans like those from Town & Country style or similar would be better suited for later sale, as this is the most sold type of house in Germany. Also, a house model that can be built (almost) identically on both plots would at least reduce the planning costs further.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

But what does this have to do with the two plots?

Hello
Not directly.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Are you planning the development of these two plots for your employer?

Correct. According to his specifications.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Since you’ve only built multi-family houses so far, are you not familiar with single-family houses?
We do build single-family homes and are very experienced with them.
When it comes to planning, rather less so. When something comes up, it’s usually private clients who already have an idea or know what they want. In those cases, planning and submitting applications is no problem.
Exactly. We focus more on the multi-family housing sector.

RomeoZwo schrieb:

Standard floor plans like Town & Country style

That’s also my opinion. I’ve had other designs that I think would make sense and serve the purpose well.
But the final decision is with my boss—and he doesn’t think much of “standard” designs and strongly sticks to his own opinion!

Well, this information would have been nice to have in post #1...

By the way, this thread could be pinned so that @11ant (that really supports your point ) can always directly link to it whenever a builder or general contractor presents designs and thinks they were created by an architect... your recurring term "draftsman" finally becomes clear and understandable here.