ᐅ Prefabricated concrete house with a pitched roof appearance

Created on: 21 Mar 2022 21:34
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yuccapalme>
Good evening,

we are planning to build a low-budget single-family house made of concrete and are now looking, ideally, for a prefab house company that offers something close to what we have in mind. I’m attaching a few photos of houses to illustrate the style we are aiming for. Essentially, a house made almost entirely from insulated concrete (preferably including the roof) with wooden frame windows (possibly also other wooden elements inside). We want to do as much of the interior work ourselves as possible. The house can be up to 16m long and 8m wide (52 feet 6 inches by 26 feet 3 inches), one or two stories, but with at least 5 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom. Neither a basement nor a garage is needed. The floor plan should be simple, with a straight staircase if two stories, using prefabricated components and basic building materials like wood, concrete, and metal. We want to deliberately reduce expensive technology, opting for simple windows and doors (but with good insulation values). Clear shapes and a focus on essentials without compromising too much on quality.

So far, I haven’t found prefab houses with the desired gable roof style. Does anyone happen to have a recommendation? It currently looks like we might have to take the more costly route via an architect.

Thanks in advance.

P.S. We do not want too many large window fronts.

Modern concrete house with steep metal roof, large windows, built on stilts with pool terrace.


Unfinished concrete house with wooden elements and terrace, in front of mountain landscape.


Modern white house in raw construction stage on building site with unfinished walls


Large bright interior with concrete walls, wooden floor, and sloped roof, large window fronts.
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ypg
8 Apr 2022 23:56
HnghusBY schrieb:

I almost catch myself in this thread.

Me too: 1997, subscription to a home building magazine: low budget, lots of concrete, surface-mounted electrical wiring and pipes, no lintels above windows, but tall windows… from what I remember, prices felt about as high as our house in 2013 (plastered, etc.)

Concrete needs to be sealed and so on… not really low budget after all…
gutentag schrieb:

I would wait a few more years; then there will be concrete from 3D printers.

A few days ago, there was a report about 40sqm (430 sq ft) huts and villages in South Africa made with 3D printing. They looked really impressive, with rounded shapes instead of corners. Construction time was three days.
gutentag9 Apr 2022 08:49
ypg schrieb:

A few days ago, there was a report about 40 m² (430 ft²) huts and villages in South Africa made with 3D printing. They looked really impressive, featuring curves instead of sharp corners. Construction time was 3 days.

Take a look at #33 where you can find the pioneer of 3D printing in Germany. There are already plenty of videos about it on YouTube. Sika also has a new system, which appears to be of quite high quality.
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ypg
9 Apr 2022 09:35
@gutentag exactly, that house was initially featured, but also projects where it makes sense to use it for time savings and will be used. That’s totally my thing <3
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yuccapalme>
9 Apr 2022 10:46
Yes, something could definitely be done with that... Unfortunately, our older child will start primary school in 3 years, so the move should have taken place by then at the latest. It is only expected in 5 to 6 years that the 3D printing method might become more cost-effective than other construction methods.