ᐅ Building a House on a North-Facing Slope – Bavaria, Regensburg District

Hello everyone,

I’m starting our thread on building a house and hope for plenty of input on the perhaps not-so-simple planning of our dream home.

Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 510 sqm (5,484 sq ft)
Slope: yes, north-facing slope with about 10 degrees gradient south to north
Site coverage ratio: 0.35
Floor area ratio: 0.7
Building envelope, building line and boundary: see parcel 22 blue lines
Adjacent development: yes, agricultural land borders to the west
Number of parking spaces: 2
Number of floors: 2 full floors plus basement possible (soil report available)
Roof type: gable roof
Architectural style: classic rectangular
Orientation: gable direction fixed east–west
Maximum height limits: max ridge height 9.50 m (31 ft 2 in)
Other requirements:

Owners’ Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: preference for classic rectangular
Basement, floors: basement if necessary, otherwise just slab-on-grade
Number and age of residents: 3 persons – 2x age 37 + 1x age 7; family planning complete
Room requirements on ground floor: guest shower bathroom; utility/technical room; pantry; kitchen; living-dining room
Room requirements on upper floor: master bathroom, master bedroom, 1 child’s room, 1 office
Office use: home office yes
Overnight guests per year: few
Open or closed layout: rather open
Conservative or modern building method: not decided
Open kitchen, kitchen island: kitchen should be separable from dining-living room by sliding door
Number of dining seats: 6
Fireplace: yes
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport with attached storage room
Vegetable garden, greenhouse: vegetable garden
Special requests: KfW40+ standard for funding…?

House Design
We will visit some builders and get inspired. We do not want or can change the orientation on the plot.

Here are some details about our financial situation:
About you:

• Who are you? Family of 3
• How old are you? 2x 37 + 1x 7
• Are children planned? No
• What do you do professionally? He – employee; She – civil servant
• How many hours do you work? He – full time; She – part time

Income and assets:

• What income do you have (gross/net)? Total 5,000€ gross including child benefit
• How much equity do you have? Plot worth 100,000€ + 100,000€ capital
• How much equity do you want to invest in the house project? 100,000€

Expenses:
Expenses already included in other categories can of course be omitted. This list is not final and can be extended or summarized. Please state all costs monthly, even if they occur only annually!

Housing costs:

• Current cold rent (basic rent without utilities): 900€
• Current warm rent (rent including utilities): 1,200€
• Electricity: heating and household total 110€ per month
• Phone, internet, mobile: internet and mobile phones total 45€ per month

Income and expense totals:

• Total income: 5,000€
• Total expenses: approx. 4,500€ (including all expenses – savings approx. 1,000€)
• Balance: +500€ per month
• Of which cold rent sum: 900€ + 500€ surplus → 1,400€

Do you think it is realistic to build a house for about 500,000€ total?
Our rough calculation is as follows:

House build costs for approx. 150 sqm (1,615 sq ft) turnkey on slab-on-grade: 375,000€
Carport/storage room: 25,000€
Additional costs: 40,000€
Outdoor areas (garden, paving, terrace, etc.): 50,000€

Total: approx. 500,000€

Thank you very much for your feedback 🙂

P.S.: Attached is the excerpt from the development plan (parcel map)