ᐅ Semi-detached house with a continuous shed roof

There are some updates on this matter: my “desired design” as I want it is not possible for various reasons. I can forget about a shed roof due to the required roof pitch, which also applies to shed roofs. A staggered house will also not be an option.

I will build a house with a gable roof on a footprint of 15.50 × 13 m (51 × 43 feet). It will be a semi-detached house / duplex / single-family house, as it is often called, with two main entrance doors. There will be two full floors plus an attic on each half, and from these “halves” two residential units will be created, which can later be combined if needed. So one semi-detached half will become two residential units, maybe just one later. In another thread here, I asked a question about this, since I am not entirely sure whether this will be accepted under the local development plan / building permit requirements.

I plan to rent out these units initially and possibly move in at a later stage. Also, each apartment should have a portion of the garden area as well as a garage or parking space.

Thank you all for the valuable advice!

ypg schrieb:

I took your dimensions and sketched the version with a 20-degree angle. For clarity: no windows are allowed within the 3 meters between the two residential units at the bend.

This results not only in an unattractive building shape but also in one unit (the eastern one) having only two windows on the upper floor. Additionally, the ground floor is not very bright if windows can only be placed facing east along 13 meters.

I haven’t checked the regulations mentioned in the other thread, whether this is even allowed (three full stories). Because this applies to a single residential unit, not to the average of both units. If it were a single unit, the calculation would probably result in two full stories.

Respect, you have designed/represented exactly the house I had in mind. But that quickly became irrelevant after my visit to the building authority. I also found it amusing when the official said he had never seen a house like this before.

dobbelhaus schrieb:
after my visit to the building authority.

... has the location of the double garage been approved?
... has the number 4 for the required parking spaces been confirmed?
... is the required driveway width unproblematic?

dobbelhaus schrieb:
Respect, you have designed/depicted exactly the house I had in mind.
However, this concern quickly became irrelevant after my visit to the building authority. I also found it amusing when the official said they had never seen a house like that before.

It is also ugly, and ugly houses should not be built, even if they were allowed.

If you like the look of a shed roof, you can also build an asymmetrical gable roof without the house having a tall, pointed appearance. Obtaining the building permit / planning permission should also not be a problem.

If I understand correctly, four residential units are planned for the property? Does the zoning plan allow this?
Addendum: I just noticed that you are asking the same question in another thread.