ᐅ Single-Family Home Floor Plan Design, 130-140 m²

haydee schrieb:

As I mentioned, I don’t live in a traffic-calmed area. There are over 8,000 vehicles per week, right on the main road, unlike you who is a bit set back.
When I’m outside, there is less traffic. Then I enjoy the light and fresh air.

You have a terrace that has its advantages on days over 35°C (95°F). For the other 350 days, it lacks sunlight. On top of that, a large part of your property is shaded on the east side of the house.

Shift everything to the east and rotate the rooms at least 90 degrees.

So either shift the house to the east and place the terrace far away from the house in the far corner of the property.

Or keep the house where it is and move the garage to the east. Then the terrace would be between the house and garage. However, in this case, I couldn’t enter the garage directly from the house, and it would negatively affect my budget.

Hegi_ you need to start clearly deciding what you absolutely must have and what would just be nice to have. Your budget is too tight for bigger extras.

The garage doesn’t have to be directly attached to the house. Ours is in front of the house, and we walk 4 meters (13 feet). It’s not a problem, and we only get a little wet sometimes. If the car fits under the carport (there’s usually a balance bike or some wood stored there), then we can almost stay dry going in and out.

I would recommend placing the garage next to the neighbor’s property, the house in the middle, no dedicated office (just a small office nook), no walk-in closet, a spiral staircase, and an attic that can be converted in the future.

Since no one has really done this yet (which surprises me) and you predicted it anyway: with this budget, you cannot build a house in Germany in 2020. How much higher could the budget realistically go? People are discussing details here, but unfortunately, it is not even clear whether building like this is remotely possible.

255,000 euros INCLUDING additional costs? And a garage?? Optimistically, that leaves about 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft) for the house itself, so 9.5 x 9.5 meters (31 x 31 feet) is not going to work. This is not meant to be harsh, but it is not even close. And you don’t want to discuss the budget question and keep it quiet. Is that helpful? Who does that serve?

Without increasing the budget, there is no point in discussing the shape of the staircase or similar details, sorry.

Terrace between the house and garage will be without sun again.

What do you do when your neighbors are in the garden every afternoon and weekend, preferably with visiting children?

A house is positioned to let in as much light as possible and to create as much continuous garden space as possible.

I don’t consider a garage feasible with the budget, despite the many DIY efforts.
A garage attached to the house is not cheaper.
At least not for us.

Why have you positioned and oriented the house this way?

So, our house (floor plans posted a few pages earlier as an example) costs turnkey (including flooring and painting) with medium-grade finishes 245,000€ excluding additional construction costs.

Golfi90 schrieb:

So our house (floor plans posted a few pages earlier as an example) costs 245,000€ excl turnkey (including flooring and painting) with medium-grade finishes. Additional construction-related costs are not included.

And here, for 10,000€ more, the additional costs plus a garage are included...!

Have you already finished building? If not, the final figure would be interesting...