ᐅ Single-family home, approximately 160 m², Bauhaus style; first design draft based on our requirements

Created on: 23 Aug 2019 22:03
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Notstrom
Hello everyone,

we've been looking forward to this for a long time, and now we can finally share our first draft floor plan/design for discussion. We’re very curious to hear your feedback.
Those of you who have seen my thread before (https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/efh-Bauhausstil-Wohnfläche-180m-mit-Doppelgarage.31853/) know what to expect, and here comes the gem.

Development Plan / Restrictions
Plot size: 530m² (about 5,700 sq ft)
Slope: No
Site coverage ratio (Grundflächenzahl): see screenshot
Floor area ratio (Geschossflächenzahl): see screenshot
Building envelope, building line, and boundaries: see screenshot
Edge development: see screenshot
Number of parking spaces: double garage
Number of floors: 2
Roof style: flat roof
Architectural style: Bauhaus
Orientation
Maximum height/limitations
Other requirements

The green highlighted area represents our plot => Parcel 8479

Cadastral map with pink parcels LP II, blue outlines, green line with marker.


Schematic representation of building use, site coverage ratio, WA and BauNVO references.


Schematic floor plan of a house with room layout and labels WA 1 2 WE


Homeowner Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: Bauhaus style, flat roof
Basement, floors: Basement yes, ground floor, upper floor
Number of residents, ages: 3 people, potentially 4: 33, 30, 2 years old
Space requirements on ground and upper floors: Initially planned 180 m² (about 1,940 sq ft) on two stories, now reduced to 160 m² (about 1,720 sq ft) after feedback, with the ground floor slightly larger than the upper floor, around 75–85 m² (810–915 sq ft)
Office: Family use or home office? Yes, in the basement (guest room <-> office)
Overnight guests per year: Hard to say, probably about 10 times per year with 2–5 guests each time
Open or closed architecture: Rather open
Conservative or modern construction: Rather modern
Open kitchen, cooking island: Island
Number of dining spaces: 1
Fireplace: Yes
Music/sound system wall: Our soundbar is sufficient
Balcony, roof terrace: Maybe, undecided (Architect’s comment: How often do you really go out for a beer on the balcony/roof terrace instead of the nice terrace on the ground floor?)
Garage, carport: Double garage, possibly single garage with carport
Kitchen garden, greenhouse: Small but nice (a few tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchinis…)

House Design
Planning by: Architect

What do you particularly like? Why? We like the architecture with the two offset rectangles, though we wonder if the extra cost (no price estimate yet) justifies this. We believe it is structurally more challenging than a simple "cube."
What don’t you like? Why? The size of the bedroom/walk-in closet/children’s room. It feels like the bedroom is missing 2–5 m² (about 20–55 sq ft), as is the second children’s room.
Price estimate according to architect/planner: The initial draft was around 550,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, including fixtures: 620,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: Indifferent, but tendency toward heat pump.

If you had to give up something, which details/finishes
- You can give up: the current shape (nice but a cube would also do)
- You cannot give up: space

Why is the design the way it is now? For example:
Standard design from the planner? This is the second design resulting from last week’s discussion with us, and we find it very successful.
Which wishes were implemented by the architect? Absolutely, plus the idea he had to move the kitchen during development. The guest room has now moved to the basement, allowing more space on the ground floor (beforehand, it felt quite cramped and “squeezed”).
What makes it especially good or bad in your opinion? The architecture

...and now I’ll leave you alone with our house

Ground floor plan of a house with terrace, garden with trees and garage


Floor plan of a residential house with double garage, open living/kitchen area, terrace, and staircase.


Floor plan of a house: terrace, living-dining area with kitchen, hallway, vestibule, wardrobe, WC/shower.


Upper floor plan:

Floor plan of an upper floor: hallway, bathroom, bedroom, child 1, child 2, walk-in closet


Basement:

Basement floor plan: hallway, technical room, storage room, cellar space, central stairs.


Site plan of a plot with parcels, building areas and road layout


East view of a modern house with garage, two people and terrain profile.
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tumaa
7 Sep 2019 00:26
11ant schrieb:

I thought I had explained it: the freedom to be able to change your place at short notice without losing value

Sorry, but what kind of nonsense is that?! If you are successful, you build for yourself and don’t pay rent. There is a big difference between paying a landlord and paying for your own home.

If things were going well for you, you would have owned your own home a long time ago… for me, in terms of living conditions, this is not freedom.

This is just my guess… you sound frustrated, probably things didn’t work out for you and now you want to take it out on others. But these users are not to blame… you still have a few years, don’t give up.

I’m looking forward to seeing your design then… surely the design of the century.

Good luck!!
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haydee
7 Sep 2019 08:39
A property is not suitable for everyone and does not fit every stage of life, regardless of financial means. I find it somewhat presumptuous to assume dissatisfaction and lack of success. If that bothers you, just don’t read the comments.
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tumaa
7 Sep 2019 08:53
haydee schrieb:

A property is not for everyone and doesn’t suit every stage of life, regardless of having the money.
I find it somewhat presumptuous to assume dissatisfaction and failure.
Then just don’t read the comments.


To me, that’s just an excuse.
Not everyone has to own a property, but I like this forum, and it is often ruined by comments like these. You can’t always just ignore the comments. I wouldn’t have written something like this if users had already been warned about it, as I have seen in other forums.

Criticism is always good, but it is often exaggerated and turns negative.
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haydee
7 Sep 2019 09:31
But there is no need to take it personally.
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ypg
7 Sep 2019 09:39
haydee schrieb:

But there is no need to take things personally.

This also applies to tenants!
11ant7 Sep 2019 14:13
tumaa schrieb:

I'm already curious about your design.
I've said several times how my house would look, regular readers should be able to sketch it from memory just by seeing which houses I praise. My house will most likely not look like @matte1987’s, even though I like it – but that one needs to be built on a sloped site, which I’m not keen on. I also really like @Steffi33’s house, but I’m more of a two-story type. Something like @daniels87’s or @KingSong’s (without the mother-in-law annex) and with @Nordlys’s features would be how you can imagine my house. So a house – I wouldn’t stick with an apartment model when switching to homeownership. But in my case, this framework wouldn’t be for a new build anyway, but rather for searching for a young, previously owned property – attentive readers already know all this.
tumaa schrieb:

If things were going well for you, you would have owned a home a long time ago.
I’m not going to explain this misconception a third time – is the original poster still here?
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