Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size -> 833m² (10,000 sq ft)
Slope -> no
Site coverage ratio -> 0.4
Floor area ratio -> 0.8
Building window, building line, and boundary
Edge development -> no
Number of parking spaces -> 2
Number of stories -> 1
Roof style
Architectural style
Orientation -> SW
Maximum height/limits -> 9.0m (30 ft)
Other requirements -> no
Clients’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type -> Classic single-family house with gable roof
Basement, stories -> 2 floors, including 1 full story
Number of people, ages -> 46, 41, 12, 10, and 8
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor -> see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? -> mainly home office
Guests sleeping over per year -> /
Open or closed layout -> closed
Conservative or modern construction style -> conservative / classic
Open kitchen, kitchen island -> closed (with sliding door to dining area) + kitchen island
Number of dining seats -> 5
Fireplace -> no
Music/speaker wall -> no
Balcony, roof terrace -> no
Garage, carport -> garage
Utility garden, greenhouse -> no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Planning by:
- Designer from a construction company (draftsman)
What do you like most? Why? -> We generally like the ground floor, but we would swap the office with the kitchen + living and dining areas
What do you dislike? Why? -> children's rooms are too small // no natural light in the hallway // bathroom should be accessible from the hallway // windows are not aligned vertically
Estimated price according to architect/designer -> 570,000€
Personal price limit for house including fixtures and fittings: 550,000€
Preferred heating system -> heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up -> children’s bathroom and utility room (upstairs) can be combined into one room
- cannot give up:
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design by the planner? -> no
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your view?
Hello, I look forward to suggestions and improvements.
Best regards
Plot size -> 833m² (10,000 sq ft)
Slope -> no
Site coverage ratio -> 0.4
Floor area ratio -> 0.8
Building window, building line, and boundary
Edge development -> no
Number of parking spaces -> 2
Number of stories -> 1
Roof style
Architectural style
Orientation -> SW
Maximum height/limits -> 9.0m (30 ft)
Other requirements -> no
Clients’ Requirements
Architectural style, roof type, building type -> Classic single-family house with gable roof
Basement, stories -> 2 floors, including 1 full story
Number of people, ages -> 46, 41, 12, 10, and 8
Room requirements on ground floor and upper floor -> see floor plan
Office: family use or home office? -> mainly home office
Guests sleeping over per year -> /
Open or closed layout -> closed
Conservative or modern construction style -> conservative / classic
Open kitchen, kitchen island -> closed (with sliding door to dining area) + kitchen island
Number of dining seats -> 5
Fireplace -> no
Music/speaker wall -> no
Balcony, roof terrace -> no
Garage, carport -> garage
Utility garden, greenhouse -> no
Additional wishes/special features/daily routine, also reasons why certain things should or should not be included
House Design
Planning by:
- Designer from a construction company (draftsman)
What do you like most? Why? -> We generally like the ground floor, but we would swap the office with the kitchen + living and dining areas
What do you dislike? Why? -> children's rooms are too small // no natural light in the hallway // bathroom should be accessible from the hallway // windows are not aligned vertically
Estimated price according to architect/designer -> 570,000€
Personal price limit for house including fixtures and fittings: 550,000€
Preferred heating system -> heat pump
If you have to give up something, which details/extensions
- can you give up -> children’s bathroom and utility room (upstairs) can be combined into one room
- cannot give up:
Why is the design like it is now? For example:
Standard design by the planner? -> no
Which wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mix of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your view?
Hello, I look forward to suggestions and improvements.
Best regards
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JochenBu78 schrieb:and the large unused hallway on the ground floor, simply swapping is not an option in my opinion; it requires a new layout.
We basically like the ground floor, but we would swap the office and kitchen with the living and dining areas.
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JochenBu785 Jul 2025 21:56kbt09 schrieb:
I consider this to be a two-story house ... ah ... you mean all the expensive corners on the ground floor, which then all require flat roofs, make it seem like a one-story. Yes, exactly. I think this was calculated that way by the draftsman.
kbt09 schrieb:
Unfortunately, the uploaded pictures are so low resolution that it is hardly possible to read the numbers. I will try to upload better pictures shortly.
kbt09 schrieb:
But somehow, the ground floor layout looks very inefficient. Do you have any suggestions on how the space could be better used?
kbt09 schrieb:
Price ... it’s over 200 sqm (2,150 sq ft), brick-clad, lots of corners, so I also think 550,000 Euros is too low for everything. Are there actually suitable quotes available already? No, so far only the cost estimate. We will get quotes only once the floor plan is (nearly) finished and we are satisfied with it.
JochenBu78 schrieb:
The bathroom should be accessible from the hallway // Windows not directly aligned above each other The master bathroom accessible from the hallway? Why?
And which window facades bother you? What do you mean by directly aligned above each other? The windows are also of different sizes.
Other suggestions are not that straightforward, as this is a development process. For example, I would also find a site plan with the plot marked interesting.
ypg schrieb:
At first glance, even without detailed calculations, this is a single-story house. Sorry, I don’t want to cause confusion: I actually meant a two-story house! It’s obvious, I just made a typo.
JochenBu78 schrieb:
However, that is only a suggested lightweight partition wall, which would only be installed after fitting all the technical equipment. You can’t install technical equipment later if you need regular access to it. That’s not how it works.
JochenBu78 schrieb:
That would make the technical room larger and the utility room correspondingly smaller, which shouldn’t be a problem, That changes the floor plan in this area. Basically, you have to fully dedicate that small space and convert the utility room into a technical room—also to avoid giving false hopes about its intended use.
If you prefer a classic layout, that’s how it is. You end up with designs featuring a hallway in the middle and an entrance vestibule at the front. However, that also results in a completely interior corridor. You could move the staircase outward to provide natural light in the stairwell, but beyond a certain house size, that becomes impractical because the distances get too long.
If you want larger children’s rooms, you would need to omit the hallway or build an even larger house.
I checked again: Lower Saxony. Definitely a two-story building. The garage is separate.
Regarding the design: in Lower Saxony, a reasonable price for this type of project is about 3000 €/m² (approximately 279 sq ft). But it’s not a Viebrock house, rather more like a TM house.
This price excludes the garage, kitchen, incidental construction costs, and external work. If you order a country-style house, you pay a corresponding price.
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nordanney5 Jul 2025 22:39JochenBu78 schrieb:
Where would you see the budget? The calculation already includes the kitchen, outdoor area, photovoltaic system, and a 10k buffer.
Our future neighbors even thought the estimated 550k was very high...For the house? 600k (+x) for the house, 50k ancillary building costs, 35k for the garage, terrace + driveway + landscaping starting at 30k depending on preferences.In total, I would take 750k as a base to have some leeway.
It could be somewhat cheaper if you live in Ni at the AdW.
Where does my estimate come from? Professional experience.
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