Development Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 557 m² (6,000 sq ft)
Slope: yes
Site coverage ratio: none
Floor area ratio: 2 + attic
Building envelope, building line and boundary: yes, but approved outside these in preliminary decision
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof 28-32°
Architectural style: classic
Orientation: east
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional requirements: Development plan from the 1960s
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: see above
Basement, number of floors: 2
Number of people, ages: 1 (58), 1 (23, max. 3 more years)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors:
Office: family use or home office? Smoking room
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed layout:
Conservative or modern building style: conservative
Open kitchen, island: rather not
Number of dining seats: 3 (10 times three times per year)
Fireplace: omitted due to budget constraints
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse:
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not wanted:
Home office daily but requires little space. Smoking room must be included. Cat door.
The orientation of the plot/house is ideal for me as someone sensitive to sun exposure; even on the south side, little sun reaches the area.
House Design
Designer: Architect in partnership with construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: $360,000–$440,000
Personal price limit for house, including equipment: $400,000
Preferred heating technology: underfloor heating, heat pump
If you must give up something, which details or features
-can you do without:
-can you not do without:
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
A mix of an off-the-shelf plan and my own requirements.
Basically it is fine, maybe a bit smaller. The staircase is intended to be accessible by a lift at some point.
Due to the given topography, other house placements are not possible.
Plot size: 557 m² (6,000 sq ft)
Slope: yes
Site coverage ratio: none
Floor area ratio: 2 + attic
Building envelope, building line and boundary: yes, but approved outside these in preliminary decision
Edge development:
Number of parking spaces: 1
Number of floors: 2
Roof type: gable roof 28-32°
Architectural style: classic
Orientation: east
Maximum heights/limits:
Additional requirements: Development plan from the 1960s
Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: see above
Basement, number of floors: 2
Number of people, ages: 1 (58), 1 (23, max. 3 more years)
Space requirements on ground and upper floors:
Office: family use or home office? Smoking room
Guests per year: 0
Open or closed layout:
Conservative or modern building style: conservative
Open kitchen, island: rather not
Number of dining seats: 3 (10 times three times per year)
Fireplace: omitted due to budget constraints
Music/stereo wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: carport
Utility garden, greenhouse:
Other wishes/special features/daily routine, including reasons why certain things are or are not wanted:
Home office daily but requires little space. Smoking room must be included. Cat door.
The orientation of the plot/house is ideal for me as someone sensitive to sun exposure; even on the south side, little sun reaches the area.
House Design
Designer: Architect in partnership with construction company
What do you particularly like? Why?
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: $360,000–$440,000
Personal price limit for house, including equipment: $400,000
Preferred heating technology: underfloor heating, heat pump
If you must give up something, which details or features
-can you do without:
-can you not do without:
Why is the design as it is now? For example:
A mix of an off-the-shelf plan and my own requirements.
Basically it is fine, maybe a bit smaller. The staircase is intended to be accessible by a lift at some point.
Due to the given topography, other house placements are not possible.
Hello, yes, we have a cat flap installed in an exterior wall. You shouldn’t imagine it as if the whole house cools down constantly in winter through this small opening, even with temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit). It’s more like a tiny, poorly insulated window. It is usually installed in the utility room, where the heating system is located anyway. We don’t notice any heat loss.
However, the flap should definitely have a chip lock, otherwise all the neighbor cats will come inside. Also, ours isn’t very quiet. Maybe the market offers quieter options than when we bought ours. You also have to consider that the door to the utility room must remain open if you can’t find another location directly by the hallway. Today, I would probably install it next to the front door. Well, and sometimes we get frustrated because the little burglars bring “gifts” with them. 🙄
However, the flap should definitely have a chip lock, otherwise all the neighbor cats will come inside. Also, ours isn’t very quiet. Maybe the market offers quieter options than when we bought ours. You also have to consider that the door to the utility room must remain open if you can’t find another location directly by the hallway. Today, I would probably install it next to the front door. Well, and sometimes we get frustrated because the little burglars bring “gifts” with them. 🙄
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