ᐅ Small semi-detached house with a pitched roof – any recommendations?

Hello,

I have been offered a very small building plot measuring approximately 9.5m by 19.5m (31 ft by 64 ft), with a maximum eaves height of 7.5m (25 ft). The plot is located in Baden-Württemberg, near Pforzheim. The adjacent plot is still available and belongs to the neighbor, who is using it as an extended garden.

Over the past few weeks, I have researched several prefab house suppliers. The house should be one-and-a-half stories and about 100m² (1,076 sq ft) in size, so quite small.

I can handle the floor coverings, tiling, painting/wallpapering, and doors myself. I would prefer a KfW 55/40/Plus standard.

No basement, since the site is 50m (164 ft) from a river. My special requests are just a walk-in shower and maybe an additional roof window.

However, I want to stay within a budget of around €300,000, otherwise financing will be difficult. Here is my budget breakdown:

€190,000 for the house including the foundation slab
€50,000 for additional construction costs
€60,000 for the land
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€300,000 total

The only supplier offering a house in this price range is Danwood.

Do you think I could achieve this with an architect-designed house as well?

Can you recommend any other suppliers?

Best regards,
Pascal

If I may recommend a horror story: https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/reihenendhaus-mit-gue-in-eigenregie-bauen.31198/ – there you can read about the worst-case scenarios. Using the forum search terms "Ohnekellerer," "Mitkellerer," or "Doppelhaus 11ant" will also provide plenty of reading material. In short: I generally recommend coordinating closely with the owner of the other half, preferably using a shared designer or architect (which does not necessarily mean mirror-image houses). Every point where the profiles of the two halves differ along the shared wall is potentially a critical issue. It’s especially problematic if the first builder constructs without a basement and the second decides to include one. Having one build with solid construction and the other a prefabricated house is comparatively easier to manage. But overall, semi-detached houses managed by two individual owners are a project type for which you might wish a voodoo curse upon those involved. From many perspectives, this kind of project is really only suitable for housing developers. For first-time builders, it is a monumental challenge.

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Addendum:

dxnemesis schrieb:

I was offered a very small building plot measuring approximately 9.5m (31 feet) by 19.5m (64 feet), with a maximum eaves height of 7.5m (25 feet).
The property is in Baden-Württemberg, near Pforzheim. The adjacent plot is still available and belongs to the neighbor, who uses it as an extended garden.

Is it actually a semi-detached house plot, or are you just assuming that because of the width? Otherwise, a plot this narrow might simply be impractical to build on, since outside of Tokyo it’s rare to find architects experienced in designing houses only 4.5m (15 feet) wide.

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Hello,
there is already a development plan in place. The other building plot belongs to someone who is basically the neighbor using it as a garden and does not intend to sell or build anytime soon. This means if I were to build, I would be the first, and no one else would be building there.
If anyone does build at some point, it will most likely be without a basement, since the plot is about 50 meters (165 feet) from the Nagold River and flooding can occur.

In Baden-Württemberg, a 2.5-meter (8 feet) distance from the neighbor is required, meaning a house width of 7 meters (23 feet) is possible, which I think results in a sensible house design.

Any recommendations for affordable providers?

Kind regards,
Pascal

dxnemesis schrieb:

The house is planned to have 1.5 stories and about 100m² (1,076 sq ft).

€190,000 house including foundation slab

So you’re talking about roughly €1,900 per m² (about $180 per sq ft). That is basically impossible—unless you buy a shell house and do a lot of the work yourself.

dxnemesis schrieb:

In Baden-Württemberg, a 2.5m (8 feet) distance from the neighbor is required, meaning a house width of 7m (23 feet) is possible, which, in my opinion, results in a practical house.

However, the building setback must be maintained on both sides. That would leave 4.50m (15 feet). Or am I mistaken?

It is a semi-detached house, and I have to build up to the property boundary on one side. So, 9.5m (31 feet) minus 2.5m (8 feet) equals 7m (23 feet).
What would be a realistic price expectation? I can definitely do some of the work myself, as mentioned above.