450k is supposed to be enough for just a small cabin?! According to that, a 130sqm house without extras costs about 3500€/sqm?! It's getting ridiculous here slowly....
Right 11ant. That was exactly our turning point – at least I thought so. After that, it was clear that we couldn't and wouldn't build it that way.
That's why the restart.
Then tell us what was planned after the turning point.
But that's not the point either. Rather, the point is that the architect simply ignores our limit and keeps planning and planning, and in the end it even gets more expensive instead of cheaper.
Which specific costly items did you give the architect the green light to cut back on so he could reduce the price?
Not to forget, in Bavaria for example, the construction costs are about 30 to 50 percent higher than e.g. in Meckpomm. For 450k you can already get something decent, but only a house including ancillary costs. Most want a garden, basement, garage, and kitchen as well...
When you read your wish list including the requirement for a slope, I almost feel sorry for the architect. Your list is impossible to satisfy. The question is: how would anything be communicated? Considering that you already faced resistance regarding the budget here in April and simply ignored it, how did you deal with the architect? I don't want to judge anything here, but you should maybe put yourself on trial regarding the demanding slope house in relation to a normal budget.
the problem in my humble opinion does not primarily lie with the architect, but with your unrealistic expectations.
I agree with that.
As I said, currently friends are building. City villa, including garage and carport, good standard, corner window, underfloor heating, etc. for 330k + 50k incidental costs.
But probably without a slope and granny flat?! A granny flat simply costs just as much as the main house, namely about 2000/sqm flat rate. So if you plan a 60sqm apartment, that's 120,000 on top of a single-family home. Every builder here who wants to receive the subsidy forgets that. They believe they are making a profit, are doing well, get subsidized... and (sorry) don't realize the miscalculation anymore. You don't have to sugarcoat that either.
450k is only supposed to be enough for a small cabin?! According to that, a 130sqm house without extras costs about 3500€/sqm?! This is getting ridiculous here...
Don't compare a general contractor-type house including EL with an architect house!
Do not compare a GU-type house including EL with an architect's house!
The main difference is probably the size. The house of KEVST's friends is likely around 150 sqm, which is only about half the size of Johann's initial plan. In addition, there are architecture, slope, and equipment.