Baroque meets Modern - New construction under monument preservation aspects

I'll jump in halfway, our project has been running for 4 years now and is fully underway. you are probably still familiar with our project and maybe you are interested in the current status.

We have a slight slope, you might be able to see it a bit. From one gable to the other there is a height difference of about 65cm, which means the house gets higher towards the back. Passersby can hardly look into the lower windows anymore. The house basically consists of 2 parts. 1) a classic "baroque" house with a half-hipped roof and 2) a modern extension.

In one picture you can clearly see the old classic part with the frontispiece. Below it is the front door in the middle, the 4 windows are symmetrically arranged with 2 windows on each side of the door. The "baroque" part adjacent to the sidewalk houses, among other things, the utility room and the bathroom. The lower part, where the window is already quite high from the sidewalk, is the study. The style is clearly historical, although it should not be exaggerated. Traffic-sign white wooden windows with real weatherboards and transoms and additionally a drip bead. The windows are set far forward, at the boundary of the middle third. The blinds rails are already in traffic-sign white, but still need to be plastered.

In the other picture you can see the modern extension. At first glance it appears somewhat bulky. On the one hand, in the attic of the flat roof extension is the fireplace room with its 3.03m ceilings up to the ceiling beams. The 240mm beams are left free at 120mm and are visible inside the room. The fireplace room has a fixed glazed 3.25m wide seating and work window. The terrace area is also part of the modern section. On the ground floor, under the terrace is the kitchen and under the fireplace room the living and dining area. The windows here are quartz grey on the outside and natural glazed on the inside. The room height is about 2.81m on the ground floor and about 2.76m in the attic, while the fireplace room with 3.03 and 3.15m is again higher.

So, for now some text about the building. If you are interested, I’m happy to post a few things and keep track of the current status. has a very nice and inspiring thread about it. That motivated me to finally start here.

Next steps: The base needs to be defined.
The problem is that the modern part will get a wooden cladding with rhombus slats. Now, one could start the wood cladding at the same height as the normal plaster, i.e. above the base. One could also start the wood cladding as low as possible so that the floor-to-ceiling windows are almost completely covered by the wood cladding. How high the baseboard, how to build up the wood cladding – these are the currently exciting topics. If anyone has input, very gladly.

Regards

Almost forgot the most important thing. Thanks to everyone who has helped me or simply listened / talked to me over the past years. Thank you. I was able to take away many valuable inspirations.

One more addition about the facade. I have chosen the Ladenburger Trendliner Kontrast. The color will be amber. Since I am carrying out / have to carry out the wooden facade myself, I still need to read extensively on the subject. The beginning is important. Do you use a board without a groove for the first row? How do I install ventilation at the top and bottom? What kind of sheets do I use for the ventilation? What about the finish with the parapet or the terrace? Exciting questions.

I'll jump in halfway, our project has now been running for 4 years and is fully underway. @11ant you are probably still familiar with our project and maybe you are interested in the current status.

Almost forgot the most important thing. Thanks to everyone who has helped me in the past years or simply listened / talked with me. Thank you. I was able to take away many valuable inspirations.

Certainly (I know about it and am interested). Unfortunately, I haven't heard from you since the plans from December 2021, I would have liked to accompany the project. Apparently, you have since been able to find the necessary companies, that makes me happy.

The months / years have been very turbulent and exhausting. We needed time and distance. There were months, especially in 2021 and 2022, when we threw everything in the corner and there were months when things moved forward. Whether it was the ideal way to move forward alone, I don’t know. It remains and is exhausting and I wish I had a contact person with whom I could calmly go through and understand comprehensive technical details - at least those that lie within my responsibility and that I have to execute. So far, I manage many things well myself, but I reach my limits and unfortunately make one or the other mistake. Wood facade, electrical and co are a lot of wood lying ahead of me.

@11ant The months/years were very turbulent and exhausting. We needed time and distance. There were months, especially in 2021 and 2022, when we already threw everything in the corner and there were months when progress was made.

Oh, tell me about it. However, I have now recovered from the involuntarily hard domain change. And currently, the economy is picking up again (albeit still slowly).

It remains and is exhausting and I wish I had a contact person with whom I could calmly go through and understand technical details comprehensively – at least those that are my responsibility and that I have to execute.

Well, then just get in touch. Even if it’s not exactly "around the corner," but there are ways.

Then I'll just continue with the electrical work. A KNX system is being installed; I'm currently drilling holes for the boxes and cutting grooves.

1. Conduits yes or no

For me, conduits were once a given, but that has changed over time. Just thinking about the fact that approximately 80 conduits have to be routed down through the ceiling. Unfortunately, no electrical shaft was installed when pouring the filigree ceiling. Now, 2 or 3 core drillings have to be made. My idea now is to lay the conduits more for protection on the concrete ceiling. At most, from the point of the core drilling to the upper edge of the finished floor. So more as protection against damage from all the trades still working on the construction site.

2. Multimedia outlet

I have now moved away from that again in favor of LAN plus TV outlets. Does anything speak in favor of multimedia outlets?