Bauhaus concrete villa with core insulation - experiences

Drawer open:

Sandbox for men!!!

Drawer closed...

I’m really curious to see how it continues

The shell builders are working hard. The heat this week is brutal. As far as possible, I bring you additional water daily and occasionally ice. Most of the drainage pipes are already buried. Clean layers for the frost skirts and retaining wall have been concreted. Currently, the formwork for the front skirt is being created. The underpass for the elevator has also already been concreted. The retaining wall is to be erected by the end of next week or the beginning of the following week. To avoid it getting too boring, here is a picture from a different perspective. You can only see part of the property but at least some of the view.

The small, old-fashioned houses nearby - you really create quite a contrast there.

Have you ever doubted whether the surroundings are suitable for your project? When you look at the neighboring buildings, they seem to be older, simple single-family houses. How was the approval feasibility? How did you even get a rather untypical parcel for the location? What do the neighbors say?

Has something of a sandbox feel

Yes, it will be a contrast to the houses in the area.
At the beginning, I wrote how the whole thing came about.
The plot was supposed to be covered with several apartment blocks. The neighbor and the residents in the area were anything but thrilled.
Since the project could not be implemented quickly enough, we were able to acquire the plot.
There was a house (ruin) on the plot which was over 110 years old. A real eyesore.
The plot is even older and is an atypical parcel for the area. It used to be bigger (about 60 years ago or so).
There is no development plan, only §34. There were long discussions and in the end we managed it. To quote myself:
"Complaints were made, for example, about the location on the plot. Please comply with the building line from 1947 or so. Flat roofs are not allowed, etc.
I’ll say this, I don’t know anyone around here who has built and had no trouble with two specific people at the building authority or even had to fight for their rights in court. Probably profile neurosis...
With the head of the office and the mayor, it was possible to have constructive discussions. We were also able to justify it in terms of urban planning and development (creating spaces, preserving spaces, etc.).
Despite the size, it is more of a floating cube and fits in well."
Most of it is invisible underground.
You see modern next to old in many places. We only have one neighbor. And we get along well with him. He is glad that a single-family house is going there and not apartment blocks that would have also taken his sunlight. His old greenhouses and house are quite "in need of renovation." But there are also a few renovated houses or new builds among the old stock. The neighbor’s house is not necessarily the reference for the area.
Our house is polarizing. But it would be almost anywhere. In the next town, someone also built a very cubist house right in the middle. Without a large plot. After 2 years, even the last people got used to it/accepted it.
It will be a gain/upgrade for the entire neighborhood. Surprisingly, there are some older people who really like the contrast. Our only neighbor was always strongly involved. Our house still lets light onto his second terrace. He was allowed to continue using the well...
We never had doubts about the house’s appearance and the location. We already knew some people here before we started building.
A “city villa” wouldn’t have fit better either. If you want to see something like that, you have to go to the new development areas...