Bauhaus concrete villa with core insulation - experiences

I love your project. The view of the landscape is great, I can already well imagine sipping coffee in the morning looking over it. Of course, this house is a contrast, but as you say, it would be like that almost everywhere. Incredibly large amounts of gravel are being used there with you, do you have a rough idea of what volume that is so far?

Very nice update Rick and your detailed text absolutely reflects your top approach.

Best regards

I always imagine that too when I am on the construction site
Especially in this weather, I like to stand on the step of the future pool.
I can’t tell you the exact volume of the gravel but according to the last calculation there are just under 1500 tons of gravel in the house and garage area. In the terrace/pool area we will also need some more.
We excavated 2500m3 of soil. Loose it was of course more. I believe the loosening factor is 1.25.


I’m sure it will go just as meticulously planned with you

So, here is a new update.
Yesterday, for the first time, something was seen rising above ground.
The men erected the retaining wall at the driveway. I was a bit shocked by the size/height even though I know the plans. More than a meter still disappears underground...
Since the crane did not have sufficient capacity and strength, a small mobile crane was used. The large elements (hollow wall) weigh 4.5 tons.
The clean layer for the house/garage foundation is finished. Today, the foundation at the entrance was poured and reinforcement work continues. The construction site will be idle for the next two weeks. Some people are on vacation and others are assigned to different construction sites. During this time, the concrete parts for the house/garage will be produced.

There is no development plan but only §34. There were long discussions and in the end we managed it.

We were also able to justify it from an urban/planning perspective (creating spaces, preserving spaces, etc.)

Could you please explain this point in more detail? It will be similar for us, especially the point about the building line. Thank you!

Great progress. Always great to read your updates.