Elevator cost for a two-family house - experience with the costs?

A two-family house with stairs leading to the garden upstairs was under discussion, but my father doesn’t want that because he knows a family that does not use the garden in this setup.

I agree 100% that the garden takes on a completely different role if you always have to carry everything outside via stairs. Whether on the first floor or the 7th floor of a condominium building with a shared garden. The only one who will really use it is the one who has direct access.

A bungalow and a small single-family house are possible, yes, an architect has already checked, but unfortunately this collaboration was not successful.

Perfect solution for both parties.

But I think if I invest this amount, it should also work for both parties so that they feel comfortable.

Then don’t do the mess with the two-family house + elevator + garden access via stairs.

But I think if I invest this amount, it should also work for both parties so that they feel comfortable.

I think so too. So two houses as mentioned.

[*]The older generation would like the "small private garden on the side" facing east, as the neighboring property was newly built and everything is free at this height.
[*]We would like the living room to be in the west, but then we have the problem of no entrance to the house because the eastern side of the plot is occupied by the garden, and our house is planned to be only about 7.0 meters wide.

And that is a problem to agree properly and possibly plan something differently? Then rather the two-family house mess that will make you even unhappier?

The division of the plot will be done according to the WEG.

The apartments are divided according to the WEG, not the plot — for that, there are special rights of use. That also works with two houses on one plot.

The bungalow should or can adjoin the single-family house, built like an L so that no fire protection distances would have to be maintained. For that, we would give up windows on the south side of our house.

The sun only really blazes in from the south anyway. There is enough sun from the east in the morning and from the west in the afternoon/evening.

I know this probably just involves luxury problems, but I want all of us to get the best out of it.

Then just do that with a good architect!

P.S. Isn't a two-family house suitable, where the small apartment for the older generation is on the ground floor and at the same time you have living/dining? Then the rest on the upper floor, also "above" the apartment of the "elderly". So for you a small living area on the ground floor and consequently much more on the upper floor.

P.S. Doesn't a two-family house fit, which has a small apartment for the older generation on the ground floor and at the same time living/dining for you? Then the rest on the upper floor, also "above" the apartment of the "elderly." So for you, a small living area on the ground floor and accordingly more on the upper floor.

Hm, I think we haven't considered that yet. We've been planning and thinking about it here for quite some time and now we at least know that we want to build with solid sand-lime brick. My father and his wife would like 4 rooms, about 100.00 sqm, and 130 - 140 sqm are already enough for us. The garden is what makes this property so special.

So 150 sqm on the ground floor (100+50), plus another 80-90 sqm for you on the upper floor. Then, for example, a nice open space would be possible. Or an additional roof terrace on the father's living room. A technical room on the upper floor would also be possible, so it does not have to be accommodated on the ground floor. Just an idea.

Is there a development plan/guidelines? Personally, I would first prefer the approach of having the roughly 100m² of your father/wife at the bottom, then another 50m² behind it for you (I think that should tend to be the case) for kitchen/living/dining. The other rooms would then be upstairs and mostly possibly just above the front area, and above your area then a roof terrace.

Of course, for your access the garage would then have to be far back or the access would have to be arranged through the garage. But basically, I would consider a single-family house with a large granny flat, if there are no restrictions that would prevent this. If the distances are maintained, there would still be 11.5m of house width.

Something like this? How important is the East Garden for the small apartment? Can it also face south?



As wrote, WHG2 on the ground floor only has the kitchen and dining room, possibly also the living area (depending on the size of WHG1). The living area (TV, relaxing) of WHG2 could also be in the attic, with a nice glass front facing the garden or, if desired, facing south and possibly with a small balcony (so above WHG1).