Floor plan Bungalow 172 m2 in Brandenburg south of Berlin

To an architect or BU is correct :)
The builder is searched for (or even better: with) the planner.

Here is the question. How much additional cost is to be expected by going through an architect? Or is that a myth? Here I ask myself what building blocks of the HOAI are commissioned at the beginning.

finding an architect oder BU is correct :)
The builder is sought after (or even better: with) the planner.

But without a DIY plan, rather a written room program with justification (not: pushing the house forward so that the neighbors cannot look in.
Instead: we would like that neighbors cannot look in. Please solve)

How much additional cost is to be expected by going through an architect? Or is that a myth?

Rather less cost, but not in a decisive amount. It is just the "right" way, not necessarily a cheaper one.

Here I wonder what building blocks of the HOAI one commissions at the beginning.

Have you neither followed the reading tip from my e-mail reply, nor read more here in the forum? – I recommend as "Module A" the service phases 1 and 2. Largely on the suggestion of I am working on a kind of continuation to my "A house-building roadmap, also for you: the HOAI phase model!" for those builders who, instead of the classic "working through" the service phases in sequence, would only want the support of the architect occasionally.

Rather less costs, but not to a decisive extent. It is just the "right" way, not necessarily a cheaper one.

Have you neither followed the reading tip from my email reply nor read more here in the forum? – I recommend as "Module A" the service phases 1 and 2. Mostly based on a suggestion from , I am working on a kind of continuation to my "A house construction roadmap, also for you: the HOAI phase model!" for those clients who, instead of the classic "working through" the service phases in sequence, would only want the architect’s support "in excerpts."

Definitely. I want to thoroughly study this today and tomorrow :)
Thanks again for that.

Rather lower costs, but not to a decisive extent. It is just the "right" way, not necessarily a cheaper one.

Have you neither followed the reading tip from my email reply nor read more around here in the forum? – I recommend as "Module A" service phases 1 and 2. Largely at the suggestion of , I am working on a kind of continuation to my "A house construction roadmap, also for you: the HOAI phase model!" for those builders who, instead of the classic "working through" the service phases in continuous sequence, would only want "excerpted" support from the architect.

After now studying more intensively again, I am increasingly convinced of the path via the architect. Not just service phase 1 to 2 or service phase 1 to 5, but all relevant eight service phases. You simply get more quality for the money, that’s my impression.

We are building south of Berlin. Since we are not rooted in the region, it is difficult for us to find a suitable architect. I have now gone through the Brandenburg Chamber of Architects and searched for architects within up to 50 km radius from the building site. Then I also looked additionally in the Yellow Pages. I then limited myself to a radius of up to 30 km and now have eight architects who could be contacted. Is that a good radius? However, the information available on the internet is very scarce and we don’t know how and where to get references in advance. I don’t know anyone who is building with architects. Almost all acquaintances here are building with general contractors and standard houses. And just driving around randomly and ringing doorbells or putting something in mailboxes doesn’t seem purposeful either, since I can’t even be sure whether the nice bungalow was designed by an architect.

I would actually contact the architects briefly here, outline the project briefly, ask about a free initial consultation, and possibly request to hold the meeting at a construction site associated with the architect. Then it either clicks or not.

Are there other portals where you can find architects or have I already exhausted the maximum possible with the Yellow Pages and the Chamber? If so, I could only still ask around in a messenger group of the builders on the building field where our plot is located.

I also still have question marks regarding financing. The first phases are easy to manage, but by service phase five at the latest, the first huge amount of the fee becomes due. From when is it wiser to secure the construction loan? The cost estimate of the construction itself still becomes significantly more precise up to phase five. Too early and you pay penalty interest or you miscalculate. Too late and you get even worse interest rates in the current times, since the interest rate policy is just about to change. The era of low interest rates seems to be over. It has to be, since the real estate bubble is already very large.

We are currently building at the most unfavorable time price-wise. Interest rate policy is reversing, prices are rising, inflation and raw material shortages. It will still take a while until rising interest rates push prices down again or the bubble bursts. Before Corona, however, we were not ready for this yet.

The thing with the bungalows that you like, and a few photos of them, is certainly a help for the architect to match your taste. I would have no problem ringing the doorbell and talking to the owners.