Floor plan self-designed - Realized single-family house

Yes, the carport will still be painted in ivory

I would have rather seen the carport in black/anthracite so that it recedes next to the house.. Ivory will really "shine"..

I would have seen the carport rather in black/anthracite, so that it recedes next to the house.. Ivory will really "shine"..

Unfortunately, the colors are specified by the heritage office. But wouldn’t black/anthracite stand out and clearly draw the focus to the (secondary) carport? Especially since we are not using black/anthracite anywhere. And I imagine black/anthracite to be problematic, as the carport stands in the sun all day.

I think 90% of the new buildings are tasteless/loveless and at the latest in 20-30 years people will regret the current building style. However, your house is timeless :cool:

I wouldn’t say tasteless now, because taste is individual. I agree with you on loveless, but that certainly has a financial background. Every detail has to be paid for. Since the dressing room, pantry, and children's bathroom already consume the costs per square meter, there isn’t much left for the outside ;) I don’t think people will regret today’s building style: times change and the present time is simply no longer about bay windows and the like. Today is characterized by climate protection and the energy transition - large windows and affordable structure. That doesn’t mean that these houses lose their raison d’être. They are, where they stand, eye-catchers - just like the old sideboard in the modern bathroom or, elsewhere, the antique table in the modern living room. Contrasts and highlights, sometimes a stylistic break—that’s what the world thrives on :)

Unfortunately, the colors are specified by the monument authority. But wouldn't black/anthracite really catch the eye and clearly draw the focus to the (secondary) carport? Especially since we don’t use black/anthracite anywhere. And I imagine black/anthracite to be problematic since the carport is in the sun all day.

Definitely not anthracite, I would say. It doesn’t fit the style of the period and would, in my opinion, be a terrible stylistic mismatch.

[Taste I wouldn't say like that, because taste is individual. I agree with you on "loveless," but that certainly has financial reasons as well. Every detail has to be paid for. Since the dressing room, pantry, and children's bathroom already consume the cost per square meter, there isn't much left for the exterior ;) I don't think anyone regrets today's building style: times change and the era of butzen windows and the like is over. Today's time is characterized by climate protection and energy transition – large windows and affordable structure. That doesn't mean these houses lose their justification for existence. They are eye-catchers where they stand – just like the old sideboard in the modern bathroom or elsewhere the antique table in the modern living room. Contrasts and highlights, an occasional stylistic break – that's what the world lives on :)]

If you look at architectural history, you see that certain aesthetic elements persisted and repeatedly returned over centuries. I only mention symmetry, proportions, the golden ratio. The entire neo-movement (classic, neo-renaissance, neo-baroque, etc.) did not come about without reason. Even the original Bauhaus style rests on classicism, only that in Bauhaus "unnecessary" elements were omitted or altered for reasons of functionality, simplification, and cost reduction. But the original Bauhaus is classicist. What is marketed today as Bauhaus is actually an eyesore. Five differently sized windows on one house, arbitrarily placed windows in the facade (so that the light in the room is right), huge windows without divisions... that’s something else than beautiful. If only symmetry would at least be considered! Everything symmetrical flatters the eye, whether in a pretty face, interior decoration, or architecture. Strangely, most architects of modern/Bauhaus style houses live in old buildings or Gründerzeit villas. Cube construction and bungalows were originally due to cost savings and have now metastasized like cancer with more and more spread.

The carport itself already represents a stylistic contrast. With a light color, this is made clearly visible. In contrast, a very dark color makes objects blend into nature, cleverly concealing the stylistic contrast.

This is also often seen with modern extensions to beautiful old houses.