Of the 2 GUs that are in the final selection, one makes a planning contract for the service phases HOAI 1-4. The other unfortunately does not offer this, so we will commission a separate architect. (HOAI 1-3)
I said above that one of the GUs does not make a separate planning contract. That was not entirely correct.
We created a similar floor plan with the GU as in this thread and I also received a good offer for it. He has now offered that I sign the house construction contract / offer, the planning contract, and that we adjust the contract later. My offer to only sign the planning contract was initially rejected. To be honest, I am a bit skeptical whether I can do it this way or whether it is better to commission a separate architect. The trust in the GU is basically there. What do you think?
That the GU does not offer the planning contract standalone was, to put it simply, for "trade law" reasons and indicates that he would also commission a freelance architect just as you can do yourself (which in my opinion is also the best way). I would only choose the GU if your trust in him is shared by your architect. If you have not yet read my Phase 5 mantra, I am happy to repeat it here again: with the drawing attachments of the building application from service phase 4
you are allowed to build the house, but you
cannot yet do so. The waiver of service phase 5 will be bitterly paid for on the one hand with stigmas in the form of drywall casings for all kinds of piping guts, and also with additional effort in service phase 8.
Attached is the section of the house.
I do not like the cantilever of the bay window at all: if executed as crudely as shown in the plan, you will have little pleasure with it, and if done properly, you will save—if at all—only a few hundred euros compared to building the bay window already in the cellar. The seemingly cheaper variant is more complex in this particular case.
Where did the floor plan shown here in front come from? (It is full of dimensions that indicate very special building materials or a non-masonry construction.) The best buildings with, I would say, a “planning-involved GU” (especially if you consider omitting service phases 6 and 7) are created with the least possible variation of one of his standard building proposals; second best are consistent individual plans; and almost guaranteed to be defective is to change a standard building proposal of the GU significantly (including dimensions): in such cases, the “always-somehow” method leads to the greatest discrepancies between the target and the actual.