Floor plan single-family house in Rhineland-Palatinate

It feels like the entrance belongs where the office is, right?

I think that would solve many of the issues mentioned so far!!

- Examination of the 8-degree hipped roof pitch. (Originally, we planned a flat roof. However, due to the views of the house, we have come to the conclusion that a hipped roof makes more sense – also purely visually. A roof pitch of 15 degrees or more is out of the question. And yes, it doesn’t bother us if "from below" it looks like a flat roof. In the detailed design phase, we will discuss this point with the architect – also regarding the structural execution.

It doesn't get more contradictory: either you have the insight (that the hipped flat roof hybrid is not really the right choice here) or you don't. No matter how much freedom the development plan would give me, when it comes to the harmony of our roofs, I wouldn’t just bluntly spit right in the face of the immediate neighbors. I am a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings – but rather not in the Westerwald.

In a two-story house, a hipped roof is hardly going to be visibly pitched at less than 20° from the ground – you might as well go for 22° and then have a much wider selection of suitable roofing products.

How exactly can one imagine the concept of the floor plan as a cost estimation dummy before or when choosing a building partner: is the construction method still flexible (I thought the sails had already been set in the direction of a timber house) and does this explain the strange wall representation (I remind you of my inquiry, I can’t imagine anything under this sandwich of laminated insulation)?

It feels like the entrance belongs where the office is, right?

That would probably be the right sword for the Gordian knot.

It doesn’t get more contradictory: either you have the insight (that the hipped flat roof hybrid here is not the real deal) or you don’t. No matter how much freedom the development plan gives me, when it comes to the harmony of our roofs, I would still never blatantly disregard the immediate neighbors. I am a big fan of Frank Lloyd Wright’s buildings – but preferably not in the Westerwald.

With a two-story building, a hipped roof will hardly be visible from the ground at less than 20° inclination – so you might as well go for 22°, which greatly increases the range of suitable roofing materials.

I can say it more clearly for you, since you apparently don’t understand: We will review the roof shape again with the architect. Furthermore, I have also said that we don’t care about the “view from below.” That means: We will not base the roof pitch on what “people” (or neighbors) see and/or think from below. As long as it fits within the development plan, the neighbors don’t care one bit. I don’t tell them what to build either. Or do you interfere in your neighbors’ house construction even though they comply with the development plan? Would it be okay with you if neighbors contacted you and tried to impose their preferred roof pitch on you, although your project adheres to the development plan?
There are roofing materials for every roof pitch – and yes, it’s clear that the selection is greater with steeper pitches.
We will clarify with the architect what makes sense based on the final draft. We have long since abandoned our initial preference for a flat roof. Additionally, we also want to explore the option of installing a photovoltaic system.

I have noted the other points mentioned in previous posts – they will be part of the discussion with the architect (including the initial topic). What can or will be incorporated will be seen afterwards. At the moment, nothing is being drawn – only collected.

I want to explicitly thank all feedback providers again here: All suggestions help to have a feasible and sensible floor plan in a later phase. The list of points that need to be “thought about” is already (rightfully) long.

A photovoltaic system on only 8% slope? Do you want to mount it on a hip roof :-p.

I don't get the feeling that the architect is advising you to avoid certain implementations. You probably got a clueless one.

Or put differently, from the perspective of your photovoltaic system, a hip roof and the roof pitch is a really crappy combination.

I don't feel like the architect is advising you

He doesn't exist yet - that's how I understood it.

Den gibt es nich nicht - so habe ich es verstanden.

Exactly. He is still to come and will surely advise us.