New construction of a settler house (semi-detached house)

Hello everyone,

We have been following this forum with great interest for several years now and would like to finally speak up about our project.

Since everything from semi-detached houses to demolition to ensemble protection is involved with us, we want to help some of you overcome the supposed fear of such properties.

A brief introduction: we are both in our late twenties, self-employed, and both civil engineers.
Nevertheless, or perhaps because of that, we deliberately decided against organizing or managing the project ourselves.
We have outsourced all phases of the work to an architecture firm with which we also have a close professional relationship.


The Project
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Plot: just under 600m2
Existing building: semi-detached house - classic settler’s house


Construction project:
Single-family house
Almost 210m2 living space
Double garage
Partially basemented

Cost estimate - as of April 22

Construction costs: €1,450,000
Land including demolition: €750,000
Total costs: €2,200,000

plus €350,000 budget for interior designer including furnishing and kitchen + specialist planners + construction management


Objective:
We wanted to live close to the city and both love the charm of settler houses. When the property briefly got away from us, we originally planned to develop and market it as two residential units – but in the end, we discovered it as it is.


Key features:
Acoustic ceilings throughout the house
Trowel-finished floors throughout the house
Cantilever staircase
Sauna
Kebony exterior facade
Pool + whirlpool
Air conditioning
Central ventilation system
Gas fireplace
Outdoor kitchen
Wood-aluminum windows
Windows, doors, and baseboards flush-mounted
Floor-to-ceiling doors
Pellet heating
Sonos speaker system in the house
KNX system for lighting, sound, blinds, heating, ventilation/air conditioning, pool, doors/windows


Current status:
Building permit obtained
Demolition approved
Trades awarded
Demolition of existing building underway


Next step:
Start of earthworks/structural shell in May



If you are interested in the project, we would be happy to present it here regularly in the form of a small construction report.
With pictures, setbacks, bad luck, and mishaps :)

Note on the floor plans:
Due to some structural considerations, we have now – contrary to the initial plans – decided against a timber frame construction. The house will therefore be built solidly with 36.5 cm bricks (filled with wood fibers).
Also, a few adjustments from the interior designer have not yet been incorporated – but we will of course add those if there is interest in the project! :)

Welcome. Of course there is interest. Bring it on.

No offense, but 2.2 million € and then I’ve squeezed in a dining table for 4 people and I enter my bedroom through the bathroom?

Very... unique...
I can think of other expressions too.

Definitely individual! :-)
But definitely also our taste and home! :-)
I can assure you, a lot of time was spent both with the architect and during joint appointments with the interior design team – in the end, we wanted it the way it fits our living and lifestyle feel.
By the way, a larger dining table fits there *laugh*
More precisely a
EM Table
Tabletop 2400x900mm
Table height 740mm
Powder-coated smooth frame Tabletop: oak veneer dark, natural wood protective lacquer
Frame: deep black
With 6 Eames Plastic Armchair DAW and a FLOS Pendell 2097/50, it definitely makes an impression – at least for us :-)

But sure, it’s all very individual.
I believe very few people want a window into the garage because they like to look at their cars *laugh*

Is that really meant seriously or what is the boasting with the table and the chairs supposed to be?

That means the setup in the plan is not how it is actually arranged? That makes sense, since they simply paint something else in there...

By the way, no 240cm table fits there, at least not according to the plan and if you still want to be able to walk past it...