Opinion on the house design

You understood it correctly. The idea was to place the house about 5-6m away from the property boundary, to raise the ground in front of the house and under the garage (possibly using the space for a rainwater tank and burying it there), and to create the access to the office on the left side of the house as a winding staircase or curved path (so it doesn't get too steep). The garage should visually separate the property from the adjacent field, which is why it is set at an angle to the house. About 2m from the property boundary as seen from the lower corner. The children's room and bedroom would then have morning sun and would not heat up too much over the course of the day, but still catch sun in winter. Kitchen and living room face southwest, floor-to-ceiling windows that are not opened, a frameless sliding terrace door, and in the kitchen a door to the front where in winter a greenhouse is placed that is otherwise dismantled. Above the sink, a wide (2m) window that is not opened. This way, we would still have space to the left of the house for a path leading to the backyard, which would then be about half the size of the property. The total roof area currently about 235m², half facing southeast and southwest, which yields about 1142 kWh/m²a at this location. After 15 years the system would have paid for itself, without subsidies. With subsidies, after about 8.

... the morning sun would only be very little in the rooms. And, children's rooms always get very little morning sun. And the rooms you planned are basically not furnishable. The garage is not usable.

I have shifted things a bit to show how I could imagine it. I could also imagine a staggered shed roof. But I’m not so good with roofs, so it should be seen more as a conceptual sketch.

I think the floor plans should speak for themselves. The doors marked in red can simply be closed in case an apartment is realized, and then you still have the option to create a storage niche for vacuum cleaners etc. in the right hallway for the apartment.

Hello kbt09 and good morning,

first of all, thank you very much for your hard work. Your drafts have given us a lot to discuss. The list of questions for the architect is currently growing. He will show up here tomorrow for consultations.
What I am still very curious about is, which program do you use to make your drafts? With mine, I can't get such a clear view into the rooms. And I also can't properly represent the slope on the property.

We will now chatter a bit more here and prepare for the architect tomorrow. Then I will get back to you with the results.

I wish you a nice holiday and thanks again for your effort.

Matthias

Good morning everyone,

we had a detailed conversation with the architect yesterday. Basically, we will continue working with his design, which will be adjusted according to our wishes. There are some requirements that were not considered in our design. Well. He will send the new design by email soon but wants to have the property surveyed beforehand, including heights.

One question regarding this. The surveyor recommended by him made a flat-rate offer for the surveying and also for the later acceptance. Costs including tax €2000. Is that reasonable? According to the architect, a special price, therefore cheap.

The offered services are:
1. Preparation of a property plan according to the Bauvorlagenerlass (1 copy) with heights
2. Fine staking out + issuance of a staking certificate according to § 65 HBO
3. Building survey after completion of the shell, according to § 21 HVGG

Thanks for opinions and information.

Matthias

I am really curious about what will come out of it. Because the layout approach was also very much in need of improvement. Especially the location of the children's room and the corridor design.

The offered services are:
1. Preparation of a cadastral plan according to the building submission decree (single copy) with elevations
2. Fine staking out + issuance of a staking certificate according to § 65 HBO
3. Building survey after shell construction completion, according to § 21 HVGG

In my opinion, the price is absolutely okay.