Plot selection & house orientation

no, the drawn-in "houses" with ridge direction are just suggestions (other plan drawings in Part A). However, the placement/orientation is naturally influenced by the other half. And whether one likes (and allows!) these parallel roofs (as suggested) is another story. Let's be honest: such plots are actually something for a semi-detached house. The builder plans and just puts his semi-detached house there, and that's it. It might work well if two parties with possibly similar interests can agree, but I lack faith in that nowadays. Maybe it works if both use the same general contractor and he manages it, but even that.... :cool:

Oops, the question

What is a "felt gable-front house"?

I overlooked yesterday: that is the half of a semi-detached house parallel to the main street (i.e. eaves-fronted) that you approach from the side street towards the gable side.

Let's be honest: actually, such plots are for a general contractor. He plans and just puts his semi-detached house there and that's it. It might work if two parties with possibly similar interests can agree, but I lack faith in that today. Maybe it works if both take the same general contractor and he coordinates it,

Yes and no. I see semi-detached plots rather as a case for a jointly selected planner and possibly also a jointly chosen shell construction contractor, who does not build one of his assembly line models there, but matching individual designs at the interface*. The reality with developer-free building plots is that applicants come with the dream of a detached single-family house and a planner first has to moderate the grieving process that "semi-detached house" means more than the deal "a side building gap in the package with one less window side". A project like this (three semi-detached houses with single-family halves on this street side, three multi-family semi-detached houses on an underground garage on the opposite street side) is not economically viable for a developer. A single semi-detached house - if necessary also “crooked” without basement/with basement - as a shell construction, on the other hand, is a well-suited project for a general contractor.

*) however not in the combination Cain/Abel or Jekyll/Hyde of a regionally traditional and a so to speak "fashion-conscious" half - such "Siamese separatism" would probably be too much contradiction in itself. Dialectics is already for advanced philosophers ;-)

You again ;-), No, when I think of BT I don’t think of people like Tecklenburg, there are supposed to be small ones too who do exactly that on a similar scale. What I can imagine is that there are families (yes, they really exist) who have common interests, go on vacation together, etc. But here two completely strangers meet who have to understand each other immediately. And want to realize something together. You don’t know if one party is inspired by all the glossy brochures or impressed by the seller’s nice-smelling aftershave, while the other party swears by the architect. And then there is the pressure from the land seller, like, come on now...

Actually, the parties should get to know each other first to find out what works or not, and that before the purchase contract...

Actually, the parties should get to know each other first

They are…

the pressure from the land seller, along the lines of, come on now...

… the thing with the mayor and the invitation reads quite relaxed. And who knows: maybe the land priorities will change when you are confronted there with couples you immediately like or simply can’t stand.
I’m of the opinion anyway: if you already want to turn away from the neighbor right away, here even from the argument of the driveway, that is, the front garden, which is not made for a semi-detached or row house. In the end, you are the one no one wants to build with.

Primarily, the meeting is not directly about allocating the plots, but so that the builders get to know each other and see if a consensus can be reached.

When is the appointment with the mayor?

: I can't get quoting right, so copy-paste:

I’m of the opinion anyway: if you want to turn away from the neighbor right away, here even from the argument about the driveway, that is the front yard, which is not made for a semi-detached or terraced house. In the end, you’re the one nobody wants to build with.

Exactly. Well, by getting to know each other I mean a bit more than a trivial meeting at the mayor. That’s almost like phases 1 and 2 of the project delivery, to put it exaggeratedly. It might work right away, who knows. But I think those are rather evenings you sit together. I stick to it, it’s a joint planning project where the planner takes on an umpire role, whether architect or general contractor, no matter.