ARCHITECTE.CH - FRANCAIS

PROGRAM, SAVING MONEY

Do you really need this?

is it be possible to develop a mutable project, a house which will evolve according to the inhabitants' needs ?
is it possible to follow the family's evolution, to adapt to new building concepts, to new economic restrictions ?
is it possible to keep things simple, both in the project and in organizing the volumes ?

b) Quality of life - basic principles:

open spaces, communication between volumes.
direct access to the outside from most rooms.
proportion of volumes.
light and colors.
enhance the quality of everyday life when choosing the disposition of rooms in order to allow both communication and privacy
provide forfurther development of the family
importance of terraces and balconies.
sanitary installations.
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c) Is a basement necessary ?

could the rooms and volumes imagined for the basement be located somewhere else ?
what extra cost will digging out a basement induce ?
how deep in the soil need the technical connections be ?
nuclear shelter or taxes (in Switzerland)
access (stairs)

A basement presents many limitations in utilization (lack of height, cold, darkness, no outlook, restricted access).

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