A characteristic trend in the field of modern housing construction is the growth of private land ownership and the construction of housing in accordance with the individual tastes and preferences of the builder.
In my own land
The housing problem in big cities managed to lose the severity that has been characteristic of it for many decades. Housing has been built a lot and every year more is being built. Today, the issue of choosing a roof over your head is determined mainly by the financial capabilities of the applicant. But with an increase in the standard of living, people become demanding, and even the quality housing offered to them in modern residential complexes does not suit many. Therefore, every year the number of those who made an informed choice in favor of their home on their land increases. Properly embodied in the material, the architectural design of a private house allows you to independently form a habitat for yourself and your family. In this regard, even luxury apartments in a prestigious multi-storey residential complex cannot compete with a private house. But everyone who has embarked on the path of self-construction faces the problem of how to rationally choose the architectural design of the house.
Is it possible to do without extra costs
The desire to save on design work is quite natural. No one has extra money. But practice shows that an attempt to cross out the costs of an architectural project from the construction budget most often leads to the opposite result. This is the same classic case when the well-known principle of "avaricious pays twice" is triggered. Trying to build without a professionally designed plan inevitably increases costs. Does the above mean that any architectural and construction project must be completely unique? Absolutely not. All stages of architectural design have long been unified; in practice, they come down to choosing the best option from all available. And this, among other things, allows you to really save on design developments.
Common misconception
In practice, the experience of self-design often comes down to trying to find an acceptable architectural design from the so-called "typical layouts". On the Internet, you can easily find many spectacular pictures with eye-catching country houses expressing their expressiveness. And it is understandable the desire of the amateur to simply copy what he saw on his own land. But the realization that it is impossible to build a house in a visual way comes very soon. A beautiful picture is not a technically sound document or an architectural project. However, this does not mean that independent research on the desired architectural image of his house was in vain. Just in order for this to become a real project for construction, a professional architect must work on the layout chosen by the customer. As a rule, he is interested in maximally taking into account the wishes of the customer.
What is required to contain an architectural project
First of all, the architectural project contains the aesthetic concept of the constructed object, no matter how exclusive it may be. Properly prepared technical document for construction without fail includes the planned layout of the facility with strength analysis and the selection of acceptable material for all load-bearing wall structures, floor and roof ceilings. The architectural design of the house must necessarily include the whole range of measures for fire and environmental safety. In addition, the designed facility should be optimally tied to general utilities, energy supply, water consumption and sewage systems. If a customer who does not have professional knowledge tries to cope with the indicated circle of problems on his own, he condemns himself to a notorious failure and, as a result, to a multiple increase in the construction budget.
The general layout of the village
We should not forget that all the architectural projects of houses and cottages are integral components of the general development plan of a specific settlement. The building under construction should fit organically into it. The house and auxiliary premises should be placed on the site in the optimal way and not create problems for direct neighbors in the field of insolation, linking to engineering and transport communications and landscape design of the adjacent territory. But, subject to the general architectural concept of the village, the developer has the opportunity to erect everything that he considers necessary within the limits of his land plot.
Approval and Approval
According to the current legislation, the architectural design of the construction being erected is required to be approved in a number of administrative instances. The coordination of the project is carried out with environmental and fire departments. One copy of an approved architectural project is required to be permanently stored in the state archive. The authorized architectural bodies control the compliance of the constructed structure with the approved project. It should be noted that in different places the volumes of necessary administrative approvals may vary significantly.