Application Sent to Preservation Department

We have sent an application to the preservation department (Akershus fylkeskommune) to see if our plans meet the strict requirements for preserving the cultural landscape. With about 60 pages of forms, photos, and diagrams, we are hopeful that they have all the information they need...and hope that we get approval.

If we get approval there, then we can apply to the local town for the building permit. We had a pre-application conference, though, and basically as long as the perservation department says it is OK, the town will say OK.

Modified Floorplan

We have slightly modified the floorplan. The main change is that we extended the addition a couple of feet so that the hallway and bathroom had enough space and so that internal basement walls could be placed under load bearing first-floor walls at a couple of key places.

New 3-D Exterior Proposals

Here are the latest 3-D plans. We've extended the addition on the back to include the entire length of the house because it would be more expensive and more difficult to have an outdoor area on top of an indoor, habitable room (venting issues). We've also worked on the front porch and the landscaping in the back.