We have a lot of buildings in Northern Germany with the cellar departments on top (every flat comes with a small room to store stuff outside the flat). Saves heavily on expensive underground floors and has additional advantages, especially when the ground water is sitting very high.
We have a lot of buildings in Northern Germany with the cellar departments on top (every flat comes with a small room to store stuff outside the flat). Saves heavily on expensive underground floors and has additional advantages, especially when the ground water is sitting very high.
Hmm it did not occur to me that the architects might do that
Also gives a bit of buffer for insulation purposes
I think the word for it is “attic”