House by the lake with a green roof.

Beneath the pergola, you can enjoy breakfast in the morning sun, with a view across the meadow to Lake Grimnitz. Those who get up early might see deer standing in the grass and storks walking over from the neighboring meadow. The house is a custom-designed bungalow built in 2022 by Skandima Holzhäuser using a timber frame construction method, based on their own design – not a catalog model. It features a facade made of Siberian larch, which has now turned a silvery-gray. The window frames are turquoise blue, and there's a round window in the gable. And instead of tiles on the pitched roof, there's sedum: an extensively green roof that blooms in the summer. Inside, everything flows into a single, open space. Approximately 49 square meters are dedicated to living, dining, and cooking, open all the way to the ridge, with exposed beams beneath a white-paneled ceiling. Behind this open area, things become more private: a bedroom with a walk-in closet and direct access to the bathtub, a children's room or office, a second bathroom with a shower and toilet, and a separate utility room. Everything is on one level, with no stairs or steps – a layout that works just as well for a young family as it does for two people who no longer want to think about stairs. The garden was developed over many years, not simply purchased: it features dry-stone walls, perennial flower beds, fruit trees, raised beds, and a circular fire pit with a natural stone border. There are two terraces, totaling approximately 40 square meters; the larger one is covered by a pergola and ideal for morning coffee, while the narrower one, along the side of the house, is perfect for enjoying the evening sun. Behind the house lies an adjacent meadow of approximately 2,500 square meters, which is not designated as buildable land according to the zoning plan. Combined with the house property, this amounts to 3,690 square meters of land. We are selling the house ourselves, without the use of a real estate agent. Therefore, there are no commission fees for buyers, and all information comes directly from the people who have lived here. The property is available immediately, and viewings can be arranged by appointment.

Althüttendorf is located in the Barnim district, in the heart of the Schorfheide-Chorin biosphere reserve – where the Uckermark region begins and the Schorfheide area still extends. The house is situated on the edge of the village, facing a meadow and lake. No further development borders the property; instead, it is surrounded by natural landscape.

The Grimnitzsee lake lies to the north and is visible from the living room. The public sandy beach is just 500 meters away. The Werbellinsee lake – the second deepest lake in Brandenburg after the Stechlinsee – is a short drive to the south.

There is a daycare center in the village. Everything else, including a supermarket, school, bank, and gas station, is located three kilometers away in Joachimsthal. The A 11 motorway has an exit near Joachimsthal, and the Alt Hüttendorf train station is on the RB 63 line towards Eberswalde. It takes about an hour to drive to Berlin.

Those familiar with the area know the Chorin Monastery with its summer concerts, the Kaiserbahnhof Joachimsthal railway station, and the cycling paths around the lakes. For those who don't know the area, there's a lot to discover.