Brief definition
Balconies and loggias under WoFlV are treated differently in area calculation depending on roofing, side enclosure, and usability — not on the same basis as core living space.
Practice
- Open balconies vs. roofed/enclosed loggias
- Distinction from terraces and external areas
- Documentation on floor plans and sections for review
Normraum relevance
With Normraum, the floor area per room comes from the as-built plan – with confidence score and source reference in the check log. Whether and to what share a balcony or loggia counts toward living area is an inclusion decision under § 4 WoFlV and remains professional sign-off. What the floor plan does not show unambiguously – roofing, side enclosure – is settled by the site visit.