Floor plan design for a two-family house on a slope

Unfortunately, only briefly explained: Thank you very much for the criticism! We even tinkered a bit with the views to ensure that everything on the south side is symmetrical . In contrast to the absolute symmetry and brightness in the south, we wanted a dark north and two sides with very different windows. But tastes are so different. Nevertheless, we will think about it again.

An access to the ground floor from the opposite side is almost impossible due to the terrain shape. Above all, the possibility of access to the basement from the side would be impossible from the east side.

Extending the steps further south would also be a wish of ours, but is not feasible due to the 14m building limit. The idea of a skylight in the staggered gable roof is unfortunately not implementable according to the building authority. However, I will inquire again there.

We will let your thoughts sink in and discuss them again.

Many thanks for the criticism!

I'm glad if you can digest it – it wouldn't have been honest if it had been gentler.

We even tinkered a bit with the views so that everything on the south side is symmetrical

I would say, first, probably a bit overtinkered, and second, likely harmed rather than helped where it should have helped. The "spot-the-difference error" that one patio door is only single-leaf would be far less noticeable without the strict rhythm in which the other eight identical ones repeat. And I've already said in other threads that this typically results in a textbook backward shot: the priority of symmetry usually results in something that looks like pseudo-aesthetics for architectural dyslexics, whereas the intention was rather the opposite (that it should look nice). For example, one can notice a kind of antipropotional effect: the more strictly you focus on symmetry, the more awkward proportions stand out.

Develop the window arrangements from the inside and then harmonize (not symmetrize!) them on the outside.

Further pulling the steps towards the south would also be a wish on our part, but is not feasible due to the 14m building limit.

Further advancing the steps would increase the effect of drawers or protruding lower jaws. A good countermeasure is the loosening of the "front lines" of the projections suggested by in #23.

Also, the idea of the skylight in the offset gable roof is unfortunately not feasible according to the building authority

A symmetrical ridge would already help here. What bothers about the asymmetry is that it doesn't relate to anything.

One can actually come up with something different for the south facade regarding the windows: one is not forced to design everything the same way out of a lack of planning.

There were a few small changes. Attached is now the final version. At this point, a big thank you to you for your feedback and also for the many great (and if possible implemented) ideas.

And also the views.

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