The garage is in the west because, in our opinion, it is best placed there.
Normally, you also want to get daylight into the house in the afternoon through west-facing windows. You give that up with a recessed garage. In winter, it can then get quite dark during the day.
Where does the view go?
And I asked.
We also don't intend to build turnkey, but to contribute a lot of work ourselves
Yes, but you can't just absorb €100,000 or €150,000 with your own work.
Our main concern is the orientation of the house, to know which variant we should pursue and develop further..
That depends on the floor plan, and for the reasons mentioned, I would not pursue either further.
Wanted to upload the original drafts, but it didn't work..
Then just try again. So there aren't even windows on the upper floor yet. Personally, I would place the garage in the east with a short driveway. That leaves enough "view" to the east and window options to the west. I would omit the utility room airlock instead of a corridor, and the technical room belongs inside the thermal envelope. As already said.