Floor plan of a family house in an edge location with an open view

1. Garage was moved to the south 2. Then winding corridors caused darkness 3. Opportunities for generous windows in the entrance area were not appreciated 4. Side rooms are placed in the SE. (last option destroyed) 5. Windowless living room.

1. It should be a double garage (my husband's wish). If I move it to the north, there will be no space for the terrace in the south. 2. The foyer would be bright – floor-to-ceiling 2m wide window. Corridor somewhat winding – you are right about that. 3. I don't quite understand... 4. You are right here. It’s also the street side. The southwest is for living. Sure, the garage takes some light. However, in the morning the sun is still high enough and the garage will not cast a shadow – at least that’s what the architect claims. 5. My wish was to glass the entire west side. However, the structural engineer sees difficulties here. The ceiling needs supports or loads of steel. There are 3.2m in the NW without windows. For this, relatively large glazing exists in all other areas. The architect says that enough light will come into the living room.

There was once a thread about the west side and Kfw40... the fear of not meeting it... I find that it was probably only about numbers – not about the feeling of having some sun inside the house even in winter.

Here a small correction. It will be a Kfw55 house. We will not insulate ourselves to death.

Nevertheless, I am of the opinion that the direction was wrong with the relocation of the garages. Or was there a good reason for it? Just to have enough terrace space in the south, right?

Yes, the terrace is the reason.

Yes, the terrace is the reason.

When reading your text, I suspiciously often see the word "garage," and it becomes clear how important it is in relation to the rest of the HOUSE construction. With all understanding for the dry car, but the house itself, the daylight, the terrace, etc., THOSE should be the determining parameters. There is always a place for the old car, you just need to do a bit more convincing or be less compromising about the order of priorities.

Sure, the garage does take some light. However, in the morning the sun is still high enough and the garage will not cast a shadow - at least that's what the architect claims.

Then ask him how it will be from October to March. I already discussed this elsewhere a few days ago. And surely I have mentioned it to you at some point for understanding. The sun only peeks over the horizon quite low in the southeast from about 8 a.m., and by half past 4 it is almost gone in the southwest... This desire for a south terrace is understandable if everything else fits. But alternatively, a west terrace (garden side) with almost the same light and view aspects would also be possible. Plus south-facing windows, which — mind you, without a south garage — also capture sunlight indoors in winter. I think you have not considered alternatives here.

When reading your text, I suspiciously often see the word "garage" and one can tell what high importance it has in relation to the rest of the HOUSE construction. With all due understanding for the dry car [...]

It is supposed to be a double garage (my husband's wish).

That doesn't read to me like a dry car – as attentive readers know, garage and car only have a limited connection – but rather like a mancave, e.g. as a price for the lady of the house to be allowed to decorate white and black tealights to her heart's content in return ...

This doesn’t read to me like a dry car – as attentive readers know, garage and car only have a limited connection – but rather like a mancave, e.g. as a price for the lady of the house to decorate white and black tealights to her heart’s content in return ...

I’ll wait and see. Compromises have to be made. For that, I get the big bathroom ;) – he thinks it’s a waste of space ;) – the terrace to the west was the very first option. The building window was fully used. The building authority says you can plan the terrace max 50cm outside the building window. So I would have to rotate the house 90 degrees and change the ridge orientation. We don’t want that, because otherwise the gable sides would face the neighbors on the left and right.

Where is the post from between #140 and #141, where he told me which drawing of mine he is referring to???o_O

I deleted it. Didn't want to unnecessarily burden the topic. I was referring to #99