Floor plan of a single-family house approx. 160m², hipped roof, with basement, hillside location

The OP has already written that he did not expect so much criticism.

... while he himself has identified the flaws, we only focused on the cause - I believe that the OP did not think that one would have to backtrack that far in order not to have the flaws. Once you have signed, you might quickly forget the forum and not check back here anymore ;)

... while he himself has identified the drawbacks, we have only focused on the cause - I believe that the OP did not think that one would have to backtrack so far in order not to have the drawbacks. Once you have already signed, you might quickly forget the forum and not check back here anymore ;)

All good, thanks, I can handle that ;) I don’t have time to check in regularly and we are currently on the move. I still don’t see the draft as that disastrous. Sure, it’s not a typical hillside house. But as mentioned, the basement will be used and is important to us for space reasons. In the end, we have built just as much into the hillside as the drafts, only that our living space is on the ground floor and we have one more floor. Thanks anyway for the drafts; I will definitely look at them when I have more time. However, most of them lack the space we would like to have. Although, as rightly pointed out, we need to see how much leeway we still have. The garden access will surely be doable from the ground floor via the planned balcony and the proper embankment. If not, we will redesign as well. Thus, I actually see the only substantial criticism point in the rather high wall facing the garden. Of course, not everyone has to like that. Sure, the floor plan can certainly still be improved, see the proposal for the upper floor. But because the planned basement does not just replace the slab but also includes storage plus the two utility rooms as fixed plans, I still see no other solution here that matches our expectations.

The building authority will definitely take the eaves height of 6 m seriously. What does it say there as reference height [Bezushoehe]?

I once drew something like that. Doesn’t quite fit your plot. Also has fewer m2 than YOU want.

First of all: Awesome floor plan, cool house!

My hillside house. If I get a suitable plot. But here the open space is upstairs. [ATTACH alt="Beispiel1.JPG"]61633[/ATTACH]

That probably won’t please many here who basically question everything – I quote roughly: "Is that a 1.5-story saddle roof house with a basement stuffed underneath where I’m supposed to sleep?" and "How do you want to get yourself a cold beer standing in the garden?" – "Do you always want to walk up the slope?" and so on and so forth.

I generally notice that a few people here, as soon as they hear hillside, exclusively entertain the idea of a two-story house because that’s so great. I also find it funny that it’s always the same approach: OP posts their idea including budget. Then:

A) The budget is already fundamentally torn apart. "That won’t work" "Way too little" etc. Once that is done, realistic assessments come.
B) In case of hillside location, pushed toward bungalow. A suggestion like here gets torn apart, see above.

So now something helpful for the OP: We’ve gone through the process – prefab house providers, general contractors, etc. The problem is that most will first present you with a standard design (for flat plots), and the salespeople only think about selling. That doesn’t help you. I (and I assume you too) simply don’t want to sign a 450k contract, feel secure, and then when the excavators arrive the GC says "OH, that’s a hillside, we need more money here and more money there," and so on.

Here’s an alternative:

How about someone professional going to the plot with you and planning your dream house (affordable) together with you? If you plan the hillside from the start and design something really awesome? If you had a cost estimate that is reliable?

My tip: Look for an architect/engineering office that is not tied to house manufacturers. However, I think there are already some GCs who know about hillside construction.

Look here: Post#51

https://www.hausbau-forum.de/threads/grundrissentwurf-efh-hanglage.37183/page-9

That’s one way to do it.

We also bought a hillside house with 3 floors last year. I think it was quite well implemented by the architect. The basement was completely built as a living basement. In terms of external dimensions, it is slightly smaller than your plan at 9.60x7.60m. On the upper floor, we have the bedrooms and the bathroom, on the ground floor an open-plan living area with kitchen, utility room, and guest WC, and in the basement a small bathroom, a small and a large cellar room, and one large room from which you could of course also make 2 rooms. The outdoor areas were designed on 2 levels with retaining walls made of natural stones on both sides of the house. On the ground floor level, on one side by the front door, we also have a carport and on the other side a terrace. On the basement level, we have another terrace, a garden house, and the rest is lawn area or garden. On both sides of the house, you can also get down to the garden via a staircase made of natural stones. What the whole thing would cost today, especially until you have finished the outdoor areas with retaining walls etc., is of course the big question. You just have to be able to afford it. But building on a hillside is always more expensive.