Floor plan single-family house 190 sqm with double garage and front garden - ideas

I find the EG1 draft quite interesting. However, I am very bothered by the fact that the property practically has hardly any garden area left. Only green strips. Therefore, I would start again from the [Urschleim] and reconsider how to position the house so that there is an attractive garden area with an acceptable depth for a terrace and a flower bed. I might also adapt the house shape accordingly.

I also don’t find the layout on the property very nice. The terrace only has a small corner facing southeast and in the southwest is the entrance door and a lot of space.

Best regards
Sabine

Zoning Plan/Restrictions
Plot size: 624 sqm
Slope: no
Floor area ratio
Floor space index
Building window, building line and boundary: 3-meter distance to west, east and south, double garage on north side
Edge development: double garage on north side and on neighboring plot
Number of parking spaces: at least 2 in front of double garage
Number of floors: 2, ground floor and upper floor
Roof type: preferably hip / tent, alternatively gable
Style: preferably city villa / Tuscan
Orientation: mainly west, some south
Maximum heights/limits: ground floor and upper floor 3 meters floor height, 8 meters overall height, up to 30 cm above street level possible

Client Requirements
Style, roof type, building type: city villa / Tuscan, hip or tent roof, if applicable gable
Basement, floors: no basement, only ground floor and upper floor
Number of persons, age: currently 2 adults, about 30 years old, offspring (2 children) planned
Space requirement on ground floor, upper floor: 90-100 sqm each
Office, family use or home office?: rather home office
Overnight guests per year: few, rarely occurs
Open or closed architecture: ground floor rather open, upper floor rather closed
Conservative or modern construction: we are open here
Open kitchen: yes, cooking island: yes, alternatively two-row kitchen
Number of dining seats: 4-6
Fireplace: desired
Music/stereo wall: desired
Balcony, roof terrace: both no
Garage: double garage with doors to front, back and directly into the house, carport: no
Utility garden: yes, greenhouse: maybe
Further wishes: straight staircase/special features/daily routine: partly shift work, both full-time, also reasons why this or that should or should not be

House Design
Who created the planning:
-Planner of a construction company
-Architect
-Do-it-yourself
What do you particularly like? Why? simple staircase too long
What do you not like? Why?
Price estimate according to architect/planner: approx. 400,000 EUR
Personal price limit for the house, incl. equipment: approx. 400,000 EUR
Preferred heating technology: gas with buried gas tank

If you have to do without, which details/extensions
-can you do without: photovoltaic
-can you not do without: nice west side / front garden and for dining on the terrace, simple or short routes for transporting groceries from driveway and garage to kitchen and pantry

Why did the design become what it is now? e.g.
Standard design from the planner?
Which corresponding wishes were implemented by the architect?
A mixture of many examples from various magazines...
What makes it particularly good or bad in your eyes?

What is the most important/fundamental question about the floor plan summarized in 130 characters?

I find the EG1 draft quite interesting. However, what bothers me a lot is that the plot practically has hardly any garden area left. Only green strips. Therefore, I would start again from scratch and reconsider how to place the house so that there is an attractive garden area with an acceptable depth for the terrace and flower bed. Possibly, I would also adjust the shape of the house accordingly.

We are also considering making the house less wide so that the green strip in the south does not become too narrow. Possibly we will narrow the side with the front door and extend the side by the garage.

I also don't find the arrangement on the plot very nice. The terrace has only a small corner facing southeast and the entrance door and a lot of space are in the southwest. Best regards Sabine

When we sit outside, it will probably be rather in the evenings. Therefore, we have neglected the southeast direction and focused on the west / southwest. We would go from the kitchen-dining area to the terrace and make a small planted privacy screen towards the front door and driveway.

If the west side is so important (I would feel the same), why not relocate the garage and entrance to the east?

If the west side is so important (it would be to me too), why not move the garage and entrance to the east?

It doesn't fit the local appearance, everyone on the street has house and garage placed like this, see picture. We have already considered your idea.