Garage too deep due to local design regulations

Yes, it is called Attika. For you, this would probably be a suggested roof at a 45-degree angle, with a flat roof in the middle.

And overall, this entire garage must not exceed 3 meters (as seen from the neighbor).

But isn’t it just about 10 cm? How high is the garage with the roof supposed to be in total?

Best regards, Yvonne

I now suspect that by "Sattel" you mean a gable. If it is supposed to sit as a fake facade above the gate, I would very euphemistically call it a "decorative gable". Good gracious, that seems to me to be a fine disfigurement ordinance.

An attic would mean exactly the opposite: a panel to "hide" an actual roof – not a sham to pretend one that does not exist.

Why not make the garage lower than the house and the driveway slightly sloping? That can look very good and is absolutely technically feasible.

Garage lower than house, but then we would basically drive a bit down and be vulnerable to water. Besides, that's just downright ugly.

I wouldn't know why that should be ugly. It is absolutely common to adjust the garage to the ground level: for some, it fits at the house height, many go slightly lower with the garage. However, you then have a step somewhere or directly in front of the house a lawn edging stone that borders a possible flower bed. For that, one would have to check the front yard plans or the entrance situation.

Just "slightly sloping" would not have been enough if one started from the initially described situation (namely, that the roof alone would have already consumed the total height, and the garage would have had to be lowered by its entire room height).

But if now only a fake gable is to be put on and further on an actual flat roof comfortably keeps the height, then it is practically settled.

Otherwise: appearance is one thing, but with every height difference I already see a significant difference in whether surface water flows towards the garage or away from it. "Away from it" means: then no channel needs to be placed in front of the gate.

I wouldn’t know what’s supposed to be ugly about it. It’s absolutely common to adjust the garage to the ground level: for some it fits the house height, many have the garage a bit lower. However, then you have a step somewhere or directly in front of the house a lawn edging stone that borders a possible flower bed. For that, one would have to check the front yard plans or the entrance situation.

And how is the rainwater supposed to be handled? Sure, a drainage channel in front of the garage, but with a heavy downpour I really get uneasy... I don’t want a wet garage. At my father-in-law’s place sometimes water gets in and that’s really annoying... Sure, I agree with you/everyone, even if the garage is a bit lower, it can look nice. But the rain scares me.