House orientation for new construction on a north-facing plot - ideas, tips?

So the "Schleppvariante" basically means "flat roof cross gable"?

Nowadays, a flat roof is preferred there, but I find continuing the sloped roof better (i.e., extending it over the cross gable as a very shallow pitched roof). What matters to me is the difference between just a straight "replacement" across as many rafter fields as the cross gable is wide, versus the junction of a second gable roof meeting at right angles with ridges.

So my wife definitely wants an L-shape for the living room, which would basically rule out the longitudinal orientation variant 2, unless someone manages to fit an L-shape in there. We would probably place the house "crosswise" then (I hope the two meters less to the west don’t make much of a difference). The house would then look something like the attached (I found it on the internet), only I would swap the living room and kitchen and move the door (I quickly sketched this with Paint, please don’t stone me). We would smooth the front facing north and do without the gable. Possibly also swap bathroom/utility room and office, what do you think?

I would then make the terrace around the corner (west/north), so in summer you would have the option to sit either in the shade or in the sun. From the garden, you can easily enter the kitchen (or with a possible room swap, the utility room as well). If the utility room is on the north side, the bathroom above would work well and the “wet” rooms would be stacked.

There would still be about 11m to the neighbors to the north and west (possibly 1m less to the north).

Alternatively, the only option would be to place the house all the way at the bottom and then make the front garden facing south.

Hello, I thought it over again last night, and the planner had placed the house centrally on the plot in the drawing of the building area. I actually don’t think that’s so bad, as it would allow the terrace and the house to be optimally oriented to the south, with the entrance then on the west side.

Since the neighbor will most likely place their house at the north of their plot in the west, the garden would not be shaded by their house.

I quickly made some drawings for this, each with the house either fully in the north or centrally on the plot. In each case, the garage is either on the north/west boundary or as a privacy screen somewhat more centrally on the west boundary. Maybe then not 9x6 but only 6x6 and an additional garden shed.

If the house is placed centrally, there should actually be a sunny spot in the rear garden area until the evening in summer, although the terrace would of course be in the shade toward the evening since it’s on the south side.

As a floor plan, then as attached but mirrored, with the kitchen either facing SE or SW by the entrance.

What do you think? Does it make sense to use the garage/carport as a privacy screen, or would it shade the house then?

and the planner had placed the house centrally on the plot in the drawing of the development area.

I already praised that

The proposals show knowledge of the subject,

and I also said

Personally, I prefer my terrace closer to "neighbor friendly" than to "neighbor annoying," so directions are only half the story.

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Does it make sense to use the garage/carport as a privacy screen, or would it then cast a shadow over the house?

Privacy screens are overrated in my opinion – at least when it comes to fully opaque privacy screens. With a low sun angle, a garage also casts long shadows – this can be crucial for spring, autumn, or evening sun.

All other things being equal, I personally would rather go straight to the front door than squeeze past the garage.

And imagine in your thought experiment that you wanted to drive forward through the driveway "stick" in both directions.

I really have a problem keeping track of the status after days. Where is [Süden] now? I always have to reread the thread when something new comes up after days. Dear Sören: You have to consider that after at most 3 days, people no longer remember such things. It would be good to mark the direction in the drawings.

Alternatively, just place the house all the way down in the north

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Then rather put the garage in the middle or further forward and have a small lawn area behind the garage for e.g. a clothes drying rack or something else.

I like that

In my opinion, privacy screening is overrated – at least when it comes to fully opaque privacy screening. At low sun angles, a garage also casts long shadows – that can be crucial for spring, autumn, or evening sun.

A garage or carport is very suitable for creating quiet and/or cozy corners. Either to hide something, to reduce the wind a bit, or to bring in coziness.

I am still puzzled that you want to take on the extra cost of long cables. Have you inquired how expensive that might be? Do you have gas?