I cut it out in a very old-fashioned way so that I can move it back and forth on the plan to scale – so please excuse the rather poor quality. I have also attached a picture of the property.
It is definitely important to me to get as much out of the size of the garden as the property allows. We will sit on the terrace 90% of the time in the evenings, except on weekends and during vacations.
With the entrance facing east, I have the feeling that a lot of space is "wasted" there because behind the house in the terrace area there is only a small strip available, and you look directly at the neighbor’s garage and driveway to the west – although of course there would still be a larger area to the south, which of course would be nice. Overall, however, I have the (subjective) feeling that placing the entrance to the south yields more garden space, you don’t have to "shield off" as much to the neighbor in the west (the carport is then next to his driveway in one design) and the border of the property, e.g. with a hedge, is simpler and could look better overall. Perhaps I just lack the creative mind for the design with east orientation.
The problem there, of course, is the lack of sunlight on the terrace.
An advantage of south orientation would probably also be the (later desired) photovoltaic system, which of course would get more sun that way.
I think the variant with the carport on the corner is the worst of all solutions.
