House planning 135m2 in Austria

Back to the Austrians. Some things are just the way they are. Their country is narrow from north to south, long and wide from east to west. In the south there is a playground, public, in the north there is a neighboring house. The placement of the new building is only free within limits, for example it may not be moved all the way to the east. Shielding the part facing the public playground is not entirely wrong. Wanting the west sun is also important, because you like to sit outside in the evening sun, whereas the midday sun would rather be avoided. All in all and under the given conditions and because life is not a pony farm, the shown placement of the building is the reasonable compromise. That’s how I see it. Karsten

Thank you for your feedback! Above all, Karsten really hit the nail on the head. Our climate here is not quite as hot as in Rome (I researched it because I couldn't quite believe it), but temperature-wise it is much closer to the Italian climate than, for example, to northern German. It is not for nothing that we have quite a good region for wine growing here. What we also have are relatively strong but warm winds coming from the south (Mediterranean) that are then deflected along the Alps westward towards Vienna. These are simply the conditions here in the greater Vienna area. Another thing that plays a role for me is the concerns regarding the playground. As already mentioned on the first pages, this playground has a relatively high fence (estimated 4 - 5m). It is made of fine-meshed steel grid, with larger meshes at the top. I somehow have the worry that if I place my house right against the southern boundary, a prison-like character would be created by the mesh fence. That’s why my idea was whether this could be somewhat counteracted by having a bit more distance (it is also 1 meter more...) and by building a carport or similar... But I don’t know if this line of thought makes sense. That’s why I am presenting my thoughts, ideas and sketches here for discussion and would continue to appreciate constructive feedback! Last but not least, I would like to point out that I am trying hard to understand various comments here as “jokes” and not as attacks. However, I want to caution that due to geographic, linguistic and cultural differences between DE and AT some comments here will probably be received quite differently by us than they were intended. Please keep this in mind! Thank you very much in advance!

What, there's a 5m high black welded mesh fence around the playground now? Well, with the cheeky kids...
Yes, you can't take everything here too literally. You've recognized that well. And luckily, there are always several opinions.

As I said, I would completely eliminate this whole welded mesh, light and noise discussion including parking space by moving the house 6 to 7m to the east. Then you have generous parking spaces in front of the house - whether north or south - totally indifferent, and you can also position the house as far north as possible. In addition, the living rooms are farther away from the playground. So far, I haven't read anything suggesting you aren't allowed to do that. I consider shielding the south side for an extra 3m of garden in the hinterland or making other contortions with the car (across in front of the house?) to be nonsense.

Lastly, I would like to point out that I am very bemüht to understand various comments here as "jokes" and not as hostilities. However, I would like to remind you that due to the geographical, linguistic, and cultural differences between DE and AT, some messages here with us probably come across quite differently than they were intended. Please keep that in mind! Thank you very much in advance!

You really have to chalk this up as a local peculiarity. Katja, for example, is from Leipzig, Saxony. That's how they are there. You either take them as they are or you have to try to accommodate them to the Poles and Czechs. But since they hardly offered anything around 1990, we took them... you get used to it. They can also be quite amiable—sometimes. Karsten

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Katja's proposal so far to the east has something

For the wire mesh fence I would plan a deciduous hedge. In summer it provides privacy and sun protection, in winter it lets the sun through.

You really have to chalk that up to a local peculiarity. Katja, for example, is from Leipzig, Saxony. That's how they are there.

I am not from Leipzig at all. I was born in Dresden and my mom + grandma come from Schwerin near the Fischköppe. What do you say now? :P