Is it permissible to exceed the eaves height of a semi-detached house?

Hello dear community,

I am currently planning a semi-detached house. A eaves height of 4 meters is fixed. The house may be a maximum of 8.50 meters high. The ridge direction is set (east/west). In our new development area, I saw a house that exceeds the eaves height by a large margin. In the attached file, this is house 1. House 2 has the normal orientation. That means the front doors face the street in the north direction. However, house 2 has the doors on the west side. Can someone explain what that's about? Each house has an individual roof. That is probably the reason. The other houses have a continuous roof. The knee wall at house 2 is about 60 cm, at house 1 it is 1.6 m. Who has knowledge of architecture and can reveal the secret? I would appreciate your help.

In our new development area, I saw a house that far exceeds the eaves height. In the attached file, this is house 1.

at house 1 at 1.6m.

Kniestock is not the same as eaves height. Eaves height is the height where the roof meets the facade. Here, it could be about 1.20. Then the measurement from the ground with 4 meters fits.

Both houses, as you describe, have their ridges oriented east/west. The house on the left is a semi-detached house with separate roofs, the house on the right is a conventional semi-detached house. Where the entrances are located is not determined by the description you mention here.

Thank you for the response. I am aware that the knee wall and the eaves height are different. I just wanted to say that the height of the knee wall differs despite the same eaves height. How is that possible? Here is an example. The eaves height is 4 meters and the knee wall is about 65 cm. I believe it has something to do with the roof shape.

I just see: the eaves height is set at 4 meters? Ok, then it is not to be seen as a general rule, but is developed by architects. How good that they exist

It is not about having someone prepare something for me here. It is about whether it is at all possible to build higher than 4 meters, when the eaves height is set at a maximum of 4 meters in the development plan.

Sorry, I think I expressed myself incorrectly. The eaves height is not simply measured, but calculated by a professional. Whether the roof pitch or the ridge height plays a role in this - I don’t know how the calculations work. Why do you think the eaves height is higher in one house? In the second house, it is drawn in. Unfortunately, the side of the drawing is cut off in the first one. I assume that construction was done according to the development plan. As a layperson, I cannot help you further with this.