Jurahaus floor plan - early project phase

Why do you want to break a high facade if it is not necessary

I think this has already gone unanswered:

We have taken great examples of this, which I would now rather not show here.

. Resistance to advice is not a "value in itself"!

We first went to a renowned architect, who, however, believes that the resident must subordinate themselves to the architecture. This opinion put us off him.

Did he say that literally or is that a summary in your own words of the message you received?

We first visited a renowned architect who, however, holds the view that the resident must subordinate themselves to the architecture.

I can understand this statement. Especially when it comes to a "renowned" architect.
He has made it his task to adapt the architecture to the surroundings. Accordingly, he will have ideas. Homeowners often only have the notion (which can be seen quite well here) to build a "cube or two-story box from the drawer" with all the mainstream modular elements like open spaces, straight stairs, etc.
And when you plan a house according to the surroundings or development plan or even the terrain, then as a good homeowner you give in to that. That does not mean you have to build a house that does not suit you.
This statement also applies to existing buildings. You free yourself from any preconceived notions and accept what the house offers. There are hardly any houses where you cannot find yourself, unless it is too small or something else. The classic example: just because the pantry only has a separate door from the hallway and not the dreamed-of door through a tall cabinet, you can still subordinate yourself to this architecture. I also see in this fact a chance for simply-minded house seekers to acquire something special.

I find the tone in this thread really unpleasant, unsupportive, and unfriendly. I can understand the thread starters regarding their layout. I spent my life in a house on a slope with garden access from the dining-living area and had many friends and neighbors with the model targeted here. Actually, everyone who had the entrance on the valley side decided against living space in the basement. Reasons: the rooms downstairs are often dark, especially if the house is located in a hollow on the slope or because the neighbor on the valley side had previously built very high against the development plan or had a 4m thuja hedge (yes, you can complain about that, our neighbor was afraid his cat would disappear). Basement to the south with a good view (!) were the only ones bright enough for living space for me. I ran downstairs every day for every bottle of water; nobody wanted to carry cases upstairs. Nobody wanted to stock the pantry. On the other hand, houses with garden access from the basement had a summer kitchen or a utility room with garden exit. Nobody had to go up and down for a glass of water. It even annoyed me in our house that the kids always ran into the dining room with their garden shoes when no one was watching. The marten also made its lair in the upholstered box in front of the dining room. I find this generalization here exhausting. Kati's plot was wide enough for two floors and the lower floor is relatively airy. Also, not every preference is the same.

Now, honestly... a residential basement floor is nothing more than a residential ground floor without a hillside location. And nobody argues that it would be fundamentally too dark or that the neighbor could plant a 4m hedge (which, by the way, is not that easy in BW). Dark rooms can be solved with large windows

Why you would run downstairs for every bottle of water is beyond me. The house access is from the north, the living areas would sensibly of course face the valley, that is, to the south. Ergo, you would at most carry the crates down, never up. In the worst case, you could also have some kind of dumbwaiter installed to transport the groceries downstairs. Or – cheaper and anyway sensible – you plan a path down that can also be used with a hand truck.

and had many friends and neighbors with the model targeted here. Basically everyone who had the entrance on the valley side decided against living areas in the basement.

Only that here the entrance is not on the valley side, but practically on the ground floor level, and the valley-side basement is inevitably dark because of the terrace built above it. Hence the recommendations are no terrace with access to the garden, but eating/cooking/living in the valley-side basement area and sleeping etc. on the ground floor level with the main entrance from the street.