Location of the garage on an elongated sloping plot with southern access

Hello everyone,

I have been following along for a while now and think it's great how people help each other here. Now I have also registered to describe our problem.

Situation: We (a family with 2 adults and currently 2 children) own a narrow plot of land (750m², width approx. 22m, length approx. 36m) with a slope (height difference from NW to SE 2.5m; from NE to SE 2m; from SW to SE 1m) and the street to the south (there are always quite a few people walking by on the way to the train station). I have attached the site plan (plot no. 91). There is no development plan available. We currently still live in the old building, which is to be demolished (a temporary apartment is available). Our current garage is now located on the neighboring plot after the division but should of course be integrated into our plot again when we rebuild. Since we mainly want to enjoy the evening sun, we imagine rotating the house (approx. 9x13m, kept simple without bay windows/balconies etc.) in a north-south direction (gable side to the south), placing it as close as possible to the east side, and building a northwest terrace. We are planning a fairly extensive room program (three children's rooms, sleeping area with dressing room and family bathroom on the upper floor; living/dining/kitchen, pantry, study and WC/shower on the ground floor; basement partially developed as a living basement with guest room). According to the surrounding development, two full floors are permitted, and a gable roof is required.

We are currently concerned about the placement of the double garage. According to the parking space regulations, we must provide three parking spaces for more than 120m² of living space; for garages, a storage space of 6m must be available, which cannot be counted as a parking space for a third space.
We would like a short, if possible even covered path from the garage to the entrance. The following options have emerged so far in consultation with our architect:
- Place the garage 6 m from the street on the east boundary, put the house behind it, entrance on the east side on the ground floor
- Place the garage 6 m from the street on the east boundary but partially integrate it into the house, entrance on the south side in the basement
- Place the garage on the west side, rotate it with the driveway parallel to the street (storage space then in front of the house in west-east direction); entrance on the south side in the basement
- Place the garage on the west side, push it into the plot and fully cover it with lawn (if that is at all possible; probably larger embankments would be necessary here...)
- Place the garage at the very back on the northeast boundary (the driveway will probably be too long for us here...)

My questions: Which placement do you consider the most sensible? Is a partial integration of the garage even possible (we definitely do not want the basement to become a full floor!)? What are exactly the advantages and disadvantages of the options presented, and are there any other sensible possibilities for placing the garage?

If any information is still missing, I will be happy to provide it.

Thank you already in advance for your constructive suggestions!

Best regards
Herbinator

I honestly can't quite imagine that with the slope. On what level would the access to the house be? Sorry, but that's too much text for me, a drawing or section of the house with the property would be easier.

Hello Yvonne,

thank you for your reply! I have now tried to sketch a few versions regarding the location of the garage based on the variants already described. Unfortunately, we do not have a section yet (our planning is still in its infancy..), but I have indicated the elevation points of the corners of the plot. Hopefully, this helps you/us further…

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best regards Herbinator

A small tip, upload JPGs. PDFs have to be downloaded, and hardly anyone feels like doing that.

Little tip, upload JPGs. PDFs have to be downloaded, and hardly anyone feels like doing that.

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I would also adjust the garage location to the floor plan.

I quite like V3 (because of the courtyard atmosphere), but if living rooms or the kitchen are on the south side, the garage might be disturbing. After all, it’s also about the position of the rooms in relation to the sun’s position, plus the privacy screen or shadow cast by the garage.

For me personally, option 4 is clearly the one to consider. This way, you can use the beautiful southern part of your property entirely as a garden and it is not built over with the garage/driveway. However, I am not familiar with the local situation. Please upload some pictures. You forgot the storage space in front of the garage in option 4. Also, you would need to draw a third parking space next to the garage, which you might also use as an entrance area/path to the house. I would place the entrance of the house on the north side of the house and/or even connect the garage with the house since you want short distances. We ourselves are currently planning a house on a slope as well; unfortunately, we have no way to access the house from "above"/the north. Which I really regret!!