Log cabin with a clipped gable roof by the forest - improve planning?

Attached are two just released views of the houses. To preempt critics: These are preliminary sketches that do not claim to be perfect. Here we tried to make different knee wall heights appear: In the upper picture 2.88m, in the lower one 2.58m. But you can see in the garden view the balcony with stairs, the natural stone cladding, and the still divided windows, which hopefully will no longer be like that soon. Apparently, it is still a problem.

Even if it is not perfect yet, I think it looks like a hotel or factory, not like a cozy, comfortable home for a family.

Hmm ... all windows undivided? And how is access to the terrace supposed to be made then?

Half of my 360 cm deep terrace is covered by the balcony above. That is on the east side. Not much light comes in there in spring/autumn.

In my south-facing study, my workstation is more in the back area of the room (about 400 cm deep), so no sun disturbs there.

Really try to simulate that with the 250 cm roof overhang.

To bypass the 280cm support, one could consider planning a roof terrace with a depth of 3m and placing the balcony there. That would be about 5.5m balcony depth. However, not across the entire width. Or simply just a roof terrace. Unfortunately, I do not know if that is easily feasible with wooden houses.

And, just for reference ... the one with reduced story height above the ground floor really looks too cramped. Large rooms and only 240 cm ceiling height .. okay, the ceiling space above is supposed to remain open, but it still doesn't look very good from the outside.

And, the interior and then the consideration of how the rooms are distributed, and where the roof then opens upwards, I think, do not fit together.

I have in mind all the time a housing unit "living with library and working and open roof" as well as a parents' sleeping area on one corner in the upper area. Unfortunately, I have little time right now, I actually have to visualize it myself to see if it fits like that. Then somehow maybe dining/cooking at an angle above that children and then another unit for guests/parents/playroom apartment.

In the first draft, the garages were completely separated from the house. Can't it somehow stay like that? Although, considering the possibility of snow, I would possibly place the garages closer to the driveway.

Hmm ... all windows undivided? And how is the terrace access supposed to be then?

The undivided windows can also be large sliding doors, as long as they are as big as the frames themselves, it is not a problem. I unfortunately have no time to reply today either. It will continue tomorrow.

Sliding doors? They always somehow require a fixed element that you can then recognize.