Plan courtyard entrance (house already exists)

Currently, spring is just around the corner, so one continues to think about the outdoor areas. At the moment, I would like to get offers for the driveway and the paving work. In advance, I would like to get your opinions on the driveway and its execution.

Here is the following information: Along the entire front of the property, there is a slope to the street of about 1 m. From the front door, the property slopes down to the street about 1 m over 5 m.

Unfortunately, the order is wrong; the first idea was, as in the last picture (with the grid), to drive out of the carport. This is also how the driveway is currently roughly gravelled. Meanwhile, because of the first winter experience, I am no longer so sure:

Everything in relation to the last picture with the grid surface.

1. It is a huge area to shovel snow.

2. The snowplow pushes half the snow into my driveway because it’s a corner property and my driveway is practically around the corner, where the snowplow basically turns the corner into a dead-end to pile everything up.

3. The pure costs due to the area and the slope – we are rather pragmatic here; we just want standard rectangular paving without much fuss because after all, only one car drives over it.

4. I think this variant is overwhelming because of the area.

For the other two pictures/variants, I have initially seen the following advantages: less area, less slope to be retained. Looks more relaxed... The disadvantage is that you have to maneuver a bit with the car, compared to the other variant where you can basically drive straight into a side street.

Feedback, criticism, and alternative suggestions are welcome

Is one allowed to drive onto the property at any point?

What does the architect say about that?

I wouldn't go that far just because of 1 winter in 10 years.

Unless you live in the mountains.

As I said, the house is already there, the architect is out of the picture, he just needs to specify something soon when the landscape gardener comes so he can calculate accordingly.

We are at 530 meters above sea level and this winter I often had about 10-15 cm of snow in the driveway, which was certainly an exception in terms of snow shoveling.

Yes, you can drive into the property at any point. The long front is basically still free for the driveway or just straight out from the carport. I’m not doing anything more at the carport location because right behind the carport is the neighbor’s driveway due to the boundary construction.

Circling with the car becomes completely natural after a few days. It turns into a routine maneuver that no longer bothers you. How many cars should be able to fit in the driveway? I would prefer option A and make the access overall narrower than the width of the carport - as long as a third car is not regularly supposed to be parked. Less cutting, less ground sealing, lower costs, better appearance. In winter, in my view, safely handling a slope is more important than the effort to clear it of snow. For us, it was a bit slippery for a few days, as one of the cars was always parked at the bottom. Ultimately, though, it went quite well. At the steepest spot, the car intentionally slid a few meters when leaving and gained some momentum when arriving.

That is true, usually it is enough if there is space for one visitor car.

Image A (or 1) currently appeals to me the most for the reasons already mentioned.

I will bring up that option when the on-site appointment takes place, let's see what comes of it.

Can you drive directly straight towards the house coming from the left side? Then I would drive straight towards the house instead of diagonally as in a. And then turn right into the carport to park, and play around with the size of the paved area in front of the house/[Carport] until it fits.