Single-family house, 1.5 stories, 155 sqm

The combination is automatic.

I understood that you still use a regular revolving door elsewhere and meant this combination.

But actually we do not use it for daily passage outside, for that the revolving door which is a bit further away is mostly used.

Such attempts at persuasion, in my opinion, cannot work in a forum, as one would need much more background knowledge about the person to be convinced, who sometimes does not want to disclose this publicly.

I would not just present my opinion or conviction to anyone arbitrarily, but exactly to the person who, for example, asks about it here in the forum or participates in this discussion. Whether this then leads to concrete results I cannot say either, but at least I hope that it leads to food for thought or inspiring ideas. Often the path does indeed go through many and long curves until one arrives at the self-desired goal. My notes in the forum therefore go exactly in that direction, as you write, namely to outline the maximum context of a situation, which, for example, already begins when filling out the questionnaire. All of this, the BP, the age, income, children, the individual life, etc., is exactly the necessary context to be able to give the best possible helpful answer or opinion. If someone is reluctant to show personal background, then a rather limited answer quality can be expected; therefore, ultimately everyone decides for themselves the degree of help possible for him/her. As I have already written elsewhere, I have increasingly noticed such preset attitudes and closedness in the forum. But that does not simultaneously mean for me that I would have to adapt to this change. I still mention personal details or openly engage in personal contact with members, as I also always take something away from it myself in the same way.

Your example of e-car is perfect for that. It (not yet) fits for everyone. And not everyone then wants to reveal all thoughts and facts about it.

A (e-)car never fits everyone; my cousin, for example, will never want to drive a car at all, my nephew has three diesels standing in the garage. Nevertheless, I am interested in their backgrounds and I then mention mine in conversation for our two e-cars; both can exist side by side and in the respective context for the individual also be the better option. If I participate seriously in a knowledge forum, I should be prepared to also put the context of my situation or my motives up for discussion. Otherwise, I would ask myself what the motive for participating in the forum is, because merely by using the internet among other things, I have already disclosed my privacy to the maximum, whether I like it or not.

Such attempts at persuasion, in my opinion, cannot work in a forum, as one would need much more background knowledge about the person to be convinced, who sometimes does not want to disclose this publicly. Your example of e-car is perfect for that. It (not yet) fits for everyone. And not everyone then wants to reveal all thoughts and facts about it. Therefore, it unfortunately often degenerates into proselytizing.

That may often be the case, but as always it is also up to each individual to improve this coexistence. For that, I am gladly a very committed optimist despite considerable hardships in my life. In principle, we may not be that far apart and even if we were, that would not be a problem. My earlier life with a large sliding door was neither better nor worse than life now without one; here too, several things are possible.

I think we are talking past each other

I think so too and suspect you are confusing something here:

However, _lift_slide_doors are quite heavy to handle. My parents have a 6-meter-wide sliding door. The lever goes down very easily, sliding also goes smoothly. Even 80-year-olds can manage that. With a lift-slide door, I can only manage it at friends’ places with instructions, for example.

Market-dominant is the "lift_slide" variant (lift-slide door), usually with a swivel lever for lifting out of / lowering into the lock, on the knob of which one also pushes the heavy thing. How smoothly it operates depends significantly on the format. Rarer is the parallel-slide-tilt (PSK) variant, like the one probably in post #86 by . That is basically a floor-to-ceiling tilt window to tilt or slide aside. I only know it such that the owners regularly get heart palpitations out of fear of incorrect operation when a guest comes near the operating lever (which resembles that of a tilt-and-turn window).

A lift-slide door always has a fixed element and a sliding element. At least that’s the only way I know it.

The variant with both halves sliding (main leaf as described above, secondary leaf with recessed locking slider without lift requirement) is a very rarely ordered option.

The advantage of a lift-slide door is that it is better insulated and thus fits today's times.

Better insulated than what? – due to the total weight of the glass packages (we had up to 6 m width per "leaf"), double-pane insulating glazing is often used here. In the popular mostly up to 4 m total width, classic triple-pane packages are still manageable.

Folding doors are probably still somewhat more expensive.

Yes, quite a bit compared to lift-slide, and even more so compared to swing doors. But for that, you get the largest possible clear opening / passage width. We did not have PSK in the program, nor later as dealers.

Attempts at proselytizing should be avoided. Trying to convince someone of an opinion I do not find bad, as long as the difference to proselytizing is maintained. If I were to discover an in my opinion significant error, I would consider it appropriate to clearly label it as such.

I hold the same. As a "duty," I point out to those seeking advice that the more contemporary (today and tomorrow) variants, in addition to the rather insignificant fashion advantage compared to the day before yesterday, yesterday, and today popular lift-slide door, are also more affordable. I prefer to proselytize regarding the in my opinion obsolescence of house-garage-wicket doors.

Market-dominant is the "HebeSchiebe" (lift-slide door) variant, usually with a swivel lever for lifting out of / lowering into the lock, on the knob of which the heavy element is also pushed. How smooth it is depends significantly on the format. Less common is the parallel slide-tilt (PSK) variant, as it might be the one mentioned in post #86 by . This is essentially a floor-to-ceiling tilt window for tilting or sliding aside. From what I know, owners regularly get heart palpitations out of fear of incorrect operation whenever a guest approaches the operating lever (which resembles that of a tilt-and-turn window).

No, that is a lift-slide door, not for tilting. And as said, the mechanism is easy to understand and handle after a brief explanation. Turn the vertically standing lever down to the right until it stops, back to the horizontal position, and pull the element on the lever as far as you like. Then push the element back to the left until it stops and turn the lever upwards.

Well, I have one more:

Thank you very, very much for this draft! We basically like it very much. We especially like how the carport is integrated, "only" a 1/4-turned staircase, the possibility to separate the living room as well as the separated utility room for laundry on the upper floor.
There are two things we don’t like so much:
- The position of the staircase including the dormer: In the south (unfortunately with a view of the street) we have an alpine view. We would like to be able to see this, either through a dormer or as originally planned by us with the ridge turned by 90°.
- I still can’t quite imagine the all-purpose room built as an I-shape. Somehow it doesn’t feel as cozy to me at the moment as an L-shape.
I find the kitchen positioned to the south towards the street and the living room in the northwest very good. Also, we can now imagine the position of the house on the plot like this.
Do you have any ideas regarding the two points mentioned above that we don’t like so much?

Sliding lift door is the retro of tomorrow, and especially at 3m total width also an unfavorable format. Why exactly "dream"?

Behind the "dream" is, as partly suspected, the wish to go outside without obstruction of the room (inward-opening swing door), and that connected with a large glass surface. I think the suggestions arising from the discussion are great. They make you think about the background of the "dream" and what is really sensible for this.
By the way, many thanks for the pictures of your solutions here.

Really? We have 6x9 including storage room and I find that comfortable.

Regarding the carport, we have actually become significantly more open by now. We have to admit you’re right, there are other solutions than double garages, with which you can save a lot of money that should be invested in other, more sensible things. Thanks for your inspiration and your persistence when it comes to meaningfulness!

Do you have any ideas regarding the two points mentioned that we don't like so much?

So from where in the upper floor do you want to look outside? Does it not matter? Then just put a dormer in the roof in the bathroom. That might sound a bit unromantic at first, but it is actually the most used room on the upper floor. Besides, everyone uses it and it’s really nice to finally get up. Otherwise, the floor plan could be mirrored vertically so that the staircase runs towards the south. But that would have the disadvantage that the guest room only gets an east window and the utility room is further away from the street. However, a small pantry under the stairs might be possible.