Single-family house design with a gabled roof at the edge of the construction area

Option 1 would allow for a slightly larger south garden and also a south terrace. This would initially be quite visible from the driveway, but there are options like hedges or a gate in front of the driveway. There really isn’t any west sun on the ground floor, on the upper floor certainly usable, though not as nice due to the view of the neighbor. I would probably choose this option, with access beside the garage, where there could also be a roof to keep dry while entering the house. The driveway is quite long, therefore expensive, but the children love sliding down it with the Bobby Car...

Option 2 uses the separation through the neighbor’s garage to create a “protected” area for a second terrace in the northwest. This would certainly have nice light in the evening and little wind due to the protection. The main terrace would then be only on the east side (as in your drawing) and the south side of the house quite close and prominent to the street. This way, your carport would provide a privacy screen toward the neighbor’s driveway.

Do you need the parking space in front of the carport? Otherwise, the carport could maybe actually be placed directly in front of the house by the street.

I would place the open space in an L-shape... that way you cover O, S, and W.

Yes, we have also tried that variant.
For us, this resulted in the kitchen ending up in the southwest.
That had the disadvantage for us of losing access and view to the garden from the kitchen.
We also liked the straight open space very much, which a friend of ours just built.
Additionally (depending on the season), there is the shadow of the neighboring house and the lost view from the kitchen into the garden.
Is that worth the afternoon sun rays?

This would also alleviate the width of 4 meters (too narrow for the length).

That is of course a point too; could a bay window help here?
Over 1/3 of the facade would be allowed.

Unusual and also not advantageous for the appearance is the orientation of the house combined with the mandatory ridge direction. I would not make the house deeper than it is wide, because the appearance would then suggest a semi-detached house.

This is again a point that gave me a lot of headaches.
We searched on Tim-online for various houses with 9x12 dimensions and our ridge direction and walked around those.
We found some, especially with dormers facing forward, which we quite liked. We also found some 8x12 ones, and that already looked very much like a half.
Our main building volume would be 9x11 now and would thus be quite moderated.
More width would only be possible at the expense of the carport due to the building window.
The maximum would then be something like 10x10 outer dimensions, where you often end up with townhouse layouts, which are often not so simple with a child’s room, right?
We also walked through some areas here and looked at carports and the cars in them, and since our house is also "squeezed" between the neighbor’s fence and ours, otherwise you can hardly open the doors, let alone get children in and out.
Another idea was wider in the front than in the back?

Also, a stair position on the ridge side makes more sense in order to gain a more advantageous access to the attic floor. It is also not very nice to enter the house and have a 3-meter-long stair side on the side.
You somehow reversed the natural house flow. However, I’m only looking on my phone now and currently have little time to go into suggestions in more detail.

A staircase to the north didn’t allow us to access the attic anymore.
Therefore, we tried to work with a central staircase.
With 9 m width, we then had big problems in the upper floor getting access to the rooms, as always a room is trapped behind the stairs.
Thank you very much for the long text on your phone!

- Washbasin under the slope does not work.
- I would never place a toilet in the middle of a house; eventually, you get a drainage damage and then that affects the whole house... Toilet on the outer wall under the slope.
- Shower width is overrated; depth brings advantages and comfort. No window in the shower...

What is meant by this? Is it allowed to place the carport with one side on the footpath?
I would probably experiment a bit with that.
If the carport stays where it is, I would set the house crosswise, entrance on the short west side, stairs to the north with panoramic window.
Additional terrace in the south and also in the northwest.
Sorry for the brevity; I hope it’s understandable.

We will revisit the bathroom planning again.

Stairs to the north are difficult with the ridge direction as mentioned; or do you mean some kind of central staircase?
Do you really use additional terraces when the children are playing in the garden? Usually, you sit there anyway, right?
I didn’t quite understand the idea of placing the house crosswise; I will try to think about it again this afternoon! oops:

Variant 1 would allow for a somewhat larger south garden and also a south terrace. This would be quite visible from the driveway at first, but there are options like hedges or a gate in front of the driveway. There is almost no west sun on the ground floor, certainly usable on the upper floor, although not so nice because of the view of the neighbor. I would probably choose this variant, access beside the garage, where there can also be a roof to get to the house dry. The driveway is quite long, therefore expensive, but the children love skating down it with the Bobby car...

Thanks!
In principle, we now have that variant.
The house is currently pushed as far back as possible within the building window.
The roof over the carport is already indicated.
The terrace could be redesigned though?

Variant 2 uses the separation by the neighbor’s garage to create a “protected” area for a second terrace in the northwest. This would certainly have nice light in the evening and little wind due to the protection. The main terrace would then only be to the east (as in your drawing), and the south side of the house would be quite close and prominent to the street. This way your carport would provide a screen towards the neighbor’s driveway.

We have so far found it difficult to create access to this terrace.
That would be through one of the rather northern rooms like utility room or guest room?

Do you need the parking spot in front of the carport? Otherwise, the carport could maybe really be placed directly in front of the house at the street.

We had thought about that too, somehow a second parking space for maybe a small second car or visitors would be quite nice.
If you go with the carport in front of the house, you might have to create a second one next to it.
Then the entrance to the house becomes difficult/not so nice.
Overall, we feared that the front view would then deteriorate even more and also create shadows from the south and west on the ground floor again.

Do you mean that the 4m all-purpose width is too narrow?

We have looked at it live a few times and therefore consider 4m width for such a room as an absolute minimum; it should rather be more. I also believe that especially with the current furniture arrangement, an extra meter in length would be helpful.

Or is it just dumb that it has become a very uniform room?

I think you need to see it live a few times and calmly somewhere with such dimensions/room shapes, which we have done, especially with our air space above it. Often the taste goes towards more staggered rooms, which I can understand equally well. In this all-purpose room, everything is exactly one after another and side by side; you have to like it that way, so look at it multiple times!

More width of the building window only comes at the expense of the carport.

My decision would be simple and clear! - Namely 101% - in favor of living space. To trade a "nicer" house for an absolutely secondary parking space for my car? I already feel that too much thought is given here to the parking location of the car. The plot obviously presents some tricky problems; I would prioritize the parking topic further back and first look for the optimal living layout. A parking option can be created much more easily than an optimal living space.

Is it worth the sunlight in the afternoon?

Sunlight is overrated in my opinion. If there is enough window area, even in Lapland the house is bright. I believe one will be just as happy seeing the sunlight come in. You don't have to be "inside" it yourself to get something from it (that's what I think). I have an open space of 6x6m and am very glad that I never have direct sunlight anywhere in the room. Direct sunlight heats up a lot, causes glare, and fades the colors. In spring, the sun is naturally especially welcome. But I wouldn't twist an entire floor plan for that. It is not that it is dark where no direct sunlight falls. And my very personal, nowadays probably old-fashioned opinion: I have never seen a residential house with lots of light and window area that also looks cozy and homely. To me, it feels more like a café or car showroom (depending on how many tiles and concrete are otherwise visible).

I think that's overrated. What is supposed to happen or be different there?

The relevant part lies beneath the base plate. The larger this area, the worse.

More width for the building window only comes at the expense of the carport.

The building window is already a challenge

With stairs to the north, we no longer got into the attic.

That's true. You’re not building a two-story house anyway.

Is that worth the afternoon sunrays?

That may well be a matter of personal opinion. I definitely wouldn’t buy a house anymore that doesn’t have south AND west-facing windows. I work until the afternoon and want to enjoy some sunrays inside the house as well as in the garden/terrace when I finish work.

Do people really use additional terraces when the children are playing in the garden? You mostly sit there anyway, right?

In summer, ideally you can enjoy sun until 8:00 p.m. or later. By then, the kids are long in bed when you have time for yourselves. But I’d also say it doesn’t have to be that late. Then you just go for a walk into the sunset. Sitting on the terrace can also be overrated. Many people are driven in front of the TV or have to do something in the garden anyway.
After work, you just need to make a second terrace at the end of the property, that’s possible too. I also find ’s suggestion charming... I would probably create some kind of courtyard there.
How was it? The carport is allowed to be in the front too?

Personally, I find the platform stairs next to the entrance too long and bulky.

In the end, you naturally have to feel comfortable with the house.