ᐅ Double garage positioned perpendicular to the street

Jochen104 schrieb:
I don’t understand why it always has to be a south-facing orientation.

In our new development area, every second house has the classic north-south orientation.
No doubt, it’s the most popular (although also the most boring), but now all of us in our northwest corner are building our own individual sundowner terraces.

I also see them all, how they (the people from the south) practically keep all the shutters closed the entire day – preferably classic roller shutters, which really look great.

We also have a west-facing orientation, and a large walnut tree stands at the end of our property (not ours) – at first, I had serious doubts about whether I should remove it in a moment of panic, but by now I love it because it provides enough shade so that the living room doesn’t get unbearably hot.

Similar situation here. We have a terrace that wraps around a corner, with a smaller part facing south and a larger part facing west, and we are happy with that. In the summer, there is shade until about 2 p.m. (14:00), which we have always made use of. I would do it the same way again, as we hardly ever use the south-facing part.

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@all: I think our architect is going to have a lot of work to do now

Yes, he definitely earned that.

ypg schrieb:

Marc+Jochen, it’s not that rare after all. In my opinion, it’s even more practical because you use your own courtyard, which also gives it a clear structure. Attaching a garage to a house is common practice, but it usually means longer distances between the garage and front door, as well as a more boring/rectangular front garden/driveway.

Yvonne, it’s not about simply attaching a garage to the house—we have that too. It was solely about rotating this 90°, which means having to maneuver in front of the front door every time. Good luck with small children. Or when guests park right in front of the front door and you have to weave your way inside the house.