ᐅ House placement on a slight sloping site, any tips?

Hello everyone,

I have bought a plot of land and feel a bit unsure about how to position the house.
The situation is as follows:
20 m (66 feet) wide facing the street
Approximately 26 m (85 feet) in length, with about 3 m (10 feet) rising toward the back—so the land slopes uphill at the rear. Unfortunately, the ground floor is only allowed to be up to 50 cm (20 inches) higher than the street level, so it can’t be raised.
The sun moves in a semicircle from right to left in the picture and sets at the red arrow in the evening.
The development plan requires a setback of 5 m (16 feet) from the street and 3 m (10 feet) from the neighbor.

What is the best way to approach this?
Build the house as far back as possible and into the slope, creating a large front garden?
Position the house toward the front with living spaces upstairs/facing the street? Living room downstairs in the darker half-basement?
Excavate completely and have support walls visible at the back?

Does anyone have ideas for building on a sloping plot that rises toward the rear?

Please show the plan again with north orientation and indicate which plot is the desired one.

North is at the top of the plan, and the plot with the number 20 in the middle is the one in question. Sorry, that was clear to me.

We had similar conditions (approximately 22 m (72 feet) lot width, 50 m (164 feet) length), with a gently rising slope (not as much as you, ours is steeper near the street, then more gently ascending). Our orientation is almost the opposite though, with the south facing the street.

For a 26 m (85 feet) length, I would definitely keep a 5 m (16 feet) distance from the street. Depending on the elevation profile, the ground floor/basement side facing the street could be open (entrance, garage), with the rear partially or fully built into the slope. Then the upper floor would be a full story (possibly a recessed top floor) opening towards the garden. The living/dining area would be on the upper floor, while everything that doesn’t fit there would be on the ground floor/basement — utility/technical rooms for sure, guest room, and possibly bedrooms.

A 20 m (66 feet) lot width is quite challenging, I must say — you have to have good relations with your neighbors and consider from the start how to create access paths, especially for construction vehicles like excavators, to your backyard later on. Can you at least place the garage (if desired) directly on the property boundary?

Harakiri schrieb:

Is it possible to place at least the garage (if desired) directly on the property boundary?

Yes, that is possible.

So, then you can use the backyard with sunlight during the day?

Do you have any pictures or sketches of your situation?

You can find a few pictures showing the "almost finished" stage here. Sketches including the site layout are also available at the beginning of the same thread.