ᐅ Corner lot – street to the south and west: building location/carports

This concerns the development plan No. II/V6 of the city of Bielefeld.

CarlosCalderon schrieb:

we have a corner plot reserved and are having problems with the orientation of the house

Was the plot not known during the house planning? Was the house designed for this specific plot? Or was it planned without a plot?

CarlosCalderon schrieb:

The original plan was to place the carport and storage room in the "corner" with the hook, and to basically shift the house in that direction. This would create a garden in the southwest.

Since this plan doesn’t work,

I would avoid a protruding carport with a walkway underneath. Not only do children walk between parked cars, but also delivery people with bulky packages, or visitors arriving in groups. For me, it’s a no-go, although I don’t see it increasing danger for children more than other driveways.

The often-mentioned idea of “pushing the house into one corner” to create the largest possible open space is, in my view, the second major mistake that builders make. (The first would be designing the house before owning or planning for a specific plot.)

Ideally, a house on a plot has four sides. That means four garden areas that can be used individually. Planning a sun worshipper’s spot to the south, a shady corner to the north, a sunset terrace to the west, or a vegetable garden to the east makes sense because the sun’s position is a constant factor for planning. What’s more difficult are the diverse needs of residents and visitors, children, and how those needs change over time. Neighbors and the street—meaning views in and out—can also play a role.

I don’t want to write a novel here—not everyone wants to read it—but most people understand the preference for easy and quick access to and from the driveway and carport. Also, no one wants to look at play equipment and colorful clutter from a stylish living room, but rather have it on the kitchen side. The kitchen often benefits from a door to the east-facing garden where herbs are harvested. Organic waste should be hidden, and wheelbarrows or garden tools should be stored somewhere accessible from all four sides if you don’t want to put them away every time.

Therefore, I see no reason not to plan the carport in the possible northeast corner. Behind it—this “hook” area—can be used for organic waste, laundry, and discarded flower pots. In addition, this space offers a good shaded terrace, unfortunately only accessible from the utility room, but you can’t have everything. The house would then be connected and shifted 2 meters (6.5 feet) downward.

CarlosCalderon schrieb:

Initial orientation according to the building plan is east-west.

Note: Your attic has a north-south orientation, and the arrow also points north-south.

ypg schrieb:

And by the way, this area makes a nice shaded terrace, unfortunately only accessible from the utility room, but you can’t have everything. The house would then, of course, be attached and shifted 2 meters (6.5 feet) downward.

. . I correct myself: 2.75 meters (9 feet).
With an appropriate planning change, access to the east can then be possible not only through the utility room but potentially also through the kitchen, where a private breakfast terrace could be designed.