This is a north/south corner plot with access from the north, a green area/service road to the east, and a neighbor to the west.
The neighbor has built a double garage right on the property line.
Where would you place your own 6x9m (20x30 ft) double garage if there would still be 5m (16 ft) of space left on the other side?
Would you rather have the living room window facing the green area or the neighbor's garage?
On one side of the house, a ground floor window would have to be omitted because of the garage...
The neighbor has built a double garage right on the property line.
Where would you place your own 6x9m (20x30 ft) double garage if there would still be 5m (16 ft) of space left on the other side?
Would you rather have the living room window facing the green area or the neighbor's garage?
On one side of the house, a ground floor window would have to be omitted because of the garage...
The question is difficult to answer.
I tend to place the garage on the west side – on one hand, the view is already affected by the neighbor’s garage anyway, and on the other hand, the west side faces the weather.
However, your decision should also depend on other factors: What is located on the east side (what kind of view)? Which side could you use more for relaxing (west side if you want to enjoy the afternoon sun; east side if you have breakfast on the terrace on weekends and start work late; or it doesn’t matter since you come home after dark anyway :confused).
That said, I’m not quite sure I understand your comment about the living room. Is the living room planned on the west side? If so, would it become too dark if a window is removed?
I tend to place the garage on the west side – on one hand, the view is already affected by the neighbor’s garage anyway, and on the other hand, the west side faces the weather.
However, your decision should also depend on other factors: What is located on the east side (what kind of view)? Which side could you use more for relaxing (west side if you want to enjoy the afternoon sun; east side if you have breakfast on the terrace on weekends and start work late; or it doesn’t matter since you come home after dark anyway :confused).
That said, I’m not quite sure I understand your comment about the living room. Is the living room planned on the west side? If so, would it become too dark if a window is removed?
The terrace is planned on the south side. We would not create a terrace next to the house on either the east or west side; instead, we would prefer an additional parking space for, for example, a camper or trailer.
On the west side, it would be possible to build a carport between the house wall and the neighbor’s garage. Unfortunately, building on the property boundary is only allowed once, and a double garage would be a real dream!
The possible garage on the west side would be built staggered in relation to the neighbor’s and not starting at 3m (10 feet) like theirs, but around 5m (16 feet) to allow parking in front of it. This would also probably look better aesthetically.
If we extend the garage length to 9m (30 feet), we would have an overhang toward the house of about 2m (6.5 feet). This could serve as wind and privacy protection, but it would also partially block the sun.
This issue would not occur on the east side, and the property would then be enclosed on both sides. However, we would not want windows facing west, since after 5m (16 feet) the neighbor’s garage wall is there.
It’s really quite a challenge...
On the west side, it would be possible to build a carport between the house wall and the neighbor’s garage. Unfortunately, building on the property boundary is only allowed once, and a double garage would be a real dream!
The possible garage on the west side would be built staggered in relation to the neighbor’s and not starting at 3m (10 feet) like theirs, but around 5m (16 feet) to allow parking in front of it. This would also probably look better aesthetically.
If we extend the garage length to 9m (30 feet), we would have an overhang toward the house of about 2m (6.5 feet). This could serve as wind and privacy protection, but it would also partially block the sun.
This issue would not occur on the east side, and the property would then be enclosed on both sides. However, we would not want windows facing west, since after 5m (16 feet) the neighbor’s garage wall is there.
It’s really quite a challenge...
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baumann201312 May 2015 15:23No windows at all on the ground floor facing west? Could you share the floor plans and your house's positioning on the plot? That might make it easier to give some feedback.
SBauer schrieb:
The terrace is planned on the south side. We would not place a terrace next to the house on the east or west side, but rather an additional parking space there, for example for a camper or trailer.
A carport could be added on the west side between the house wall and the neighbor’s garage. Unfortunately, building on the property boundary is only allowed once, and a double garage would be a real dream!
The possible garage on the west side would be built offset from the neighbor’s, not starting at 3m (10 feet) like theirs, but at about 5m (16 feet), so we can still park in front of it. This would probably look better, too.
If we then go with a length of 9m (30 feet), the garage would also have an overhang of about 2m (6.5 feet) towards the house. This could act as protection from wind and view but would also block some sunlight.
On the east side, this issue wouldn’t occur, and the plot would then be enclosed on both sides. However, we wouldn’t want any windows on the west side because the neighbor’s garage wall would already be 5m (16 feet) away.
It’s really not that simple…Since I 1. lack spatial imagination and 2. have little time, here is a brief note from me:
Some municipalities have building regulations that do not allow a “trapped” parking space or require an additional parking space.
A “trapped” parking space occurs, for example, when two cars are parked one behind the other but one car cannot get out without moving the other vehicle. Therefore, we had to plan for an additional parking space.
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