ᐅ House Orientation – South or West?

Hello,

could you please upload the pictures in a larger size? By the way, the terrace direction is only partly related to the ridge orientation.

Best regards

Michael

True, a bit small. I hope this is better.

South:

West:

Oh man. Now the same picture appeared twice. Here it is again, West side:

Hello,

The road is already completed, and our plot has a corner position.

The floor plans are not yet finalized, but I’m attaching them anyway. This is for a south-facing orientation. For a west-facing orientation, we would mirror everything. The drawings are not to scale.

Edit: our plot is number 5

Hello,

Access to the property from the east is not possible, right? What is on the east side?

I'll start from the beginning:
- Have you considered positioning the house further west and placing the garden/terrace towards the south/east?
- If yes: garage on the west side as in the first design. If not: garage on the south side.

Regarding the floor plan:
- Ground floor:
-- You have a large hallway but hardly any usable space for a coat rack, cabinets, or similar.
-- Maybe switch the utility/storage room and the guest toilet, then you could create a nice area for a coat rack in front.
-- Additional idea: swap the kitchen and living room. So living room in the southwest corner and kitchen in the southeast.
-- Furnishing the living room and kitchen looks a bit challenging to me. For the kitchen units, only the wall facing the living room remains, which seems rather small for a family of four. Living room: dining table in the bay window? Seating area facing the guest room? Where would the TV go then?
- Upper floor:
-- The ratio of children’s rooms to the master bedroom seems very unbalanced. The master bedroom could become quite cramped, and I don’t see space for a wardrobe there.
-- Why a double casement window in the bathroom? I would strongly consider a floor-to-ceiling window on that side of the bathroom.

Best regards

Michael