ᐅ Orientation of the house on the plot

Hello,
last week we received approval for a 620m2 (6,675 square feet) plot of land and are now considering how to orient our future house (9 by 11m / 30 by 36 feet) on it.
Until yesterday, when we met with our future site manager, we favored the upper option with the plot directly at the northeastern building envelope, although this would place the kitchen on the west side. The building envelope has a 5m (16 feet) setback line to the south and west and forms an L-shape around the house in the north and east in the upper option.
Yesterday, the site manager suggested rotating the house, which significantly improves the floor plan layout. However, this would require moving the house 4m (13 feet) back, shortening the garden facing south by 2m (6.5 feet), while providing a much larger front yard to the north.
The shaded area represents the house, the frame around it is the building envelope, and each large square corresponds to 25m2 (269 square feet), starting from the southwest corner. Carports are allowed to be placed in the L-shaped area northeast of the house.
Which option do you think is better? Until yesterday, I preferred the upper one because it offers the largest garden, but the rotated floor plan is clearly better, and it would also allow for a parking space in front of the house.
Thanks

The lower one – for the reasons you mentioned below.
The garden on the south side is more than sufficient, and you also need space in front of the house! Otherwise, you will eventually run out of space – think big!

Thank you for the reply.
I had previously considered the space in front of the house as wasted space and therefore had not thought of centering it myself.

Yesterday, we marked out the plot and the possible house orientations using barrier tape. After that, it was clear to us that we would choose the upper option with the small front garden. The extra 2m (6.5 feet) of garden make a huge visual difference; I didn't expect it to matter that much. It might also be due to the slight slope of the terrain.

We positioned our house as far north on the plot as possible. The plot measures 30 x 20 meters (98 x 66 feet). The house is set 3 meters (10 feet) from the northern boundary and is 10.5 meters (34 feet) long. This leaves a backyard garden of 20 x 16.5 meters (66 x 54 feet). The front yard is quite narrow; 3 meters (10 feet) is really not much. One meter (3 feet) is taken up by the porch. In front of that, 1.2 meters (4 feet) is the access path, leaving 80 centimeters (2.6 feet) for a hedge or a fence with some minor landscaping. However, this allows for a properly sized garden area in the back. Most neighbors have placed their houses more centrally on their plots, resulting in very small gardens.

PS: If you have an approved plot, you should also have a cadastral map. When dealing with something important like house positioning, can’t you use the cadastral map and place the house on it to scale? The sketch is really poor. Using the cadastral map would provide additional useful information, such as street position, neighboring properties, etc., and might even allow for new ideas.

And: the further into the garden, the longer the sun stays on the terrace—you step a bit out of the row of houses, but everyone according to their preferences.

If you plan the garden cleverly, you use the diagonal rather than the sightline perpendicular to the house to achieve something _extra_.