ᐅ Where should the terrace or living rooms be located if the street is on the west side?

Created on: 23 Apr 2017 12:45
I
infors
Hello.
I have tried to accurately draw the surroundings of our plot to scale because we are having a hard time deciding where we would like to place the terrace and our living spaces.

The plot has a street with a 30 km/h (about 20 mph) speed limit zone on the west side. This is a street in a new development area that will consist of 40 single-family homes, so all the corresponding cars will be passing by our property. Our car parking spaces must also be located in the northwest.

I have often read that the terrace is preferably oriented to the west if you enjoy the sun. We do. However, for us, west would mean having the terrace facing the street side. We are somewhat unsure about the noise from the cars. It is hard to assess that with a 30 km/h (about 20 mph) zone.
There is also a maximum 80 cm (about 31 inches) high fence allowed, so people would be able to see directly onto our plates if the terrace faced west. The same would apply if we placed the dining room on the west side. And ideally, we would not want to be watched so much in the living room either...

I know the perfect solution (sun from morning until evening plus total privacy) does not exist...
Still, we would be interested in where you would place the garden terrace if you were in our position and which rooms you would locate on the west side of the house.

Looking forward to your ideas and suggestions.

Peter

Site plan: Plot with central building area 12×14 m, surrounding 2-story houses.
I
infors
12 May 2017 14:02
Down is also south. Left is west.
77.willo12 May 2017 16:31
Then the children's rooms are left dark and have very few window openings as well. I wouldn’t do it that way.
I
infors
12 May 2017 16:33
If west is to the left, then the rooms receive midday, afternoon, and evening sun in summer, right? Or am I completely misunderstanding this?
I
infors
12 May 2017 17:29
Do you possibly mean that too little sunlight enters the children's rooms in winter because the sun sets in the west? I thought that the children's rooms on the west side would get afternoon sun (after school) and evening sun. Am I completely mistaken?