Cheap and quick short term thinking often ends up as more expensive in the long term especially when a poor design with poor relationships between rooms affects your resale value.

I would consider engaging one of the design professionals from Houzz who will be able to provide a better value solution for the longer term.

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Best of luck,

Dr Retro

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Can you add Aspect and size shape of block thanks

Here it is. The shed/workshop at the back has been demolished, but a new shed will be put up in time.

a quick suggestion to save removing the rear external wall, use that kitchen space for WIR & Ensuite. Keep bathroom and laundry instu,

The extension with kitchen dining living across the rear with large doors and windows facing into the garden adding eastern sun and light, I would like to see the extension step down to ground level this will also add easy usable access to the garden

in my experience it's false economy to sacrifice a workable floorplan for the sake of a few metres of pipe... your plan shows that you expect to replace the old kitchen, bathroom and laundry so my suggestion would be to take advantage of the opportunity to create a small hallway to allow privacy for a separate toilet and bathroom with a combined laundry pantry and consider backsplash and highlight windows for extra northern light or reverse the plan and have the living area on the north but, with the original north wall already on the boundary, you may find that you could be better off to work with the existing north wall and not risk having to allow a setback from the northern boundary ..discuss set backs with local council before making any more decisions

another option to take advantage of the Northerly aspect for the family/kitchen room, with courtyard

move the bathroom and laundry to the living room area. and open all the back area up to living kitch