Can you post the original floorplan

and a site plan with dimensions, location of any trees or outbuildings, front gate and/or car access and direction of any views

Thanks for your interest Siriuskey and oklouise. To clarify, the plans attached are the house as it is now, after our first stage of the renovation.
We are wanting more living, study and seperate room with ensuite..as detailed above…I would appreciate some creative input in how I manage that space.

The house will then be an L shape rather than a rectangle.

The main views of the property are across the frontage, however the area out from the proposed extension are beautiful garden views. We have a large block with nice gardens. We have parking on this side also at the rear of the property, but we have allowed for a drive through area so cars can unpack closer to the house and then Re park in the designated area. In our plan we would like to use the area under the new extension as an outdoor room during the busy time and when it’s just us we would use it as parking for our car.

I’m sorry but am having issues trying to attach my Sketch plan…hopefully my notes clarify your queries. ..Thankyou.

my confusion is understanding what is the frontage ie if the kitchen is on the north west corner then it appears that the present downstairs entry sliding door is either on the north (side) or west hinged door (back) of the house but where do guests walk from front parking to which entry door and if the extension is on the west side where is the wide side drive way to be able to drive through to the backyard and under the extension for a carport?..a rough hand drawn sketch will give us a much clearer picture of the available space but which parts of the house have recently been renewed?

Agree, difficult to understand when not knowing the position of north, or which side are the views, where is the back of house? Etc etc. and just to clarify, this extension is the second storey therefore a pole or brick pillar support base with structure?

A very basic idea to extend out over the ground floor, but depends on budget and aspect as to what would work best.The family room could push out over the pergola or part there of

Heres a sketch showing site plan, house,view and proposed extension…it looks tiny as I post it..hopefully you can read it.

That makes more sense...

So you are seeking a new area measuring 10 x 5-6m off the current lounge . That is not a small extension. In that 10m you want to use 1m to extend lounge.
So 9 m for bathroom, bedroom/tv room and a bit of transition space

Lots of space.

Thanks Dreamer and Kate. Ideally I would like the spaces to be more open…if possible. Would it be an option to have the bathroom the around the other way and avdouble cavity into the bedroom/study ..so you get a better sense of space with a visual into the gardens.

Can u sketch what you mean

For noise control I would not have both living spaces open. I had a 1,5m corridor

This way?

Thankyou Kate…maybe only the toilet should be outside the bedroom for access and the bathroom within the bedroom ?

There many different ways to add space, the following idea is to add the new carport with bedroom ,Bath, Powder room and alfresco opening to the North above that. A pergola connecting the carport the entrance

Then a separate smaller extension out from the living extending the views creating an office craft space enlarging the living and maintaining views. Both the front and rear extensions having the same roof line of your choice.

You need to decide how big you want each space to be. Making the lounge wider may mean changing the roof depending on what is load bearing. Suggest you consult a local designer

Thanks Siriuskey.. it’s great to see it drawn in plan format. I like the bedroom configuration… we would prefer to leave the eastern deck as a deck ..so not change that elevation at all. We would like to utilise the space at the west of the yard ..(there’s plenty of yard)
, to add a bit more space to living and create a study space within that extension also.

A basic idea of what the new roof could look like unless un wanted a more modern skillion style, but this roof could have raked ceilings to add more space. I have shown a beam which would be needed if you were to open up the exterior wall .

By spreading across eliminates the need for passageway which is wasted space, I will have another look at something else later, school holidays are still happening at our place

Thanks Siriuskey ..I appreciate yours and everyone else input at this busy time. Going wider does have merit. The bunk bed space would be a great place for a day bed and reading nook..with a good visual to the garden .I think we’d still need to bump the extension out another 1-2 metres, as lounge still a bit tight. I’ll post some exterior photos of space for context.

Images of proposed extension elevation

It's good to have a visual, which makes me think which way you are wanting the cars to approach/turn into the carport as it will take away a lot of grass and garden, driving into and backing out

It looks like my idea could take up a lot of grassed area and then if having the longer building you would come from the side and take away garden. both would need a turning bay to reverse out without backing all the way back to the road.

Keeping the carport parking with close access to the house is important for unloading

All valid points Siriuskey. The carport access is for unloading guest cars ..they will then park on gravel beyond. We plan to install a specific mesh into the grass to increase its drive ability. As this is a holiday house the grass will have time to recover in between visits. We drive in and use the side of the lawn area-to turn in and then drive out.
An extension of 10 metres comes to about where you can see the white pipe under the fig tree to the right in the first photo..still plenty of lawn left.

We used a company in Sydney Grass Cell who use recycled materials for our grassed parking at our holiday place, excellent to deal with.

I have done a rough mud map of your block which shows the size of my extension plus an extra 5m to take it out to 10m. you would end up with two parking places and an undercover bbq area.

My dimensions are just a ball park guess, From what you are saying the cars would drive straight in and under the carport, then unload and walk across the bbq area to the house? Then they would reverse out and park at the front of the block, no turning or reverse to the side to be able to drive out?

I wanted to add that linking the new roof of the single extension will be complex because the current roof is what is known as "The Pizza Hut" where as doing two extensions in my first floorplan takes care of this, but then what do you plan to do at the other. are you planning to update the whole roof. so many things to think of

Agree Siriuskey..lots to think about and obviously I will need to further consult on this. I am loving the creativity and help that the Houzz community can provide. If I can go in with a clear idea of the footprint of my rooms…I will be happy. These discussions certainly sets me up with lots of ideas and questions when I do go to the next step of the journey. Thankyou.

Another consideration, the Carport showing the size of a car next to it, with the undercroft out door living behind it and connecting to the house. The wall between the living room opened up and supported with a beam .enters into a family/craft/ dining space which has a Juliet style window opening to the garden, continue through to a Powder room and a Bunk Room with ensuite which could also become a Master Parent retreat.

I like that a lot. Thankyou.

so many great options for you to consider... based on a 10m x 6m extension my suggestions include keeping the original lounge as a small sitting area to be cosy for smaller groups, create two separate living areas and avoid changing the external wall and add the bigger family room for the crowd with a separate study craft room, bathroom, powder and family bedroom and maybe consider adding a deck over the original entry alfresco area and, if the roof of the extension is a different pitch than the main roof, you might be able to use a simple low gable for the new roof to avoid major challenges to the old roof and downstairs has an open carport separated from a screened alfresco (enclosed with roller doors and/or shade cloth screens and storage lockers to create a secure area for when the house is empty) ...but i would consult with a builder before finalising any plans so that you have a better idea of prices for various options

Thanks so much for your input oklouise…I like those ideas too….more options to consider.

As okl has shown. If you are committing to a large extension the bigger lounge could be in the extension, reducing change to current house

thanks Kate great thoughts…we have had a joirney to get the house to where we are now,so the option to do a further extension with minimal disruption to our enjoyment of house for now. would be a bonus

With your extension be mindful of any Box gutters and try to avoid if possible We have only offered ideas for you to consider to be taken to your local Pro to draw up and present to council.

All rooms suggested can become what ever you would like them to be to suit your extended family, it's only a name.

Having just spent the past month with our son 6'3, his 6 & 9 yr olds plus our other son 6'1 it has been full on Fortunately our 80's single level open plan has coped extremely well with lots of water activities to occupy everyone. The kitchen has also received a work over with everyone loving to cook, If the house wasn't so open it would be difficult to accommodate them including our daughter and her family. Looking forward to seeing what you do it's a big task

Thanks for all the great ideas so far, we now have more clarity about what we want from the extension. We plan to come in off the edge of existing house 800mm so we can leave the beautiful olives and figs in place. We will then go across 6000 metres in width., similar to Oklouises suggestion. We plan to keep the space more open as per Siriuskeys plan ..with a great size flex space adjoins the existing lounge area.rather than have a seperate toilet we will use the extra bathroom as a powder room and allow for some storage for besdroom

Afternoon Houzzers…..we are revisiting our thoughts on our extension after this summer. We now realise we want the new space to be our primary bedroom with ensuite and clothes storage.
We will convert our existing downstairs room into a Bunk room/kids playroom. Downstairs will comfortably house 2 families.

Upstairs..we still want 3-4 metres added to the existing living…for more seating, activities, board games WFH space etc….the rest of the space will be our bedroom and bathroom. ..(we can not extend to the East)

The room will be west facing and looking into our garden .
The garden views are beautiful and I would like to capture them from the bedroom and through the living room (aspect and window requirements are drawn in Pink)
The blue pen outlines the proposed extension…I feel it may need to be a bit bigger.

I have a dilemma in that I want all that BUT I do not want to see my bed from the living room..when the door is open to catch the view…..
Playing with the plan,doing cut and paste and I can’t get it right. I would love some fresh creative eyes to help me work this out please.

We are on the Mornington Peninsula.
We are in a flood zone, and have height restrictions, so we will not be able to build underneath the upstairs room..we hope to use it as a carport/outdoor room .

I really appreciate any further input you may have.

……just trying to send updated plan..standby

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That looks great thanks Kate. Perhaps I could push the bed forward and create a wall and put wardrobes behind it…

Similar to this sketch I found on Pinterest

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