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11 days ago

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Looking for any suggestions regarding the floor plan

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Kate
11 days ago
If seperate wc include a basin. Like the dimensioned plan better given full bathroom downstairs
heloanand
Original Author
11 days ago
@Kate you mean the original drawing not my markup. the original plan is oke then we thought just by removing the WIR at the master we can gain a lot of space in the Bed3, also create a WC(especially move the toilet out of the common bath) plus a larger master. more linen/storage space etc. bigger showers, vanity.
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The house looks very livable. I love that you have concentrated on creating one nice bath with separate walk in shower and a windowed tub! Since you have already thought of it, I'm going to assume that the attic is for future expansion and cannot be adapted for use as the current "away room." We are also in the process of designing a small house, and we've designated our study as the "away room." Ours will open off the dining room. If you switched the locations of the Study and Bed 1 on the same side, you could put french doors or an extra wide door with etched or decorative glass from the hallway into the right hand corner of the study. This would give you a really long diagonal view through the lounge and out the french doors, and from the lounge through the study to the window at the far end... The study window should be increased in width to match the neighboring window in Bed 1, and it then becomes ripe for a small window seat, either a clip on bay bumping out, or a "built-in" bay using narrow built ins on either side. Or both: build "in" for now, putting file cabinet drawers under the window seat, and angled corner units in for storage, and add the bump out bay later when you know whether your offspring would prefer a really cute desk, or a window seat, or a bed nook. You would, alas, lose the door from Bed 1 into the bath.... but honestly, there are lot of doors into that bathroom already, and that one has substantial collision potential. It might be best to make the single access point that door from the laundry. Either a glass panel set high in the bath room doors or a transome would make it easy to tell when someone is in the loo. Other ideas would be to split the nook under the stairs, so that half the depth opens to the lounge, and the other half to Bed2... with the wall thickness, you probably get close to 600mm or 2' on each side. Add a deep bookcase or other built in, and you're easily at a depth that makes both spaces very tucked in. Lastly, if funds allow a shallow bay window over the kitchen sink would visually expand the kitchen, particularly if you could arrange it so that the counter runs right into the bay.
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I understand wanting to keep the views from as many rooms as possible. However, how much time is spent in the bedrooms? And is the view visible the majority of time one spends in the bedroom? Consider that the most restful, secure sleep is obtained when the bed is placed opposite the entry door. That is not possible in any of your current bedroom layouts. Perhaps you should consider single solid glass French doors or windows flanking the beds opposite the doors rather than the large windows you show on the plan. Choice of doors or windows would be based on accessibility to a deck. I assume bedroom 1 and the office/bedroom have built-in bunk beds. I think the deck between the family and bedroom 3 seems inaccessible and a bit of a waste, and I wonder how one gets outside from the kitchen with the trash, etc. Do you have no plans to garage the vehicles?
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Is this a new build? I would suggest you look at each room in detail and put the actual furniture arrangement you will have, to the right scale, and think about how you will move through and use those spaces. Some of those look odd to me, but it may be the way you intend to use those spaces is different to my imagination. The access to the changing room seems only through the Kitchen. and either out the front door or dining and living to get to the pool area. How will this be fenced? Where is washing to be carried from the laundry? Is there a line nearby? Out the front door, or through kitchen dining and living? Bed 4 has to go through a living space to a bathroom, the living room is hard to imagine in use as arranged, and bed 2 and 3 look to have the beds right into a corner for no reason. How would you accommodate a double bed in these rooms? In a few years this may be what you want. If you will have other furniture, draw it in. There a large walk in cupboard/robe off a store room. What will be in the storage room? Draw that in too, so you know there is space and it won't block access to the robe. Many of the storage spaces/benches/shelves are shown with corner shelving arrangements which isn't often the best use of space. Bed 1 looks out onto the front access. How will you provide privacy? What different uses do you imagine in the living, family and rumpus rooms?
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Kate
11 days ago
Sorry the first plan without furniture
bigreader
11 days ago
I like the removal of the WIR and the separate loo - which does need s basin to be fully functional.
oklouise
10 days ago
last modified: 10 days ago
more suggestions with a private family toilet, ens and wiw plus generous storage and, as already suggested, all the widows need to be reviewed
dreamer
10 days ago
With both bathrooms/toilets being above your kitchen area, make sure you consult with the builder as to where your plumbing ducts will be. As your plan shows the toilet noise and waste may have to be through the kitchen. Sound proofing the ceiling/ floor needs to be done correctly. Nothing worse than hearing the flushing of toilets and shower water above where your eating.
Kate
10 days ago
Don’t overthink guest bedroom. You would need to stand in doorway to see in. My master bed door is at head of bed.
heloanand
Original Author
9 days ago
last modified: 9 days ago
@oklouise thanks for the drawing, but the bathroom design is not common here and not very appealing by the look eventhgough its very practical, more like a hotel setup. i like the master setup but it does make the master bedroom very small. plus we cannot change the windows anymore are townplanning is done, only internal changes are allowed
heloanand
Original Author
9 days ago
@dreamer agree, will be mindfull about the insulation
dreamer
9 days ago
Over here, we go for function over form. Practical daily use for all occupants. You have potentially 4 people to use the shared bathroom. Therefore separate toilet with a door, and access to a vanity is more convenient than a toilet in a room where people are brushing their teeth.
heloanand
Original Author
9 days ago
only downside with a seperate WC is that the master will loose a WIR
oklouise
9 days ago
last modified: 9 days ago
my suggestions include a master WIR and a separate WC
heloanand
Original Author
9 days ago
unfortunately i dont think there is enough space to accommodate a WC and WIR together without reducing the bedroom size, for a master we are looking atleast 4x4m and other beds minimum 3.2x3.2
Kate
9 days ago
In your coloured plan you have space for basin in WC notingtoilet should be centred 400 mm off hall wall
heloanand
Original Author
9 days ago
decided to do the below, as i am finding no option to do this with a WIR for the master without reducing master size which we want a minimum of 4x4

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