Critique My House Plan
Rikki
7 years ago
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Comments (0)I am at the final stages of the plan design of my house, I have probably spent 8 months in planning this home and I think I have everything covered, but sometimes you look at something so much that you actually miss "the elephant sitting in the middle of the room" I think we have made the most of the land we have and used the slope the best we can. I look forward to people's thoughts and additional ideas....See MoreReview my dream home renovation plans
Comments (21)Like others here, at first glance I assumed the view of the water was to the east, but then realised from the sun diagram that north is up the page, so I'm guessing this might be in Bundeena? I agree with most of the other suggestions and have a few of my own as well, will summarise here: - the pitched roof dominates too much, I would suggest the new master bedroom suite has a flat room, similar to the new entry; - the garage is too small and can easily be larger, especially wider and the stair could go down the side instead of at the end; - the foyer/entry is too small for a luxury property, really just a stair landing. I suggest widening it to the line of the new bedroom, and also pulling the entry doors out further to give more space there; - car turning space is questionable. Maybe the external stair could flip over to the other side of the entry to give better reversing room, if it is needed at all (3 stairs???); - give more space to the ensuite, less to the walk-in-robe; - give more space to study, taken from bed room; - angled wall (in line with deck edge) in bedroom instead of re-entrant corner would make it more spacious and allow the bed to move forward with better access; - door to laundry from pantry instead of bath room....See MoreWhat do you think of my floor plan for my new home?
Comments (73)This floor plan has a single garage, with bedrooms grouped together at the front of the house, the Music Room has been moved to the rear away from the bedrooms as it would make too much noise for those sleeping. It can now be opened up to the family kitchen dining, courtyard and Alfresco and can be used as a play room(/ guest room) giving children great indoor out door play area in view of parents. There's a study with a similar view. A powder room closer to the rear of the house for easy access, The main bathroom is done Japanese style. The master suite has the WIR between the bed and the ensuite, no noise etc when in use to disturb anyone. I have made the passage way extra wide and more like a room which has a linen cupboard, you could certainly make this narrower and add to the bedrooms if you wished, This comes to 204.5 sq m. cheers...See MoreHouse plan critique
Comments (14)@dreamer - love the suggestion regarding the doors and we will be considering this. Regarding the ensuite, I do agree it’s a security concern, and definitely agree it will improve the layout of the ensure, however, it’s one of my “must haves“ as I’m a bit of a clean freak and want to avoid tracking dirt/sand through the bedroom. I did consider having a third shower at the back of the house but I really don’t want to have the responsibility of another shower I need to clean. @Sanjee Naren - thanks, yes this is the plan for the doors. Regrading the ensuite, I am concerned about taking space away from the WIR as I would like to maximise hanging space. We have to have a single hanging rail, rather than one on top of the other so that the clothes arent too high up due to an injury. @macyjean - I’m sad to hear that you think the floor plan is “bad” however, for us and the way we live, it ticks so many boxes. We are outdoor entertaining people so we want the main living area to open up to the backyard as much as possible, if we were to put this on the north, we wouldn’t be utilising the backyard to its full potential as would defeat the purpose of us having purchased such a large block. We have had extensive conversations with the council regarding the tree, however, the only way they will consider the removal is if we submit two completely finished plans, which is both time and money we decided not to spend. We did consider a curved driveway, however, it would be too close to the root system of the tree and would be a pain to drive in and out of. Also, as we’d like to have drive through access to the backyard, if we were to put the garage on the south side, we’d need a massive driveway on the longest boundary of the block which would end up being a lot of wasted space. At least with the current drive through access, we have the ability to include a little courtyard/ garden outside our master bedroom. @Jane Monte - I appreciate the suggested floor plan, however, it would take away many of the items in our wish list. I’d rather not have a third shower to clean, I’d like to maintain privacy in the master bedroom with not having the entrance to the room being straight off the hallway, and we‘d like the hallway to open up into blank space, rather than at the island or the kitchen table. The kink in our hallway would also break up the length so it doesn’t feel so daunting. @me me whilst I’d appreciate the view of the pool, if we switched the master, I’d be concerned that we wouldn’t have the privacy we want as it will open up straight to the backyard - an area in which we spend so much time in. Also I’d be concerned about noise being so close to the main living area. @Kate I have considered moving the entry of the bathroom, however, I’m concerned we will lose too much hanging space in the wardrobe. Regarding the doors, great idea and we’re considering this. Good point about mistaking the garage door for the exit but the people that we’d have over would be over frequently enough to get used to our floor plan. I also agree the guest room has poor access, but have decided it‘s a compromise I’m willing to make and guests will just have to deal with it as I’m not keen on having another toilet to clean. Haha good point about the name “playroom”. We use it for the kids in our current house and have just become used to it but I get your point @C P not yet, but when the kids get older, we would do...See MoreZias Building Design & Documentation
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