I'm still concerned that the covered alfresco area is located to the NE, it will block much of your winter sunshine from entering your living areas, making your home colder in winter. Personally, I'd try to locate your alfresco o the eastern side of your living areas (& somehow moving the master further SE). However, if you are going to stick with your current alfresco location, I'd recommend you change from a hipped roof alfresco, to a gable roof alfresco. If you make it an opened gable, & have a cathedral ceiling you'll end up with quite a bit more winter sunshine entering your house. Similar to the images below.

Hi Bianca, I have just seen your post. I personally think the best answer to your question will depend on a few other considerations because it really depends on the kitchen layout as a whole. Considerations may include; how will this affect the work flow in your Kitchen and what are the alternative positions available to you? Importantly; how big is your island going to be; an Island can be a great space for food preparation, meal plating, as well as the island being a social space for family as well as when entertaining. When placing the Sink in an island you may consider a sink also needs adequate additional space each side of it for the various functions it is used for; whereby placing a sink in a small Island can sometimes take away from the other benefits it provides. There is actually no clear yes or no answer, but to consider your Kitchen layout, appliance placements and its work flow as a whole. With the other things you have already mentioned here, I hope this extra helps in your decision process.

Beautiful.

my very basic suggestions include losing the external front steps and have a front porch with front door and entry foyer downstairs and access to under the house from the garage and have a simpler staircase (NB there's a lot of furniture and groceries and rubbish that have to go up and down stairs so all the stairs should be more comfortable and direct) with square landings and no angled steps original upstairs entry area could now be used as an office but you need to add furniture to the family dining area and alfresco to find the best use of floor space and doors, the powder room needs to be more private so i would lose the extra ensuite upstairs and make the rumpus room into a multi purpose space with sliding doors and ens upstairs has more than enough space for generous hallways, bigger bedrooms, more storage, a shared family bathroom, a living area and/or office and grouping the ens and wiw (with twice as much storage and dressing area) on the south west allows better access to the views from the toilet shower and master bedroom