my suggestion includes an special aluminium and glass hinged door with integral double hung window and security screen...ideal for stepping directly from the shower to the courtyard

windows should be decided according to aspect and outlook and this dilemma was about the connection with the courtyard (the original Arden plans does have highlight windows to the front but depends on direction of frontage)

any window on the courtyard wall will be open to the rooms on the other side of the courtyard.....would you consider swopping the study with wiw and ens?...btw which direction is north and where would you like the window to the courtyard and do you mean only one window for both bedroom view and bathroom access?

do you plan to have sliding glass doors from the master bedroom, kitchen and study into the courtyard?.apart from the hot tub what else would you have in the courtyard? ..exiting the shower to the side creates issues with privacy from the neighbours and depends on the placement of their windows and the distance from your house to the side boundary..i would prefer to reduce the western study windows and south kitchen window to create additional privacy and focus the living areas more towards the northern view to the back garden

There will be french doors leading from the study out to the sun court, sliding doors from kitchen leading out to the sun court, and possibly a door/sliding door from the bedroom.

The sun court area we're hoping will look something like one of these or a combination (i.e. it will become an entertaining area along with the backyard).

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Originally our aim was to keep all the entertaining to the backyard, but then having the sun court seemed like a really nice way to give another place for a cute little garden and some views into the study (or formal living). Also because we have a large extended family, when there's a party we need a few areas to fit everyone in, our one indoor living area will only fit half the family!! :)

We have 1.2m to the boundary, the neighbour is building a double story house. For an outdoor shower, we are thinking something like one of the images below: (i.e. to be just under the eaves or to be next to the hot tub against a feature wall). I'm hoping no one will be having nude showers! And thus privacy won't be too much of a concern :) :)

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when you speak of an outdoor shower there should not be any problem with adding extra taps etc to the outside and a sliding door from the internal shower should also be ok (but it would have to be safety glass in the window)...here's another idea but the whole space is so big you might like to consider a small separate study or extra wiw with a door from either the hall or master bedroom

thinking about your big family with crowds around the table and helping in the kitchen i've added a few more suggestions for consideration...thise kitchen is centralised with more counter and a bigger island and space for twin fridge and freezer, the compartmented bathroom is especially convenient for older children and multiple users and i've made the guest bathroom a little more spacious and easier for older visitors and added doors separating the front adult areas from the rear family and childrens' rooms

Hi @oklouise,

I love what you have done with the family bathroom! I've been trying to figure out a layout that would give a better sized shower!

Overall the plan looks good, I think for the Master Bedroom Ensuite, that is the only it can be done as I'm limiting the design to have the shower against the rear wall. Thank you so much for your assistance! :)

With the kitchen, I initially had a 5m long bench, and was told by Arden that they can't do bigger than a 3m Ceaserstone bench without getting a join in it? I will double check and see what they say.

Thank you again! :)

my suggested kitchen island is exactly 3m to avoid the join! and i think you big family will fit very nicely with space for the bigger dining table and i've added the dimensions for all the bathroom fixtures and remeber that the bigger vanity cabinets have extra storage space for linen combined with mirror doored wall cabinets for toiletries instead of falt wall mirrors but how do you feel about the smaller master bed with the extra wiw or small study?

yazrav wanted the ens next to the central courtyard with outdoor shower for access to the hot tub for communal use, swopping the kitchen and pantry was to create more space for the bigger island for family crowds, add some privacy to the courtyard and reduce the south western glass...the dining table in my plan is 3m long and the extra small room off the master suite makes an ideal nursery with space for biw, large cot, nursing chair and change table and in the big study i've added a wall to wall 75m deep desk and overhead wall to wall shelves with space under the desk for drawers, storing bean bags and there's office chairs and full height wall to wall bookshelves at the other end

Hi @3DA Design Drafting and 3D Visuals, due to the chosen facade, the front courtyard would not work, also we would have to walk around the side of the house to get to the hot tub :)

with this chosen facade you'll need to rethink the windows for the wiw and nursery...smaller windows would still suit the style of the house but also be better for the south facing front of the house