Have you considered running the kitchen across the new addition

Thank you Siriuskey and MB, I did consider your suggested layout however I couldn't find a solution to our mudroom storage requirements. While this is our secondary entrance, we would enter and exit the house through here daily, mostly walking to and from school. The space would have to accommodate the laundry as well as shoes, jackets and school bags which require a depth of 600mm. Many thanks for your suggestions, EL

If you look at the plan, the games room could have the door reinstated and this could hold all the kids storage needs for going to and from school etc combining both paces, the laundry remains in place with the kitchen opened up to a better space.

Its a pretty generous area so I'd say it could be reduced and incorporated as part of laundry.

I seems a bit overly generous when the space could be trimmed back and give more space to areas that would be used almost continuously such as kitchen.

Thank you to you both! I had originally planned for the washer and dryer to be on pedestals (more ergonomic) which meant they would have to be side by side. But I could just stack them on top of each other to maximize space.

I agree with using the door from the playroom as the entry exit. This is better than going to and from the house through the pantry.

I like these ideas: go with straight lines, you do not need a huge W I P but yes I agree there is a lot more to a laundry that just the washing. but if you run the kitchen across ways then it has better northerly aspect too for solar efficiency. Is there a laundry chute? if not go back to the drawing board!! 2.6 and double sided laundry will work with bags and coats one side WM & clothes cleaning the other. It would be lovely to have doors from play room to back garden too? just a thought!! Cheers Margot

if you haven't already discovered a solution my suggestion includes some more ideas for the side entry

Thank you Margot and Oklouise for your suggestions. We have redrawn the layout below based on earlier suggestions. I think it's a squeeze to include a dining table as well but the husband wants one. Any feedback is welcome. Many thanks!

I’m so glad you have moved the kitchen to access northern exposure. Not sure if you are having a pergola over alfresco area? If so the kitchen will be the only part of this area to get direct northerly light- I would make window as big as possible there.

Is that a 2 level kitchen bench? I’m not sure if that’s the best use of bench space. ....

All the best with your planning

And a glass door for your mud room/laundry entrance.

Hi there, Narrow off the kitchen bench for 200mm more in dining space or put stools around end of bench. And I would be inclined to move sink along to give more needed bench next to cooktop if not place stove across a corner for bench either side of it and NO DEAD CORNER!! All your cooking action is going to take place at that north end of the kitchen so give yourself as much bench as possible right there. Even moving frige' to other end backing laundry. It looks great over all and wonderful living area. good luck with it all. Margot

PS NEVER use a two step kitchen breaky bar... a pest to be avoided. :)

Thank you Geluka and Margot, the breakfast bar won't be 2 level, the app we used to draw up this design doesn't allow a single piece of bench (to wrap around the support column) hence the split level look. We will have a glass door for our mud room/laundry entrance. Probably won't have a pergola as the courtyard will be quite small and narrow post extension.

I am considering moving the oven tower to the end of the bench housing the stove top. Assuming a 900mm stove, 600mm oven tower that will leave 600mm clearance on either side of the stove top. Many thanks, Ee ;)

You will need AT LEAST 1200 of benching anywhere to be of any use...…..I do like the idea of an oven tower for safe movement of dangerously hot roasts etc but do give yourself more bench just there. I assumed the 3300 part backing laundry was pantry, oven and fr.…..if so I would leave it that way as all the tall bits are together. the stove top could move all the way to the right for one piece of bench?

Thank you Margot. That's a good idea to keep all the tall bits together. I had thought to keep the oven tower next to the stove to keep with the "cooking zone". Many thanks for your suggestions, Ee :)

Flipping it on it's head.....you're boxing it all in IMO

These old terrace houses really don't need any more passage space, so what you want to do is try to open up and improve the main living space proportions, not close these down, achieve the flow THROUGH the spaces to maximise every square inch and efficiency

You really want to embrace the natural light opportunity as much as possible

Have you got an architect on board for this??

All looking good. I'd rather see access from the play room to the deck area. It will look more open if the whole new section is open with the pokey rooms all with the bathroom. Also the upstairs plumbing is above the proposed kitchen/laundry. Would a Euro laundry with an other put down place elsewhere for the sch bags etc work to make it smaller? With out pen to paper on my drawing board...….time & $ ………..Is the down stairs bathroom behind kitchen, new or needing a reno?

Thank you Paul, always good to get a fresh perspective. The "Playroom" is more of a multi function room/guest room. For our family we will utilize the side entrance more, hence placing it in the middle of the house works better for our needs.

Margot, the down stairs bathroom is existing, we're just adding a shower to it. Many thanks for all your comments!

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