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Floor plan help!! I need fresh eyes!

Here are some screen shots of different options and measures included.

I am really struggling with the services area in particular. This is the only area we have to work with and confined to the measurements of this end of the home because of structure.

Brief-

• privacy and ventilation and light to powder (if possible). This powder room will be the most used toilet in the home.

-easy access to mudroom from garage, natural light and a fair amount of space to allow for circulation and practical cabinetry.

• laundry easy access to outdoors, natural light and ventilation
• hallway - light filled (not narrow) and practical entryways.

A sense of connection and flow between spaces and the rest of the home.

The other area of struggle is the entry. We wanted a grand entry and a sense of space an light and from the moment you walk in. As you enter an element of surprise as to what is next.
The lounge long 6x4 metres. We do not want to enter the home and go straight into the lounge. There is a void above the stair well and hall to the kitchen. Do we close the lounge in or leave a large opening under the void lounge wall to enter the lounge? Meaning you could view the stairs and hall walkway from the lounge? Hope that makes sense.

Am so appreciative of any feedback possible!
Thankyou

I like the 1st plan but would swap laundry and powder room. Allows better connection to outdoor shower and removes toilet window from the outdoor dining. Can have high window onto the shower area
Also swing door is better for toilet rooms as easier to lock and better at reducing noise
Plan gas too many double swing doors onto alfresco. Sliding or bifold much easier to use and walk around .
I still think front door needs to be centred. At the moment I would expect on entry to be taken straight upstairs to an upper living. Centre the door and add a console table to the wall on right. Adjust front patio to suit .

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Thoughts on this mark up? There is a sacrifice of storage space in the garage.
The mud room could have bench seating or a door to it from the alfresco instead of windows.

This plan and the plan that you like only has a metre wide hallway.

Have also thought of shifting the stairwell over to the lounge wall and the hallway leading straight out to alfresco. Not sure how you would enter the lounge though with this idea?

This is the draftsmans proposed front facade.

This is our current (very symmetrical) home from the front.
I am having so much trouble with this facade due to the windows being off centre in the bedrooms upstairs as well as the style being hard to furnish from the inside.
Would also love some feedback on the facades. Thankyou!

Proposed back facade.

Upstairs floor plan.

This is another facade option but I don’t like the upstairs windows.

I would swap stair and void. Reorientate lounge. You have access at both ends of room. From front door you have view through to back yard, lots of light and a void. Works upstairs.

I’ve reworked upstairs,moving void forward to front door and lounge to an external wall with windows.

A;so do you really want to sit in master bed looking straight into bathroom and no doors stopping sound/. Might be romantic for a weekend

Actually I'don't understand to void and would lose it.

And putting bath in corner may allow a laundry chute

This is our existing home we live in currently. The middle part of the home - lounge and bedroom are completely structural with veranda style slopes ceilings surrounding the centre of the home. It’s been such an awkward floor plan to deal with. I am so stressed about it all! The void came about as the draftsman originally had the stair above the butlers but couldn’t configure it properly. We were told the open void with no poles obstructing could be extremely expensive. The void was trying to get a sense of grandiose and light into what could be a very dark hallway.

The ensuite was configured by a designer. I have since had issues with the opening to the bath and privacy. I asked for pocket sliders but was told because there are sinks behind the wall I cannot have them. I also wanted the toilet to be symmetrical to the shower but was told I couldn’t do that due to space. There has been so many compromises. I am not sure how else to configure the master. The ensuite looks out to the pool. The bath window takes a beating from the sun so the room could get quite hot.

I am also super sad to lose our beautiful deck. But it’s going to be too costly structurally apparently to keep. We definitely need the alfresco from the kitchen. Unfortunately now the view upstairs will be a whole lot of roof instead of deck!

Loo with a view?

I think the most recent

The most recent drawing I asked for the toilet to be swapped.

This was the very first draft.

The very first top floor.

Ok I hadn't appreciatedupstairs was part existing. In regard ensuite of course you can lave doors. Barn doors Ar pocket sliders, may need a thicker wall cavity for pocket but easy.
This sketch I have kept upstairs lounge but changed access slightly and furniture layout

I like this media layout so much better!! Is the Blue line a barn door/slider?

Thanks so much! 😊

Yes blue is slider. I hope the flow to bedrooms is less disruptive to others in lounge and widended entry to lounge right up to the rumpus area for better light from windows.

And don’t forget some linen storage upstairs. In lounge you can fit a cabinet between the doors in corner

This is the most recent drawing of downstairs. Do you think swapping the laundry out for the powder and pulling the laundry down to the alfresco? It just makes for a very narrow laundry 😞

This is another option that I did come up with a while ago... I am just not sure of how this looks from the alfresco. We end up with a narrow metre wide hallway and a narrow laundry?

Kate, I can send you the 3D model if you are interested in providing feedback from it? 🙏🏻

Sure/. Here is some minor changes to your ground floor plus stair moved over. I have rotated powder room so access is from the main hall. I have mine tucked around a second corner and regret it as it is annoying to have to direct people to it. I have put two windows from that hall onto alfresco. One opp the front door and one opp the mud room entry, although one could be a door to get easier access to toilet. This gives you a nicer sense of arrival and still maintains privacy for the powder room/. You don’t need access to the alfresco from the right hand corner as you have access from kitchen side. Too many doors are actually annoying IMO. I have balanced look from alfresco with two equal windows to hall

Just looked at your last posted plan from an earlier vision. I like that the powder room is more easily accessible from outside to service the pool and outdoor shower. It all looks functional. You have so many options. So make a list of the features you like. Rank them and hopefully this will help you select the best combination. Are to have so much space. ! I don’t think you can go wrong and remember there will always be a compromise so don’t beat your self up about it at the end of the day. Perfection is hard to define and diff for each of us. Will it work, will it look good.

Here is some inspo. Thinking the wall along the alfresco and the kitchen needs to be lots of glass. The alfresco area has the potential to be quite dark judging from our current under deck.

I agree Kate!! We need fly screens in the tropics!! We don’t have them on our old casement windows! I love the look of casements and French doors though and am not sure what other window products to use that we can screen with discreetly.
The windows on the back facade currently have window hoods. This wall does get a lot of sun and heat. Out bedroom upstairs has the potential to get quite hot!

I am not sure how I can send you the 3D model?

https://autode.sk/3KZVvRW

Maybe this link will work?

In the dining room I am not sure if we need the windows on the kitchen wall.. the view is the neighbours old fence 😞
Thinking we need a vertical garden of some sort to spruce up the view but it won’t help privacy as such.

Hi again Kate,
Did some more thinking. What are your thoughts on this plan?

Wow that opens things up. Only 2 things make sure u have a basin in the toilet room upstairs and a drop zone inside front door for guests keys and bags or it will end up on kitchen bench.

I think there is room in the entry for a big hall table slash drop.
I think there is basins to all bathrooms?

Do you think the powder is ok where it is?
We will save about 10 000 by not moving our driveway! The powder and mud have outside access to the pool.

I feel like my kitchen and laundry are smaller as is the butlers but I think the stairs are better positioned? Upstairs is so much better?

And we may have to build a shed!

Yes like the stairs. The wc upstairs needs a basin. Swap bath and shower and grab a corner for vanity in wc. With study in front of lounge look at layout and try and get window into lounge for natural light

Hello there, I haven't read all the comments or studied all the plans and variations but I would suggest the powder room with a shower downstairs be on external wall for vent: store rooms do not need it. Also have the laundry doors in center and opposite each other allowing for two straight runs of benching much better!! The kitchen look huge: maybe make dine larger. Upstairs have the study all open to stairs and void: a much nicer place to work. Why have the ensuite on the far end when it would be lovely for bedroom to look out and to have it closer to robe. Then too move robe door so you do not do laps round the bed to find slippers. long window is excellent for fresh air in robe too. I know you said it is a QLDer but which way is north and have you taken that into account to your liking, heating, cooling? Cheers Margot

Margo,
Thanks so much for your comments, I am so grateful. Can I ask which drawing set are you referring to please?

Well: I really think it is the same for all plans: but I looked at the very first plan longest!!

You certainly do not want the pwd room right beside the dining table in the court... no no no!!