is there another location for a powder room or study and do you use a dryer or indoor clothesline?...we need to see the whole downstairs floorplan with all dimensions to make realistic suggestions

Thanks oklouise, there are 3 powder rooms in plan 1 so we are thinking to get rid of a study between bedroom and bathroom and relocate it to where powder room is like plan 2.

I use dryer and indoor clothesline too.

Floor plan 1
laundry 2.5x3.3m
pantry / appliances area 2x2.5m

Floor plan 2
laundry 3x3.3m plus drying space 2.5m length
Pantry 2.6x1.8m

I’m really struggling the laundry and kitchen layout. Any advice would be much appreciated!

what's upstairs and is this for the same block of land and a different house than you posted recently?

Oklouise, upstairs is a game room with a bar and a powder room. This is a new block.

If you do the study nook rotate it 90 degrees to open off the dining so it gets some natural light or add an opening onto the dining wall.
I like the drying alcove in 2 if it is wide enough to stand and hang clothes. A heated drying cupboard might might be a good option for you. Check them out.
I am not sure why the master bath and bed 2 look onto alcove. Privacy?
In op2 2 move the entry to mud room so it allows you to go straight through into laundry without a dogleg.

is the house for the same family of four with overseas guest ..don't you need the big scullery, work from home study and the gym?...there seems to be a lot of wasted space and smaller bedrooms and it's not possible to make realistic suggestions without understanding the whole house and site better

Kate, great idea to rotate study nook. I’ll definitely do that. Drying space needs more work. We’ll install a hydronic panel and an indoor clothesline. I hang washings during warm months to so open space works better than drying cupboards. Court yard idea came from our architect. We didn’t want kids bedrooms right next to laundry and bathrooms so probably he had to do this.
Thank you so much for your suggestions!

Oklouise, I’m not sure how you know about my family. Have I mentioned about ourselves in the past? I’ve checked my previous posts but couldn’t find any.
I agree that these floor plans have lots of wasted spaces and that’s why I’m struggling. I love to have a big pantry and a laundry but no need a big study not a gym. I really appreciate you try to help me but I’m little uncomfortable to let people know too much details of our family and current situations. Thank you for taking time for me.

Combining mud & laundry into l simpler space

Oh and I moved the external door to add a window for drying area to have airflow

Kate, perfect! Your layout is tidy and more practical. Also, the doors at study open toward inside is definitely better. Thank you so much.

another variation to consider

Oklouise, I can access to both laundry and pantry! Great idea. Thank you so much. I hope we e can move R/A to shorten the mud room for either yours or Kate’s plans. It’s connected to one in upstairs.

where is the upstairs R/A? can you share the upstairs plan?

Good luck. Hope you get the house of your dreams

without dimensions another suggestion, I would keep the powder room as it's in a great position for family and friends coming and going I also think that the nook is too deep claustrophobic and wasted space, it would be better without doors with access from the kitchen, Change the shape of the Powder room to allow for this, the Pantry food storage would be better with a shallow open shelve section.

A hanging rail across the window is great for drying, it's what I use.

Oklouise, thank you but the original floor plan of upstairs didn’t work at all and I haven’t got a new one yet.

Siriuskey, I know the powder room is handy. It can be accessed from outside easy too but we thought 3 powder rooms in downstairs were too many. We have an open study desk in kitchen at our current house and it’s always messy with bills etc. and that’s why we wanted to have closable one but your layout is very neat. We’ll think about both powder room and study again. Great idea to hang washings by the window. Thank you so much.