Thank you siriuskey. Yes that's what I was referring to, but I think I wasn't giving credit to the island sink, which would also serve for food prep. I was thinking about efficiency from my perspective. Euro bins next to sink in island, would be beneficial for ease of handling waste. Another consideration is: when using cooktop and extraction fan, will noise from fan interfere with person in study? Also, will steam from say, boiling water steam bother anyone using the study desk? I am not trying to throw cold water on the plan by my questions, I'm merely trying to imagine diff scenarios so as much as can be taken into consideration is. I have a glass splashback behind induction cooktop and a very effective extraction fan; however, when a large pot of water is at full boil, the glass steams up something chronic and I have to constantly wipe it and the underside of exhaust fan or else water drips down onto the cooktop (and any food I'm cooking).

Option 2. BIR takes up less space than WIR in the minor bedroom 2. Ask yourself and your fiancé. Do you get up at the same time, therefore needing two basins or one? Does one person get up earlier than the other, therefore all dressing and ablutions can be done in one area, and not wake the other. Option 2 will also give two options for the bed position in the master bedroom.

The laundry has a door to the side of the house, and this is the entry that people use for the pool / bathroom run. The study area would be to work from home and would be more ideal to be in a closed off room to ensure have quiet for when in meetings etc. We are currently a family of 5, 2 older teenage girls 21 & 18(one moving out of home soon), and a young boy 8. Before covid we would have OS visitors once / twice a year for approx 4 -6 weeks at a time. The views are more south easterly. Our longer goal is on the deck area to the right of the pool will be pergola area with outdoor seating, BBQ area and a bar accessible through sliding doors into the bottom of the room far right. This room will be divided into 2 with a smaller bar area at the bottom accessing the outdoor pergola and the middle interior is currently a craft / hobby / small business room - and changes to a lounge area for OS visitors. I hope all this makes sense. I'm now looking at the potential changes for the family bathroom and laundry to be changed, this is a great idea, as yes I agree the family bathroom is very small for the house.

Just google. “9 metre frontage home designs” and see what companies and images come up. There is plenty of info and house plans on websites. Start scrolling....