Floorplan layout change
We are wanting to renovate the whole interior, wanting advice on how to change the layout.
We are trying to find at professional (draftsmen) to help with ideas.
As you can see the master bedroom is huge, wanting to make the house more functional and modern layout.
Some of the wall are load bearing however we have a structural engineer to assist with taking out different walls.
How would you change this layout, what walls would you take out or change?
Thankyou for your assistance in advance.
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Comments (15)What is on the second floor?. Is this a slab on ground? Is the kitchen dining on a lower level, is this a built in verandah? Depending on if this is a slab on ground or raised off ground so that plumbing can easily be done, i would take out the laundry, just leave fireplace, maybe make that two way fireplace, wood or gas, and have dining here, which would open up that funny sitting room to this dining space and provide kids play area with build in window seats and the like. Does anyone really use formal dining now? build in the gap from sitting to front room, maybe even stealing a bit of space for storage. I would enclose that room next to entry to the study as most studies nowadays do not have to be massive spaces, unless clients are involved, that would make it quite place. With the storage space taken out for the dining play area, this would still be big enough for most. I would remove the existing study wall or at least open it up if structural to have the butlers pantry one side laundry the other with a gallery kitchen in front. Making the remainder the living space. Depending on budget i would raise the floor so that all this space is on one level. Depending on what the floor is or how many finishes you have i would make sure they are all the same. New timber floor, or new tiled floor, or carpet, what ever you like. If the terrace is then too low it might be able to be lifted simply to meet this new level. I would remove the hall cupboards to give more space to the living area and provide a wall with door if you like into the lounge room and guest suite from entry and then make the bedroom bathroom hall more private so that anyone staying will have a master suite, entry off entry, while family could still use the facilities. I think most people could cope with 3 entries off the entry, and the living door could be left open so that visually it can be seen as you enter the house, or if privacy is required, now that the hall cupboards are removed the entry to the living could be shifted down. If the laundry and garage were a bit bigger i would suggest a double garage, but they are too small. To keep the kitchen and dining in their current space would be one mistake after the other, unless you are overlooking some amazing views. Ros...See MoreLiving areas, floor plan change.
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3 years agoI’d consider moving laundry and bath to side of house to open up living to back yard. If you don’t need wir in master they could both be in part of master. Otherwise laundry could be on other side of house.
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My first thought was to move the kitchen living into the Master but then thinking about the aspect, with North at the front of the property I have decided to open up the living from North to South. This would mean replacing the fireplace with glass stacker doors opening to the Porch at the front and bi fold windows opening to the new Alfresco.. I don't normally suggest removing a fire place but I think in your house and period it is OK. But it could be retained with full height windows on each side of the fireplace
The new Great room would have the exposed rafters. Just something different for you to consider as there are many ways to arrange a floorplan
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The floors are all the same level and all ceiling heights are the same. All tiles over the whole roof
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I looked into using the master bedroom for kitchen living, and found that it would be complicated to find a suitable space for the New Master due to the other long extension only being 2500 wide. So keeping the master insitu using the current Ensuite and adding a WIR as per my first post. A family bathroom with an over bath shower from a house in Avalon Sydney as per attached photo, and a generous powder room with vanity.
I have kept the south wall of the living open to the kitchen/ dining to make use of the northern winter warmth that would come in via the other end of the living room
The kitchen is one that I did for a friend who loves to cook and have her appliances like an Air Fryer etc on hand along the benchtop in the pantry section. A separate Laundry opening on from that which could have a door out to the drive way side of the house. But could also become part of a new Mudroom Laundry space to use when returning from the beach.
I would still like to see exposed white painted rafters and ceilings where possible but it is what you want at the end of the day
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