Congrats. Big house and good size rooms but meals and dining are in the hallway and no clear master. What to you want room wise. How many bedrooms and living spaces and strides do you need. Are you happy with the front door location. Is the kitchen where and what you want.
We need some sort of brief from you to help guide our responses. Incl budget.
A site plan and north point will also help

Hi Kate,

Ideally I would like 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Kitchen probably needs to remain where it is as there is an access door to the side of the house that we will likely use often. the house is heritage listed so cant change the location of the front door easily.

trying to find ideas to make the floor plan a bit more livable while keeping costs in check. Hopefully with a few tweaks it will be a bit more functional. I have a few ideas that dojt require major works but hoping for some opinions from ’fresh eyes’. thanks for your help!

Which walls are load bearing internally? Are all walls brick internally? Is the front veranda (sitting) enclosed? Is the back end with kitchen meals and laundry a brick extension?

Why would you use the side kitchen door often, as it is on the opposite side of home to the front door? Do you currently live in the home?

Hi dreamer,

Kitchen needs to stay where it is as the door leads to the driveway / parking. we will probably use this door more than the front so it makes sense you enter via the kitchen rather than say a bedroom.

Not sure which walls are load baring yet. just looking for initial ideas before I consult someone who can confirm. Brick extension at the back of the house. Thanks

Okay, thanks. As Kate requested, a site plan would be handy to show where driveway is, where is backyard etc.

Thank you for site plan, that give more context.

I would consider expanding the laundry and rear bathroom by 800 mm into family space to make full bathroom and double sided laundry. You could make the back bed the master if you want ensuite and steal some of the adjacent large bedroom for wir.
I can’t picture the main hall being used as meals and dining. Do you have photos of that set up

@Pam Mataari, that design concept is fine if walls were timber studs. But all walls are brick and would be a costly exercise to remove and rebuild every wall, and relocate plumbing. Especially if the home is heritage listed.

Some bathroom tho

And if u can move door to back bedroom to family space to clear meals area of a walk way

Real estate floorplans always need adjusting to correct dimensions but working with these and some missing dimensions I suggest the following.

Moving the kitchen to the old laundry position, using the existing kitchen as laundry/Mudroom in Plan 1 and as ensuite and laundry in Plan 2.

The ceilings need to be considered in these old houses so working within existing walls is best.

Access for plumbing could be accessed from under the house.

Great to see that there is a toilet in the Spa area and adding a shower would be a bonus.

Hi @siriuskey

wow! thanks so much.

Option 2 floor plan is incredible and would work with the heritage overlay and not moving the front entrance. it would also give us a 4 bed / 2 lounge house which would be great for resale value.

Thanks again!