Ground Floor - Living/ Kitchen space dilemma
We are currently in the process of moving the Kitchen from the front of the house to the rear. Currently there are 2 different options.
Option 1 - Is to move the kitchen to the centre of the house ( as shown) this would involve relocation of the Lavatory. (approx 1m towards the front of the house.) Please use the Picture (original Layout to see how the property is currently)
Option 2 - This option is moving the kitchen to the rear of the property. This space is smaller and would involve leaving the lavatory in the same place it is now. ( as per the original plans)
Original Layout
What we are looking at doing is one of the above options with larger bi-fold doors at the garden end of the house. This would be as large as we can get depending on Option 1 (full width of the property) or option 2 . Half the width and a large kitchen window with a bi-fold aspect.
The problem we are having is with the layout of either option giving us a nice open space that will include both the kitchen and living space. IE where to place the living room, TV couch etc using either option and still creating a nice flow and feel to the ground floor space. We have discussed changing the opening of the stairs to the front of the house (into the existing kitchen) ONLY if we go for option 1. If we go for option 2 we leave the stair entrance as it is currently. The general plan is to make the current kitchen space into an office.
Any help with how to best use the space to include kitchen and living is welcome.
Floor Plan with Measurements. ( this includes moving the lavatory)
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Charnelle Els
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Comments (3)Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your feedback and alternative solution. I like the way you've moved the kitchen around as it really helps to utilise the space well. I think our issue is that we have too many things we want to include on the list to have on the ground floor: 1. Formal Living Room 2. Dining Room 3. Lounge/TV Room 4. Guest Bedroom 5. Kids Playroom 6. Utility/Boot Room 7. Kitchen 8. Toilet 9. Guest Shower/Toilet I've uploaded the floor plan again with the rooms in their preferred locations, but will be flexible if another more flowing plan can come about. The window where the Boot Room is actually meant to be a door, to quickly access the garden if there is a need without having to open up the bi-fold doors. So if the kitchen was to be moved across into the boot room corner, access to the door will be required. Currently the Boot Room space is about 4m long, we have thought of reducing it to 3m and push all the rooms below it up a little so we can have more space in the Play room and Guest bedroom. Any other alternatives /ideas would be greatly appreciated....See MoreGround floor layout dilemma, full open plan or separate living
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5 years agoPersonally I would make economies such as talking nicely to the fire regs people so that the stairs can stay, keeping the WC in its same position. I would turn the existing kitchen into a study as an extra room is bound to add value. I would then put a washing machine at the back of the garage (rather than building a room for it specially). I would then consider the cost of the bifolds and the likely steel needed and decide whether a cheaper glazing option would allow you to build a modest extra extension to make it easier to accommodate everything in the one room. You might end up saving £6/7k by having French doors rather than the bifolds and this would go a long way towards the likely £12k of extension.
Jonathan