Floor Plan and Garden layout advise please.

Claire Papworth

4 years ago

Proposed Ground Floor

Proposed First Floor

Existing Ground Floor

Existing First Floor

Gable end - (Off living room) Small Garden

Proposed Large Garden Layout

Existing Large Garden Layout

Hi, this is our first post so please bare with us.

We are looking to remodel our 1980's chalet bungalow located in North Norfolk and would really like your opinions on what we have come up with along with our Architect.

We are looking to extend the front and rear dormer along the length of the roof to increase the bedrooms on the first floor. We are looking to add an ensuite to one of the upstairs bedroom and a walk in wardrobe to our master bedroom as there is very little storage upstairs other than the eaves, and create an office.

The existing front door is vary rarely used and we are looking to reorientate the property.

We would like a kitchen/dinner with a day living space and the living room will be more of an evening/cinema room with projector and 3m width screen (already in situ).

The large garden is located rear of the garage and although a great size we feel that we will/have not get the use of the garden as it currently is. We have lived here for over three years now so we have an idea of how we want the property to work for us.

Please feel free to ask any questions to clarify anything. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Claire & Danny

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Jonathan
4 years ago
I can see why you don’t want to have parking separating the largest garden from the house. I can also appreciate why you need more space and storage.
Could I please clarify?- is the hedge in front of the current front door necessary? Could you park close to the existing front door without having to move it?
Does the drive have to be to the left of the house? Is in front or to the other side an option?
Which garden gets the best sun?
Where are the best views?
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Hi Jonathan, thanks so much for your reply. We will be removing some of the hedge at the front to allow for the new porch. The larger garden gets the sun rise and all day (south-east facing). There is no option to park in front of the existing front door. We have a pretty good view from our living room and smaller garden (South-West facing) and we see the sunset from our living room. The plan is to cut back the overgrowth from the field rear of us to open the view up in the larger garden too. I've attached some more photo's to hopefully show a bit more. The current front door is below the dormer window. Have you any thoughts on the internal layout changes? Thanks again, Claire and Danny.
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