thoughts on the layout?
What is your opinion on the layout below?
Any positives and negatives welcome.
Main concerns for me:
Is there any better options in terms of re-positioning the bathroom and utility?
Is the additional hallway (to the utility and wc) going to seem out of place or not a good idea?
I’ve attached the current and proposed plans
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Kitchen layout wobble!
Comments (11)My instant reaction was swap the FF with oven stack too - until I realised there might not be, technically, enough space infront of oven if you do that . Can you confirm the distance ... it looks like 844mm ?! Is it possible to steal some space from the cupboard in hall to allow recessed pullout and oven stack with 1000mm clearance in front of it ? It looks like that area may be studwork ?! From a working point of view it's better to keep pantry and fridge together ( ease if creating menu ideas, shopping lists and unstacking food shopping etc) and safer to keep ovens out of areas where dining occurs and main walkways for non chefs occurs ....See MoreThoughts and ideas on layout
Comments (4)Looking at your other post re living space versus the guest bedroom etc. You wouldn't lose value by doing that, as anybody that moved in would assume that you've got a lounge, kitchen /diner, two beds and a bathroom. If you were to market the property you would have to turn the lounge back in to a lounge for viewings though, I would imagine. However, I strikes me that as Jonathan says, you are building across the back and not achieving really what you want. I would build across the back, but I would make internal alterations also, the end product being worth a lot more than just doing an extension as you would be adding a bedroom and bathroom. I don't have your dimensions, so this is an 'artists impression' of what might be achievable. This last one shows the kitchen with an Island..............bear in mind, you don't really have the width, so I had to make the Island 60cm deep instead of 90+, but it is do'able. Plus, although the island is a skinny one, it gives you the best through feel. I also changed the doors to bi-folding to open up the lounge / kitchen feel, but this adds more cost. Here i changed the main bathroom back to a shower bath, as I think this is the best option depending on your amount of room, this gives you a main bathroom with bath and shower then the en-suite with a shower room. Even though it's not your forever home, it doesn't mean that you shouldn't be trying to make as much money off the back of it going forward....See Morekitchen diner layout advice
Comments (12)Have you considered moving the kitchen back into the utility room? So it would cover the existing utility room and maybe half the existing kitchen. This would leave a big space for dining and possibly a chair or sofa looking onto the garden. I agree with Jonathan about trying to create a sightline through from the front door to garden. The utility functions could then move back into a portion of the garage, if you'd be willing to give a bit of this up? You may not need the second downstairs toilet so part of this area could be for utility....See MoreLayout suggestions for open kitchen/diner
Comments (7)For wall A, i'd lose the diagonal larder, to overbearing and it really is a just fit [showing 1mm to play with], diagonal units really need units on both sides to look balanced [IMHO] and units like corner L's and diagonala are a nightmare to fit as no corner is square and with flat, plumb walls [it would also need another 19mm decor panel on the side], i'd either make the worktop bigger as well or have all towers, the little 601 run of worktop will look lost. For wall D/E, is there a reason why you have a freestanding fridge freezer, i'd consider integrated would look better, especially if the fr/frz is a 600 wide model i think it will need more space for the door to open as you have a decor panel and top box above. Ideally i'd have the fr/frz on wall B but it would be a lot of extra walking. Then for the extractor, having only wall units on the one side I think looks unbalanced, I would only have wall units on wall D, I'd also lose the 500 drawers [drawers are expensive] and instead of the 900 corner L, i'd have a blind corner with a pull out, lose the little 150 unit, possibly have a wider hob pan drawer unit. For the washer dryer, have you considered how this is being plumbed and i assume that as you're taking a wall down, building control will be involved, then you have to allow for some form of extraction, either from the extractor [if it can be vented outside] or a vent axia type fan minimum 60 litres per second. Wall F, this depends on how the current wall comes down, if its load bearing then the RSJ may need to sit on a brick pier right were your sink unit is [also may affect the fr/frz on wall D] so the ink might have to go at the end, the bin unit also needs to be full depth so i'd move that next to the oven tower. Then for the chimney breast area, to make more of a feature have the drawers at 1000 wide and have curved pilaster posts either side to soften it a bit. Also instead of the 800 and 400 wall units, depending on the door style you could make a feature of this with a couple of 500 wide lit, glass dresser units with little drawers so it looks more like a dresser unit Don't think the wall units [especially the top box over the sink work very well and the wine rack tower unit is also a bit I'd probably lose them. Looking at the amount of worktop space you have there doesn't seem to be a lot of prep area [another reason to move the fr/frz on wall D]...See More- 6 years ago
Sorry my drawing was a rough sketch I did with MS Paint :-)
Yes i need to plan the bathroom better. The problem I have is there is a window at the end of the bathroom and therefore need to figure out best positioning of the shower (maybe better to make it a wet room as the shower will never get used and is a backup for the future).
The gap between the island and the cabinets is flexible. So was thinking 90-100 cm.
Yes I was thinking a corner sofa will be better. So your suggesting the TV on the wall which divides the front reception room?
The old dining room will become the kids play/tv room for my two younger boys who can have their own space when they have their friends around growing up (and more importantly store their toys in one room as opposed to the whole downstairs!)
I have attached another plan with the measurements to help understand the and a better illustration overall :-)
Thanks
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New floor plan layout put together by the architect (ignore the furniture layout). Any changes before it is finalised?
Jonathan