Bedrooms plan advice
Hi, we are building a townhouse and not sure whether I should leave the 1st floor (bedrooms) as per architects original plan (1st photo below).
They proposed 1 huge master bedroom with walk in wardrobe and then 2 small bedrooms. I think that 11sqm is small even for kids/teenager bedrooms? I would rather have a smaller master bedroom and 2 average size kids rooms. The structural walls in black do not allow for much flexibility.
The architect made another proposal (2nd photo below) trying to split the space between the master bedroom and the one next to it. they told me that they would still go with the original plan.
Another idea would be to make the room to the left + bathroom the master bedroom (~13.5 square meter bedroom + 4sqm douche but no walk-in wardrobe anymore) and then split the rest of the space in two bedrooms of 14sqm while fitting the common bathroom in between those two as per photo.
Which scenario would you go with thinking about practically / comfort and resale value.
Thank you.
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