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Floor plan layout before & after help!

5 years ago

Hi, we are looking at moving around our rooms a bit & doing an extension to make a bigger kitchen & add an annexe.
The first picture is the before floorplan
Second is the new floorplan
Third is showing what will be the extension
4th is a photo of how you would access the utility from the kitchen so it would be a shared utility room for the main house & the annexe.
My question is, what are people's thoughts? Can you think of any better solutions/ideas, I would love to hear them if so.
We want to minimise costs wherever possible so any thoughts on that too, anyone done a similar thing in their homes, what price are we taking do you reckon?
Would you recommend speaking with an architect about maximizing space?
Thank you so much!

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Kay Moden
5 years ago
Hi,

It's a decent plan overall, maybe shuffle the kitchen around a bit, it seems a bit small to me and the layout is not perfect. Try rotating the island, see how that works for you. Also maybe use as much as you can for worktops and storage, especially that you want to use part of it for access

Annex - Bed right next to utility is an arguable solution. Also there's no window nor natural light or ventilation to the bedroom.

Good effort but try to play a bit with these, see how it goes.

My humble opinion as a pro.
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