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2 years ago

Hello,
We are extending our current house and also changing the layout.
We are planning to extend on the side and at the back double storey extension as well as kitchen extension.

This is the first suggestion from our architect, BUT
Ground floor:

We decided we do not need garage
I would like to add windows on the left side of the house (maybe a door as well) as the sunsets are beautiful (field view on the left side and back garden)
What could we have instead of the garage?
The utility room could be longer right to the end of the house and add a door
Do we really need so many sliding/bifold? Is it practical in winter?
Upstairs:
We do want 4 bedrooms (master bedroom, two similar size room for 2 kids and guest bedroom)
I would love walk-in wardrobes for 3 bedrooms
there will be double storey extension (to match neighbours house) where the kitchen windows are (this is not shown in the drawings) so the upstairs will be slightly bigger.

If someone has any better layout suggestions or ideas please share!
Appreciate your help!

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2 years ago
Hi!

I recommend that you create a brief for your architect before they do any further designing as they'll be able to design exactly what you want and need but only if you can communicate what that is. You don't really need us to redesign the plan for you if you have an architect working on it already for you. But if you don't communicate your requirements really clearly to your architect (and that does not mean giving them floorplans that you have designed yourself - you don't need to waste your time doing that if you're paying an architect to do that for you) they will not be able to design what you need and want.

If your architect doesn't have a briefing process to take you through so they don't go through an iterative design process, which involves you paying a lot for revisions before you get what you want, then you can start with my free checklist to give you an idea of the kind of things you need to consider and information you need to communicate to your architects so they can deign their best for you. You can get it for free here in exchange for your email address: https://www.i-architect.co.uk/dyhvchecklist.html
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