Need Advice on Awkward Floor Plan Layout with Triangle Shaped Garden

2 years ago

Dear Community,

I would appreciate your valuable input in the current dilemma I'm in, as I am looking to purchase a house that has a large triangle shaped front Garden plot and a small narrow one at the back. A very unique layout. I'm planning to do a double storey extension on the left hand side (7m by 3.5m)

As this will be a family home for my wife, 2 daughters (10 & 5) and myself, I'm hoping you receive some help and feedback on the floor plan layout.

We've been doing a lot of thinking around how each space will be utilised and used a cheap software called floorplanner.com to mock up the design. The must have items are:

Large Kitchen diner & utility

Large Main Bedroom with On-suite

A Study Area

A Garden that can entertain big family occasions but also a small function of up to 4 people

Driveway to accommodate 2 cars

A front access to the Garden

A downstairs Toilet & Shower

Image 1 is the current layout and Image 2 is the new proposed layout with a small sketch done fo the upstairs main bedroom.

What do you think.

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tamp75
2 years ago
This is a very crude attempt at subtly changing your plans. It would require more internal modification to move a wall which you may not consider worth it but I wondered whether the utility would be better as a longer and narrower room to incorporate outdoor access (for laundry, muddy feet / boot room, etc) rather than having outdoor access from the study with the wasted ‘corridor’ past the bathroom. This would also make a wider second living space which could have double doors to link it to the lounge so that you could open it up for larger family occasions or close it off for smaller events / everyday.
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Munim Chowdhury
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2 years ago
Thank you for your comments. Really makes sense
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I totally hear what you're saying but how often do you use the dining room at present? Is it only for occasional use? I would have a tv room in the dining room. You can have an l shaped sofa in the bottom right and chair in top right. I'd have a big dining table in the existing lounge (with a chair in one of the corners) and swap your existing breakfast table for a bench or sofa (with a slim table if it fits) and add a tv on the wall (if wanted), it's difficult to say without seeing the rooms but I think if you have an open plan living/dining/kitchen area plus the tv room you will use the whole of the floor space and it will be a sociable space. As the Existing lounge doesn't have windows it kind of makes sense to use this for dining which is typically at night. If you're really not keen on that, then maybe a small sofa on the existing right wall of the lounge with tv in top left but I'm struggling with your 4 seating positions for the tv without blocking the kitchen or french doors. Sorry it sounds as if I'm totally ignoring what you've said!
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Jonathan
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Munim Chowdhury
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2 years ago
Jonathan, thank you for going through the effort in providing a new perspective. This seems to be a sensible suggestion. 👍

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