The proportions of all of the spaces is poor and the circulation inefficient and awkward. The living and kitchen spaces are large, the bedrooms are small and the dining room needs a smaller table or additional width. Where is the master bathroom? Are there 3 baths? Does the front door open out for hurricane winds? Why 2 bathroom lavs with no counter space? Closets seem oddly shaped and difficult to use. Bathrooms are unlikely to meet building code minimum dimensions.

You need an architect. You're in way over your head. And, you ought to consider a teardown with as many changes as you are proposing. It would probably be cheaper. It certainly wouldn't be as constrained by the awkwardness of the existing space.

The entire inside of the house has been demolished already. The layout above is a proposed layout. We want to have a room that is not next to the master yet not too far away. On the other hand we want something as an office or guest room which will not interfere with the space of those living there. Sadly, we only have 1700sqft.

I have the resources to do the build and get the job done. My family owns a few construction companies and developments. I studied architecture for 4 years before deciding that I did not want to continue with it. It has however been a long time since I have drafted a plan.

I thank you both for your ideas and opinions.

A paid professional will be your best bet. There's too much lacking here to get you up to speed on. You'll need the plans to file with your municipality anyway. I'm surprised that you began such an extensive job without having written plans, including those from an engineer to support all of those walls that came down. There may be some heat from the codes office for that.

You are forgetting the human element in your plans. People need to have room to move through the space, and you are forgetting that most of all. A LOT of things you are proposing are below code and/or extremely poor design choices.

Kitchens need 3' aisles minimum, and are better with the NKBA recommended minimum of 48". Baths need 60" minimum for a double vanity, and 30" of space for the toilet. You also have to have minimum walk spaces for each fixture.

Humans occupy a minimum of a 2x2 cube when moving through the space. Chairs have to be pulled back to be occupied. Closets have to have room for people to access the hanging space. I could go on and on.

Pay a pro. It'll be well spent money.

JASON2483:

I recently bid a job in Punta Gorda, Florida and was shocked to find they had a 50% rule. In other words, if your renovations cost more than 50% of the home's value, you have to bring the house up to modern code. Not too bad until you realize that means raising the house to 10' above the 100-year flood plain. If your house is concrete block, you might as well demo. I strongly urge you to find out if this applies to you before continuing.

Furthermore, they have a law that a homeowner can do all his own work, but if he does, he can't sell or rent his home for a year after final approval. If he does, he is prosecuted as an unlicensed contractor. Hope you're staying.