I'll try that but my question was not so much about the bathrooms themselves but about the impact on home value and internal traffic flow on the considered floorplans

SummitStudios-Yes. What I really wanted was a 1.5 story, but at least in my area, they are the most expensive build. My husband really wanted our oldest’ room above the garage. My kids are 7,10, and 11 now, so we really need good spaces for them (I hate the small kids bedroom trend). The most practical thing was the one story with a fully finished basement. Deciding to move the oldest’room to the basement also made the exercise room move to the main floor. I think it will be nice. The view from that corner will be awesome and we can get more enjoyment from windows on 2 sides of that room that 2 sides of the master. Our flip home only has one small window in the master, so the wall of windows/door in the new build should be a huge improvement. Although I don’t have a huge desire for yons of light coming in my master! DevotedDame-Thank you for your ideas. I am just hoping that I can take some out of the box ideas and join them with what the draftsperson comes up with. I do realize I am asking for something complicated. But it seems to me that I should try to make it work before giving up on things that I have wanted....that haven’t really changed from my want list over the last 6-9 months.

Well, now this is my own personal preference, but I do not want to walk past 11‘ of hangers and kaleidoscope of color and texture and shoes (and unless you stage your closet every single day I can’t imagine it looking like the guy‘s closet in 9 1/2 weeks or the Container Store elfa flyer) to get to the bathroom. So, I’d keep the double doors (this is rare for me!) but be sure that if just the right side is open, it’s wide enough to pass through comfortably. And then I’d make two closets on either side of a central hall. I wouldn’t bring them out as far as they can go, give yourself some breathing room, space to come out and twirl around in the hall a bit, under the solatubes. I might even make them reach-ins, so that the whole area can be a dressing room. Because really, if you had walk-ins you’d mainly use the back wall anyway. Maybe make them a little deeper than standard reach-in so that you can use the side walls for hooks and racks for accessories. But you want room in the open to see how you look.

Just a suggestion for re-arranging so you have a full wall in the dining that is not broken up by the entry into a bedroom. You can have the entry from the mudroom or from across the peninsula. I'd also consider moving the door for the master down more towards the corner for more privacy from the living room. The other thing I would consider for your kitchen is an island to create a walkway from the mudroom into the house so people doesn't spread into the kitchen and then remove the peninsula part. You'll get more use out of your cabinets this way too and it will feel less tight against the dining room.