New house layout - advice needed

5 years ago

last modified: 5 years ago

Dear Houzz community,

We would really appreciate any advice/opinion on our layout below. We are OK with this layout, but would like a second opinion, because we feel that there are probably some better or more functional solutions for this layout. For example, the layout of the master bedroom/walk-in closet could perhaps be improved. Thank you for your help.

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cpartist

5 years ago

I'm sorry but this is just poor poor design. Nothing about it is good.

1. All natural light is being blocked in the main public areas of the house by having the storage room and the laundry room where they are.

2. Walking into a house and having a laundry room as the first door you see, is just bad.

3. Walking into a house and having an office be the next door you see is just bad.

4. The storage room is 4'7" wide. What are you planning on putting in there because anything other than 1' shelving on only 1 side of the room will not allow you room to move in and out of the room.

5. In the kitchen, there is a 10'4" run for the counters. On that counter you have a fridge which I assume is 3'. That now brings your counter down to 7'4". Counter's are 2' deep so at the sink end you need to now take off another 2' which brings the counter down to 5'4". A stove is 30" which now brings your counter down to 2'10". That leaves only 1'5" on either side of the cooktop which is not enough landing space. Plus it will mean the stove is too close to the sink. Very poor design.

6. A 3' workspace is way too small in a kitchen.

7. The office is 5'11" wide. With a minimal desk being 24" deep and a standard desk being closer to 30" deep, this is too narrow a space. Where is the room to walk around the chairs even?

8. In the second bathroom how will they enter the shower since one side is blocked by the sink and the other by the toilet?

9. The master closet is only 4'3" wide. Hanging clothing takes up 2' of space which would only leave a 27" walkway. That is not wide enough.

10. The kids rooms are not 9'10" x 11'10". You forgot to put in closets. Closets take up 2' of space so your 11'10" space will actually be 9'10" x 9'10" which is quite small. Where will a dresser go? A desk?

11. There is absolutely no storage in the house. Linen closets? Broom closets? Coat closets?

12. Where in your master bedroom will you put a dresser since there's no storage elsewhere for things like underwear?

13. A king bed is 80" wide. Your bedroom is 11'2" or 134". That only leaves 54" or 27" on either side of the bed.

14. The house only has a single way in and out of it? Only 1 door? Do you never use the backyard? Where is the garage?

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