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It is hard to evaluate a plan without knowing the site. That being said, unless there extenuating circumstances that dictate differently, the plan shown has poor spatial relationships. The occupants of three bedrooms have to walk through the entry area to use either bathroom. Views can be had into two of the bedrooms from the entry. The toilet and shower room would be better located off the path a guest would take from the entry to the living area. Add 0.3836m to the width of the walk-in wardrobe and you can comfortably hang clothes on both sides. If possible it is nice to have closets located between bedrooms to act as a sound barrier. It appears the best views from the living area it to the northwest, but you state the mountain view is to the northeast?

See if you relative who is an architectural technologist has any recommendations for an architect that can help you start over.

Thank you very much for all the responses they are much appreciated. To reply to some of the points posed.

1. Major typo in my first post views are to the northwest. Unfortunately it will not allow me to edit my post to fix this.

2. Closets are not required in building regulations here. Initially we plan to use bedroom 3 as a second sitting room and change to a bedroom if needed in the future.

3. We do not want an ensuite in our bedroom. Personal preference find them smelly and damp. The main bathroom is nearby as a compromise.

4. I will look into moving the closets into a space between the bedrooms.

5. By extending the wall across the entry way views of the bedroom door could be blocked. I feel that could create a long dark corridor which would be a problem.

Thank you all again for the feedback and anything else is much appreciated.

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What is an architectural technologist?

They are a step below an architect. They would do a lot of drawing and work on plans but would not have a degree in architecture. That is the case in irelandIreland at leas

I don't see any access outdoors (sliders) from living area. I may not be reading your plan very well, but it looks like access are front entry and from utility. Not having outside access from the main living space may be something that becomes annoying... especially in warmer months when being outside is more desirable.

I don't think it's all doom and gloom but I write that without knowing much about the solution since no site plan or elevations where posted.

I guess the big thing I'd try to fix is the entry. To get from there to the public spaces one has to traverse what looks like a hallway past the pantry and then skirt the kitchen.

When I sketch out what's in my head as a mental exercise when I'm bored they usually go out with the trash but I'll post this one....Move the entry over to the left with a closet and forget the little "connector" thingy. And I think the house is a little smaller now too.

Thank you so much for your reply and sketch it is much appreciated and has given lots of food for thought.

Quick question is it okay to have your main entrance into your living area? This was something I was previously told to avoid and to try create a "landing area" where coats etc could be kept and random knocks on the door would not have a direct view to your living area.

Also would the hallways be very dark? This is again something i have tried to avoid.

Thanks a for your time help it is greatly

Also here a rough sketch of the elevation that i just did which may help

Quick question is it okay to have your main entrance into your living area? This was something I was previously told to avoid and to try create a "landing area" where coats etc could be kept and random knocks on the door would not have a direct view to your living area.

When doing these things, in order to focus on what I want emphasized, for better or worse, I try to keep as much other stuff the same as possible so the owner doesn't get side tracked and it's easier for them to compare "apples to apples". In this case I was talking about moving the entrance. Sure, the entry could be a little better defined and maybe 5'x5' (1.5mx1.5m) but that's another conversation for another day with your guy/girl. Maybe the front door moves out to the plane of the wall with some sort of entry roof figured out. But foyers don't have to be big to get definition and a visual separation from other spaces. Examples below.

Also would the hallways be very dark? This is again something i have tried to avoid.

Again, I was focusing on the entry without getting you distracted so I didn't touch that but I'm not in love with that hall either. I'd be getting your designer to take a whole fresh look at that wing which is going to be time consuming.

And I do have one question for you....normally the elevations, sections and the plan are developed simultaneously. In your case it looks like you have a well defined hard lined floor plan to the detailed level of different wall thickness shown for the exterior and interior walls but then you drew the elevations on level of what looks like a freehand crayon rough sketch. Does your guy/girl have elevations? If not, they should.

Thank you again for the feedback it is much appreciated. I understand what you mean and I get your approach to design. It makes sense. I will have a conversation with my relative and see can we encorporate your ideas.

Elevations have been done I just did not have the file on my phone so I did a quick scrap piece of paper sketch to give you some idea. Hence it looking like a child's drawing!

Thanks again

I'm having a very hard time understanding your plan. Reason not to have a ensuite doesn't make sense (Personal preference find them smelly and damp.). not attached makes them not smelly and damp? Do you want to share your bathroom with guests? I'd put a full bath (toilet & shower) in the courtyard area and make the bathroom in entry just a toilet and sink (enlarge the pantry with shower space). This way guest don't have to walk entry/living space to use shower.

The bedroom side of the house is poorly laid out as others have written, the utility room takes up too much space and is as big as the kitchen, the courtyard(?) area off the back of the entry will be too confining to use and should just be included in the inside footprint if you insist of using this plan. I would be inclined to start all over. Even if you don't want to follow the wise advice to hire a real architect, there are plenty of house plan books and websites that will have better floorplans.

If you add a front porch across the front of the house, you could add a foyer at and/or left of where the pantry is originally drawn so the opening from it enters into the living area at the end of the dining table. Your actual front entry door would not open into the living area ... it would open into the Foyer ... with a closet for coats.

You could widen the hallway in the drawing posted by Architectrunnerguy so that the hallway could contain your pantry just around the corner from your kitchen and also include a closet at the back end for a hidden washer and dryer. You'd have a hallway wall of cabinet doors and closet doors on one side and bedroom doors on the other side and at the ends.

You probably should rethink your kitchen a bit. Instead of a long peninsula dead ending at the outside wall blocking traffic to the dining area -- actually requiring you to leave the kitchen via a door and walk around the peninsula to reach your dining space -- you could put cabinets all along the outside wall, including your sink and dishwasher, and have an opening on each side of that row of cabinets -- one to the dining area and another to the back hall with laundry and pantry. You could put a peninsula at the front end of the kitchen, creating a countertop between the kitchen and path to the bedroom area You could then either make that peninsula an "L" shaped one or you could create an island between the front peninsula and the back wall of cabinets.

Thanks for your reply. Just so you'll know, most of the people on this site are American or Canadian, and assume design norms are the same the world over, or that North American preferences are accepted (or desired) in Europe.

I agree that the bedroom wing could use some attention, but diagree with the need for a front porch.

Good luck!