Not a pro, so my $0.02 may not be worth even that. I'll chime in anyway since I am opinionated about certain things in a house, and in particular a home for aging-in-place.

Are all interior doors, except for coat and linen closets, 36" wide? Would you consider making the door into bedroom 1 a single 36" door so that access to your light switches is easier? Are all cased openings at least 36" wide?

I don't see a door into your main bathroom. Is there meant to be one? The door into the shower appears to be partially blocked by what looks like a shower bench.

Your walk-in closet will have only 3 ft. between the clothes, at best. The measurement may indicate the distance from the center of each wall (inside the drywall) and not the usable space. Will that be comfortable for you two to share?

Do you have at least 42" between the counter on the range wall and the island? I prefer much wider, but I think 42" is a minimum.

Have you considered what to do if either of you ever needs a walker or wheelchair? It would be helpful to have one bathroom with a 5 ft. turning radius. Can you eliminate steps to at least one entry into the house by grading a walkway with a very gentle slope?

Why two sets of stairs going down? Do the stairs in the garage meet bldg. code? If there's a basement to be finished, have you considered how you'll access it if either of you cannot use the stairs? You don't have to be old or permanently disabled for stairs to be a problem. A large closet on both levels could later be used to house an elevator if needed. We have friends adding a platform lift to their deck for access to their walk-out basement because there's no convenient location inside. That won't be much use in inclement weather.

Good luck with your project. I find home building fun even though stressful.

Your master is pretty big, especially with the WIC. I find that my spare bedroom space tends to accumulate clutter, and I've never spent time in seating areas in bedrooms. I'd consider pushing some of that square footage into your WIC.

Also not a pro. Personally I’d want at a minimum 2-1/2 bathrooms in 2500 ft. Ok, truth be told - I’d want a bathroom for each bedroom plus a powder room, but maybe that’s just me. Also - do you presently have an island with a sink in it? I hate mine, and my kitchen it very similar in size and layout to yours. Everything gets wet; not a lot of usable cooking counter space, in my opinion and experience.

I avoid the path from a bedroom to a bathroom visible from a living room or other public space. I avoid bedroom windows looking out to a front porch

@JP Haus-thanks for all the feedback, much appreciated -- yes doors are 36", Alexa will turn on the lights in the Master, we're planning a pocket or maybe a barn door on Master bath. Thanks for the note about the bench, I've changed it to a diagonal in the corner since this version of the floor plan, also extended the Master closet two feet into the garage. There is four feet between the range wall and the island. I think the master bath meets the 5ft radius you mention. The lot slopes so the steps in the front of the house are required (plus I've always wanted steps to the front door), however there won't be any steps from the garage into the house although I see they are on the plan (we talked about that). The steps in the garage are so hubby isn't bringing his lumber for his woodworking shop through the house.

@User- thanks Jean -- I hear you on the bathrooms, but honestly I just don't see a need with only two of us in the house, just more fixtures to buy and more to clean. On the kitchen sink in the island, I wondered about that but we're in an apartment now (Sold our house last summer) and I don't mind it mostly because there is ample counter space on each side of the range. Thanks again, appreciate the response.

@remodeling1840 - thanks -- I mentioned the W&D placement to the architect. In my first drawing, I had them on the garage wall for exactly those reasons. I can't remember now why he moved them but I'm going to revisit this with him next time we meet. Thanks!

@Mark Bischak, Architect - appreciate your thoughts on this, makes total sense. The issue is that the house backs to woods and so we wanted the common areas in the back. The front BR is a guest room that won't be used all that often. I also appreciate the comment about the pathway to the bedrooms and bath off the living room. I've been in display homes with this and it doesn't bother me. What I can't stand in walking in the front door to bedrooms and bathroom though! Thanks again!

"I've been in display homes with this and it doesn't bother me."

That is because you didn't sleep there. If the red arrow in the drawing below indicated the path you would have to take from the master bedroom to the master bathroom, I think you would mind. And I think your guests would mind in your proposed plan.

Placing bedrooms to the front of the house if fine, but do not encourage people to peer in the windows by putting a porch in front of it.

I would expand the rear covered porch past the living room and add sliding glass or french doors.

@Mark Bischak, Architect - the house will sit 125 feet off the street, so shouldn't be anyone peering in. Agree -- IF that were the master. But point taken.

@Patrick A - thanks Patrick, the extend of the patio is still in discussion. Your idea may come to fruition.

@Kelli Williams, cool...if you use my suggestion, I will let you call it Patrick's Patio. Just do it.

No one can stand on the porch and look in through the bedroom windows because the house will sit 125 feet off the street??

I built a home similar to this for a client a few years ago. The main difference was the hallway to the bedrooms, we had it coming from the entry, not the living room. (Sorry I won't post their plan)
If your guests are asleep the TV sound will go right down the hallway to their bedrooms.

So many of my clients want the farmer stairs. I get it. I think it's a Midwest thing? (I don't know where you're building, just a guess). If you get into a budget crunch, these are pretty expensive if done properly, so would be a target for deduction.

I may be wrong, but I think you will be able to see the shoes/boots/coats in the mud area from the kitchen island and possibly even the dining room?

Do you spend more time in the kitchen or dining room? I would base my decision for the location of these spaces in reference to the best views. Or, I'd find a way to have both adjacent to the view. I personally spend more time in the kitchen than any other space in the house (except when sleeping).

Will you enjoy the large front porch? Or do you just like the look of it? If it's the latter, I feel you can make a beautiful home without a full front porch. Window peeking aside, the South sun would shine beautifully into these bedrooms in the winter without the front porch. Take notice to how they build the roofline. If they base the front from the porch, you will enjoy a massive façade of shingles.

Spend some time with your architect understanding how the windows and cabinets on either side of the fireplace will look. Where the TV goes too.

There is a significant amount of dead space between the Kitchen and Family Room. I worked on a home that had a space similar to this. The homeowners hated it, and had a custom built double-sided buffet table placed there with a big wooden canoe hanging above. It filled the space....

Nobody should put baby in a corner, or double doors. If the hallway naturally landed in the middle of the Master then the double door would be fine, but in a corner? Not so much.

Honestly think this is a pretty descent start. Most of these things hover on the nitpicky side of the equation.

Best of Luck

I like the plan. Think about how the driveway will go. When someone comes to your house, will he be likely to park in front of the garage doors? (That’s how my house is). Then... nobody goes to the front door, because they can’t see it from where they park. So I wish I had a nice family/friends entrance so we wouldn’t let people in through the garage. If you don’t need a 3 car garage, you could make space, if this is important to you.

What are your thoughts on painted trim? Too trendy? Thinking a medium to dark gray with light gray walls

Contemplate this concept:

This is not to say I do not see problems in other areas, but this eliminates views from the porch into the bedroom and views from the living room to the bedroom area.