Angled walls show the draftsman doesn't really know good design.
you have a huge entry foyer with steps and hall that are wasted space.
The powder room is barely wide enough to enter. You'll have to enter the room scooting by the sink and then once fully in close the door.
The walk in closets are too small to be walk in closets. Hanging clothes need 2' of space and you need 3' of space for walking inside a WiC.
The kitchen is huge but unworkable as the island is a barrier between the sink and the fridge and you'll need roller skates to continually go back and forth between the work stations.
How many sitting rooms do you need? What it appears to be is the draftsman couldn't figure out how to design a well designed house so put together the tetris boxes like he/she did and called it a sitting room
Jack and Jill bathrooms are a nightmare.
To use that laundry room which is way too small, you'll have to close the door to the room while in it just to sort laundry.
And how will they exhaust the dryer since code specifies 25' max and that's if it's a straight run.
And to bring food from the garage into the house means carrying it through the living room.
I always post this too. Anything in bold is not good:
The best houses orient the public rooms towards the south for the best passive solar heating and cooling
The best houses are L, U, T, H, or I shaped.
The best houses are only one to two rooms deep. And covered lanai, porches, garages, etc count as rooms in this case.
The best houses make sure kitchens have natural light, meaning windows so one doesn't have to have lighting 24/7 to use the kitchen. (And no, dining areas with windows 10' or more from the kitchen will not allow for natural light.)
The best houses make sure all public rooms and bedrooms have windows on at least two walls.
The best houses do not if possible put mechanical rooms, pantries or closets on outside walls
The best houses do not have diagonal interior walls making for odd spaces.
The best houses keep public and private spaces separate.
The best houses do not have you walk through the work zone of the kitchen to bring laundry to the laundry room.
The best houses do not have the mudroom go through any of the work zones of the kitchen.
The best houses do not use the kitchen as a hallway to any other rooms.
The best houses do not put toilets or toilet rooms up against bedroom walls or public areas.
The best houses do not have walk in closets too small to stand inside.
The best houses do not have roofs that are overly large, and dominate the exterior of the house.
The best houses do not have stick on exterior materials only on the front façade.
The best houses have an organizing “spine” so it’s easy to determine how to get from room to room in the house and what makes sense. Meaning they don’t have meandering circulation paths.
And added from Architectrunnerguy:
-The best houses enrich their owners souls.
-The best houses are timeless.
-The best houses incorporate the intangibles of good design.
-The best houses have strong organizational concepts.
-The best houses have owners who understand what good design is….and isn’t.
-The best houses are shaped in response to the Sun.
-The best houses have all its parts in good proportion to each other and to the whole.
-The best houses enhance the street.
-The best houses balance function, aesthetics and construction.
-The best houses recognize there are always design tradeoffs.
-The best houses break some “rules”.
-The best houses are a joy to live in.
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