The Fun Irish (House)

I think you might regret having all the living space at the back with no direct sunlight.

 

I would re arrange the ground floor to make the Bed 1 / Living room a front to back living space to get the sun from the front, and still open onto the garden.  Granted only part will have the high vaulted ceiling.  Put Bed 1 where you currently have the kitchen.

 

Best of luck and hope the plan goes to plan.
 

Certainly worth reconsidering, easier to change lines on a page! The original Architect worked up a design along those lines but we parted ways and it felt a bit too much like a goldfish bowl? I've a cut through to an adjacent housing estate right outside the front so there's a lot of foot traffic.

When I'm working from home I'll be upstairs in the "office" but want to retreat to the back of the house at other times.

We've allowed some light via Skylights and an interior window at the top of the stairs. I'm thinking about another window on the right hand wall of the open plan area to catch the morning sun but being honest it is marginal vs the layout you've suggested which would be better for natural light.

Something to think on!

 

 

@mike2016 looks a great house and for the space and budget available, I think it works well. Your situation reminds me of ours, so will be interested in watching this one unfold. Keep the updates coming and good luck with it all.

PW.

Looking at the plans, I would think about reducing the length of the downstairs bedroom from 4345 to 3745 (still plenty big enough to accommodate a bed, bedside tables and built in waredrobe, and use the 'stolen' 600mm to recess part of your kitchen, which you would switch from the left side of the main room to the right.  You would then have a choice of an L configuration open to the room, or a galley style peninsula with dedicated dining space between the peninsula and the box window.  The benefit of doing this I think would be to open up and increase the lounge space.  

 

I would also consider swapping the position of the store / plant room and downstairs shower room, so that the store was beside the front door.  Use this for your DHW storage and washing machine, as well as a handy space for coats and shoes.

 

Also think about utilising under the stairs with some form of built in storage / shelves.