Stonehouse

Hi all Your experience and thoughts of having a double height area/ room. Where does this work well in a house and where does this not work? what are the caveats to having a double height area? My initial thoughts to get things started - Looks good as part of open plan kitchen / family area but potential issues with cooking smells and noise travelling to upper floors -if above is true do you have this as a separate room like dinning room- but with this be under-utilised - use as double height hallway/ foyer leading to the outside -best way to light this area- uplights? - how to design where it’s easy to maintain/ keep clean without needing trestle scaffolding!

Agree alcoves , niches all look good and need to be thought of at design stage so they looked built in.

Good idea re Gable look with middle support. I’ve seen pictures of this at presentation at home building show and looked good. wont be overlooked but need some kind of blinds to stop morning light Talking of blinds really like things to be sleek and concealed

Would love to have high ceiling with tall doors. But will likely be limited by conservation area and planning . Will try to push more than standard 2.4 though

Great idea. We are also looking at an open view from hall way to uninterrupted country views. With double ceiling at the end. Weighing up having full hallway or a room at the end like dining area

Good design features which add WOW factor to the house does not necessarily mean an unlimited budget. Design features I like so far are -glazed gable end -picture windows with window seat - Statement staircase - south facing glazed end opening into garden Already thinking 2 sets of sliding doors in a room can be swapped to one sliding and one fixed glazing for example Interested to know thoughts on how people can achieve great design whilst still remaining an eye on costs

Yes Joe90 exploring demolishing and rebuild vs Renovation. Will need to keep and reuse existing black face stone and stone tiles for conservation purposes . Will compare costs when have final design. New build will have higher regs to follow- not an issue if were planning this anyway Will try to stick to simple shapes and things able to build without difficulty.

Hi all. Just at the starting process developing designs for bungalow renovation to a 2 storey family home. Looking for tips on how to maximise wow factor and good design cost effectively