James Mac

Finalising designs! Its been a long road but we are getting closer to signing off on the final designs. Here are the updated designs. There are a couple of errors and changes we want to be made but the final layout is more or less right. Coordinating this stuff over zoom calls is a real PITA.

We’ve managed to get a hold of some better drawings and made some changes to them. Changes listed below but I’ve attached some pictures (don’t have good CAD software or original drawings so forgive the crude edits!) Jack and Jill Ensuite for bedroom 1 and bedroom, taking some space from bedroom 2 to make ensuite bigger Proposed Master bedroom: Master bedroom becomes the back bedroom (old bedroom 4) Vaulted ceiling Current dressing room and ensuite made into one and squaring it off by moving the door of the bedroom to end of the hall (removing the ensuite from from front room to take new door entry) Main bathroom becomes large ensuite with access through the walk in wardrobe May move the Walking wardrobe wall over a bit to allow for bathroom and linen room space Also looking to have door to hall (for kids to access bath if required) New linen room: Original bathroom to be decreased to incorporate a linen room at top of stairs. Possible laundry shoot to utility Stairs flipped to all for door to linen room at top of stairs. bedroom 3 - will be office but would like a single bed in there for extra guest if required Old Master bedroom - Daughters new room Very puzzled here, Removed the original ensuite Place new ensuite in where WW was, then run wardrobes all along that full wall (future thinking girls need a lot of clothes storage) (the remainder of unused space from www goes as storage for bedroom 3 (office) Considering making the ensuite space smaller to make bedroom 3 bigger and resulting in the bedroom being a bit bigger too? Opinions are greatly appreciated. And took a stab at answering questions below. Q: What’s the position in relation to the plot? I.e. if you are out in the garden what elevation do you look back at? Which way is north? A: House faces due west. Q: I’d just make the B1/B2 en-suite into a Jack and Jill and make it a touch wider - sink next to the loo, shower in the alcove and doors opposite each other. A: 100% Q: Lots of wasted space in the main bathroom - skim it down and use the space in the B4 dressing / en-suite. A: Based on this we’ve reconfigured the walls. See below Q: Don’t like that you have to walk through the kitchen to get to the utility and it’s the only way to the outside at the back. Flip the stairs and look at how you can get the downstairs loo under the stairs - there is a window there already as the architect can’t draw as currently you’ve got a square window (right of the rear utility extension) smack bang in line with the first landing of the stairs.... A: Not sure what to do about utility. Flipping the stairs makes sense. There is an option of full length window to take in the east morning sun on the stairs. Q: I’d flip the kitchen to the dining end, would work better with the layout. Dining then is lined up with the lounge area assuming they are open plan ..? A: See updated drawing. I was keen to take space from the hallway so threw in another diagnol and placed an Island lengthways in the kitchen. Now sure if this is optimal use of the new space from the hallway but it avoids the boxed-in kitchen we wanted to avoid. Q: Why on earth is there a step down into the living room? Can it be accessed from the hallway or just via the kitchen? A: I’m with you on that step. Its the first thing to go Q: hallways look massively wide lot of wasted space. bed 4 is mostly corridor don't like that assume your garden is at the rear (opposite side to front door) in which case is want living room on side side. are you limited in height ? Bungalow style windows in roof dont do it for me, especially how they look like nailed on boxes on your plans. Much maintenance for them. A: Shrunk downstairs hallway. Bed 4 I agree, needs to change. Garden is to the rear and side, see pic. Can't change the height on the outside I'm afraid. Q: assume you are north of Hadrian's hence the god awful render. A: Few hundred kilometres west of Anglesey Q: Does "House Type D" mean that it is a manufacturer design? A: Development with a number of houses on large (ish) sites. Q: But I need context before I can elucidate: where are the road, wind, views, shelter, sun track, overlooking, big trees etc. ie a plot, a N compass, location plan and what is the relationship to the garden. A: End house in the estate. West facing. Views are limited by houses on the road but sea view from from large bedroom. I’ve included a pic of the house as it sits in the plot etc.

Hi all, First time poster here but looking for feedback on plans for our new house. I don't think we have much choice in exterior changes due to planning regulations but the interior is up for debate. ? The couple of things we were looking at were: 1. Making the kitchen area larger by taking from the Hallway space. 2. Looking at adding an ensuite to the first floor to ensure there are enough ensuites for the number of kids. Concerns are the sloping roof at the front of the house for the two bedrooms. Can we reconfigure this space with this in mind? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.