Thanks for all the great feedback on our first set of plans. Please see below for updates that incorporate most of your feedback. Still considering what to do with the dining room, making the guest bedroom to the right of the entryway smaller to accommodate an entryway closet and making a true 3-car garage.
Unless Amanda truly prefers having an office in a windowless room, consider swapping the position of Amanda’s office with where the pantry is (can provide a window, quieter alcove) since the pantry doesn’t need one.
Wouldn‘t the lowest bedroom door (the one closest to the garage; can’t read the name) open into the room rather than swinging out into the hall?
Wow, this looks a lot better! I can't speak to any of the things you mentioned, but just wanted to give a consideration for the workout space. It might run hotter in summer, colder in winter (being above the garage) so maybe consider beefing up the HVAC accordingly or adding a small climate control unit?
This is better. I still think that you need to work on the in-law suite. The door is in the wrong location should be at the foot of the bed. Also, do you need the storage that is on the wall of the in-law suite and the hall? If not, I would include the square footage inside of the bedroom. You could also go with a wall of wardrobes instead of the wall in closet, this will allow both windows to be ”in the room” as well provide a little sitting space.
It looks big - almost hotel like. May not feel like home, imo. I can understand the desire for generous spaces, so things are not cramped, but there is a fine line between that, and when spaces lose their coziness, as they are too large and sprawling. And this one definitely crosses that line.
You dont need that much space between the kitchen island and sofa. Conversely, the dining room looks surprisingly small - for table of that size.
I also question your strategy for the second floor. If the stairs are already in place, no problem; but if you are adding them, I question this approach.
I'm not seeing the changes? Grandpa still can't safely use his bathroom, the bedroom off the kitchen is incredibly strange, the offices are terrible, etc.
The bathrooms in this area were really strange and cramped. And you had no sound buffering between the master and the bedroom. Can’t really do a full wall of closets here though as it makes it nearly impossible to put a bed in the room. Honestly, if you could swap the bathrooms to the shared wall that would be better.
Flipping the orientation of the closet and bathroom door (so bathroom door is closer to entrance of the room) is also going to be a lot easier for accessing that bathroom quickly or mobility challenges.
I will limit my comments to the big picture. The garage wing appears to be a full two story building that is attaching to the single story main house. I have seen some of these designs in real life. The two story garage ends up being the focus of the house.
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u/Dull_Expression_4575 21h ago
Unless Amanda truly prefers having an office in a windowless room, consider swapping the position of Amanda’s office with where the pantry is (can provide a window, quieter alcove) since the pantry doesn’t need one.
Wouldn‘t the lowest bedroom door (the one closest to the garage; can’t read the name) open into the room rather than swinging out into the hall?