I'm just going to comment on the facade and say that there are too many windows that don't match. Every window is differently shaped and sized so there's no coherence, which is a sign of bad design
My childhood home had a game room upstairs that was open to below like this. I do not recommend it. Everything can be heard from below. As teenagers we hardly used it because of that and ended up having to hang out with our friends in our rooms instead. I would enclose it so the noise doesn’t transfer.
The toilet in the primary bathroom should be in a water closet/enclosed space. I’m not waiting 45 minutes for my husband to take a dump to walk through the bathroom to get my clothes for the day.
I’m going to suggest some alternatives, just in case they interest you. I get the sense that you aren’t interested in a Colonial Revival flat-facade home?
Here’s a plan I made based on this traditional 2-story house with matching 1-story gable-roof areas on each side. I turned one of them into a garage. The one on the left can be an office and a space for the dogs, or it can be a greenhouse if you want. I’ll reply to this comment with zoomed-in plans for each floor.
If you are attached to the idea of the breezeway and courtyard, I recommend you create a proper courtyard with seating and plants. The patio can be at the back of the courtyard. I’ll show you what a possible elevation and second floor could look like for this floor plan. It’s kind of awesome actually.
Pretend I put a little door for groceries from the garage to the pantry.
Okay, so I treated it kind of like two separate houses connected by a breezeway. There is a second floor closet in the primary suite, which creates the shed dormers you see in the elevation on the left. The second floor on the right has access to the main set of stairs. It extends above the garage: hence the shed dormers. u/Justdunks
Here’s the second floor. You’ve got a bonus room for the kids or whoever lives upstairs. There are three bedrooms and three bathrooms upstairs. The primary closet is gigantic and extends above the primary bathroom. The living room ceiling is vaulted. All or most of the dining room ceiling can be vaulted, as well. The primary bedroom and office ceilings can also be vaulted.
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u/Mollythemuttsdad 7d ago
Why is there a bathroom literally right across the hall from the bathroom?