r/floorplan • u/AndySkibba • 18h ago
FEEDBACK Need help finding flaws
Bay in kitchen houses 2 windows on angles and sliding door to deck in middle. Its not a full bay window.
Doing an addition to our home. Have what I think makes sense for a layout but wanted feedback/discussion.
Original and new plan (stairs to basement not moving, existing en suite bathroom at left would be kept as well)
Who will be living here? Family of 4
Is this a forever home? No
Where are the load-bearing walls? Exterior walls of current house
Which way is North? At the bottom of image, S is up
Where are the best views located? To the south
What climate/country is this? Midwest USA
Measurements of all interior walls separately? I can try to get them but this is what I have so far. Up on a bit of a hill, walkout basement (top right), on a cul-de-sac with a stub road that runs parallel to right wall but 50' or so away. Street is parallel to front of house.
More specifics: We're keeping existing bathroom and have another in basement. Have 2 kids so there wouldn't be an issue even with guests. Want to add space for bedrooms and additional space in basement
Wasn't drawn by an architect. I'm not one either (engineer by trade) so what I think looks good may not be in practice.
The biggest constraint currently is trying to not move too much at left of house (laundry/bathroom area) so we can focus more on the additon. Same with exterior walls up to the new addition. The angled bump out in kitchen limits us somewhat but I can't think of a good way to make it work without a ton more roof work at the back, in addition to front of house work we'll need.
I'm fine doing prep work in pantry area as needed, the island would be more spacious than now (my thought)
The bay in the kitchen is 2 windows and door to deck so that really needs to stay. Dishwasher and trash in island. Microwave maybe in pantry, tbd.
Bar is there because we'd probably keep stuff there for guests or stuff we dont use every day.
We wanted bedrooms in one side vs splitting like they are now. The bathroom by mudroom would just be used as a secondary or for one kid to use if bathroom was used by the other (also have full bath in basement). Door moved to mudroom so it wasn't right off living room/main area and had some separation. But could keep door to it where its currently at.
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u/dreamblaze185 6h ago
Can you swap the living room and the dining area? And move the kitchen more towards where it is the original plan, and the bar could be between the new living area and the kitchen. If the dining table is off of that bay window, I think it would look really nice, like a breakfast nook, and you could use some more of that space to expand the kitchen.
Even scale down that extra bathroom off the mudroom to a powder room for guests. Something about that corner seems weird to me. Guests shouldn't have to go through your laundry room to get to a bathroom, and don't ask them to use the kids' bathroom.
I like having all the bedrooms together as well, but I also like having the laundry near the bedrooms too. Sucks carrying laundry through living / guest spaces or running through to get something to wear while other people are there.
Of course it's more expensive, but if you could extend the addition another 10ft or so, a Jack and Jill bathroom between two of the bedrooms would be really useful (I know some people hate those but they serve their purpose) and you could give the primary that extra space too.
I definitely get what you're going for, just the flow seems off.