Ground floor layout advice
Hi there - we are in the process of designing our ground floor extention which we look to connect to the double garage. However, the garage is off at an angle and we end up with a non traditional square/rectangle layout and rectangle space in the middle of the design. Any advice how how best to reconfigure the entire space to have a snug, dinning area, kitchen utility and study. These are our initial designs - blue area is the proposed extension part and red is the exiting garage. Looking to get some advice and evolve the designs further...thanks
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Jonathan
2 years agoI quite like the design as it is although I don’t think there is room for the sitting area drawn in the new kitchen and you should open up to the current dining room and have this as your sitting space. You might also want to consider if a wider garage would be easier to actually use as a garage.
I have a slightly different proposal that is a little more ambitious. Your plan increases the number of rooms and mine does make the largest living room bigger too, and it gives you a formal entrance near your drive so that people don’t have to come in through the back door and past the ironing pile.
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2 years agoWhat rinked has designed - that is very similar to the second option we were given (shown below). If we could combine the two together - that would be ideal - :-) I believe there are some limitations to the design as they are trying to keep the cost balanced by not moving the waste pipes from the upper bathroom and ensuite.
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2 years agoThank you for all the feedback from everyone - have taken inputs and updated the designs. We still need to go through some additional finer designs next week with team. Just trying to work out the angles of the kitchen area still...thanks again....
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2 years agoTweaked your last layout. I think having the island like this will look better. Made the garage 3m wide (or a bit more) so you can park a car in it and still have some space for boots, tools and such. Less rooflights in the kitchen, as there will be plenty daylight coming in from the sides. And elongated the diagonal wall where utility is, as i imagine that would improve the looks. No chairs along the large pane of glass, but comfy bar stools. Very tall units next to the internal garage door, medium height ones next to utility (just to hide coffee machine on the counter, for example). Some type of sliding doors to close off the childrens area.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThank you all for your inputs into the ground floor designs - we've finalized on the following. Sharing for others to benefit also...
Jonathan
2 years agoI wish your architect would stop drawing unrealistically small furniture with no room to circulate around it. In my opinion your sofas are unlikely to fit as they have drawn it and you should make the kitchen island bigger and better instead of having sofas.
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2 years agoPersonally I think a circular table works well in a space that you pass though frequently.
A 1.8m should easily sit 8-10
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoEllie
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoThis is roughly what your architect drew:
This is a more compact version of it, no american fridge freezer but built ins, a corner for coffee machine / toaster, a sleek worktop with large sink and hob. And an island with a small sink close to the hob just for convenience. Imagine a nice big plant in the left corner, or a comfy longchair to overlook the garden.
And an even more compact layout, but more space for two lounge chairs in front. And with 6 units with 80cm wide drawers, I think I may assume you will still have plenty storage space.
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