Y-shaped house. Help! Angled walls everywhere.

2 months ago

We are in the process of buying this place but there is a huge amount of wasted space mainly due to the shape of the house which creates angles on a number of the walls and also limits how the rooms can be accessed. My wife is considering pulling out but I love the place and think there is potential to do something great with it.

Are there any suggestions on how to better incorporate an open plan kitchen/dining area as well as creating some more useful storage in the bedrooms. It feels like the principal bedroom needs to move to where bedroom 2 is. We would love to try and incorporate a walk-in wardrobe somehow but extending rooms inevitably ends up meeting an angle of some sort. Is there an innovative way to work with/around the angles? Any ideas on how to avoid the wasted space in the hallways? Grateful for any suggestions please.

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Jonathan

2 months ago

I also love houses like this.
If bedroom 2 has the best light and view then I would make this the master bedroom and extend into the the bathrooms next door and split the current master if you feel this space still needs an Ensuite ….. but I would make it into a gym.

You could also move the master bedroom to the front and use what is currently bedroom 3 and 4. I like the privacy of this option as the master would be separate from the other bedrooms and over quieter rooms which is a consideration if you have teenagers. Of course the better views may be at the back.

Downstairs you need to consider if you need a separate anex or if you kust like the idea of a downstairs grandparents bedroom- in which case extend the kitchen into the annex.

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AR
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2 months ago
Great idea about using bedrooms 3&4 as the master. Whilst it doesn’t have the best view, as you mentioned, it would certainly make sense in terms of using up the wasted corridor space and give you lots of space to make a good master suite. Thanks, Jonathon.
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Anna Sukhaia
2 months ago
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What a wonderful house! As for the corners and layout of the ground floor, I would recommend that you remove the z-shaped corridors and give them to the reception room area. Make separate entrances to the kitchen and dining room, and make an additional opening between them
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Anna Sukhaia
2 months ago
In general, such angular layouts assume large open spaces. In a large room, the corners are perceived quite differently than in small rooms. Therefore, regarding bedrooms, it is necessary first of all to decide how many of them there should be. Perhaps some need to be combined into one, but at the same time allocate a spacious dressing room, for example. In general, in order to be as useful to you as possible, it would be better, of course, to know more about your wishes.
AR
Original Author
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Thanks, Anna. That downstairs configuration looks really interesting and potentially allows a big open plan kitchen-diner.

We are looking to keep at least 4 bedrooms in the main house and Jonathan’s idea for the master suite looks like a good one though it wouldn’t give the best views. Did you have any thoughts on this?
Jonathan
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I agree. A bigger wish list will provide more specific advice. For instance do you need an annex, how many bedrooms do you want. Are you the age you are wanting a downstairs bed bedroom earmarked for the future. Is the bar going to continue to be a bar- could it be an occasional bedroom or a cinema room?
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Anna Sukhaia
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Yes, I agree with Jonathan. You can consider combining rooms 3 and 4. Or arrange the master bedroom in room 2.
Tim Baker
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Space is not a waste but the ultimate luxury. It is just a question of how much can you afford.
Tim Baker
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The floorplans hint at a building of architectural interest. It would be great to see some photos.
AR
Original Author
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Thanks, Anna. That downstairs configuration looks really good.

In terms of wish list, we would love to have:

Minimum 4 beds in the main house with en-suites.
Main bedroom with dressing room and en-suite.
Keep the annex to rent out
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Separate TV Room/cinema room
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I will post some photos. Thank you all for your input.
Jonathan
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Before your wish list was posted this is what I decided I would do if it were mine.
AR
Original Author
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Ok, wow! That’s pretty impressive. Amazing what different visions can do to a place and I would never have imagined it looking like that.
I really like the ‘library’ area that the landing on the 1st floor could be used for by getting rid of the odd shaped bedroom and squaring off the rest of it. The principal bedroom also has a much nicer view from where it is and looks very grand. Thanks for all the effort you put into this 🙏🙏.
katlucy
2 months ago
If bedroom 2 becomes the master by converting the shower room and wardobes to a dressing room and the current master bathroom door moves to become part of the suite i was wondering if the current master bedroom could become the two studies with good views and laundry/drying area and extra storage your wife would like. on the hall side.

I would make the current study a cinema room and the small sitting room the gym (a shower nearby would be ideal) and the basesment a chill out space.

Regarding the kitchen/reception room I would consider 2 sets of moveable partitions between the sitting room and the kitchen and the central ’hallway’ , which lends itself to large central dining table, incorporating the current dining room if you want a bigger island. With the moveable walls you would have flexibilty to shut different areas down.
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Is depth as much of a concern in an open concept? Living room, kitchen, floor to ceiling partition wall separating the dining room. Planning on 2 windows in the LR and glass garage or accordion doors the length of the DR. 37.5' in depth. I need your services, just a look at my floor plan.

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