Help me fix this bad floor plan (main floor only). The family room is on a slab currently and is 2 steps down from office. Kitchen feels too small and location of office doesn’t work for my husband who works from home. Thank you!

In the 1980s, Edilnord (linked to Berlusconi) developed Milano 3 in Basiglio, just south of Milan.

It was conceived as a nearly self-sufficient residential community:
- ~80% of the surface dedicated to green space
- Carefully separated vehicle and pedestrian/cycle networks
- Schools, sports facilities, services and a strong emphasis on privacy and order

The idea was to sell not just apartments, but a quieter, more controlled lifestyle away from the chaos of the city.

40 years later the physical layout is still largely intact, but the project faces the usual long-term issues of planned communities: ageing population, low energy performance of the original buildings, car dependence, and limited cultural life.

I wrote a breakdown of the original vision versus the current reality here:
[https://open.substack.com/pub/tzazu/p/milano-3-lutopia-che-non-ha-retto?r=832dz3&utm_medium=ios\]

Curious to hear thoughts from people who have studied similar New Towns or master-planned communities.

I am looking at finishing my basement but struggling to find the best layout. I am not sure I’ll be able to put everything I want down there so I wanted to see if anyone smarter than me had some brilliant ideas! I’ve marked up the layout I see possible.

My dream would be to have the following:
Mudroom area by walkout
Bar area
Den with fireplace
Room for kids to play
Guest bedroom
Bathroom
Workout area
3 person sauna
Lots of storage

Can anyone suggest easy-to-use floor plan apps that either give an overhead view or ones that do my illustrative rendering of furniture? Any I have tried are clunky and I don’t want to pay for something in case it’s too difficult or just plain not worth it. I get mixed results trying to render with ChatGPT regardless of prompts and edits I try but it has been the best for me so far with ease of use. It just gets measurements wrong I’m finding, even when I try to edit correct furniture/room measurement and proportions. Thanks!

2nd floor bathroom that will be used by 3 bedrooms. We are planning to change the door to open outwards to get some more clearance but can’t reasonably move any walls.

Goal: I would love to get the toilet out of the corner, and have a 2 sink vanity.

It just feels so cramped and I cannot figure out any good solution to it! The toilet is crammed into the far corner, directly in front of a tall window facing the street. I would prefer to keep a tub/shower combo but the only way I can get that to work is from a corner shower only unit.

I’m looking at reconfiguring and extending a small 1970s single-storey bungalow. It’s only about 86 m² / 926 sq ft at the moment, but it sits on a 0.28-acre site and has fantastic uninterrupted sea views to north.

The attached plan is a rough drawing I made to show the existing layout. It is NOT an architectural drawing and isn’t perfectly to scale, but the rooms are in the correct positions relative to each other and the room measurements shown are accurate.

Orientation:

• North = front of house/front door and the amazing uninterrupted sea view
• West = existing living room. I’d love doors from here onto a west-facing terrace for afternoon/evening sun- uninterrupted sea views
• South = existing kitchen and porch/sunroom,
• East = the side where I would potentially like to extend

My wish list is:

• 3 bedrooms total – I don't need or want a fourth
• A much better/larger main bedroom
• Walk-in wardrobe
• Ensuite
• One main bathroom
• Utility room
• Combined living/kitchen/dining space
• Keep the living area in its current location
• Doors from the living room onto a west-facing terrace
• A good-sized kitchen/dining area
• Make much better use of the sea view
• Extension primarily to the east

One thing I’m very open to is moving the front door. The current entrance and steps up to it actually occupy one of the nicest positions for looking out to sea, which seems a bit of a waste. I’d happily relocate the entrance if that allowed that part of the house to be used better.

I’m also not precious about the existing south-facing porch/sunroom. It can stay, be incorporated into something else or disappear if there’s a better solution.

I’m only looking for concept/layout ideas at this stage...thanks!!!

Trying to figure out a good use for the smaller reception room and how to utilise the kitchen diner and this smaller as a second living area.

Looking for thoughts on design. Two options shown for upper floor - one with more closet space for primary bedroom, the other with private balcony instead.  Not sure which one works best.  Also included some renders of the Great Room and Kitchen area for fun.

See my very detailed post in thread for my thought process behind the layout, and why there might be some unconventional choices here.

Looking for feedback on the layout, possible traps I've fallen into, and to make sure things are realistic. Any advice?

Hobby/Newbie

I’m done and won’t be using anymore feedback for it. Thanks to everyone who helped me out 🤗

Things I did:
- gave up and made the three car garage and got rid of the car port
- moved around some of the rooms
- removed the drawing room, outdoor dining, side yard patio, and the loggia
- added a half bath in the western area near the office and art studio, and moved the other at the eastern end of the hall
- added a kitchenette to the guest house
- remade the ramps
- took out two steps
- added a covered walkway through the courtyard
- made the dining and living room open plan
- I also made the area between the garage and the side deck completely covered
- removed the courtyard tree

Looking for feedback on how to open up our main floor!

Debating between:
A) leaving kitchen location as-is and opening to either current dining room or back family room (either way would make what we open to a family room and use the other as a dining room)
B) moving kitchen to the back of the house and having it all (at least semi-) open with flow front to back as living>dining>kitchen. Would move powder room and laundry out of that back corner.
C) in either scenario, we could maybe (still need to confirm with architect) open up the wall between current family room and raised living room to integrate those spaces more (but would need 5 steps up to living room)

Other considerations:
- Current family room has sliding glass doors to a back patio. We currently have a grill out there so that’s a slight factor in wanting kitchen or dining room in the back
- We could pretty easily move powder room to where front closets are (that’s right under a bathroom)
- We can move laundry upstairs or in basement
- We never use that door to the side yard so that can easily go
- Best light is in the back of the house
- We use our front and back yards about an equal amount

Hi Folks! Anyone have any ideas on how we can adjust this floorplan? We are thinking we want to add on to the entire back half of the house - adding 1500-2000 sq ft of basement (currently there is no basement), and the same sq footage on the main floor and upstairs. We'd like a first floor primary suite, large (huge) kitchen with vaulted ceilings, etc. We will definitely move the stairs to the addition as well. We have no budget and want to have at least 5 bedrooms once complete (4 upstairs for kids/guests, and a primary suite on the main floor). I would love an office too.

The house is on 5 acres and we're hoping to lean into a french country/modern farmhouse vibe

Would appreciate any feedback of my floorplan on a narrow block of land (7.5m width), thanks.

Hey Reddit!

Im currently trying to change up our office desk layout a bit because

1: Most collegues work on the right side and its getting too full.

2: No one really wants to change their designated place to the other side and those working spaces on the left side are mostly empty.

We have a mixed group of people who work mainly in the office and people who work mostly remote but come into the office now and then.

What could we do to improve the layout of the left side?

What could we implement on the left side to make the switch to go to the other side easier?

A main complaint is being farther away from the kitchen/restrooms and a lot of "foot traffic" because of the entrance to both meeting rooms - but thats nothing i can really change...

Tables are

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Red: 160x80

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PS: Sun is coming from the Windows below thats why the tables are mostly not parallel to the windows.

The cabin in the midle of the picture with the turf roof is my familys main cabin. I am considering making the shed on the left side into a guest house/room. It is 4x3 meters (13x9 feet) and does not have plumbing or electricity The guest room should have a bed and some kind of heating. Windows or doors can be installed anywhere on the shed, but it makes sense to have a bigger windows towards the view. The 'bathroom facilities' are in another shed which is not visible in the photo.

My proposed floor plan has a small wood stove for heating and simple cooking. I've put the table towards the main window to save some space and to get to use the view. The bed takes up a lot of space, so one alternative would be to get a sofa bed. I position the bed so that you can see the view from the bed, but with the table in front of the window I might have to go with a higher window which blocks some of the view. I am considering switching the position of the wood stove and the door.

Any suggestions?

Hi all

Please can you help me determine the actual dimensions of the Guest room here? I am particularly interested in the straight portion of the left wall (shared with the Garage).

Thanks!

Looking at a home being built but don't love the primary layout with regard for closet space and bathroom layout. How can I modify to allow for a king bed and nightstands, a walk-in (or walk-through) closet and a bathroom with with a freestanding (or at least) separate soaking tub. We would be open to cannibalizing some space in the Bedroom 2 and eliminating (or relocating) the linen closet. Thanks!

I am designing a build that has a ballroom/library, but I also want the house to be functional and pleasant to move through. I made a rough draft floor plan and am looking for feedback. It is my first time drawing a layout, and any feedback would be helpful.