Climbee
2017-02-22 11:09:28
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North is where the balcony is? I find that suboptimal, even if the property obviously slopes down to the north and a house on a hillside makes sense. Have you ever thought about orienting the entire layout more towards the west? So opening the living area to the west and placing the main terrace/balcony there as well?
I wouldn't like the enclosed study, especially since in a pinch it also has to serve as a guest room (right?). I find the walk-in closet almost too large, and access always through the bedroom is suboptimal if a couple has very different wake-up times. If the layout is to remain as it is, I would put both children's rooms on the west side (instead of the walk-in closet/bedroom), the walk-in closet/bedroom on the east side (it's also nicer to wake up in the sunshine than to have to fall asleep in a bedroom warmed by the evening sun), and put the bathroom in the north bay. That would probably be better in terms of the connections as well.
If north is towards the slope anyway, I would probably place the staircase in a very open stairwell there and orient the rooms west/east. So completely redesign. A totally different concept.
I wouldn't like the enclosed study, especially since in a pinch it also has to serve as a guest room (right?). I find the walk-in closet almost too large, and access always through the bedroom is suboptimal if a couple has very different wake-up times. If the layout is to remain as it is, I would put both children's rooms on the west side (instead of the walk-in closet/bedroom), the walk-in closet/bedroom on the east side (it's also nicer to wake up in the sunshine than to have to fall asleep in a bedroom warmed by the evening sun), and put the bathroom in the north bay. That would probably be better in terms of the connections as well.
If north is towards the slope anyway, I would probably place the staircase in a very open stairwell there and orient the rooms west/east. So completely redesign. A totally different concept.