It's best to keep a single thread on the same house plan. I think you received some suggestions yesterday on this plan. Until people can see the entire floor plan they can't offer many suggestions. I'm guessing that is a bedroom wing at the bottom. People here also like to know who will be living in a house, location, orientation on the lot, etc.

Without being able to see the dimensions its difficult to offer useful advice.

Let me try and post better photos.

Requesting feedback as to where should mudroom be, location and setting of fireplace and bar. Location of powder room.

Please feel free to comment on patio, kitchen, dining room, living room and other parts of house.

Please comment - and if any changes please suggest how to make those changes.

Second story.

How many people are living in the house? Where in the country are you (climate)?

@PP

You have the optimal lot house orientation of front facing North and back facing South and this layout is not taking advantage of that.

I would scrap this house shape, rotate the living/kitchen (and flip) to put all of the living areas facing south with windows to soak up the natural light.

(please excuse the crude rush mock up)

@User can you see dimensions better now?

Are you trying to accomplish "open concept"?

How old are inhabitants? Is Bedroom 2 a "granny suite"? "Aging in place"? Potentially someone home from the hospital after a broken leg? Accommodate that now, e.g. by a roll-in shower....

Which 3D sketch is it?

How do you get into the kitchen and/or family room?

What is the "nook"?

I really like your concept of building around a large south facing courtyard. But there are some trade offs with that approach. You bring a lot of light into the house, but the proportional increase in exterior walls will also increase building costs and long term HVAC expenses. You have a lot of long hallways, which tend to waste space. You have a large foyer but no coat closet. The foyer also has a big wall blocking the view into the courtyard.

The storage area in the study is just a few inches too small to be used as a closet, which prevents it being used as a bedroom. The connection between the two garages is cramped. The mudroom is tiny and it's at least 40 ft from the garage to the kitchen when bringing in groceries.

And where are the mechanicals? You have stairs to a second story and storage under the stairs, so I'm guessing this is built on slab??

I am wondering how to rearrange powder room, mud room, fire place and bar?!!

@User

@Mark Bischak, Architect

@everyone

can you please comment how to rearrange powder room, mud room, bar and fireplaces. Thanks for all the help.

I feel I would be doing a disservice to offer up a design if you still have an architect involved in your project and not knowing your specific needs and wants and not being familiar with the site.