I would like to see the actual measurements of the rooms please.

The stairs go up, or down, and end in a wall? That doesn't make sense, can you clarify where the stairs go?

How many people will live here? Ages?

What part of the country are you in?

What is your lot like?

What is your dream for your home?

Which direction is north?

What do the elevations look like?

What area of the country are you in?

One Devoted Dame that is a great point! That is the type of feedback we were looking for in the early stages of building our forever home. :) Do you have any ideas or suggestions to get more natural light?

Patricia Colwell Consulting I will post an updated picture with measurements.

bpath reads banned books too: Part of the feedback I was looking for was where to put stairs. We didn't put them there to make sense. trying to figure that out still.

pbath reads banned books too: My husband and I have 2 children ages 4 and 1. We live in Iowa. Our lot is 2 acres and fairly flat.

cpartist, the front of the house is north. Our lot is fairly flat. We live in Iowa.

Re the stairs, their placement as well as style are done in conjunction with the main floor and other floors. Will you have a basement? I’m thinking yes. How will the basement be used besides as storm shelter? Playroom, craft room, woodworking, storage?

Do you have any ideas or suggestions to get more natural light?

Generally, there 2 important considerations for flooding a home with pleasant natural light: (1) the directions that most of the windows face, and (2) how deep/fat the house is.

For starters, it's great that you seem to have land that encourages a home with mostly north/south windows. :-) Southern light is great for living spaces, because it's nice and bright for most of the day, without being glaring (east at dawn; west at dusk). Now, because I'm in Texas, lol, I'd want my garage on the *west* side, to block all the heat, but in y'all's case, having it on the *east* side may help facilitate the melting of snow on the driveway, right? If that's true, and if you have the space on your lot, I'd consider a side-load garage/driveway. Otherwise, a north-facing driveway may take f.o.r.e.v.e.r. for snow to melt. :-D (Or so I imagine... Never lived in a snowy climate as an adult. Or, maybe since it's on the NE corner, it may get enough light from the east side...?)

Secondly, creating a home that's only 1-2 rooms deep allows you to have windows on 2 (or maybe even 3) sides of some rooms. That is *huge* for making a space feel great, allowing for sunshine coming from 2 sides, as well as cross-breeze opportunities. Another advantage to a home that's only 1-2 rooms deep is a simpler/less expensive roof. Win-win, right there, lol.

These are just two of the dozens (hundreds?) of things to think about when designing a house. I'm currently reading "Patterns of Home" by Jacobson, Silverstein, and Winslow, and *dang* you would not believe everything that goes into good design. I'm reading it for recreation as well as education, and it's creating a greater appreciation for my architect, to be honest. :-D

To help others avoid confusion, lol:

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Please consider stretching the plan out, to make it skinnier. Aim for letter shapes like L (which I think this house could turn into relatively easily), T, U, H, etc. Those will all help bring natural light to interior spaces, as long as you stick to the 1-2 rooms deep rule. :-)

Don't fall into the trap of letting the floor plan get way ahead of the exterior design. Now is the time for a 3D model while you can still adjust the plan.