Frame a wall with openings for:

1. large sheets of tempered glass and a single french at the inside wall.

2. sliding glass door

8' header height to match exterior.

Interior glass can be single pane, but this should be all tempered.

You could go near 10' height. More glass= more money.

This can be locally glazed without using window systems.

What did the designer of the house have in mind?

Except for the small size, it's as if the Playroom is designed to be the office. Can't zoom enough, is that a glass door pivot installed in the floor?

And….of course you could put a beautiful desk in front of a window so that you can see out, even if the windows are very low. What is your aesthetic? Modern? I could see a lovely modern leather chair and ottoman in your room. How about one of those large industrial glass walls with black metal dividers for your wall between the hall and the functional space? Your windows seem to echo that look.

I agree with 3onthetree. I wonder if you could swap the spaces? What about making the front room the playroom and the smaller one the office. Yes it would be small but if well planned could meet all your needs.

I would do two glass pocket doors with a transom window above.

We actually had the playroom as the office originally. We just had our first baby and with all of the “stuff”, we wanted a place where we can close the doors and hide the mess. So we are making a last minute change.

Aha! Too late to reduce Pantry to enlarge the Playroom back into an office? The way it is now, the Office solid wall is good to satisfy your storage goals (even if it went back to playroom you would have a bank of storage clear of the windows). If you need acoustic privacy, a full glass wall will not provide that, and framed glass doors may be better than complete glass (note the barn doors on the playroom does not provide acoustic barrier either). Your office needs will determine sizes, but with a bank of cabinets along the back wall, a separate desk will be quite far into the room (@User your furniture is way out of scale) and limit placement of any lounge chair along the fence wall.

Fair enough. It changes quickly though. Babies and toddlers have lots of stuff but you want them in your sight lines. Older kids have less stuff but are noisy and you want to have them more playing on own. Try and think how spaces can evolve and serve you for longer than one stage. The sliding door idea is lovely above. What doors are you doing on playroom? I would do same.

consider this concept:

If nothing else, get rid of the barn doors.

@Mark Bischak, Architect if that was your office the neighbors and passerby's get to watch you use CAD on your computer screen and get to see your password to Houzz. Also have to limit surface tops in front of windows if have peripherals sitting on them (lots of wires for printers and such visible through windows), and no room for #2 priority lounge chair/daybed.

Lounge could go at window instead of credenza. Where do you live that you are that worried someone will randomly pop by and capture your password as you work at your home office??? Many people have floating desks and manage wires. Pretty sure they make desks and various options to accommodate. Also it wasn’t clear in post if Jeremy had people coming to office? If not then sit on side with two chairs and face lovely windows.

I do not use CAD.

My neighbors do not care what I do.

If their eyesight is that good they deserve what they see.

The only cord coming from my desk is for the light.

#2 priority is best performed in outside an office.

The OP's program has changed and is retrofitting spaces, that have been constructed, for new purposes. Compromises will have to be made and they may not be ideal.

I am currently house sitting for a client while still working. I have to adapt, but the view of the lake helps.

Rethink the glass doors unless you are a neat freak. Both rooms, office and playroom, are clutter spots. Don't need to become a slave if your style of work is busy, clutter. Playroom's are by nature messy. Don't become a slave to trying to keep it picture-perfect. Just close the door when entertaining.

CAD and password was a joke, bait was not taken by the jokester himself?

Some people's office needs are printers, scanners, PC motherboards, modems, dual screens, video wall, etc. Look at the backs of equipment (even wifi/bluetooth) to see wires, not talking about how they run below the surface. The window sills are 24"A.F.F. so you will see anything in front of low windows sitting on a credenza/cabinet/desk, not just wires, but the backs of equipment, picture frames, etc. Also some may not like to sit with their back to windows or the glare on a computer screen from it.

Advice should speak in general terms, as commenter's personal preferences/needs for their office equipment and method of using/not using computers has no bearing on the OP's own preferences/needs. Start with OP's two priorities, and describe your personal preferences to relate to a concept, not dictate the OP needs.

I'd consider matching the playroom sliding doors directly opposite. The whole long wall on the right could be built-in storage, cabinets below with open shelving above. As for a desk, I always lean toward a desk facing the windows, but it depends on what the view is. Don't worry about cords, they can be camoflauged. Seating should also be oriented to windows and light.

@Mark Bischak, Architect, I am surprised and happy to know I am not the only architect who doesn't use CAD.

“advice should speak in general terms” but you heavily critiqued Mark’s layout. 🤦‍♀️

I called it a "concept" to keep it from being taken literally. Since I know very little about the OP's needs, what the rest of the house design is, and I am not getting paid for the good advice I give based on limited information. Good advice is free, great advice I invoice for.

Oh joy, another back and forth with @WestCoast Hopeful! "General terms" refers to it doesn't matter what Mark's neighbors think, unless he lives next to the OP. And being detached from electronics is not the norm "generally" planning for offices, commercial or a like-minded residential office.

Any visual layout should, and always does, receive specific critique, as mine do. Some of us put ourselves out there in black & white, sometimes you hit the nail on the head, sometimes you don't. It's not easy offering free design services based on an interpretation of limited information given and time constraints to perform it. You should try it sometime.

Not sure what is "heavily critiqued" about Mark's sketch, so bringing up "limiting furniture under windows if there are peripherals" completely pertain to the credenza shown. The OP mentions a "daybed" which should paint a picture of being able to somehow lounge with a laptop, so priority #2 out of only 2 is not met.

If I were to do a sketch based on reading the OP, I would probably show in order to meet the priorities you'd have to do a "face the wall" desk to also fit lounging within 9'-1" wide.

Personally, when I'm IN meetings I want to be able to be more comfortable and put my feet up.

I can't put my feet up when I'm on a video conference :)

Then start wearing pants!

"Then start wearing pants!"

I have a great story about a client that I can not repeat here.

I’m pretty sure tue OP can make calls about what they want based on a wide range of advice and options given.

And for what it’s worth my two printers are wireless and I use a laptop. Successfully surviving with very few wires in my way.

Jeremy I genuinely hope you’ve found some useful tidbits in all the comments that will help you lay out the space so you can enjoy it.

Another concept

maybe