Designing a home is not a game of Tetris. Stop brainstorming every part individually and look at the sum of the parts.

You'll get more closet space if you make it one big room instead of quartering it. Give bedroom 2 a regular reach in, make the master the rest of the space. If you must divide it with walls then do it but I wouldn't.

Agree with everyone else. Get rid of the walls. Make bedroom 2 a reach in closet. It’s 5 foot wide, with 2 feet of clothes on each side, the aisle is only 1 foot. That’s a useless size for a walk in. Make it 30” wide reach in and grab the remaing space for your master Closet. You could make the master entrance hallway narrower and grab space there.

Maybe you should be looking for a better plan rather than trying to fix this one.

Bedroom 2 would do well with a reach-in closet. That allows you to create two closets. (I would not want to share a closet.)

What is this going to cost you in change orders to redesign this whole house like you're trying to do?

Based upon the seven posts on this house, have you considered working with a local architect that will design a home with you that will meet your needs and fit your site?

@PPF. to fix it I need to understand what is wrong with it and hence I am here

@cpartist the main problem is I do not know how bad this plan is - I am no expert and the expert who drew it says it is perfect

@bpath I do not see how I can have two closets (his and hers) without loosing much space though

@Mark Bischak, Architect, we are working with an architect , the problem is we do not know much what we need/want and hence we are here . in the house designing many changes seem like a compromise (we have the square footage constraint) so we are here to figure our priorities

"We do not know much what we need/want"

The architect should be able to help you figure that out.

@Mark Bischak, Architect she takes all our wishes literally, as with the example above we said we want walk in closets in every bedroom and his/her closets in the master- she came up with that ...well it is what we asked for. but ...we do not like ti now. See that is the main problem - she offers exactly what we ask and until we spend some time thinking about the plan and reading through the comments - we cannot tell whether we like what she drew or not. We need second opinions or even just hints about what to look for and we do read a lot about house plans but our professions are far from design and we just do not have skills or time to become experts

Is she a licensed architect or a designer?

Did she sit down with yout to start and do some sketches with paper and pencil to draw up some initial ideas? Or has she only shown you computer drawings?

How did you find this architect?

@cpartist, yes she is licences, yes she is experienced, we liked the award wining house she designed - we cannot replicated it as it is bigger than we can afford . Yes she sits with us but on the spot we have no comments as to really see the details - it takes time and experience

Your walk-in closets are reach in closets with floor space. Waste of a lot of space, IMO, especially with the little vestibule to enter them. 4 separate closets accessible from the master, I'd get rid of the little broom closet in the bedroom by extending the wall down from the back of it to make your room bigger. Bedroom 2 doesn't need a glorified reach in either.

I am not a fan of a broom closet in the master bedroom but I do not know how I can get rid of it without making the bedroom significantly smaller or larger . Also I am not sure I like many doors in the master bedroom

Is it deep enought that you could use it as an entrance to another closet?

@scout, I believe it is 3 feet, so probably not, how much is the minimum depth for that opening to work?

OP you need to go through this plan and not look for solutions but indicate the problems. It’s the architects job to find the solutions. Your job is to say: no broom closet in master, closet in bed 2 is too big and master closets not what we want. You need to go through each floor of the plan and think about how you would live and what’s important to you.

@WestCoast Hopeful, we do not know what is important as we never lived in the house, we are urban dwellers

You know what your wants and needs are though. You know what you like and dislike. Picture yourself coming in with groceries. Where do you place them, how would it feel. Picture waking in morning and going to choose clothing. Think about how you live and entertain and how many people come over. Picture where you would sit and stand etc. think of a bathroom you thought was beautiful. Is yours like that? How do you want to enjoy the outside? Is that important to you? Is it easy to get outside? Where does the sun rise and set? How does it impact windows and light? Where will people enter the home and what will they see? All these types of things

@scout, all great options, a side question...isn't it weird the door to bedroom 2 is left handed?

@WestCoast Hopeful, well we forgot the last time we carried the groceries - at least a lot of them to feel like every step counts. We got our baby recently so our lifestyle has changed but we have not felt it yet.. We do not find-any bathroom beautiful...in fact we do not understand the interior design at all . We love our small condo for its location and honestly if not for a baby we would be super happy to live here

All fair. I understand. When we moved from condo to house while I was pregnant with baby two it felt so glorious to have all this space suddenly but also not needed. If you are building this house to live in 5-10 years, then even in that time your wants and needs will change. So you want to build for flexibility.

For us these were things we wanted as an example:

When our kids were very young we loved having a small family room right off the kitchen so we could be in kitchen while they played. Now that they are older we have a “nicer” open concept main floor with living area but then a rec room in basement.

For us kids bedrooms being near us has always been important. Making sure the bathroom(s) they access make sense. Having one bathtub for bathing is great.

Making sure we have a guest room that feels private is important so family can visit.

Large outdoor area for kids to play that is safe and flat and fenced. Lots of outdoor seating so grown ups also can enjoy.

Many windows so we get lots of natural light.

An open concept main floor that allowed for us to all be together and was great for entertaining.

A mud room and laundry that were together so we could wash dirty things easily. Mud room well set up for storage of kid stuff.

Did your architect ask you questions about your lifestyle and wants and needs? Have you looked at any homes you liked and considered why?

@WestCoast Hopeful, well said, we want the same, yes the architect asked us about what we want and we gave a general list ... but we are not ready to think about the details like if the kitchen is big enough or if the closet is big enough or easy to access. We do not have much furniture so we cannot even think what furniture will go in all the spaces. We have looked at a lot of houses (started before COVID) and never liked any that is why we are building . Old houses are not attractive to us for many reasons and the new houses are too big for our small family. We never looked at custom build as they are private. The houses from the builders have some nice things and some ridiculous things - I guess the builders are trying to maximize their profits and their priorities do not match ours .

LH or RH door doesn't matter to me.

I think your solution in all your posts is to communicate your concerns to your architect and have them come up with the solutions.

Builders can and do ask their clients if potential new clients can tour their homes (accompanied of course) - I’d never pick a builder if I couldn’t see previous work. If you’re “not ready to think about details” now, you shouldn’t be at the point of architectural drawings. Yes, an architect can provide ideas, but they can’t read your mind, you really do need to figure out what your priorities are so you’re not disappointed. Use idea books, etc.

@Candace, yes we are researching, and that is why we are here. We toured the builder's houses but like I said the builders pick cheap solutions to problems they believe would be not important to clients or the clients will not even notice their lack of investment to certain areas

If you have a custom builder they absolutely do not do that. They pick what the client has specified with help from their design team. They don’t get to put in any old thing. It’s all specked put and clear.

@Vinnya - are you modifying a spec home’s plan or building custom? Yes, depending on the price point “mass” home builders’ fit and finishes can be quite cheap and they’re building for the masses, not for you and you alone.