Maybe explain your reasoning for having a hallway "behind" the stair, why each of those rooms need multiple doorway access.

The stair is just "plopped" in the middle of the large Foyer without relation to anything, which makes them want to be a centerpiece jewel (all your attention is focused on them, even going down to basement). None of the inspo pics have that concept.

505sqft. of the ground floor and 450 of the second floor are open space without a dedicated use. But the second-floor master bath is setup to be shared with the other bedroom across the open space on that floor. Time for a redesign.

I’m also curious about the hallway behind the stairs. It seems like so much of your square footage is devoted to circulation space. And if the stairs were moved up and over into the space where the hallway is, you’d have a very nice long view from the front door to the living room.

Also wondering about reasons for the huge foyer. It’s bigger than many of the rooms.

Apologies, my post was probably not very clear. ground floor is where the front door, kitchen etc is…street level. upstairs is first floor.

@3onthetree i agree, my wife loves narrow hallways, there wont be doors between these but she is keen for one to run on that side of the house and join up with the other hallways down to the bedrooms - as seen in ref below.

we’re planning on making the main enterance more narrow as its very wide. Any suggestions on how to achive this are greatly appreciated

What country will this house be built in?

You can slide the rooms on the left side of the floorplan over to reduce the square footage/meters of the foyer and upper floor open space. Put the stair against a wall. And your wife will enjoy a long narrow hall from the new single door entrance all the way back to the main living space and kitchen. This reduction in the width of your structure can open exterior space for parking or a garage with an additional entrance directly into the kitchen area. This may be valuable function for you as the occupants.

Hi @dan1888 I’m not sure i follow completely, are you saying make the bedrooms slightly larger so they meet the stairs?

@Mark Bischak, Architect in UK, on a large open site

I'm suggesting you slide the left side of each floor to the right to reduce the foyer down a lot as a first design step. Without any dimension changes to the rooms. Delete the Plant space at this stage. Place the stairs against the wall with the Utility space. Reduce the entrance to a single door. You might be able to use some of the Utility room for stair space. It seems overly large. You also need another bathroom on the upper floor. A separate ensuite for the primary bedroom is essential.

Have you tried https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/uk-forums

You build differently than we do in the US and might get better suggestions on the UK forum.

Who is doing the design?

Have you seen the plan rendered in 3D -- both inside and out?