First AI is not at this time even close to be a designer and even fruther from being an architect and both are needed in this case. Big no for me it to go through the bathroom to get to closet why is there an angled counter in thta kitchen , those are poor design always . A pantry that is not in the kitchen IMO is just a store room so just put it in the garage and then some true pullot pantries in a wall with the fridge for a really useable pantry .Have you already got permission to add this square footage to your lot ?How will the PR be accessed for guests ?

Good catch there Mark.

@Mark Bischak, Architect - We will be taking out those windows and make a solid wall. Considering some sort of built-ins for pantry if we can't find a good area to stick an actual pantry.

@Patricia Colwell Consulting- yes we have permission from the city to add on. The ai was to just give us some sort of ideas, I agree with everything you stated. If you look at the other more blank blueprint, that is from us meeting with an architect. You'll see it is very different and more realistic. Just looking for ideas of where to put a pantry and maybe a better bathroom layout. But keeping a good flow.

I would give yourself a little bit more room in the foyer by moving the left wall of utility room in line with the right kitchen wall, if you can spare the room in the utility room. Make the entrance from the hallway into that space instead of the front entrance/foyer. No need for guests to be able to peek into that room.

A lot of plans have the primary closet entrance from the bathroom, but I’ve never been a fan since you cannot access the closet if someone is in bathroom. And then there can be humidity and bathroom smells that you may not want for your clothes. Just something to consider.

I do like the bathroom layout though and the bedroom seems spacious. You may want to have two separate windows so you don’t have to have a large window behind the bed, especially if you have a high headboard.

Hope these thoughts help in your planning.

Using artificial intellegents to design a home speaks volumes.

I'm surprised that you haven't included a photo of the front view of your house in order for people to see how the front elevation will look with the new addition added to the right side of the garage.

@dani_m08 Here is the front. We'll be updating the siding/exterior as well.

@PPF. Here is the existing plans. Sorry it's hard to read since this is the original copy from the city.

Is this how you want the front of the house to look like when the addition is finished?

It looks off to me. I think maybe that's why PPF has asked the question in the above comment.

Dani, why is the garage smaller?

@bpath - I didn't even notice that! AI made it smaller - I assume to make it not look so prominent sticking out between the right and left sides of the house. I'm new to using AI - while the one I use generally does a pretty good job of not changing the proportions, it obviously did here.

The first rendering it created made the new addition wider than the garage - but kept the garage the correct size. I assume to try to balance out the two sides. I didn't realize that when I tried to make the addition side the right length, it decided to make the garage smaller! Just another reason that AI doesn't replace having an architect/designer.

I figured that’s what happened. The perils of AI.

Melinda, would the addition lose the tree at the right? Also, would you still have room to access the back yard? If you have city permission, then you know what your setback requirements are, yes?

And, just thinking about the garage, if you expand to the right, would you also consider expanding the garage, to add storage space? Without a basement, it seems as though convenient storage might be desirable.

Another thought, along the lines of PPF’s, keep the nice two sources of light for the kitchen-dining, by moving the master bedroom next to the kitchen, not the dining, and put the bath and closet more alongside the garage, though it doesn’t have to go all the way to the front of the garage. This keeps the big window, makes the bedroom a little set back from the back lawn, and keeps the garage from sticking out in the middle as much, and even less if you add storage on the right side of it.

@bpath Yes we plan to lose the tree to the right of the house. Not pictured, but we have a large second garage on the far side of our property. We also have a finished basement and plan to expand that with this addition.

Oh, I didn’t see the basement stairs, and if there is a second garage, never mind my comments about storage. (although extra storage in the attached garage is always nice for the bikes, trash cans, snow blower…)

If you have another garage, can you make a master out of the existing garage?

@RNmomof2 zone 5 No, we live in Wi and with our winters we would hate to lose our connected garage space for car coverage. Appreciate the idea though.

@PPF. I wish we could expand like that to keep our Kitchen windows that are facing East, however, our septic runs into the area you marked off. My husband is also set on keeping our roof line the same for practical reasons.

Check with the local health department to see how close your addition can come to the septic field.

@Mark Bischak, Architect, we did. We can build up to about 25' off the right side (back right side) of the house. Building off the garage is too close to septic.

Not feasible. It would really downgrade the curb appeal, without any if the square footage gain offsetting the value loss. It would also be awkward functionally.

You’d be better off moving to a bigger house if you aren’t willing to hire professional live human design help to come up with something sorta functional and attractive. Buying the bigger already built house is always the winner over an addition, money wise.

2 potential ideas that might better integrate the right-side addition into your front facade:

1. if the street-facing part of the addition is a closet or bathroom area, have the street-facing windows mimic your garage door windows to maintain privacy & make the addition feel more intentional (if not tricking the eye into seeing a would-be 3 car garage), OR

2. use the front, street-facing corner of the addition for a covered screened-in porch space (might require you to extend addition a bit off the back of the house to fit everything in). Besides being a nice place for morning coffee, the recessed negative space created by the screened area would feel less like an “in-your-face add-on” and more like an intentional design choice.

Good luck with your decisions/ project. Our family ended up moving a few blocks for the bigger home, but I still kinda wish we had gone ahead with our addition plans on the home we left instead.

I wasn’t sure how much additional square footage your budget allows so here’s an idea being fairly generous with sq ft. It allows for plenty of storage and access to closets without having to go through the bathroom. I like that the sightline from the hallway into the bedroom suite gives you a window in the bathroom offering light to that front part.

@Emily thank you!

You’re welcome!

Took me this long to realize how much AI played with dimensions in the original post.

So looking at the current floor plan, I wonder…did you consider using the existing back bedroom as the master suite, maybe expanding the ensuite into a master bath, and using some of the master bath space as a closet? and adding a bedroom and bath in front of the existing Bedroom 2? It creates a U shape for the front, a little courtyard for the entry. And, you don’t walk out of your bedroom to immediate work areas like laundry, mudroom, garage entry, kitchen, but rather past the serene living room to your morning coffee.

And then you could still add space to the right, not as protruding as the proposed suite, for pantry, maybe larger mudroom or laundry with side/back door to the yard.

(incredibly rought concept drawing, no scale, done with finger on ipad, no app. Please forgive)

"Took me this long to realize how much AI played with dimensions in the original post."

I have been wondering the actual length of 20'-0" for days.