Darkened. Not sure it's any better.

Also turned 180 degrees so what I think is the entry is at the bottom. Don't understand a drafters need to outline all the text.

What's your general location, which direction will the house face and what is the building site like?

Where do the stairs go?

agree that it’s hard to read - no powder room?

Who will be living in the house? ages?

Where do the stairs lead?

What is in your list of needs and wants for your new home?

My first thought was to rearrange the mudroom and laundry so that you can enter one without going through the other, and to create a circulation route for the house. So, add a door from laundry and mudroom to foyer. This also might keeps secondary bedroom laundry out of the living room and kitchen. I wonder if you’d like a service door from laundry or mudroom to outside? I know the front door is nearby, but it might be for the plumber coming to fix the kitchen sink to not go through the whole house.

And, this might be just me, but do you really want to exit your bedroom right into the kitchen? Hear the dishwasher, or the early riser or the night owl clattering about while another tries to sleep? A transition from your haven to a work zone might be more pleasant. Also, I’m not sure I’d want the area between bath and closet, where one is likely to be, well, not presentable, to be in view from the public spaces.

It's very tough to find the closet in that plan. That said, I like the idea of a centered door and clothes racks on either side. That lets you have one half for one spouse and the other half for the other. It saves arguments. My spouse crams his side in what looks to me like an utter mess (although he'd argue it isn't). My side is organized.

DH and I each have a reach reach-in. He didn’t have to see my mess (I’m organized and tidy now!) and I don’t feel tempted to encroach on his space.

Are there elevations or a roof plan? Some things could be a bit odd depending on what was done, like the Living cathedral or the little 3rd stall roof.

Other than that, there are no huge conceptual issues that stand out. There are improvements that could be made, but at least for me, I try to gauge the level and value of design and whether those improvements are worth tackling, as to do a change well it usually requires a lot of change, which may push the design beyond it's position. Things I noticed:

• Agree the Master Closet/Bath is not the best, but it works. It's just kind of ho hum is the only way I would describe it. The door to me should be aligned to the Linen closet, but depending on width of walk-in that may reduce clothes space.
• Not quite sure about the closets being used to interupt circulation, view-throughs, or alignment. For instance the Foyer closet with Bed2 closet, considering the basement stair, makes for a visually circuitous entry. Though the Bed closet "blocks" the bedroom hall doorway, those nooks created by the closets make a messy "room" with lots of corners. Also, the Master Linen closet shifts the circulation over. Neither of these areas are bad, just choices, but all 3 closets appear to be appendages rather than integral with the design.
• The large empty area next to Kitchen, which allows circulation to the Master. The view to the Master and Pantry doors makes those doors very prominent and "exposed."
• The deck has a nook, where I would place doors. If the BBQ goes there, it's a circuitous walk from kitchen and viewable from windows.
• The 2car Garage is oversized in width and the Laundry window disproportionate for that nook (elevation would help). It appears you could actually fit a 3 stall and Laundry window all without extending past the outer edge of the main house.

Random thoughts:

- I can't read the words and numbers, so I'm just looking at the shapes.

- This is a GARAGEhouse. The oversized garage will grab the eye.

I question the garage door leading towards your front porch. Won't people who park in the garage enter towards the kitchen? I think it'd be more functional to add a man-door toward the back yard.

- The numerous jigs-and-jogs around the perimeter create a complex footprint that'll increase the cost without adding anything to the function of the house. They'll also force the roofline into something complex that'll cost more and be more likely to leak. The answer: SIMPLIFY.

- You have quite a lot of space in the front door foyer, which feels wasted. I'd rather see this square footage worked into your actual rooms.

- All rooms are nicer with natural light coming in from two directions -- both of your secondary bedrooms can have windows on two sides. These bedrooms don't have a lot of storage -- is that okay for your needs? The front-facing secondary bedroom has a lot of doors that'll knock against one another, and the linen closet can block the bedroom door.

- I'd like to see a pocket door that'd allow you to close off the secondary bedroom wing. Once the kids are gone, no need to heat /cool it all the time.

- Imagine bringing a large bed or dresser through the 90 degree turn into these secondary bedrooms.

- Your plumbing is strewn from one end of the house to the other end without much of a plan. Short plumbing is less expensive to install, and it has fewer places to leak.

- Is that a gliding door leading from the great room to the back yard? You absolutely want backyard access.

- You're looking at a great room (where you'll spend most of your waking hours) that'll be dark. It's sandwiched between bedroom wings on two sides /a porch and foyer on the other two sides. This is what's called "a fat house", meaning more than two rooms or porches lined up /preventing natural light. It's not a small thing -- if I could fix one single thing, it'd be this. Compare this to a classic American 4-square, which allows for perfect natural light in all the rooms.

- One thing you can do about this: Shift the porch to cover the windows over the kitchen and dining room -- and add a door near the dining room table. This'll leave your great room windows "open" and let in some light.

- The sink is the single most-used item in any kitchen. I'd like to see it placed in the center of the kitchen for high-function. As shown, it's tucked away on the side -- inconvenient.

- Those island stools are too close together -- people won't find it easy to get into the two middle stools. This island can probably COMFORTABLY support 3 stools.

- Is that the laundry room near the staircase? You want your washer /dryer -- well, especially your dryer -- on an exterior wall. Makes it easier to vent. That means cheaper to install, easier to keep clean, more fire safe.

- I can't tell what those center rooms are, but you have a lot of doors that're not optimally planned -- and some of them are going to stay open all the time. Do you NEED that door between the laundry and ... that inner room? Pocket doors could be a good choice in this area.

- Master closet info, as I can't read the numbers: You'll need 24" for a hanging rack or 14" for folded-item shelves. So how do you want your closet to function? Do you want a hanging rack for each spouse? Or a hanging rack on one side /folded items on the other side? A 36" walking aisle will be comfortable. And place a full-length mirror at the far end to reflect light.

- Add side windows to your master bedroom -- same as the secondary bedrooms.

- The master bedroom is far from any exterior door. I'd like to see a door to the backyard added. You know, for fire safety.

- The bathroom is simple and functional. I'd take away that door blocking the toilet off into a closet. The whole room'll be more pleasant if light flows through /isn't blocked by that wall. I'm not clear on whether you're planning a basement or a second-story -- but if you don't have a second story, consider adding a solar-tube above the shower. A bit of natural light will keep it from feeling like a cave.

- I like the layout with the bathroom and closet "away" from the bed. Quiet and no spillage of light onto a sleeper.

- Is that a small linen closet on the wall shared with the kitchen? I'd take that away and add another foot to the master closet -- you have enough space to store your linens in the master closet.

- Do you have a broom closet anywhere?

- I'd like to see a pocket office somewhere. Possibly two. More and more people are working from home these days, and such spaces could really be helpful.

What's your general location, which direction will the house face and what is the building site like?

Who will be living in the house? ages?

Where do the stairs lead?

What is in your list of needs and wants for your new home?

Are there elevations or a roof plan?

Very important questions.

agree that it’s hard to read - no powder room?

You don't need a powder room. Guests have good access to the bathroom between the two secondary bedrooms.

I’d like to see the bedrooms extend to allow the closet to not bump into the foyer. It makes for better circulation and allows a piece of furniture and art on the wall. And perhaps shift the bathroom so it is not seen from the foyer.

If those are guest bedrooms, not kid bedrooms, you do not need a powder room. But if those bedrooms are for kids, do consider a powder room.

Is the house designed to fit your lot? Does your layout take advantage of views? Hopefully it's not just plopped onto the site without cosidering site related factors.

Based upon one window on the right side and one window on the left side, the neighbors are ugly and smell of elderberry.

Lol, architect Mark! I learned my lesson about leaving one window open late on a pleasant fall evening. I went to close the window at bedtime and unfortunately learned what secondhand pot smells like!