Hi Katherine,

What is the light grey line on the far left side of the ground floor plan? Is that your boundary? If not, then why not extend all the way across and have both kitchen and living area meet with garden?

Hi @arc3d and @Jonathan, thanks for your comments. The light grey line is the property boundary so unfortunately we can’t go all the way up to it and we’d like a path from the front to the back of the Property.

In that case. I would suggest moving the WC to under the stairs and borrow some room from the garage for the utility room. The current utility room I would convert to a breakfast nook and replace the two corner walls with sliding glass or bi fold door at a 45 degree angle. That will bring in lots of light to kitchen and nook and give nice views along the path and to the garden. Removing the utility room wall also means you can have a much bigger kitchen island.

Just a quick sketch...

(Or if borrowing room from the garage is not an option then put the utility room where the wc originally was.)

Katherine

We have a several completed projects where the Kitchen has been placed in the original dining room. This allows the seating to be focussed around the garden and although the Kitchen is set back further away it’s possible to orientate the Kitchen so that it benefits from those same views. It can create a more social space as the kitchen hasn’t got its back to the dining and lounge seating.

Lighting is key. Carefully placed windows and roof lights. The Victorian houses are usually elevated from the garden level so we have often lowered the internal floor to get level access to the garden and also to create a taller, brighter space inside.

I’d be very happy to share photos, drawings etc. Just send me an email chris@guytaylorassociates.co.uk

We could have a look at it for you in virtual reality if this is something you are interested in? We provide a full range of design services online so please feel free to get in in touch.

Best Regards

Joel Firth