I know its all a matter of personal taste and use case but I'm not a fan of these massive open living spaces. I like the idea of having a smallish living room that can be COSY in the winter months and then have a larger cooking/eating back room that opens into the garden for those hot summer days (both of them).
All subjective of course, but if I bought the place you liked to there I would be doing the opposite of what you want to do...
I know its all a matter of personal taste and use case but I'm not a fan of these massive open living spaces. I like the idea of having a smallish living room that can be COSY in the winter months and then have a larger cooking/eating back room that opens into the garden for those hot summer days (both of them).
All subjective of course, but if I bought the place you liked to there I would be doing the opposite of what you want to do...