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ah ha! Vectorworks is a long way above my skills...
Yes, I have the interesting aspect of having the large brick pillars every 2 metres, which feel like very natural breaks. Would be much easier if they were spaced at 1.5m or 3m I think.
Likely usage is hopefully a holiday let, but could also be a granny annexe for elderly relatives (or me and the wife when my daughter kicks me out). So I guess in a holiday let, bedroom size and storage is secondary to living area, but for a granny annexe would definitely need a decent amount of storage space.
The other thing I need to consider is that there are no windows in the back or side walls (and won't be easy to put any in (thick old stone walls), so all light needs to come from the front or rooflights.
Sam_w-
me and the wife when my daughter kicks me out
In all seriousness this is a while off and if it gets to that stage it's more likely you'll want something different, so I wouldn't have this as a consideration.
bedroom size and storage is secondary to living area
Yes. Definitely.
I wouldn't worry about open living. No.1 thing is good externally vented extractor fan. So given what you said about the walls you'd want to think carefully about this and ultimate cooker location.
This is a quick drawing of our old flat. Because the kitchen had an open back it never felt small. Having the sitting area slightly off / around the corner kept it feeling separate. Lack of external extraction was the only issue - especially stir fry and steaks.
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The living space in my place is open plan. As has been mentioned, extraction isn’t ever an issue (even with smelly/smoky foods) as it’s vented straight outside.
I really like the open plan - it’s very sociable when there are a few people round (not recently), which might be a bonus for holiday let’s etc.
The only negative for me really- I hadn’t considered the acoustics e.g boiling the kettle is quite loud but it’s a small price to pay in my opinion.
hugo7
Quincy
Vectorworks. More thoughts - the two bed opt could do with a single shared bathroom. 4x4 is huge for a bedroom and the living is a bit tight so bed2 could be reduced to a 2x4 bunk rm or a 3x4 twin/double. Depends what the future use case is (holiday let ?).
There would be a way of doing a separate kitchen i'm sure.
Good extraction followed by natural ventilation would be fine for open plan IMO.