Yikes! I feel the side walls closing in on me in that too-long-for-its-width living space. That’s the worst thing. Next is the walled-off kitchen which should slide down to the windowed nook so that the space where it is now can be de-walled and incorporated into the living area. The third thing is that silly half-bath. Enlarge the foyer by eliminating it and let your friends use one or the other of the full baths.

The biggest thing wrong with this house is it is trying to be too much an the space that it has available. Having 2.5 bathrooms and 2 eating areas in a 1400 sq ft house is excessive and leaves less space for living.

The eating nook is probably a more pleasant place to eat than the dining room as it will be lighter and have views, but having it at the back of the galley kitchen makes the kitchen a circulation zone.

The closed off kitchen makes the individual feel small. This may have been done so that there could be enough cabinet space in the small area. A better solution would have been to position the kitchen where the current dining room is so there could be adequate cabinets on inside walls and still have it open to the living and dining areas, which would then both be by the windows.

I agree with most that the biggest problem is the wall between the kitchen and living area. Removal could square up that area, at least. The floor plan does look like a series of bowling lanes. Would be nice to make it easier to carry a coffee to the balcony and catch that morning light.

Also think that the guest bathroom is too much.

That master bdrm closet is a monster! The 2nd bdrm closet is big enough to hang clothes on 3 sides, then the master’s is even bigger.

re: John’s questions about the guest bathroom. I think this configuration works ok, just very functional. One could use a pocket door (that actually locks! they’re often kind of finicky), especially if it’s right at the front door (bad experience at a New Yr’s Eve party once). All in all, I think the bathroom is OK, but placement right at the front door is not.

How many people are living in this condo? Two? Three? How many bathrooms are needed for that? Perhaps it is nice to bush teeths together but actually this masterbedroom-bathroom is rather small – trying to fit everything in. I wonder if they had the chance for a bidet, they’d place it somewhere too.
I remember the discussions about walk-in-closets before, but these seem to be really big and I can’t picture myself store my jackets, shirts and shorts together with all those boxes and redundant stuff you keep for some reasons. I’d look for some storage space for that at a seperate spot, perhaps at the entrance.
The entrance is too small – it is not an entrance but a sluice.

3. too many bathrooms (with bad layouts)
2. too big bedroom closet – no additional storage space
1. entrance too small and poorly layouted, wrong direction

1. Corridor kitchen (way too awkward),especially right in front of entry.
2. Solid wall between living rm and kitchen.
3. Awkward access to dining room which is redundant anyway.

It is interesting that there is so much commonality in the comments for this exercise. Not something that typically happens in a WWWWTH.

I thought that James’ quick financial analysis was important. Too often cookie cutter house plans try to supersize their way out of problems and it is important to remember that that costs money that, particularly in these uncertain times, is an unnecessary burden.

The one thing I do like about this plan is the lack of 45 degree angles. With that said I agree with the comments about the striation of the plan into such narrow strips of space. The enclosed kitchen is really odd and makes one think of an old apartment building plan rather than a new condo.

My summary of the three worst things would be:

1. The awkward enclosed corridor kitchen.
2. The awkward living and dining area.
3. The too tight entry that looks right into the kitchen.