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Schemes to get you on track for your New Year design resolutions – Architectural Article by Houzz
31 Dec 2017
Best Open Plan Designs
Another chance to see some of the best open-plan schemes to get you on track for your New Year design resolutions
Full article first published on Houzz
Amanda Pollard, Houzz Contributor
In one of our roundups of this year?s most popular topics, we take a look at advice on open-plan layouts. From ideas on where to fit doorways and how to zone areas to clever tips for creating a usable space, there was plenty of good advice offered that?s worth revisiting. Check out these useful nuggets and bookmark them to use in your own designs.
Photo by Mihaly Slocombe – Search kitchen design ideas

Max out on the view

If your open-plan layout is L-shaped, it can be difficult to decide where to put the door to the garden. In this extension, the main door has been positioned in the living area, but that could have limited the view to the outside from the kitchen. The solution" Two right-angled walls that consist almost entirely of glass.
The smart bit here is that the owners haven?t had to lose precious worktop space ? instead, the opening begins at the top of the work surface. The view is just as good as it would have been with a floor-to-ceiling window, and the worktop can double up as an outside bar area.
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