So maybe you have a recommendation:
Here is the house now,
And here is what AI did - some of it makes sense and some of it doesn't (like the garage change and the 3rd floor balcony change.
The house lacks a true front entrance and the location of the door is terrible as it limits the size of the kitchen and brings you in right between the kitchen and the breakfast table. The bottom floor is a very nice apartment which is perfect as is.
The AI location may work but it is a narrow breezeway between the garage and the house.
The current house lacks a true master bedroom but I am hoping, I can fix that issue without having to build out as that could get expensive. The home also needs a mudroom and laundry room and most importantly, lacks a great room and formal dining and formal entrance.
I think I will work on the interior this coming year and worry about the addition the following year. I want to have a plan though so it all comes together in the end.
So my question is how to connect the addition to the main home and if a narrow entryway makes sense in the AI or another option would be better? The options to connect the two structures would be a connector hallway between the two structures or have the structures connected directly. As for the addition, I was thinking timber frame with vaulted ceilings with views out to the lake. The timber frame at 30x24 would have a wetbar, a formal dining area and a great room.
And then the final question, is how to go about doing this? Start with an architect? Can someone do some quick sketches to give me an idea?
Here is a direct connection as an example - The problem would be a lack of large windows to maximize the views out to the lake.