Living and dining space at entrance level

A large proportion of time within the home is spent within one or more reception rooms that provide seating/socialising space for the household and visitors. It is convenient and beneficial to users that such spaces are provided at entrance level. It is also important that these spaces are conveniently connected through layout considerations that configure the arrangement of rooms most complementary to one another. Open plan kitchen and dining space helps to achieve convenience, but where permanent living or dining spaces are not provided within the kitchen, the enclosed room(s) which function as living or dining spaces should be positioned conveniently. In addition to these spaces being located at entrance level, there should be no level changes between them to facilitate easy movement. Permanent living space or dining space should be provided within or in addition to a kitchen at entrance level.