Hi Cecil/Robert,
I recently bought a house and my Interior designer has suggested the following for functionality purposes:
1. Extending my kitchen to the backyard and
2. instead of building a roof, I could utilise the space on the second floor, to extend out as a balcony for use as a washing/drying clothes area and use a clear awning to shield from rain.
This means the balcony would be directly above the kitchen. The access door to the balcony would be through the 2nd room upstairs.
Can you please advice me if this is OK. The house main door faces South.
Thank you in advance.

Dear Evelyn,
Please see below:-
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Date: Tuesday, May 25, 1999 1:18 PM
Subject: Balcony

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From: "Evelyn Ong"
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Hi Cecil/Robert,
I recently bought a house and my Interior designer has suggested the
following for functionality purposes:
1. Extending my kitchen to the backyard and
For the kitchen, try to pay emphasis on the location of the stove. It should
be `protected' and not left in the open. Since the frontage of the house is
South, I would assume that the kitchen is in the `North location' or
somewhere around this location. If your kitchen (stove) is in the North
location, it should be `kept' warm. Best location is to the the stove
`surrounded' by the back with a wall. It should also not face a water
position so as not to `put' out the fire from the stove.

Otherwise, the rest should be acceptable.

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2. instead of building a roof, I could utilise the space on the second
floor, to extend out as a balcony for use as a washing/drying clothes area
and use a clear awning to shield from rain.

This is acceptable.

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This means the balcony would be directly above the kitchen. The access door
to the balcony would be through the 2nd room upstairs.
Can you please advice me if this is OK. The house main door faces South.

This is acceptable.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil