2. The small bedroom is still a little more than 7-ft. wide. You're right that spatially, this space works better as a bathroom. But the existing waste stack serving the kitchen sink is too small to serve another toilet, shower, and sink upstairs without resizing. This would involve some concrete removal in the basement to tie a new stack into the existing drain line. I imagine that your existing drain line runs down the middle part of your basement. It's certainly possible, just a bit more money than is really necessary.
3. The existing parents' bedroom can easily gain another closet from this addition... if you want one. Let me know if this is a priority for you.
4. A long room with low bookshelves and lots of windows (double or single hung to match your existing style) would provide a nice 'away space'. The low bookshelves could become a window seat instead if we shift the addition a few inches north. Somewhere in this area a drop for the laundry chute could be located.
5. A standard size bathroom, leaving space for the existing waste stack (which will be extended up), fits nicely in this space. I've shown a window opposite the sink, just because I think this is a neat option. We could alternatively put a window looking into the back yard. And skylights and/or solatubes would also be easy to install here. But be careful! South and west exposures bring in the most heat. For windows in this room, we should consider a tint to the glass, at the very least.
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