Help! Bunker house with 2 patio doors and no main entrance

[Allen L.]

Hi all!

I just got under contract on a little SFH property. The property has some unique characters, and I want to get your opinion on how to bring out the best of it.

The house is built in 1981, 1200 sqft 3 bed 1 bath and situated on a hill, so the back and both sides of the house are technically half under ground. Therefore the house is built on concrete not frame. The house has 2 patio doors in front with no other entrances. It doesn't have any windows on both sides, and has 3 windows in the back of the house (1 window each in 3 bedrooms). It has 2 skylights on the roof and vaulted ceiling and 2 triangle shaped windows in the front of the house. The skylights leaked causing water damage throughout the house, and the owner promptly gutted everything.

The plan:

Other than the obvious interior remodel, I think the biggest weakness of the house is that it has 2 patio doors as front entrance. I plan on turning the left patio door into a french door, and between the two patio doors add a privacy fence going around the right door and extending to the right side of the house, so from the front it looks like there is only 1 main entrance. 

Inside, I really like the current open concept, but think a pony wall (Image 4) between the two patio doors can create illusion of separation between front entrance and the patio door, and separate the entrance hallway from the kitchen while maintaining the open concept. The pony wall can be used to lean shoe racks, bench, coat rack, etc on the entrance side, and maybe hang some little plants or create shelving on the other side. 

What do you guys think? I think it's secure and has a lot of privacy like a bunker, and if remodeled smartly it's kind of a cool looking house. Looking forward to your suggestions.

Image 1: Back

Image 2: Front

Image 3: Interior facing front

Image 4: example pony wall