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If I had that coop... I would:
Where your warm coop area is, I would make a 5 x 2 foot poop tray. Flat side of a 2x4 for a perch (so about 3.5 inches of flat perch) that is about 8 inches above the poop shelf and is removable. The front edge of the poop shelf another wide flat perch.
That poop shelf would be about 4 feet up. The area underneath the poop shelf could be for the nestbox, or water, or feed, or oyster shell... or not...whatever.
Up against the West wall under that west side window I would put another poop shelf. But this one I would make a bit lower, make it so the chickens can look out the window but not have a perch. It would really just be an elevated dusting box. Looks like it would be about 2 x 3.
I would add in a window by the south facing door so that there was more wire covered ventilation on that side. Then I would extend the roof over the run to protect the run from snow and rain and mud and also make the ventilation openings more sheltered.
Hmm... I'll try and make a drawing of everything you mentionned, to be sure I understand what you've placed all around the coop. I'll reply back with some pictures