ᐅ Planning recessed spaces for closets, wardrobes, and similar storage areas

Hello everyone,

What dimensions have you planned for the recesses intended for wardrobes, closet cabinets, etc.?

I’m asking because we are currently facing centimeter decisions in this area. For the kitchen, the kitchen studio gave us a specific figure (recess depth 63cm (25 inches)). However, we don’t have exact centimeter measurements for the wardrobe and similar furniture.

How should these recesses be planned in the most standardized way?

Thanks!

At least the width of a clothes hanger. If you have oversized feet, then your shoe size.

Seriously: I would plan for a standard size of 60cm (24 inches) plus plaster plus 1cm (0.4 inches) tolerance.

Alessandro schrieb:

At least the width of a clothes hanger. If you have larger feet, then your shoe size.
Seriously though: I would plan with a standard measurement of 60cm (24 inches) plus plaster plus 1cm (0.4 inches) tolerance.

A 60cm (24 inches) niche seems almost too small to me. Pax, for example, has a depth of 66cm (26 inches) with sliding doors...

Is there (or isn’t there) a standard size for such a niche?

Is the carcass 66cm (26 inches) or does that include the door?
You need to have a rough idea of what you want beforehand. Simple hooks with a bench underneath to store shoes? Or a cabinet system with or without sliding doors...
These all have different depths.

It’s better to build a bit deeper to keep all options open for later. Nothing looks more awkward than a carcass sticking out from a niche made specifically for it.

Alessandro schrieb:

Is the cabinet body 66cm (26 inches) or including the door?
You need to have a rough idea of what you want beforehand. Simple hooks with a bench underneath for shoe storage? Or a wardrobe system with or without sliding doors...
They all have different depths.

PAX with sliding doors is 66cm (26 inches) deep. The cabinet body alone is 58cm (23 inches), with hinged doors 60cm (24 inches).

I suspected that all the depths would be different, but I hoped that, like with kitchens, there might be a more standardized size or at least a niche dimension that you could use without worry...

Well, it usually revolves around 60cm (24 inches). To stick with Ikea as an example, you can take a look at Platsa. The deeper carcass there is 55cm (22 inches) deep, and with the door, it measures about 57-60cm (22-24 inches).

Metod, which is actually Ikea’s kitchen cabinet system, is also widely used here as a wardrobe/closet. It has exactly 60cm (24 inches) depth, with the front adding about 2-3cm (1 inch) more.