ᐅ Shower next to the window – compatible or not?

Hardi88 schrieb:

I was hesitant to post this here because it’s a rather uninspired standard design.

Although the approach feels unfamiliar to me, consider the feedback as support to help you avoid building a house that creates discomfort.

Topic windows: Lack of natural light reduces living quality – so plan to have windows on the sides. We lived 18 years in a mid-terrace house and clearly felt the lack of light, especially in the living area, kitchen, and centrally located dining table. In the bedroom, I would swap the bed and wardrobe positions and add a window strip above the bed. Also, allow some side light into the child’s room. The window near the dining area could be larger or replaced with a patio door.

Topic shower: I can’t judge how important a second shower is for daily routine. I find the positioning unfortunate. I would rather fit in an infrared sauna here... or rearrange the walls if they are non-load-bearing. Improve the lighting situation as noted above. The bathroom remains a potential bottleneck. I would enlarge the T-shaped layout slightly to allow for a second washbasin, as already suggested. The separation between shower and toilet does not have to be exactly centered – it makes sense to give the toilet less space and the shower more.

Please post your project in the appropriate subforum with all relevant details! Otherwise, every page will ask about the attic or basement, and in the end, there will hardly be an optimal floor plan.

ypg schrieb:

Please post your project in the relevant subforum with all the details!

Alright, will do! 🙂

hampshire schrieb:

Although the approach feels unusual to me – consider the responses as support to ensure you don’t build a house that causes suffering.

I just need to clarify that. 🙂

My comment that it’s an uninspired standard wasn’t meant to imply that I accept it as is. It was more of a defensive stance because semi-detached houses with general contractor floor plans have been criticized quite a bit in the past. 🙂 😀

The fact is, I spent countless hours working on this floor plan and “optimized” it with the skills I have.

hampshire schrieb:

Lack of natural light reduces living quality.

The light issue is something I hadn’t considered at all until now. Thanks! 🙂

Hausbautraum20 schrieb:

I don’t think your plans are bad, and I’ve seen that bathroom layout in about 10 other recent semi-detached and detached houses, so it can’t be that bad.

I once saw this T-shaped solution at a prefab house exhibition in Wuppertal, and back when I wasn’t familiar with houses, I found it quite revolutionary. 😀

Hardi88 schrieb:

I just need to clarify that.

Successful.

By the way, we also have a kind of T-configuration in the bathroom and really like it. We planned this during construction and finalized it together with the plumber, electrician, carpenter, and tiler by marking it with chalk on the screed.

I have a walk-in shower directly in front of a window in a condominium. The bathroom is very narrow and instead of a bathtub, it needed a shower.
So, the only option was to install the glass wall in front of the window with the entrance from the side.
The shower is wide enough to fully open the window.

The only drawback I noticed was that the window hinges showed slight corrosion, and the seals had to be cleaned more frequently.