ᐅ Bathroom Layout on 11.5 sqm (124 sq ft)

Hello,

we have been renovating our mid-terrace house from the 1960s for several months now, and I have been following this forum for almost as long. It’s about time we make some decisions regarding the bathroom layout. Since I have redesigned the arrangement countless times, I’m starting to worry that I’m becoming too focused to see it objectively. I would really appreciate your feedback and suggestions!

Attached is a dimensioned sketch of the room along with the current design concept we have in mind.

Some background information:
- The room was originally not a bathroom. All plumbing will be newly installed, and the wastewater ventilation stack will run in the corner of the house behind the bathtub.
- We want a double washbasin.
- A bathtub is not a must, but I think the space allows for one. We have already tested the space-saving model with the dimensions shown and found it suitable. The window can also still be opened comfortably.
- The shower is designed with a glass door and half wall. In home showrooms, we often didn’t like the walk-in showers, which are usually too dark. Also, T-style layouts often felt cramped and dark in a similar amount of space.

Best regards,
Matti

For how many people (children, what ages?) should it be sufficient? Are there additional bathrooms in the house?

ypg schrieb:

How many people is it supposed to accommodate (children, what ages)? Are there any other bathrooms in the house?

2 adults, mid-30s, planning to have children.
Otherwise, there is a small half-bath on the ground floor of just under 1 sqm (10.8 sq ft) and potential to convert the attic into a bathroom. Realistically, the attic bathroom would only come into play if they have twins or more.

You could try recreating this. You might be able to do without a full glass wall and perhaps even make the bathtub larger.

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Oops, just reading this now

Matti_13 schrieb:

At the home exhibitions, we often didn’t like the walk-in showers because they were too dark. Also, T-shaped layouts often felt cramped and dark in similar spaces.

You could nicely add accents and light with glass blocks (the new kind).
I would avoid these rectangular bathtubs. In a bathroom, tactile and soft shapes work better than angular ones.
I can recommend something like this as a “space-saving bathtub.” I had one from Kaldewei installed in a terraced house bathroom, and it even worked for two people because it was deeper—about 46 cm (18 inches) instead of 42 cm (16.5 inches). That makes a big difference with small tubs. You sit, but you are properly covered by water.

Thank you for your sketch and the inspiration!
The bathtub shape is also very interesting; hopefully, we can find a similar one to try out. Fortunately, our current model is much more rounded in reality than shown, and I added the extra space at the head area afterwards to make it even more comfortable.

What I’m still not completely happy with in my own design:
- When standing in front of the sink, the window is behind you, which causes shadows.
- It will probably require a mounting frame for the washbasin, creating an unattractive built-up wall edge that also conflicts with the mirrored cabinet.

My wife would like a glass door in the shower since she prefers warm showers, likes to keep the steam inside the enclosure, and is sensitive to drafts. 😉

Matti_13 schrieb:

My wife would like a glass door in the shower because, as someone who prefers warm showers, she likes to keep the steam inside the enclosure and is allergic to drafts 😉

Then she should have one. However, she wouldn’t need to maintain or clean it much because it won’t get wet or hardly at all.

Matti_13 schrieb:

When standing in front of the sink, the window is behind you, so it’s in shadow.

Yes, that’s not ideal. That’s why I immediately thought of the L-shaped solution.

Matti_13 schrieb:

which creates an unattractive cladding edge

I actually like those claddings. In my case, they can be integrated into the shower partition wall.