Hello,
as always, we need to finalize the bathroom planning at very short notice for our building project. Our floor plan is very similar to this one, with the restriction that a toilet needs to be placed at or near the position of the bathtub.
The builder has proposed the following layout (it looks a bit cluttered because the original design is underneath). I still don't like it because I don’t see any practical space for one or two bathroom cabinets. Also, I think the entrance area to the shower might get wet, and I find the numerous bulkhead walls somewhat unnecessary.
I have planned another design that I hope the MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineers can implement as well. I would really appreciate your feedback on it. Thank you very much!
The idea behind the design is to realize a walk-in shower and protect it somewhat from water splashing out with a small glass panel around the corner. I would make the wall between the shower and toilet half-height and add another glass panel above it, possibly a bit longer. Do you think this could work?
as always, we need to finalize the bathroom planning at very short notice for our building project. Our floor plan is very similar to this one, with the restriction that a toilet needs to be placed at or near the position of the bathtub.
The builder has proposed the following layout (it looks a bit cluttered because the original design is underneath). I still don't like it because I don’t see any practical space for one or two bathroom cabinets. Also, I think the entrance area to the shower might get wet, and I find the numerous bulkhead walls somewhat unnecessary.
I have planned another design that I hope the MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) engineers can implement as well. I would really appreciate your feedback on it. Thank you very much!
The idea behind the design is to realize a walk-in shower and protect it somewhat from water splashing out with a small glass panel around the corner. I would make the wall between the shower and toilet half-height and add another glass panel above it, possibly a bit longer. Do you think this could work?
Ysop*** schrieb:
In your design, the shower blocks the light from the toilet and bathtub, but you have the window right in front of the shower entrance.Light is definitely an important issue. We also considered using glass at the top. Alternatively, the wall could be half-height towards the bottom and the right side made of glass. Then the question would be what to do with the towel radiator.
Having the shower entrance in front of the window is fine. We wanted the shower area to be as bright as possible.
K a t j a schrieb:
Oh dear. Creepy.What do you find the creepiest, so I can understand if our priorities on this point are similar?
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Myrna_Loy6 May 2022 08:17The position of the bathtub is the opposite of relaxing. With the head next to the toilet or the door. Facing walls.
Pacmansh schrieb:
What is the scariest thing for you, so I can understand if our priorities on this point are similar? I’m afraid you completely lack any sense of space. The bathroom feels cramped, uncomfortable, cluttered, and dark. The shower in the middle breaks up the room and turns it into a sort of storage closet with narrow passages and dark corners. Anyone standing at the sink constantly feels “trapped” by the wall behind them and doesn’t dare to take a single step backward. The bathtub is gloomy and positioned with the head end next to the toilet—there’s no view into the room from there because everything is blocked by walls. Relaxation or even wellness is simply not possible this way. The toilet is dark yet still on full display. Overall, it’s a dreadful layout.
The excuse that the bathtub is only for the children is ridiculous.
K a t j a schrieb:
The excuse that the bathtub is just for the children is ridiculous. An excuse isn’t really necessary; it’s more of an explanation for why the bathtub ended up in that position. We like to shower every day, and as adults, we hardly ever bathe—maybe 6 to 10 times a year at most. A nice shower is very important to us, and we feel that its location better serves this purpose than placing it lower down.
In the builder’s draft (which basically comes from your design), the shower is dark, or if the shower screen is made of glass, there’s no space left for a towel radiator / heated towel rail. The passage width from the entrance is also narrower. Unfortunately, the bathtub loses out to the shower and has to give up the space.
I’m familiar with the distance between the washbasin and the wall behind it (ours is even 10 to 15cm (4 to 6 inches) smaller) from the bathroom in my parents’ house. I have never found it to be an issue. Of course, I would prefer 2 meters (6.5 feet) of space, but that would require compromising other areas I’m not happy with.
I can understand the point about lighting, which is why I mentioned wanting to incorporate glass if possible.
One more thing I noticed: if the shower rod is installed with a distance of 40cm (16 inches) from the lower shower wall (I could also imagine that 35cm (14 inches) might work—are there any recommendations?), then the distance between the center of the fixed water outlet and the upper wall would be greater than 120cm (47 inches) (around 130 to 135cm (51 to 53 inches)). In my opinion, this would mean that a towel radiator could be installed on the upper wall.
If that works, then the lower shower screen could be half-height as a fixed wall with glass above, and the right shower wall could be made entirely of glass. This would solve the issue of light coming into the lower area and also mean there would be no solid wall behind you when standing at the washbasin.
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