ᐅ Family Bathroom in an Urban Villa – Bathroom Design Ideas?

Odors from the toilet are hardly noticeable even with a standard ventilation system. Simply position the exhaust vent close to the toilet bowl.

Is the evaporation from the toilet water due to germs or something else?

In any case, install a washbasin in the toilet area and plan it to be slightly larger.

I don’t want to have to leave the bathroom to use the toilet. Unfortunately, there isn’t enough space upstairs for a second bathroom with a toilet.

When evaporated water settles on toothbrushes and towels… no, even if it’s only a little. As mentioned, there are several reasons why we decided on a separate, enclosed toilet. Visually, I also like it better when the shower is right next door.

A centralized mechanical ventilation system will be installed, yes. Combining that is a good idea. How exactly does it work?

Regarding the suggestion to swap the bathtub and the sink: how would that affect the natural light? It would end up behind the sink then.

I think the placement of the bathtub is good. It has a certain charm—you enter the room, and there is a bathtub surrounded by windows, which will look nice. The only issue is with the sink; on the right side, there is a blind spot, meaning you can’t place anything in the corner between the bathtub and the sink.
Since the bathroom is large enough, I wouldn’t put anything there anyway; there will definitely be enough storage space in the bathroom.
I wouldn’t swap the bathtub with the sink; when you enter, I find the view of a freestanding bathtub more appealing than that of a sink.

The idea with the toilet makes sense to me; it has already been decided and is not up for discussion.

All in all, I think it is a well-designed and thoughtful bathroom, and I would change nothing.

Don’t you think it’s a bit of splitting hairs if you don’t change the room but still want to separate the toilet with a door, which inevitably creates a new room? 😉

But anyway.

Regarding the odor extraction:

There is a branch in the supply line for the flush water between the cistern and the toilet ceramic, as shown in the attached picture.
This is simply connected to the mechanical ventilation system, like a standard plate valve.

However, it is essential to ensure that a throttle damper is installed on the distribution box to precisely control the airflow.
Otherwise, the toilet will start to whistle and will also extract air through the overflow at the cistern and the flush plate. This causes dust to accumulate there and enter the cistern.
We’re currently experiencing this problem because the ventilation installer did not install a throttle.
According to Geberit, a maximum of 8.5m³/h (300 cubic feet per hour) should be extracted to avoid this. In our case, it’s sometimes up to 13m³/h (460 cubic feet per hour).
Now the ventilation installer has to come back to install the throttle dampers...

Other than that, I can definitely recommend the system.

You know that the toilet does not have the highest germ load in the house.
Door handles, remote controls, dish sponges, vegetable drawers, and kitchen floors have more.

The toilet area should be larger with its own washbasin.
The shower will then automatically be deeper.
I would keep the bathtub and washbasin as they are; at most, the space between the shower and bathtub might become too tight.

matte1987 schrieb:
Don’t you think it’s a bit of splitting hairs if you don’t want to change the room but still want to separate the toilet with a door, which inevitably creates a new room? 😉

But anyway.

Regarding the odor extraction:

There is a branch in the supply line for the flush water between the cistern and the toilet ceramic. See attached picture.
This is simply connected to the mechanical ventilation system like a standard plate valve.

However, it is essential to make sure that a throttle flap is installed at the distribution box to precisely control the airflow.
Otherwise, the toilet starts to whistle and also sucks air through the overflow at the cistern and the flush plate. This causes dust to accumulate there and get into the cistern.
We are currently having this problem because the ventilation installer didn’t install a throttle.
According to Geberit, a maximum of 8.5 m³/h (300 ft³/h) should be extracted to prevent this. In our case, sometimes 13 m³/h (460 ft³/h) are being extracted.
Now the ventilation installer has to come back and install the throttle flaps...

Otherwise, I can definitely recommend the system.

How does it work in summer when the normal mechanical ventilation is switched off during the day?