ᐅ Floor Plan Optimization for Urban Villa + Considerations for Land Elevation

I still don’t understand what you want to do with the third shower. The wardrobe area is really small for four people. Otherwise, the floor plan looks quite reasonable. The only thing that bothers me about the large bathroom upstairs is that you bump into the bathtub when you enter. Could it be rotated?

Pinky0301 schrieb:

I still don't understand what you mean by the third shower. The wardrobe area really isn't big enough for four people. Otherwise, the floor plan looks quite reasonable. In the large bathroom upstairs, the only issue I see is that you bump into the bathtub when entering. Could it be rotated?

Yes, the bathtub is bothersome to me as well. It should be rotated. The wardrobe is sufficient. If we extend it, I would be concerned there might not be enough natural light.

What I don’t quite understand is why you are planning such a large bathroom for the children. My kids only bathed about once or twice a week until they were around 5 years old, and never after that. Also, two sinks aren’t necessary for the children since they will almost never be in the bathroom at the same time, except maybe when they are toddlers. When they get older, they would theoretically have to clean the bathroom themselves, which is difficult to enforce with such a large space. You probably won’t use the bathtub in the children’s bathroom anyway, unless you clean the bathroom for them regularly.

In the hallway, it bothers me that you can’t see who rang the doorbell and is standing outside because there is no window. I would suggest adding a window or a fixed glass panel next to the front door.

In the kitchen, I would prefer a window directly above the kitchen island, as it brings light directly to the countertop.

Best regards,
Sabine

Curly schrieb:

Also, you don’t need two sinks for the kids since they will never be in the bathroom together,

That’s not correct. My brother and I had a kids’ bathroom with two sinks, and that worked well because we often used the bathroom at the same time (for example, getting ready for school in the morning). This way, each of us could keep our things in our own area, and it was clear who was responsible for cleaning what.

I see this bathroom more as a family bathroom rather than just a kids’ bathroom. We are trying to make everything as low-maintenance as possible, for example no grout lines, a lot of built-in installations, and so on.
We also use the bathtub there sometimes. The small shower bathroom is sufficient for us. Having a bathtub there didn’t feel quite right.

The front door has no side panel because it wouldn’t fit the symmetry. The overall look is good now. You could add side panels on both sides, but then one would protrude into the wardrobe space against the wall. I thought that looked poorly planned. I would like to have the front door open the other way.

Regarding the doorbell and not being able to see who is outside: I think you can solve that with a video camera.

Pinky0301 schrieb:

That’s not correct. My brother and I had a children’s bathroom with two sinks, and that worked well because we were often both in the bathroom at the same time (for example, getting ready for school in the morning). This way, each of us could leave our stuff out, and it was clear who was responsible for cleaning what.

Yes, that’s what I thought too. Everyone then has their own sink and their own stuff. They are also less than two years apart. Maybe they’ll learn to accept each other while brushing their teeth in the bathroom.