ᐅ Guest Bathroom Layout – Walk-in Shower / Urinal

Hello everyone,

we are currently planning our house. To create more space for our wardrobe, the guest shower area had to be reduced a bit, and now it’s just over 5 sqm (54 sq ft). That’s basically enough, but for some reason, I’ve got it in my head to install a urinal in the bathroom. At the same time, I really like walk-in showers. According to our current floor plan and the requirement to maintain minimum clearance distances, I would have to give up on one of the two.

Since I’m not an expert, here’s my question to you: Is there maybe a clever way to include both a urinal AND a walk-in shower in our guest bathroom? I’d really appreciate any advice you can give me!

Oh, and although it’s not shown on the plan, the bathroom is 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) wide and 2.47 m (8 ft 1 in) deep.

Many thanks in advance!!!

What does the rest of the ground floor allow for?

Even though I would love urinals, here I see a competition between a urinal and a cloakroom, and in my opinion, the cloakroom would win.

But to be honest: a urinal is something you don’t need in a single-family house!

Edit: I’ll leave the walk-in shower out of consideration since it wouldn’t fit anyway – in my opinion, it needs to be at least 140 cm (55 inches) long! Possibly with a glass enclosure if the toilet is opposite the washbasin.
However, then the toilet area would also get wet.

Is it possible to move the window elsewhere or change its shape?

A complete floor plan would be helpful.

Hello,
thank you for the quick replies.
@kbt09: The window is still flexible in shape and location
@ypg: Aren’t there also walk-in showers with a side entrance?

I want to quickly check with my architect again tomorrow before uploading the floor plans. After all, they are his ideas.

Define a walk-in shower.

For me, a walk-in shower is one that doesn’t require a door. With a side entrance, the shower area needs to be longer to prevent water from splashing out to the side. I don’t see that here.

So, a walk-in shower without a door usually only works with a depth of 120–140 cm (47–55 inches). Otherwise, water tends to splash out. Personally, I would always prefer a bathtub with a door.