ᐅ Modification of the floor plan of an apartment to include a bathroom

Hello everyone,

Some time ago, I bought a multi-family house in which part of the bathrooms are still located in the corridors. The building was constructed in 1957.

Since I would like to have fully separated apartments in the future, I want to relocate the bathrooms into the individual units.

For the apartment on the ground floor, however, this is particularly challenging because the apartment is extremely small.

Does anyone perhaps have an idea for a practical layout or room arrangement?

The following conditions apply:

- Supply shaft 1 contains water supply and drainage pipes.
- Supply shaft 2 is occupied by the heating system.
- Supply shaft 3 is unused.
- The wall marked in red is load-bearing.
- Other walls can be removed without any problem.
- Core drilling is possible.

Since the apartment is undergoing a complete renovation anyway (old wiring, old pipes, etc.), there are almost no limits to creativity.

I’m open to any suggestions and look forward to exchanging ideas.

Best regards,
Christian

So, it will be more like a single-room unit anyway. Who or what is your target group? The only thing that comes to mind is this: the kitchen becomes the bathroom, and the dining area becomes the kitchen; living space naturally turns into sleeping and living areas. This should be sufficient for a worker or someone similar. If the apartment building has several of these types of units, then you should hire an architect.

And adding to @ypg, what is above there? Where are the pipes coming from? Are two apartments planned?

Unfortunately, crystal balls are just fantasy, and we can't guess.

I have the same idea as @ypg—adding the hallway on the left side.

I have lived in smaller apartments before.

More information and useful pictures would be helpful. What’s so difficult about taking a reasonably distortion-free photo?

Are the utility shafts really that poorly done? How big are they actually? Where are 1, 2, and 3?

Our daughter has a room in a student dormitory. The room is 18 m² (194 sq ft) and includes everything an apartment needs (a small kitchenette with a sink and a two-burner stove, shower/toilet, living/sleeping area). Naturally, everything is a bit small and compact, but it’s perfectly fine for students, apprentices, or as a first own place.
My idea would have been similar to the aforementioned examples.

Sorry for the late reply.

@hanghaus2023: Thank you for your suggestion. After my vacation, I will add a proper floor plan. My initial idea was along those lines as well. I'm just not sure if a window directly in the shower would work.