ᐅ Single-family house with main bathroom on the upper floor: experiences with bathroom planning?

Hello everyone,
we are well advanced with our house planning, but our main bathroom on the upper floor is still giving us some thoughts. Maybe you have ideas on how we could rearrange the bathroom a bit?

Thank you very much for your ideas and suggestions 😉

Here are the facts:

Development plan/restrictions
Plot size --- 600 sqm (6,458 sq ft)
Slope --- yes
Number of parking spaces --- 3

Homeowners' requirements
Style, roof type, building type --- hipped roof detached house
Basement, floors --- yes, 3 basement levels, ground floor, upper floor
Number of people, ages --- 2 + 2 (children) or 2 + 3 (children)
Room needs on ground floor, upper floor
Office: family use or home office? --- home office
Overnight guests per year --- rare
Conservative or modern construction --- rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island --- kitchen separated from dining room by double doors, cooking island
Number of dining seats --- at least 6
Fireplace --- yes, in the living room
Balcony, roof terrace --- we deliberately chose a hallway with a door on the west side of the upper floor to leave the option open to add a roof terrace there
Garage, carport --- double garage

House design
Who created the plan? --- architect
What do you particularly like? Why? --- We are very satisfied with the plan
What don’t you like? Why? --- Only the bathroom on the upper floor we would still like to improve. Currently, the bathtub and shower are placed on the north side, which feels a bit cramped. We have always wanted a freestanding bathtub on the north side with a panoramic window looking north, where we have an unobstructed view of fields. Does anyone have an idea how we can arrange the bathroom better? This will be our main family bathroom.
Many thanks in advance for your ideas and suggestions

The narrow north-facing window – can it be made bigger so that you can truly enjoy the ultimate view to the north? As it is, it is far too small.

If you want a freestanding bathtub there, the window will also need to be larger. However, I think a freestanding tub might still look a bit cramped. Maybe consider a built-in tub in the corner with tiled shelves instead? A freestanding tub could probably fit with a width of 2.60 m (8.5 ft), or maybe a wall-mounted option?

The shower would then either have to be moved to the wall by the stairs, with a glass panel as a divider towards the front and enough space to prevent water splashing to the sides, or it could go in the corner near the kids’ room. I don’t see many other options. But of course, it also depends on where it is possible to route the wastewater.

The current proposal for the shower and bathtub feels quite cramped, and the window is also somewhat small.

Is the design planned without a separation between the shower and the bathtub? So, like this here:

A room measuring 6m (20 feet) in length and only 2.60m (8.5 feet) in width – quite narrow for a new build. Are you sure the staircase has to be placed there?

K a t j a schrieb:

A room with 6m (20 feet) length and only 2.60m (8.5 feet) width – quite small for a new build. Are you sure the staircase really has to be there?

I agree. One third of the space can’t be used effectively. And the toilet bowl is directly in sight as soon as you open the door.
Besides, this is for 4 people (maybe even 5).
For a detached house, the width and square meters aren’t sufficient.
If the bathtub is to stay upstairs, the shower basically fits nowhere. That’s why: shower upstairs, bathtub near the washbasin, or even further down toward the door.

I also read something about a home office? Where would that be?
Is there a basement living area?