The House of Kathleen: Bathroom Floorplan

I have done a few sketches below of the how the Bathroom could be laid out. The whole bathroom needs to be redesigned so the room is just a shell.

This image shows the bathroom layout with the door and the window. The rest of the space is up to me to design. However after looking at the ergonomics of designing spaces, I will need to allow 1'6" minimum from the centre of the toilet to the wall, and 1'3" minimum from the centre of the toilet to the next unit fixture. The sink will need to also be 1'6" from the centre to the wall, but can be 1'2" from the centre to an adjacent fixture.

In this layout plan, the client originally found a square shower that she liked. When I drew out the floor plan, there was not much room for the shower door to open, and also the sharp edges of the shower made the room look quite crowded and disjointed. So I suggested to her to choose a curved shower, as not only do they look good, it would make the small room flow better and not dominate the room.

Client: "I liked the square shower in the shop, but i think it will dominate the bathroom too much, which I don't want."

In this layout plan I have included a curved shower and the room looks a lot more open and more spacious. The shower door slides open so no room is needed for the door opening. Due to the positioning of the window and the door, the shower can only go in one place, otherwise it would block part of the window or the door. However I don't really like the layout of the sink and toilet as they seem unconnected.

Client: "I much prefer the curved shower as it doesn't stick out as much. But I don't like the toilet and sink facing each other."

Therefore, the floor plan layout above is the best solution. It meets the ergonomic requirements and the client is happy with the design. The design also gives space on the left hand wall for a mirror or a cabinet/shelving if the client would like extra storage space at a later date. As it is a small room, it is important that the space flows well and does not feel broken up.

Client: " I really like this one. I can look out into the garden from the sink, and there is space in the corner next to it in case i want some more storage space."

I have drawn out the final floor plan on Vectorworks (shown above). Below are each of the elevations for the Bathroom. They are all drawn to scale 1:50.