Need help for ensuite design

7 years ago

I am trying to design a new ensuite bathroom layout in a space 1.7m by 3.7m. The doorway (green) from the bedroom is from the topside of the picture (although it can be moved left or right a bit, the left hand wall is the outside wall (where the drains need to go), and the dark orange wall is a new stud wall (splitting another bedroom into 2.) If need be we could use a bit more than 1.7m. I'm trying to fit a bath (maybe freedstanding/drain in the middle) and a good size shower (I've worked on 1200x1800.

Big squares are 1m x 1m.

Any pointers appreciated :)

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Sara Slade Interiors
7 years ago
Why don't you swing the shower area around so in fact it mirrors where the bath is, this way you can get more of a walk-in feel to the shower if you used a discreet shower tray or tile-in shower tray (the shower panel will be fitted from the wall with the darker orange highlight). The WC can then be situated next to the basin or opposite the basin next to the bath.

As a side note it would be nice if you could walk in and see the basin with a large mirror above it rather than walking into a WC!

The idea in a small space is to make it feel larger by actually adding larger scaled items, such as the open walk-in shower as you will not be breaking the floor space up too much. Make sure you use similar colours and tones throughout your materials on the floor and walls to keep the flow throughout the room - and good lighting is always key in a small space!
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aj0051
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7 years ago
Thank you for the tip with the scaling, if I've understood you correctly, its more like this picture, ideally with 'wet room' floor/minimal base, (and ideally hidden cistern) to hide some of it away - might be able to make the stud wall thicker to accommodate it, and the waste.
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Sara Slade Interiors
7 years ago
Yes that is perfect! It should give you a better use of the space rather than pieces fitted into the corners!
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7 years ago
Assuming huge soil lope is on the outside wall I would swap the WC and sink positions so that the WC is next to the shower.
Instead of boxing the whole wall to accommodate the waste you could just make the shower enclosure 25cm smaller to accommodate the waste. If you build this false wall then you could also have an in shower niche for shampoo etc

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