Bathroom design in new construction

Good day!

We are building a house and are currently planning the bathroom. We would like to have a washing machine and dryer on our upper floor, so the two machines are integrated into the bathroom, but in a way that they can be well hidden. I have uploaded the proposal from our architect. We really like it, but I wanted to put it here for discussion to see if we might have overlooked any details that the experts here might think of :p

The shower is ~1.5m * 1m, the bathtub is small but easily sufficient for both of us (both <1.70m :rolleyes:). We would have storage space in the shelf next to the bathtub (40cm deep), above the two machines, and under the sink. The heated towel rail behind the sink will not be realized; normal towel holders will be installed there.

Oh yes, we have a knee wall of just over a meter. The door, window, and connections are still variable. One of my first ideas was to have the door open outwards instead, so there would be no collisions with the shower (which would be possible without any problems). Theoretically, the bathtub could probably be moved a bit further into the roof slope to gain more space?

I look forward to comments on this possibly somewhat unusual bathroom design.

Regards Max

I think the layout is quite good, but I wonder if you can still relax during the spin cycle.

Thank you for your response!

We have also thought about the noise. However, the washing machine should definitely be on the upper floor, and whether it is behind a separate door in the bathroom (it will be a proper solid normal fully closing double door) or in its own room should make little difference in terms of noise. Besides, the washing machine runs at times when basically no one is using the bathroom, not even for relaxing. The bathtub is used once in a blue moon, but not regularly.

What do you think about the door's opening direction and moving the bathtub further into the angled wall?

I see the door as no problem, the tub can be done, but doesn't have to be. How much passage width is there?

According to the current plan, approximately 1.1m

According to the current plan, about 1.1m

You have to weigh that for yourself: if you are tall, leave it as it is; if you are broad, then push the tub further back :D