Bathroom layout planning for new construction

Dear homeowners,

I am new to the forum and would like to ask for your ideas for the bathroom in the new single-family house.

Although 13 sqm is a lot for a shower bathroom, I find that I can't come up with a clever idea.

Or is the self-made model already suitable and I should design the further appearance with accessories, etc.? I also thought about a drywall partition for the toilet with sort of shelves inside.

The whole house will be simple and rather puristic, but still not cold. Lots of white and subtle natural tones. Tile floor in natural stone look, ivory, similar to Jura.

Attached is the floor plan, I am open to any ideas, suggestions, or criticism. The window door can still be positioned freely.

Thanks to you all in advance!!!

Hello,

Although 13 sqm is very large for a shower bathroom, I think no clever idea comes to mind.

That is EXACTLY the problem: too little established furnishing on a large area. The room will feel empty and actually is, considering that although the door, window, and washbasin on the first third represent a nice furnishing, the rest consists only of WALL surfaces and corners of the room.

2/3 of the room is dead space because there is no window there. The only thing you can still perceive is the toilet bowl.
I would either reduce the space for the furnishings (sanitary) or add another bath and/or bidet to the bathroom function.
If you move the window, for example, to the top of the plan, you would get a completely different feeling of the room when entering.
The room as it is (without furnishing) is simply not nice.

Also thought about a drywall partition for the toilet with basically shelves inside.

That would also be counterproductive, planning a piece of furniture concentrated on function, which is usually done in small rooms. What is missing here is a base, for example the bathtub (in terms of size) as a leading function.

I create further optics with accessories etc?

Phew, do you want to scatter 100 candles, 10 vases, a statue, or a shelf now?

- what is the purpose of, for example, the privacy screen?

What options do you offer?
- Window areas at the top of the plan?
- Halving the area (a quarter is also enough ;) )
- Bathtub in? Apparently, you are omitting it by conviction, which I consider a mistake.

Reduction can be nice, but daylight should reach the entire room.

Personally, I would realize windows at the top of the plan and then a two-row layout: long washbasin/shelf to the left of the door, opposite the toilet and shower (bathtub). So first the window, then you can develop further ideas with a good feeling. And if a shelf, then a nice console or a solid dresser.

Good morning ypg,

thank you for the detailed answer. You are right about the conclusions, that's why I am still struggling.

But no thousand candles along with vases ;-)

I was thinking more about different wall designs. The floor is going to be tiled and the walls basically only painted, with that old technique, I can't remember the name right now. There is also a mosaic to match our tile, so we thought of a strip by the washbasin. And the walls could also be accented differently with the paint.

What has to remain is the window door because of the overall look of the house and because we want to go in and out to the garden everywhere. But the position is flexible.

The position of the room door can be between 10 and maximum 75 cm from the wall.

Bathtub. Well, a topic.

We are shower people and hardly ever bathe. Therefore, we definitely want a large walk-in shower and I like the position as it is now very much, because I feel protected there and can dry myself nicely right in the shower area. The partition will be drywall, not glass.

Bathtub. We don't like freestanding ones. And here too, we generally didn't come up with a good solution. Therefore, it is in the guest bathroom upstairs. But it doesn't have to stay there.

In general, I might have to mention that my husband and I are in our late fifties and the house is being built so that we have all rooms on the ground floor. Upstairs in the sloped area there is only a small guest room with a bathroom and a study. That’s why the bathroom is generous, so that you can still move well even in old age, but of course it should not look like a hospital for that reason ;-(

I am attaching three ideas again. Maybe something will come out of them?

Best regards!

Oh, what I forgot to mention, it would be nice to have a seat, an overhanging bench, a stool, a chair, so you can comfortably dry your feet or paint your nails.

And what about an additional window? Take a look at the pictures, what do you notice there? Daylight is distributed there.

I would have the door hinged on the other side (on the shower partition) and the sink and toilet on one wall.