Bathroom planning in new construction

More light comes through floor-to-ceiling windows (also with a pleated blind) than if you take a window with a sill height.

When it comes to light, I would rather make the windows wider than floor-to-ceiling – at least in the bathroom. Until now, I thought the reason was your exterior appearance.

If it's about the light, I would make the windows wider rather than floor-to-ceiling - at least in the bathroom. Until now, I thought the reason was your exterior appearance.

Wider is not possible because of the exterior appearance. The window below it is just as wide. The other window in the bathroom is just as wide, as is the window next to it in the hallway.

We spoke again with our site manager.
Swapping the bathtub and the toilet to save the pre-wall installation behind the bathtub does not work.

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Since the bathtub fittings cannot be installed in the external wall, a pre-wall installation is needed. This could be slightly narrower than the 20 cm (because of the ventilation pipe in the corner) behind the toilet, but unfortunately this does not save much space.

To have a bit more space in front of the sink, the toilet and sink could be pushed further towards the door:

If necessary, the pre-wall could then also be extended all the way to the window, giving it a clean finish.

We would probably shorten the pre-wall behind the sink a bit and end it at the height of the toilet pre-wall at the window.

An alternative would be to omit the pre-wall behind the sink altogether, since the pipes could be installed within the wall here. However, this would have the disadvantage that no shelf space would be available and no mirrored cabinet could be installed.

Can't the fitting be installed in the WC partition wall?

Maybe in theory. But then you just can’t lie there with your head facing the door anymore. Also, it’s a bit inconvenient if your head is on the other side and you want to run water again or rinse your hair with the showerhead..

In theory, maybe. But then you just can't lie with your head there and look toward the door. Also, it's a bit impractical if your head is on the other side and you want to run more water or rinse your hair with the showerhead.

As a confessed frequent bather, I have to object: Keeping an eye on the door doesn't help you much in case of a break-in while bathing anyway. I usually take a newspaper with me into the tub. Also, it has a major disadvantage if the water flows in from the side: when you're already in, the water splashes directly onto your body. If you want to refill hot water (which you basically always want), that's really annoying. I made this mistake with my tub and next time I’ll definitely move the inlet to the foot end. The hose length in the shower is adjustable, so that’s no problem at all.