Consultation: New bathroom, 5.9 sqm with bathtub

Hello everyone,

my wife and I are currently in the process of redesigning our two bathrooms.
We bought a semi-detached house from 2010, but unfortunately the bathrooms are poorly planned and very run-down.
I am very happy that there is a forum here where the plans are critically examined and thank you in advance for your support.

Briefly about the idea:
The upstairs bathroom has a bathtub.
The downstairs bathroom has a shower.

We want to completely redesign both bathrooms and swap the bathtub/shower. Background: Parents as well as both girls (1 year & 2 years) sleep upstairs and don’t want to walk downstairs to shower.
Downstairs we are considering:
a) Bathtub only (Solution 2) or
b) Bathtub with shower option (Solution 1)

Basic idea:
Bathtub only:
In this case, the bathtub can protrude beyond the window without any problem. Using the slanted shape, we maximize the width and the tub doesn’t get in the way. Additional shelf space is planned inside the wall.

Bathtub with shower option:
I (dad) assume that with 3 women in the house there will eventually be arguments about who can shower when. Also, you want to offer guests a shower option. For this reason, I want to keep the option open to shower downstairs as well. Here I imagine choosing a normal bathtub and installing a FOLDABLE splash guard at the window.
Yes, the tub is 75 cm wide and protrudes beyond the window. But since a tub has an edge of about 6 cm, I imagine not attaching the splash guard at the edge of the tub but at the point where the tub goes down. (Sorry, I don’t know the word)

I try to keep the sink as shallow as possible or push it as far as possible to the left so that the passage doesn’t become too narrow. Room width: 178 cm / 50 cm sink + 75 cm tub = 125 cm --> 50 cm passage at the narrowest point.
Alternatively, I can imagine choosing a curved washbasin that gets narrower towards the right. I only fear that the "curved" might not quite fit the look if everything else is linear.

In terms of appearance, we planned black tiles, surfaces in wood look, and fittings in white.

Looking forward to your feedback!

Best regards
Arnold

I would forgo a bathtub with just under 6 sqm and rather install a larger shower. That’s what we did (7 sqm) and we do not regret it. A bathtub with a shower no longer seems (!) contemporary to me.

Of course, you don’t have to follow that ... :)

Hmm a house without a bathtub would be absolutely no option for me. I had no problem showering in the bathtub in our student apartment, especially since with you it would only be the emergency shower.

I now feel too old for permanent showering in the bathtub. If I am somewhere where it is like that, I don’t find it a problem. But to intentionally build such a construction into the bathroom, I probably wouldn’t. I also have a small bathroom and threw out the bathtub. It works very well without it. Every now and then, on vacation or at a friend’s, I take a bath. And then I remember why I find a bathtub quite nice but not necessary. For the bathroom that the OP presents here, I would also plan without a tub. I myself, for example, have a niche for drying laundry/washing machine instead in the bathroom. This way, the washing machine can be on the sleeping level without me having to divert any space from another bedroom.

For outward WC into the room.

But I can't make sense of your dimensions.

But it would be worth it for me to change everything.

Hmm a house without a bathtub would be absolutely no option for me.

I hope that by removing the bathtub I haven't ruined the resale value ... :D I think the older you get, the less often you use a bathtub. Sure, there's the argument of "therapeutic baths", but when I think of my (!) parents, I feel confirmed.