Positioning shower bath - decision-making aid floor plan

...these are problems. Planning the shower in the guest WC is simply a matter of price, as it is difficult to afford a 3rd bathroom upstairs, and there wouldn't be enough space anyway. Anyone who has trouble running naked through their own house is just out of luck. So I don't see how this discussion should help the OP any further.

Unfortunately, I am not very familiar with air-water heat pumps. We have geothermal. Our device is about as loud as a refrigerator - maybe just a little louder. When the door is closed, we can't hear it in the other rooms. Just like when you close the kitchen door and no longer hear the refrigerator. Whether it is the same with an air-water heat pump - no idea.

But in my opinion, much more important than the "wall to wall" issue are the doors. The sound more likely comes through here than through the walls. These are not hermetically sealed safety doors.

Ultimately, the toilet flush is probably louder than the air-water heat pump, and that's why I would always go for option 2. In addition, I would probably separate the living room even more from the hallway and extend the wall with a narrower passage (1m door without a leaf).

What also stands out by the way: the pantry has to go - Yvonne has already said - that is crazy. Also, I would leave the stairs open; the hallway already feels way too narrow. The wardrobe could be a bit smaller - possibly the rest under the stairs, if there is no basement. The kitchen a bit narrower so you don't constantly bump into edges and corners in the hallway and there is more space at the dining table.

Anyone who has trouble running naked through their own house just has bad luck.

Among other things, we discussed the encounter with visiting teenagers who trot through the open stairwell to the living room at . I believe the majority opinion was that from the perspective of the mom in the tracksuit on the sofa, more privacy would be nicer. That would be a similar experimental setup for a naked runner, wouldn't it?

I somehow don't understand the problems... I can just get my clothes before showering and take them into the bathroom or, if I know I'll come home really dirty, I'll just put something in the bathroom before I leave... where's the problem?... but maybe I'm just used to it differently, as a "basement kid" I always had my wardrobe on a different floor than the bathroom anyway

Among other things, we discussed the encounter with visitors of the pubescent kids who walk through the stairwell open to the living room at . I seem to recall the majority opinion being that from the perspective of the mom in a housecoat on the sofa, more privacy would be nicer. That would be a similar experimental setup as a streaker, wouldn't it?

You must have been an elephant in a previous life. The discussion is already 2 years old :-p

I somehow don't understand the problems... [...] ...but maybe I'm just used to it differently, as a "basement kid" I always had my wardrobe on a different floor than the bathroom

Of course, when building a house you can also have the nostalgic motif of remembering your basement childhood. I, on the other hand, assume that when building your own home, you want to create a living situation that is NOT improvised, and therefore point out suboptimalities noticed in plans.

You must have been an elephant in a previous life. The discussion is already 2 years old

At most one and a half, I have only been here for two years. And, right guess: my nickname refers to my tendency to remember.

That would be a similar experimental setup as a streaker, wouldn't it?

I wouldn't see it that way. First of all, it's the pubescent animals that are allowed to run naked downstairs. Besides, the rush to the shower usually starts early. If strange pubescent animals are scurrying through my house, there are probably more serious issues than a potential streaker problem. :D