What are your thoughts on this ensuite and WIR plan?
Would love some input on this ensuite and WIR plan my architect has sent to me.
Some back story: we’ve bought our first home and the ensuite doesn’t have a toilet and the wardrobe is IN the ensuite. Just janky open rail and a shelf, so no protection from steam and other bathroom grossness. It’s badly in need of a renovation. We’ve asked our architect to help us figure out how we’d fit in both a toilet and some proper wardrobes.
I like the attempt to give us a double vanity, but I’m not sure we need it. I’m concerned the shelf/closet depth isn’t enough in the WIR, by my figuring it’s only 30cm and you need a minimum of 51cm for hanging space and 45cm for drawers. Now, at the same time you’d ideally want 90cm of space between wall and shelf/drawer/hangers to use the wardrobe properly. so just adding the depth to the shelves compromises that.
was thinking of moving the double vanity to under the highlight window and making it a single. Then moving the towel rack to be on the former vanity wall, across from the shower since that seems more functional to me as well. Then we can give over some of that wall to the wardrobe.
Are there any other clever ideas out there for this? Is there anything else I’m missing? will moving the vanity to the window wall make the walk way to the toilet too narrow If my vanity depth is, say, 52cm?
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bigreader
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2 years agooklouise
2 years agoKate's suggestions for twin biw and an extra variation with a single BIW but the entry door and adjoining rooms needs to be clarified
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2 years agoThanks @oklouise! Is that a queen bed in the room? Attached is the full floorplan. Absent measurements since we've only asked this architect to specifically help us with this bedroom and ensuite for now.
Currently the door for the bedroom is on the wall from the entry way. It's unconventional, but we'd like to move the door from that the wall facing the hallway/adjacent the kitchen because we'd really like to use the extra entry wall space to put a drop zone/hall tree and improve the feel of our entry way.
As you can see from all the random, jutting out bits of wall the previous owner moved/removed some walls to make the floorplan more open. There's so much we want to do/think we want to do down the line, but want to spend a couple of years editing our ideas before we work on the rest of house.
Bedroom 1 won't be the main bedroom forever, the vision is to extend out the back and add an upstairs on the back half of the house as well at which point we'll build a larger main bedroom suite. Kitchen and laundry will move to the back of the house when we extend, so we'd need to think about what to do with that space. Maybe a chance then to extend bedroom 1 and have a luxe guest suite! We'll have to see what our needs are after we have a kid or two.
bigreader
2 years agooklouise
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agothe bed in my plans is queen size (about 1530 x 2070 plus there will be extra space used for window coverings, bedhead, overhanging doona etc)..a king sized bed is 30cm wider so regardless of how the robes are installed a king sized bed severely crowds available space but the 1200 x 3100 ens makes a more comfortable bathroom with 1200 wide shower and a wall hung semi recessed handbasin in a wide shelf and mirror doored wall cabinets and a simple biw along the entry would be the most cost effective with diy flat pac wardrobes with sliding doors and bedroom entry through the dining room and another variation that might allow for an extra towel rail and a standard 1200 wide semi recessed vanity instead of the need for more expensive custom cabinetry
(nb acknowledging that the view of the toilet isn't ideal but opposite end means the ens door has to be much further over towards the bedhead...compromises)
siriuskey
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