3 Priorities To Consider When Designing An En-Suite Washroom
En-suite washrooms are often the height of convenience for those living in a larger household. Not only can they provide a bedroom with its own private space for grooming and hygienic maintenance each day, but ensure a sense of privacy and wellbeing as part of that. Deep down, we all want one.
Sometimes, for instance in rented households of multiple occupancy, a landlord can install en-suites to ensure that tenants need not share a bathroom among them. That said, en-suites are not necessarily bathrooms. Often, they are defined by installations such as a sink, a toilet, a little storage space, and perhaps a shower or bath unit – but the latter is optional.
Depending on the space you have and the orientation of your room, the ability for you to structure and develop an en-suite bathroom may differ. In this post, we’ll discuss three priorities to consider when designing an en-suite. You can then review your potential plans with a design architect to make sure that the space is being properly utilized and complies with those essential parameters.
Orientation & Plumbing
The orientation of your plumbing network will often define the orientation of the room, including where soil pipes lead, how certain pipes overlap, and the different features installed such as a macerator and their dimensions. This is why it’s a good idea to make sure you’re outfitted, first with the responsible services of a competent plumber, but also with essential carbon steel butt weld fittings and more so that properly allocating this system and reframing it as necessary is possible. In en-suites, which are often defined by limited space, this is especially important.
Lighting Essentials
The lighting essentials of a competent en-suite are worth talking about. These involve placing soft lights, perhaps as strip lights above your mirror, but also a larger full-size overhead light that helps illuminate the room. This way, shadows are properly dissolved, and you can comfortably see your way through without having to be blinded by overbearing illumination. Sometimes, vanity lamps, or a calibrated ceiling light above a shower unit can provide you with the best possible option. Pay attention to the lighting in the space, it will define how you interact with it more than you realize.
Fixtures & Navigable Room
En-suites are defined by their limited navigable room, and so it’s important to make sure you consider which features are possible. For some, a small shower and sink is essential. For others, a wet room is more achievable, angling the natural floor space ever so slightly so that the water lands on the tiles and properly drains. Defining how the navigable space of an en suite will provide you with this utility is a fantastic measure of charting the blueprint, but remember, a door opening within the space and cupboard doors may also limit you. A competent architect helping out can aid you in enhancing the potential of such a room.
With this advice, you’re certain to consider your priorities when designing a beautiful en-suite washroom.
