Sunday 6 November 2011

Bedroom and Bathroom Floor Plan Options

Lastly, the bedroom and bathroom floor plans were presented to the client.  These were presented as one drawing to demonstrate the alterations to the bathroom stud wall.  These are as follows:


Drawing 1 - Client Feedback
Positives
  • Plenty of wardrobe space, and a chest of drawers
  • Moving the bathroom door allows a larger piece of furniture to be put along that wall
Drawbacks
  • Bedroom looks crowded
  • Bed not centred to chest of drawers which looks unblanaced
  • End wardrobe door is obstructed by side table
  • Bathroom has been turned into an 'L' shape making it look smaller
  • Effectively have to walk down a corridor to get to toilet
Drawing 2 - Client Feedback
Positives
  • Plenty of space in bedroom
  • Large chest of drawers provides lots of storage
  • Bathroom layout works well, moving the wall and door creates more space in bedroom, but layout of bathroom means it does not look any smaller
  • Sink overlooks garden
Drawbacks
  • Bed is in view of the doorway, making it feel exposed
  • Bed not centred with window making it look unbalanced 


Drawing 3 - Client Feedback
Positives
  • Lots of wardrobe space
  • Like the area created for television
  • Good space around the bed
Drawbacks
  • Bathroom looks narrow, drawing 2 had a better arrangement
  • Ceiling where built in wardrobes have been drawning is sloped so may not be able to get full height
  • Dressing table looks a bit lost
Drawing 4 - Client Feedback
Positives
  • Lots of wardrobe space
  • Like the chest of drawers opposite the bed for the television
  • Nice touch to have a bedroom chair
  • Bed is fully integrated into the room, so does not feel exposed
  • Good bathroom layout, maximising the space (same as drawing 2)
  • Bedroom furniture layout makes the room look balanced
Drawbacks
  • Sink does not have a mirror above it, however it does look out over the garden
Thumbnail sketches to give a rough idea of what each one might look like in 3D


Looking at the feedback from the client, there is a clear favourite.  drawing 4 seems to tick all the boxes, and only has one minor draw back, however the client does not seem to have too much of a problem with this.  The bathroom layout from drawing 2 and 4 works well, and maximises the space in the bedroom.
The aim of this presentation was to choose a drawing to develop, however the client seems perfectly happy to keep drawing 4 as it is.