No matter how small the bathroom is, it still needs a wash basin, toilet, and shower room.

In most apartment types, the bathroom area is relatively small. Under the space, the necessary functions inside include a wash basin, toilet and shower. Therefore, no matter how small the bathroom is, its functions are the same as that of a large bathroom! If you want to make a small bathroom convenient and comfortable, the layout of the bathroom itself is also a crucial factor. If the bathroom is too small and difficult to arrange, it is necessary to optimize the layout a little! So when the area is small, is the bathroom layout better to be long or square?

1. Necessary functions and dimensions of the bathroom

The necessary functions in the bathroom are wash basin – providing washing function, toilet – providing toilet function, shower room – providing shower space, then to meet these functions, what is needed What is the size of the space?

① Wash basin size requirements

The wash basin mainly provides washing functions such as brushing teeth and washing face. The width of the wash basin should be at least 60cm, so that when brushing teeth and washing face, the elbows on both sides will not be unable to move.

▲The width of the wash basin is at least 60cm

②Toilet size requirements

The width of the toilet itself is only 40-50cm, but when people sit in it, a certain amount of space must be reserved on both sides. Therefore, the distance between the toilet and the reserved spaces on both sides must be at least 70cm; if you live If the person is taller, the size should be increased appropriately.

▲The toilet must be at least 70cm including the reserved dimensions on both sides.

③Shower room size requirements

The shower room is mainly for people to stand in and take a shower. Generally speaking, if you are of normal body shape, the size of the shower room should be about 90cm in length and width so that you can take a normal shower in it without being constrained.

▲The length and width of the shower room should be about 90cm.

2. Long bathroom layout

In general, long bathrooms, when distributing wash basins, toilets and shower rooms, adopt a \”line-shaped distribution\” layout, from the outside to the inside. Set up a wash basin, toilet and shower room so that the space is dynamicThe thread is comfortable and reasonable;

▲Rectangular bathroom layout.

If there are many people in the family and the bathroom is not enough, you can also place the wash basin outside the bathroom door. This way, even if someone uses the toilet or takes a shower, others can still use their hands. pot.

▲Washing basin external aisle area.

3. Square bathroom layout

Square bathrooms are usually distributed in a triangle. Usually the shower room is at the diagonal position of the bathroom door, and the toilet and wash basin are located at both ends of the shower room;

▲ Square bathroom layout.

When encountering a square bathroom with a small area, you need to pay attention to the relationship between the toilet and the bathroom door. If the bathroom door conflicts with the toilet, you need to consider a design such as a folding door!

▲Use folding doors, Prevent the toilet from pressing against the bathroom door

In addition, when the shower room is located facing the bathroom door, there will be a sharp corner, so that the shower room can be made into a diamond or arc shape. , avoid a sharp corner in the middle of the bathroom

▲Diamond-shaped shower room, avoid sharp corners.

4. What should I do if the area is too small and cannot be arranged?

When the area is too small and the wash basin, toilet and shower room cannot be placed in the normal setting, how should we design and deal with it?

①Squatting

Using a squat pit allows the squat pit and the shower area to occupy space with each other, thereby allowing a small bathroom to achieve basic necessary functions.

▲The small bathroom uses a squat pit to realize the three functions of washing, using the toilet and showering.

②bathCurtain

If you use a shower room , glass partitions are all fixedly installed, and using shower curtains to separate dry and wet areas can make flexible use of space.

▲The shower curtain can separate wet and dry areas and blur the size divisions between the shower room and the toilet.

In most house types, the bathroom area is relatively small, but no matter how small the bathroom is, it has all the functions it should have. Therefore, if you want to make reasonable use of the small bathroom, just It is necessary to consider the size, layout plan, emergency design plan, etc. of the wash basin, toilet and shower room.