Bathroom Design

Concept Poster

 

Rendered Perspective

About the Design

A home starts with dreaming of the space as a whole, and when that idea is brought to life, each piece grows together to create that whole. The bathroom continues in the path of universal design. The concept of accessibility was applied as a place any guest can use and a space that will be sustainable for a long time. The finish materials used in the bathroom emulate building materials that are sustainable, yet decorative, and durable to withstand the uses of a bathroom. 

The sink area is connected to a built in storage cabinet. This design is effective in that it allows for a very universal use, as the heights of the cabinet space are both high and low. Keeping the sink and cabinet in the corner allows for a very open floor plan, with wheelchair accessibility.

 

Birds eye view of the North-West Corner.

The shower space is a unique feature as it has five sides; two are the wall, and three glass walls. To ensure privacy, the glass walls are frosted glass to the 5ft mark. The part of the shower with the two sides against the wall is covered by Indian red continental slate, porcelain tiles.  This material is a good choice in the shower because the material is durable through water exposure. Also accenting the shower is the same mosaic tiles as the back splash behind the sink, adding to the continuity in the space. The chrome shower head was placed at 6 ½ feet to accommodate different heights, and control lever at 3 feet.

I carefully designed the toilet area to continue the overall accessibility. An elongated toilet bowl and just 1.28 gallons of water per flush are highlights of this toilet. Also added on the walls are grab bars in requirements to the ADA codes.  A 36”x 48” clearance was included between the toilet, shower, and counter for frontal clearance to the toilet.

 In cohesion with the kitchen, the cabinets use the same handles. Also, the cabinets in the bathroom are similar to the ones in the kitchen in that they are both made out of maple. The ones in the bathroom are just a darker color than the kitchen ones. The continued use of wood cabinetry represents the materials used to build a home. Similar to the red tiles in the shower, how they resemble bricks, with a little bit of metal. 

Special Sketches

Sketch of the accent light and mirror over the sink.

Mermaid Rocks Border for black splash and shower accent.

  Study Model 

Reflection

To further gain experience in residential design, this bathroom allowed me to work on a space that was very small detailed oriented in that it was a very small space, and the sink and toilet area had to meet ADA requirements. Overall, I feel my design is very successful. Utilizing the space in th best way, there is an exceptional amount of open space in the center of the room. Relating the building material to my concept of building a home and growth, the materials of wood, metal and stone "brick," were used. This time drafting my elevations, plan, plan oblique, and perspective took about half the amount of time as is did for the kitchen design as I was familiar with the space, and had just completed previous ones. 

Brushing up on my skills in Photoshop and InDesign, I added a background that starts as the porcelain tile used on the floor, fading into the wood used on the cabinets. This demonstrates my idea of growth, and building into something new. One thing I would change is the black font on the captions, the captions that were over the wood part of the background are difficult to read because I did not realize how dark the background was. Overall, I feel I was able to create a poster that successfully displays my bathroom design.

Though I wanted to focus on the essence of warmth, sustainability, and natural materials, a goal I will have for the one bedroom full apartment design is to include a point of focus, that being a light, piece of furniture, or add an accent color to liven up my design.