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Wilhelm Addition

Floor plan of a house showing main bedroom, main bath, walk-in closet, patio, hot tub, and pool, with labeled areas and a legend.
A modern house with red wooden shingles, large windows, a sloped roof, surrounded by green trees and grass, with a brick-paved pathway and a small pool in the backyard.
Floor plan of a bedroom and bathroom area, including a primary bedroom, a sauna, shower/tub, toilet, and two walk-in closets labeled 'HERS' and 'HIS'.
Floor plan of a house with labeled rooms including a main bath, walk-in closet, main bedroom, patio, hot tub, pool, and sauna.

Below are some of the primary bathroom and closet ideas that we explored with the client. There are positives and tradeoffs for each design, something that has to be explored and considered for each particular design move. In the end, the chosen design has the maximized closet space and desirable bathroom configuration for the clients.

Floor plan of a house including a primary bedroom, a bathroom with shower and tub, toilet, sauna, and a bedroom with a 12x16 bed labeled hers and his.
Hand-drawn bathroom and bedroom layout sketch with labels for cabinets, primary bed, showerhead, tub, shower, door location, glass partition, WC, counter, and cast.
Floor plan of a house showing a primary bedroom, bathroom with bathtub, shower, two closets, a water closet, and a corner bench. The space is labeled with measurements for the closets.
Floor plan of a bedroom and bath layout showing a primary bedroom, closet, bathroom with tub and shower, toilet, tall cabinets, possible showerhead locations, glass partition, and other features.
Floor plan of a home showing a primary bedroom, a bathroom with shower and tub, two closets, and a separate toilet room.

This project focused on expanding the primary bathroom and closet as the original design was too constrained. By expanding into the backyard, an underutilized pocked of the yard, the bathroom was able to expand with a walk-through closet that leads to the new bathroom. Having a sauna as part of the new bathroom design was a must for the client and was positioned near the new access door that leads to the covered patio.

The main challenge on this project was connecting to the existing structure as living space was located directly above the existing bathroom. This made it particularly challenging as the load bearing wall was being moved and the weight needed to be redistributed and brought down to new structural footings.