Discover the intricacies of setting up a bathroom layout in a commercial architecture design, including adjusting wall type and size, placing fixtures like toilets and sinks, and ensuring correct distances between each element. This article presents a step-by-step approach to configuring the layout of toilet stalls, urinals, and sinks, as well as the considerations for setting up doors into the stairs.
Key Insights
- The article illustrates how to set up a bathroom layout, beginning with adjusting the wall size and type to accommodate the plumbing for toilets.
- The placement of fixtures is crucial, with specific dimensions discussed for toilets, urinals, and sinks to ensure functionality and compliance with design standards.
- Manipulation of the curtain wall is necessary for the insertion of doors into stairs, highlighting the importance of architectural adjustments in creating a comprehensive layout.
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Before we get too far along with our bathroom layout, we want to ensure we have the correct wall size here. What we can do is take this one, which is in the middle here, and we can check to ensure it's set to the wall centerline because we want to maintain this equal relationship. Then we can change it from the generic or interior 4-7/8" to one of the generic wall types.
I will choose this 12-inch option because it's approximately the size needed. You can see it expands considerably here. Now, our dimension is based on the space for the toilet plumbing.
We need more space, but our dimension here will be smaller. So, I will change this to 8' 9".
Then, we can adjust the partitions to fit as needed. That works well.
I also want to confirm that I still have five feet at this location. I have 4' 7-7/16". I need to add five inches here.
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The depth is set to 2'. If I set it to 2' 5", it will push it down. That will work for us.
Now we have it set up the way we want for these two stalls. With that in mind, I can start mirroring these elements as I plan to have the same toilet stall layout here, except for one stall at this location, where we will add a urinal.
We have reached the point where we can add the fixtures. We can do this from the Architecture tab by going to Component.
I will add the water closets here, selecting this type: Toilet Commercial Wall 3D. I will place one at this location, 18 inches from the wall. By adding the dimension, selecting the toilet, and modifying the value, I can place it where needed.
Then, I can mirror it to the other side. Now, I will do the same for this one, placing it in the middle of the face of the toilet stall and wall. The dimension is exactly three feet, so it needs to be 1' 6".
I will place a urinal here, but it hasn't been loaded yet. It's a good idea to check first before attempting to load one, but there isn't a urinal here.
We can go to the Insert tab and press Escape a couple of times because the option I need wasn't available. This happened because I was in the middle of a command.
I need to ensure I'm out of the current command before proceeding. Now, we'll load the Autodesk family using the cloud option again.
Next, we will reset the filters to return to the full set of categories. I'll go to Plumbing, Architectural, Fixtures, and then Urinals.
You can see it's expanded nicely. If it's not expanded on your end, just go to Architectural, Fixtures, and then Urinals. We will choose this Urinal Wall 3D option.
Click Load. Using the keyboard shortcut CM (which is the same as adding a component), I can place the urinal here.
Since the toilet is placed exactly where I want it, I can use the Align tool to align it with the urinal. Now, most of the bathroom layout is complete.
We just need to add the sinks now. I will go to the Component tab to find and load our sinks.
Either of these will work for us. We will place a couple of these sinks here.
I want to position the first one approximately 1' 6" from the wall. The second one will be placed another 1' 6" away from the first.
By adding dimension strings, I can easily place both sinks.
Here's a common workflow I often see. You can add this value and adjust it back. Remember, this is the selected object. Always ensure you're adjusting the dimension to move the selected object.
Now, I'll move this one. Let's use 2' 6". This will give us enough space between the two.
Now that both are set, we can do the same on this side. The dimensions will be the same.
I can place them again. These are not hosted elements, so they need to be placed carefully, but it's still relatively simple.
With both set, I know the dimensions are correct. I can align them now.
Now, the toilet layout is set up well. Next, we need to look at the doors for the stairs, which will involve adjusting the curtain walls here and here.
