Rule of thumbMandatory
Bathroom door not opposite kitchen / dining
ADJ-BATH-PRIVACY-01Description
Bathrooms (full or half) must connect to a hallway, bedroom, mudroom, or entry — never directly off a kitchen or dining room.
Why this exists
A direct sight line from bath to dining table is a universal aversion. Buffer the bath behind a hallway turn or off-axis door.
Categories
AdjacencyBathroomPrivacy
Source
Industry consensusno manifest entry
Architectural Graphic Standards (12th Edition)
Section: Residential layout
Published 2026-05-09 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
The constraint solver runs check function adj-bath-privacy-01 as a hard constraint — layouts that fail are rejected outright.
Related directives
- Full bathroom sizing · BATHROOM-MIN
- Half bathroom sizing · HALF-BATH-MIN
- Laundry room sizing · LAUNDRY-SIZE
- Kitchen near mudroom + garage · KITCHEN-NEAR-MUDROOM
- Kitchen adjacent to dining · KITCHEN-NEAR-DINING
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.