Rule of thumbRecommended
Laundry near bedrooms or kitchen
ADJ-LAUNDRY-LOCATION-01Description
Laundry should be located near bedrooms (upper floor in 2-story homes) or near the kitchen/mudroom (single-story or service-zone designs). Avoid placing laundry far from where laundry happens.
Why this exists
Laundry happens where laundry comes from — bedrooms (clothes) or the kitchen (towels, linens). Tucking it in a basement corner makes the chore worse.
Categories
AdjacencyCirculation
Source
Industry consensusno manifest entry
Best practice (—)
Section: —
Published 2026-05-09 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
The constraint solver runs check function adj-laundry-location-01 as a soft constraint with weight 5.
Related directives
- Dining room sizing · DINING-ROOM-SIZE
- Mudroom sizing · MUDROOM-SIZE
- Laundry room sizing · LAUNDRY-SIZE
- Kitchen near mudroom + garage · KITCHEN-NEAR-MUDROOM
- Kitchen adjacent to dining · KITCHEN-NEAR-DINING
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.