Rule of thumbRecommended
Laundry near bedrooms (or kitchen)
LAUNDRY-NEAR-BEDROOMSDescription
Laundry happens where laundry comes from. Place near bedrooms (clothing) for upstairs; or near kitchen (linens, kitchen towels) for main-floor laundry.
Why this exists
Reduces hauling distance — a measurable household-task improvement.
Categories
Adjacency
Source
AIA Residential Knowledge Communityno manifest entry
Best practices for residential design (—)
Section: Compiled professional consensus
Published 2024-01-01 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
Browsable only — the solver does not currently enforce this directive (no spec-level data to check against). This entry exists so the architect personas can cite it in conversation and the user can read what the rule says.
Related directives
- Laundry room sizing · LAUNDRY-SIZE
- Kitchen near mudroom + garage · KITCHEN-NEAR-MUDROOM
- Kitchen adjacent to dining · KITCHEN-NEAR-DINING
- Bedrooms cluster · BEDROOMS-CLUSTER
- Public/private zoning · PUBLIC-PRIVATE-ZONING
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.