Bathroom Shower Design for New York Apartments

By: Darren China, R.A.

Bathrooms in Manhattan, New York homes always seem to be too small, tight, cramped…old.  There is also an over abundance of tubs. I find that clients typically wish to remove the tubs as they do not work for the way in which they actually live.  As an architect I always advise clients to maintain at least one tub in their home whether it be for resale value, a yet to arrive new born or for an elderly individual where a bath tub may be more feasible, certainly a tub in every bathroom is not needed.  This leads to the design of bathroom showers that not only work well in the allotted space but that feature elements that work well for modern day living.  Here are four of those elements: