Closet Placement
Posted on 21. May, 2009 by Ken Chipman in Space Planning
It is always a good idea to place closets between rooms, especially if they require better acoustic separation.
Primarily they provide storage, but their secondary use as an excellent sound transmission barrier is a great design bonus. This horizontally separation works best if can be the full length of the wall between rooms – but every foot helps.
Further, using these walls can often ‘free up’ more exterior walls for light and ventilation.
Another great benefit is providing a transition zone from an adjacent space. This is especially true in bedrooms where a sense of privacy is important and the ‘thicken walls’ allow exactly that.
From my experience, closet placement is often an afterthought in the design rather than part of it. In many cases there is not sufficient storage space that ideally the design program would call for.
The ability to solve many issues with a single design feature is always beneficial to the design’s aesthetic and functionality.
About the authorKenneth Chipman is an architect licensed in Maine and Washington states with over twenty five years of residential, commercial and institutional experience -- including schematic design, construction documents, project management and construction observation. Ken has an M Arch from the University of Washington and an ENVD from the University of Colorado. He can be reached at ken_chipman[at]yahoo[dot]com
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