PatternRecommended
Isolate primary suite by a hall turn from kids' wing
QS-PRIV-01Description
When primary and secondary bedrooms must share a floor, place a hallway turn (90° or longer offset) between them rather than putting their doors on the same straight hall.
Why this exists
A door-facing-door layout makes acoustic + visual privacy fail. A single hall turn breaks the sightline and dampens sound transmission without consuming much more sqft.
Categories
PrivacyAdjacency
Source
Almost an Architectno manifest entry
Floor-plan quality calibration study (v1 (45 plan observations))
Section: lib/quality/calibration/observations.ts
Published 2026-05-16 · last verified 2026-05-16
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
- Common Areas at the Heart · Pattern 129
- Intimacy Gradient · Pattern 127
- Half-Hidden Garden · Pattern 111
- Indoor Sunlight · Pattern 128
- Entrance Room · Pattern 130
Last reviewed 2026-05-16.