Indoor laundry with exterior door is the best option

With space a premium these days, older set homes and units, especially built pre 1990's gave laundry spaces a huge footprint, some matching the size of bedrooms. As whitegoods have become smaller and the ability to put in built cabinetry and dryers on walls, the need for these huge spaces is largely unnecessary. I am in the process of helping a client extend their living space area out onto their back alfresco by removing their laundry space, bringing down the wall and incorporating this into the open plan indoor outdoor living space. The laundry will be moved into their garage area and hidden behind a cabinetry wall. This also allows grey water to be easily plumbed out to their garden area. It also reduces noise and heat, humidity issues inside.

We always include the laundry as a fully contained space within the house - access to the exterior is ideal (if possible). The laundry needs to be a very functional space and it is often ideal to have it in close proximity to other functional spaces such as the kitchen.

A lot of the time we find that our clients use the Laundry and the Kitchen at the same time, so containing these areas together works well.

Below is a typical layout that we have found works extremely well for our clients!