From what I have read in shelter magazines and on Houzz posts no one like a dinky shower anywhere in a house. Go big or go home. Put in shower as drawn by architect, in my opinion only.

Personally i would do a ginormous shower and no tub.

Yes, I don't mind a big shower. It is a tub that I don't want

We have kids and they constantly wonder into our bathroom. I don't think I want them going through my closet every time. As for Windows, we are smack in the middle of the city so the next house can pretty much join me in the tub with an arm reach. They are nice people and all but I'll prefer them in my living room, not in my bathroom :). Our current house has a window with permanently shut blinds next to dust collecting tub. I do agree with you that it looks very attractive- great thought!

Pacific- so the vanities next to toilet and shower and closet on the other side?

Great idea. They put a bathtub with jets in when they remodeled my house (as I was buying it). I've used it 3 times in 15 years for soaking a sore back. And I water some orchids in it on the weekend. I hear the same story from everyone. Fortunately I have a separate shower.

Biggest wastes of money in houses in center city Philly: whirlpool tubs and roof decks (too hot and too much climb).

any other thoughts?

If you put a tub in other bathrooms, you don't need it in the master. Move the shower next to the water closet and extend the vanity to use the full wall. Incorporate several banks of drawers. We had large vanities in our former house and kept sox and underwear in drawers there as that is where we always needed them. Add linen storage, too. I love where you have positioned the closet. Great spot!

I love the sock/underwear draw idea in the bathroom. My realty had told me that master has to have a tub so I want to go conservative and preserve space for it. But still, it is a good idea to make that switch

If you don't want a tub, I think you should find a way to extend the vanity to be nice and long with lots of drawers and storage, and/or a separate seated area for applying makeup. I would not keep a tub hookup for some mythical future buyer who may not even want it - if you don't want/need a tub in master, don't design space around it. Your master closet is to die for, although personally I don't like having to walk through bathroom to get to it.

Your architect did a great layout job for your en suite. Very nice. You could leave the layout as is, have the plumbing rough-ins installed for a future tub, and cover it all with a bank of pantry-style cabinets from the vanity to the corner. If a future buyer wants a tub, it's all there ready to be hooked up with little demolition.

Everyone, thank you so much! I guess I will leave as is and fill the tub space with cabinets. I used home depot for the kitchen cabinets. I got
lucky with a great designer. Should I use him for bathroom as well or is this
something better bought off the shelf or at some other place? I am trying to be
fairly cost conscious