What's the problem? Put them in one at a time. Put the washer next to the wall and you have 31" to get a 27" wide dryer into place, You may have to lift it, but it should fit fine.

I look at the builder's s doorway design and hear the voice of Dr. Phil saying: "What were they thinking?" :>)

A compact set --- meaning one with 24" wide washers and dryers? -- would definitely be the easiest solution for getting a washer and dryer into that closet. Another alternative would be a stackable set. That could offer the opportunity for room for storage cabinets and storing ironing boards and such

In response to pllog's suggestion, it seems to me that, with that 5¼" width of door jamb and casing trim, which are probably 5 inches thick, there might not be enough space to angle a 27" wide dryer past the door framing and around most 27" wide washing machines in that closet. A lot of washing machines these days seem to be 30" deep or more, some as much as 33" deep. That may not leave room to push an angled dryer past the doorway enough to clear the depth of the door casing before the back of the dryer hits the sidewall.

John might want to check this out with a couple of pieces of cardboard cut into rectangles to match the depth and width of the machines he was looking at. (Dimensions can be found online). There might be more room that I think.

One possibility for full size side-by-side units that does comes to mind is a Speed Queen set. From recently helping a friend maneuver a set through some narrow doorways in his old house, I learned that Speed Queen washers are something like 25.6" wide (more than an inch narrower than most other full size washers) and mostly 28" deep or a little less. The SQ dryers are the standard 27" wide (that is nominal -- the actual standard is more like 26.8" wide.) If it does not quite fit past each other, he might try temporarily dismounting the right side door stop. With that removed, there might be enough room to squeeze a Speed Queen dryer past the doorway of that laundry closet while clearing the washing machine. Maybe even enough to angle it and still have enough room to turn it straight to push it to the back wall. Maybe your builder would be willing to remove and then replace the door stop for you if you need to do that?

As for the suggestion of lifting the dryer, it seems to me that a dryer is sufficiently bulky and awkward that it would take two people to lift and maneuver it over and around the washing machine. To me, it does not look like there will be enough room to manage that in that particular laundry closet.

Maybe Jakvis (who is a pro) has dealt with situations like this and can shed more light on another solution?

Check out the Asko Pro series. I am seriously considering this set for our master closet. The dimensions are a few inches narrower and less deep than a full size set but capacity is larger than a compact unit. It is a Swedish design without the bump in the door which adds space to the interior. They are pricey, however.

Yes, I did mean having a couple of strong guys lift the dryer. I've seen it done. I haven't been one of the lifters. :)