Builder is building and installing the cabinetry? I would only have hanging down the two sides, broken up by shelves in the middle. Your husband gets the shorter side you get the longer. Get a nice dresser for the shortest side under the window. Put a deep shelf (16” works well) down both sides of the room for boxes and luggage.

Thank you! Yes, the builder will be building and installing.

I am a big hanger- upper also. I store shoes on shoe stacker shelves the top rod.
Measure, measure as to how high to put your top rod , as high as you can reach comfortably then can use rod doublers for done sections. DH can reach a higher rod than i plus his suit jackets & shirts are longer.
You can consider corner “ cubbies if the corners would be wasted space.

Maximize it? Double hang

Allow for shelving!

Underwear : )

Shoes........

Adapt to your own belongings

Begin basic. this is a thing you can easily adapt later.

Much depends what you wear most of the time. Drawers ARE a pain...but underwear and socks? You have those! Do you wear casual dresses? Do you want shoes all over the floor?

You need clothes in view.....shelves for sweaters, sweat shirts, even t shirts stack nicely

Adapt your own......look in your closet: ) and drawers now.

Don't let the builder use the horrible wire stuff

Just nice sturdy wood bracket a clean smooth shiny rods.

The long side, double hung? That is 26 feet !!! of hanging space.

The back of the door leading to the bathroom is a good spot for a full length mirror.

Include outlets in the closet.

Good lighting that covers the entire closet interior is a must.

Without seeing the full floor plan, I am wondering if a pocket door might be better between the WIC and laundry room.

What an exciting project! First thing I would do is figure out how many linear feet you need of full-length and 3/4 length hanging. The rest can be double rods, shelves and drawers (measure!). The Elfa system would let you adjust infinitely if you are not sure you can nail down your needs now.

I would skip the builder's shelves and hanging rods (get a credit or put the $$ toward something else), have the closet left as a big, empty room and work with a closet designer to get something really custom after you take possession. You can get good and *relatively* inexpensive from The Container Store or go all-in with a different company like CA Closets or Inspired Closets (and there are plenty of others). The advantage of doing this is that the designers help you to really maximize closet space. We're in the middle of that right now.

Also, definitely make that a pocket door from the bathroom. I didn't and it annoys me b/c you lose the use of that wall. Add a mirror on the back of the other door.

And then you can do statement lighting and wallpaper on the ceiling, just to trick it out completely. :-)

I agree do not let the builder design your claset . Closets are really personal spaces . I need shoe storage for 100+ pairs of shoes so thta always drives my closet designs in my home. I wear a lot more tops and bottoms than dresses etc that is why a closet designer is a much better choice than the builder. The lighting IMO is a big deal and ususally I use track light to span as much as I need to light the entrire room well . My closet is a bit wider than yours but about the same length I have a track with 7 heads all LED 4000K that mimics daylight so all those color choices stay true. We have an 8 drawer dresser for socks, underwear and Tshirts .

The IKEA website has a planner tool for its PAX closet storage system. This would be most useful if the builder did not install anything in the closet.