Issues turned to benefits
Bathroom designs often have to deal with undiscovered issues along the way – however, this adroit design turned them to advantages
Designed by Bronwyn Aldridge, Brilliant SA
From the designer:
Our homeowner wanted to create a spacious ensuite that consisted of both traditional elements and modern-day fixtures.
The existing ensuite was very small and the steep raked ceiling encroached unfavourably into the room.
The adjacent walk-in-robe area was disproportionate, so we decided to utilise some of that space to increase the ensuite footprint.
The design of this ensuite had to be very well considered from the start, due to several factors.
Firstly, the raked ceiling is located on the external wall, which meant that you had to enter the room on the opposite side, reducing available high wall space to those internal walls.
The owner brief desired a double vanity and large shower which added to the complexity of the design in such a long awkward space.
Up until demolition day, we had no access to the substrate or upper-level external walls, which meant we could not determine which direction plumbing services were running.
This led to complexities in early design as we had to best mitigate cost blowouts using our best guess of the existing construction.
Another issue that arose after demolition was an unexpected air-conditioning duct protruding through the floor of our proposed shower alcove.
This resulted in a last-minute design change, to incorporate a tiled seat in this zone, to conceal and protect the live ducting.
We designed this seat so it looked completely intentional in the design, which was a pleasing result for an urgent solution.
This project certainly provided many challenges during design and construction stages.
However, the result was one that ticked all of the boxes for our homeowners.
It met their brief to fuse modern and traditional styles and is now a very spacious, functional and attractive ensuite for them to enjoy for many years to come.
Credit list
Designer
Taps
Flooring
Lighting
Awards
Project manager and builder
Vanity manufacturer
Basin
Shower stall
Accessories
Tiles
Underfloor heating
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