Wow, thank you everyone for your extremely helpful advice and ideas. I had not appreciated the safety issue with the current layout as strongly, but you have swayed me. (Thanks Jonathan). First, as a few of you have asked, I’ve attached a photo with the bathroom dimensions. Hopefully this is legible! I like the shelf/utility cupboard idea, however I’m concerned that this would take away too much space for toilet/sink/shower area. Jules Mc, I think the toilet reconfiguration behind the pony wall is a brilliant idea. If we are unable to play around with the current levels, I think this is an ideal solution. Jonathan, thank you so much for these options. Unfortunately we have a wall protruding in front of the entrance to the bathroom, so I don’t think that there is room for a door to open outwards, or for stairs to be built outside. Man About the House, this is absolutely incredible! It maximises the space while still allowing for the fun/eccentric aspect of the elevated floor plan to remain. I would never have thought of this arrangement. Would raising the floors for most of the bathroom be a major added cost? I’m a bit nervous that the diagonal wall (currently next to toilet where staircase is underneath) would protrude too much into the walkway of the shower. But maybe there would be enough space, and could build a vertical cabinet or shelf to cover up this slope? Again, thank you all for your comment and your time, I’m seeing this project in a whole new light now!

Hey it may be a tight squeeze but the door I made so that it opens the other way rather than inwards unless you needed it going into the this room? the windows however please ignore the big one at the back, I was unsure how big the windows were but the layout is to give you more of an idea mainly! you could add also a shower rod and curtain there too and storage are both top and bottom, under sink for loo rolls or some space around shelving of mirror. colours could be changed if you wish but was to give you an idea of what it would look like within a 2x2m bathroom :) hope this helps!

Hi Faye, this is an interesting one, than you for posting! If the house was mine, I would investigate to see whether the walls can be moved. If this could be an option I would think of extending the left bathroom wall so I could move the bathroom where your kitchen currently is, so I could have a bigger kitchen (inclusive of utility room). i this way the bathroom will be accessible from the corridor. please let me know if this makes sense! Thank you, Ketty

I don’t think it works for several reasons. Freestanding bath sit best in the middle of a wall or window. I also think there is insufficient space to clean the floor around the bath, I think it will annoy you to splash the outside of the shower cubicle with bath water, it’s a pity to not be able to have a sink mirror because it’s got a window where the mirror would go. And I prefer not to see the WC first when entering a bathroom. You could substitute a panel bath for the freestanding one which would help because they take up less space but I I think you have to ask yourself where there is room for the dresser and whether the room would be easier to use with a replan