Bathrooms are often the most exacting spaces in a home. Their limited scale leaves little room for error, making them a precise test of spatial judgement, material control and compositional confidence.

Within this early Victorian townhouse, the brief was to transform a series of compact bathrooms to suit contemporary patterns of living and working, while maintaining privacy, durability and a sense of calm.

On the upper floor, the bathroom was divided into separate bathing and WC rooms to allow simultaneous use. Both spaces are tiled in deeply saturated greys, arranged in a subtle pixelated ombré pattern that introduces variation and play without visual noise. The effect is robust and easy to maintain, yet quietly animated, relying on proportion and tonal control rather than decoration.

At lower ground level, a more intimate bathroom explores how compact spaces can feel expansive. A generous walk-in shower is wrapped by a semi-curved green tiled wall, softening the room’s geometry while organising circulation. Vertical tiles enhance the perception of height, while dark ceilings dissolve visual limits, creating a sense of depth and continuity beyond the room’s physical boundaries.

Across the project, colour, curvature, reflection and careful lighting are used as architectural devices. Mirrors extend sightlines, integrated surfaces eliminate clutter, and every element is calibrated to make the space feel considered rather than constrained.

The result is a series of bathrooms that demonstrate how small spaces, when designed with clarity and intent, can feel confident, composed and quietly generous.