She is also highly passionate about innovative building design and focuses her work on small scale redevelopment, brownfield sites and regeneration of long-abandoned sites. And, when you sort out your circulation—whether that’s just changing the position of a door or opening up a wall—you’ll notice a huge difference. It’s really handy if you’ve been on a muddy bike ride or walking the dog, meaning you can access the toilet or basin directly, without traipsing through the house.

So, fitting some kind of stylish built-in bathroom storage is absolutely key, because then you can maximise the space you have. In general, home design over the past century has included a straight staircase with a turn at the top.

Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix series 'Your Home Made Perfect' has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building homes with budgets that range from modest to enormous. Rather than have it under the stairs, which is the usual place people put it, I would highly recommend placing it somewhere that is potentially accessible from the outside, and maybe even attached to some kind of utility space. Laura Jane Clark is a leading architect, widely known for her work as a TV architect on Your Home Made Perfect for the BBC. I love how she walks you through the process and guiding principles she considers when designing a home plan, and it was fun to see some great interior photos from her projects (several from the show which is fun). Bathrooms have evolved significantly over the past 50 years or so and are now quite different to those of our grandparents’ generation.

You still have to work within site constraints, with things like the aspect and where the sun will be, to take into consideration. This book allows us to see just how an architect’s vision and ideas can totally transform interior spaces. Whether that’s a face-height mirror cabinet or some kind of vanity unit, I’d get that in right from the start. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.THE HANDBOOK OF HOME DESIGN distils Laura's wealth of experience and enthusiasm giving you an accessible yet detailed guide to design, empowering you with the tools and knowledge to shape your home how you want. We’ve created several different accessible bathroom in various styles, from industrial to more traditional, and the idea is to move away from clinical and cold to stylish and welcoming. We are delighted to announce that British Architect, Tv presenter, author and influencer Laura Jane Clark.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. A wee bit of extra space can certainly help, but there are other ways to free up existing space that isn’t being used very well. As a massive fan of the show Your Home Made Perfect, I was giddy when I stumbled on this book in my local library. Outside of her work as a TV architect, Laura is also widely known as the founder of Lamp Architects.

Funnily enough, one of the first things I would sort is the staircase, which is always one of the main problems.

I love beautiful concrete and timber bathrooms with tropical plants, just like bathing in a rainforest! I’m afraid I can’t give too much away before it launches, but it’s been fabulous working on a diverse range of projects, rather than just your standard extensions or remodelling. It’ll free up more space, and then you can then start putting it to good use, for example, by adding extra storage. If you were potentially thinking of adding another bathroom to a home, which areas of the property would you consider first? In the end, I didn’t really have the space and we just bought some standalone storage, which we removed when doing a deep clean, just the other day.A highly skilled architect, Laura is now booked to appear at a number of industry-specific events to share her passions for architecture. This means there’s often a lot of space at the foot and top of the stairs, which can be brought back into use. How do you ensure that a bathroom is accessible to people with disabilities or mobility issues, and what design features would you incorporate to achieve this?