Hi! I think your lighting choice should be influenced by what you see as the focal point of the space. If you have spectacular views out your windows, you may not want eye catching different sized pendant lighting fighting with the view. However, being west facing, you may have the top part of the window wall shaded with awnings or a verandah - therefore your lighting would not distract from the view. Maybe also think about what is going on below the lighting area: think about the overall style you are going for in the room: are the furnishings minimalistic so therefore could do with some eye catching lighting? or do you have spectacular artworks or an eyecatching coffee table? If so, dimmable, LED downlights could be the answer instead of feature lighting. Too many "wow" factors can confuse the eye and create a sense of unease. Hope that did not confuse you further!! Like the other people said, a photo of the existing space would help.Sounds like an amazing room. All the best with it! :)

Thanks for all the suggestions. I have used grouting the same colour as the tiles and finished with a smaller tile at the top allowing for a decent gap below the ceiling. I hardly notice it! Very happy with the result.

I don't think there is too much wasted space here. As you say, if you are trying to avoid having glass in the shower (which is always my aim too), and have privacy for the toilet, and a "spaciousness" for the flow-through in front of the vanity, plus access to the outside, the extra space you are using is so that you can achieve the aims that you want for your bathroom. There could be more compact designs that could be used if you didn't want all of those things, but sometimes the extra space is necessary. If you made the external door slightly narrower you could shave some off the walkthrough area in front of the vanity, but you might end up feeling cramped. If you can afford the extra space within your budget and this gives you a pleasant feeling every day when you use your ensuite, it's not really "wasted". I'm having similar dilemmas with my ensuite design right now, so I understand how hard is is too balance all the factors. Having said all that, if Daniel has an alternative that meets all the criteria but would be more efficient, I'd like to see it too, as it might help me with my design.

Talking about a complex roof design, yes that will increase costs. It will also be a nightmare for solar PV panels (which should be an important consideration for all homes nowadays). Not only will the complex roof increase the complexity & cost of solar installation. The results will look pretty terrible too - if that's an issue - as rectangular panels don't fit well on triangles & trapezoids. One reason for the complex roof - other than Australia's love of hip & valley roofs - is the complex floorplan. A complex shapes footprint will lead to a complex roof. Talking about trying to keep costs down, as you've started, a complex footprint not only results in a complex, costly roof. Complex footprints will increase building costs in other ways. They'll result in a larger external surface area. As external walls are more costly than internal walls, larger external surface areas increase cost. Each corner will increase cost. There's a lot of corners in this building. There's unusual angles, which will also greatly increase costs. On a sloping block a large footprint will lead to much more cutting & filling, much more retaining. I'm not expert, but I'd weight up the costs of a large single storey home on a sloping block, verses a much simpler shaped rectangular home, with a much smaller footprint, double storey at the rear. It may turn out that in this case a split level home - with increased comfort & far more northern light to living areas, & views to the south in many rooms - may be worth an additional investment. In any case, is be looking at reducing the size of the build, of costs are an issue. It will be much better for the environment in any case. Looking to utilise multi-purpose rooms, such as a home theatre that doubles as a guest room. Limiting hallway space, dead space in some people's books, removing the scullery (I personally hate these things). I think good design is far more important than having a home that is larger than needed.