I spent so much time considering this for our bathroom reno and came to the conclusion that:- - If you have plenty of space and need lots of storage, go for a floor standing vanity. - If you don't have much space, select a wall hung vanity - as it will be easier to clean underneath in a small area and gives the illusion of more space.

the copper pipe is gorgeous and reflects the colour of the timber vanity....why paint...wait and see how it reacts to the steam etc you can always paint it in future but hopefully it will only age to an equally interesting dull green verdigris

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also in NSW we were given permission to build a habitable room over sewer pipes as long as the the sewer pipes were encased in concrete according to Council specs and we couldn't use a concrete slab floor and had to build the room on piers with an accessible crawl space underneath the floor..we took all our info to the local building inspector and they suggested an ideal work around (by moving our building sideways) ..but i'm shocked that your building designer allowed the planning to progress this far without identifying the potential problem ..could you move the studio closer to the house with a courtyard space between dining and studio or build a proper non habitable room ie out of different materials eg a sound insulated steel shed build on piers..there must be an answer and your building designer needs to do the research as they should have already known..best of luck