Pipework can decide how much of a shower you can actually use. In a compact Aberdeen bathroom, a built-in shower seat conceals the repositioned toilet waste pipe. Concentrating that boxing at the seat leaves the main shower area available for standing, while recessed shelves hold bottles in the wall.
A plan should make the cost of each option visible. Draw the shower with a full-depth false wall and then with a local projection, and compare the clear standing area that remains. Check how each option would meet the tray, glass and wall finish. The shape needs to follow the actual pipe route, with a maintenance plan agreed before the detail is fixed. This is the kind of constraint that can produce a useful fitting. In the Aberdeen room, the depth needed at one point serves as a perch and the rest of the shower stays available for washing.
