Here are pics of the current bathroom

I did hire an architect but don’t like what he came up with. here is what he sent

I agree, those suggested plans don’t work.

Will your husband require an assistive device for the stairs?

Even if he keeps a walker on each floor and takes the stairs himself, making that immediate U-turn at the top of the stairs will be a bother, and eventually an issue. You might consider swapping the master for re-jigged bedrooms and bath on the right side.

Have you talked with an occupational therapist, probably available through the practice supporting your husband? They can have helpful suggestions for planning, even space planning.

Following this thread — a few build-side thoughts that might help as you get quotes:

A curbless shower is very doable, but how it gets built depends on what's under that bathroom. If this is a second-floor bath, going curbless usually means either recessing the joists under the shower pan or using a foam shower base system (Wedi, Schluter Kerdi-Line, etc.) built up from the subfloor — a linear drain along one wall makes that easier than a center drain. Worth asking any contractor specifically how they plan to achieve zero-threshold on your subfloor, since that detail gets skipped in a lot of drawings.

On sizing: 60x34 is workable for a curbless shower, but with a walker involved I'd push for at least 36" of clear width at the entry and a straight, unobstructed approach — an angled or offset opening can be harder to navigate day-to-day than it looks on paper.

Your architect's plan not working out is pretty common on accessibility jobs — a lot of designs hit code minimums without walking through how someone actually moves through the space with a walker. Might be worth bringing a contractor with aging-in-place experience into the conversation now, before final drawings, so framing and rough-in decisions (recessed pan, blocking for grab bars, door swing) get made right the first time instead of after walls are up.

Thanks the help so far. We will have blocking put in for grab bars. We are not up for a total over haul of the upstairs because we wont be here for many more years. Probably 3 more years until the kids finish college and then we reassess where we want to live. And we are getting a chair lift for the stairs. I havent found an aging in place aware contractor yet. Ill keep looking-he has a PT person he sees so ill ask her also.

The PT person or his doctor should have some contacts. Also, if you are on any very local social media, ask there. I know people in my community have gotten connected to good nearby accessibility services through recommendations and personal experience, via our local fb groups.

Since you already have the existing floor plan, I’d make a copy of it and try 2–3 completely different arrangements before committing to the architect’s version. Moving the doorways may give you more options than it seems.

I use this 2D/3D planner for comparing layouts with actual dimensions:
https://homdera.com/en/tools/home-planner

I’d draw the walker footprint into the plan too and check the approach to the shower, vanity and closet rather than just the fixture clearances. It won’t replace advice from an OT or an aging-in-place professional, but it’s a useful way to see which ideas are worth developing further.

Q - I'm not trying to get too personal .- however, I just wondered if you are 100% positive that he won't need a wheelchair before you leave this house? As you probably already know, the needs for someone in a wheelchair (e.,g. radius space for turning) require more space vs. someone who uses a walker. I just wouldn't want you to spend $$$ on fixing the bathroom based upon his walker and then need to make further renovations in the future before you sell your home.