Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 8 New Zealand | Page 123

What lies beyond
The major renovation of this Art Deco house called for a layered
design response for the new master suite

Rebuilding an older home invariably means
the interior space can be used in more efficient
ways, as this project demonstrates.
The Art Deco-style house was transformed
by architect Domenic Ridolfi of Ridolfi Architecture, who replaced existing rooms at the rear of
the house with a large, modern extension.
“This freed up space in the older part of the
house, so we were able to join two of the original rooms to create one large master suite,” says
the architect.
The suite is an open design – the bathroom
appears as an extension of the bedroom.

“It was always our intention to keep it as
open as possible,” says Ridolfi. “But we also
created a reasonable level of separation between
the two areas, introducing privacy layers. For
example, there is a glass screen separating the
back-to-back vanities from the bedroom. And
there is a freestanding wall dividing the tub area
from the toilet and wet-area shower behind.”
In keeping with the contemporary nature of
the extension, the suite features square-edged
fixtures made from concrete cast in situ. The
vanities and bathtub are in a raw, wet cement
colour, but are enlivened by hand-cut gold tiles

Preceding pages and facing page:
The natural tones of the Verde slate
stone tiles in this new master suite
are echoed by the raw, wet cement
colour of the concrete bathtub and
vanity units, which were poured in
situ. The bathtub sits on a platform
in front of a freestanding wall that
screens the toilet and shower area.
Above: Architect Domenic Ridolfi
created privacy layers, including a
glass screen alongside the back-toback vanity units.

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