Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 31 No 8 New Zealand | Page 129

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Tucked beneath the eaves of a new addition to an Arts and Crafts-era house,
this master bathroom reflects a bold, slightly masculine design approach
Houses built in the 1920s in
the Arts and Crafts style have a
unique heritage character.
So it’s not surprising that
most homeowners seek to
retain this point of difference
when renovating, which is
exactly what the owner of this
house did.
Architect Mona Quinn
of Callidus Architects was
commissioned to design an
extension to the house, which

added a new two-storey wing.
Part of the upper level was
given over to a new master
suite, with the bathroom
tucked beneath the gabled
roof.
“It was essential that the
new wing look like a seamless
part of the original house,” the
architect says. “So a lot of the
finishes and colours, including the high gloss black vanity,
echo other areas of the house.

The owner said he wanted
square-edged mouldings and
architraves, which work well
with the Arts and Crafts style.”
The square-edged look is
also picked up in contemporary fixtures, helping to link
the new with the old.
One of the most distinctive
features of the bathroom is
the extensive use of Bisazza
mosaic tiles. The pattern was
designed for the room and the

Facing page: Sloping walls in this
new master bathroom follow the
gabled roofline of the house. The
walls are clad in Bisazza glass
mosaics, in a custom-designed
pattern that positions darker tiles
near the floor and lighter ones at the
top of the wall.
Above: Although the suite is in a
new wing, the architecture echoes
the existing Arts and Crafts style of
the 1920s house. The contemporary
vanity has a black high gloss finish.

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