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Designer: Jason Saunders, Arc Seven.1
Vanity cabinetry: Eveneer
EvenRavenna timber veneer
Benchtop: 20mm dark Serpeggiante
vein-cut honed marble
Bath: Bettehome Oval Silhouette
freestanding bath
Basin: C3 basin by Catalano from
Rogerseller
Taps: Dolce basin mixer by Fantini
Shower fittings: Cloud Cover Square,
ceiling mounted, from Rogerseller
Toilet: Vero 55 Wall faced toilet suite
by Catalano
Accessories: Avenir
Floor: Recycled timber floor
Tiles: Luna ceramic mosaic tiles
Lighting: Lee Broom crystal pendant
Hot water: Rinnai solar HWU
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards (TIDA) – Australian Designer
Bathroom winner
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by
Emma Van Dordrecht
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Above right: Labour of love – this
feature wall was built individual tile
by individual tile, 2500 in all. The
Japanese ceramic tiles create a local
area of intimacy for the freestanding
bath. A contemporary pendant and
in-floor spot lights highlight the
sculptural tub and the 3D tiles, which
cast light in various directions. The
stained jarrah floorboards were
introduced as a continuation of the
original home’s floors and provide a
dramatic backdrop.
At the other end of the expansive ensuite, a
shower stall with a feature grey marble blade
wall offers another intimate space.
“Overall, we wanted the space to read as one
large volume and to accentuate this we stopped
the marble shower wall short of the ceiling.”
The prominent dark veins in the marble
connect with the jarrah floor, the stained veneer
vanity front and the black walls of the shower.
The rich stone is also seen on the adjacent vanity.
The black shower walls are in Laminam, a
light, compressed ceramic sheet that is scratchproof, knock-proof and generally low upkeep.
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As the bathroom faces the street it is walled
for privacy, with a vertical strip of glass louvres
providing light and a glimpse of the garden.
However, the dominant natural light source
is the stepped up, concealed glass ceiling that
runs the length of the room – flooding soft, indirect light right through the bathroom. A strip
of LED lighting in this recessed space ensures
that it’s a feature by night as well as by day.
“The colour palette is mainly black, white
and mirror,” says Saunders. “Overall, this bathroom balances a simple, expansive look with
areas of intimacy – like the shower and tub.”