Before
After
Shape shifter
This contemporary bathroom is part of a dramatic
reallocation of space in a tiny-sized studio
Before: 1 Studio entry, 2 murphy bed/living area,
3 kitchenette, 4 bathroom
After: 1 kitchen/entry, 2 living area, 3 sleeping
area, 4 robe area, 5 bathroom
Above right and facing page: This reworked
studio space by Architect Prineas vastly improves
the flow and functionality, including moving the
bathroom entry to be directly off the reconfigured
bedroom. LED lighting washes a plasterboard
ceiling above the timber battens to produce a
dynamic light quality.
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Having the bath in full view as you enter
your apartment might not be the ideal for
everyone. But that was the set-up in this
22m 2 studio, until a makeover by Architect
Prineas reconfigured the space, adding
privacy and practicality to the bathroom.
The original studio had suffered from
poor planning – including an over-size,
under-utilised entry, a kitchen set along
the studio’s only window wall and a lack
of definition across the sleeping and living
spaces, says principal Eva-Marie Prineas.
For this comprehensive renovation,
the owner brief included improving the
function and flow of the space while at
the same time preserving the apartment’s
original Art Deco fabric.
“Rearranging the studio’s entry and
living spaces was integral to avoiding the
bathroom being on view on arrival.
A plywood platform was designed
to sit within the existing envelope of the
studio, utilising the generous ceiling
height to create a level change that helps
define new living and sleeping zones.
The change in level created by the new