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Tranquillity base A refined inclusion to a restored heritage home, this bathroom has a sense of luxurious retreat search | save | share at This bathroom furthers the peaceful feel of the heritage home it forms part of. The bathing space, by architect Jonathan Smith, is in a new subterranean area of the home and includes a contemporary material to achieve its classic feel. Located on a cramped, steep site on a busy residential street, the once dilapidated 110-year- old villa had been transformed over a two-year period into a refined, highly functional family home. It now offers a sense of tranquillity and respite from the owners’ busy city lifestyle. And within this context, the new master bathroom provides a favourite place to relax.