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Architect: Architect Prineas; project
team: Eva-Marie Prineas, Luisa
Campos, Bridget Webb
Builder: Connect Constructions
Flooring: Carrara marble tiles from
Onsite; European Oak timber floor
Wallcoverings: Carrara marble tiles
from Onsite; Laminam Panels from
Living Tiles
Vanity cabinetry: Finch Projects
Bath: Rogerseller
Basin: Reece
Taps and shower fittings: Vola
Toilet: Rogerseller
Ventilation: Halliday & Baillie
Accessories: Rogerseller
Blinds and drapes: Solis Blinds
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards (TIDA) – Master Suite winner
Story by Paul Taylor
Photography by Chris Warnes

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As with elsewhere in the apartment, overscale, circular handles on these sliding panels
are a cue to indicate a threshold.
The bath had originally been further back in
the master, and that space has been re-allocated
to the basin and walk-in wardrobe with concealed closet storage on the back wall.
While most of this storage is behind the
same black panelled doors seen throughout the
apartment, one section at the opening has a full
height mirrored door which brings light and
distant harbour views into this enclosed space.
The view is even reflected from the mirrored

door onto the circular mirror above the basin.
The black storage space continues along one
wall of the bedroom to create open shelving and
a place for the tv. Another sliding black panel
here allows the tv to be hidden when not in use.
At the end of the bedroom, the floor was
raised to the same level as the balcony.
“The balcony has become a platform which
extends into the bedroom,” says the architect.
“This creates a more generous outdoor
space, a better connection to the harbour context, and provides a secondary living space
within the master suite.”

Facing page: The innermost section
of the suite contains the toilet,
basin and closet storage. Harbour
views are now possible even here,
reflecting off the back wall mirror
onto the circular mirror above the
basin.
This page: The bathing pod includes
the bath and a wet area shower.
Overscaled handles on sliding panels
and doors are a cue to reveal a
threshold.

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