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This Japanese-inspiredSydney bathroom is clean-lined and cleverly designed.
THEBRIEF
Whentheretireeswhoown
thisbathroomdecidedtosell
thefamilyhomeandmoveto
sydney’sinnersuburbs,they
commissionedarchitectbrooke
aitkentotransformtheirdark
apartmentintoa light-filled
space.theirvisionwasthat
thebathroombe“Zen-like
andcalm”,saysbrooke.DESIGNAPPROACH
thehomeownerswerekeen
toparebacktheirpossessions
sotheycouldenjoytraveland
theadvantagesofaninner-city
life.thisethosis reflected
intheJapanese-inspired
bathroombrookeandproject
architectDelphinehernot
designedforthem.Given
thatthebathroomis 3.5x1.5m,
thewidthofthevanitywas
constrainedandstorage
situatedonthewall.the
longstudiobagnobasin
is generousenoughtohost
twowall-mountedmixers,
effectivelyfunctioningasa
doublebasin.insteadofa bath,
theownerschosea double
shower,whichis flanked
bya longconcrete-look
porcelain-tiledbenchthat
offersanothernodto
Japanese-inspireddesign. >
BrookeAitkenDesign;
(02) 92126262 or
brookeaitkendesign.com.au.[
NOW & ZEN
]KeypiecesBrodware‘CityStik’ceilingshowerandmixersets,$1188each,‘CityStik’wall-mountedbasinmixerandspoutsets,
$467/each, Studio Bagno ‘Unit 120’1200mmbasin,$1512andStudioBagnowall-hungtoiletwithin-wallcistern, $964, Candana Bathroomware.
Vanity shelf constructed from Maximum porcelain, POA, Artedomus.✚Twiceasnice
Twogenerous
Brodware
ceiling-mounted
showersmorethan
makeupforthe
absenceofa bath
in this space.✚Benchtops“Ourgoalwiththe
bathroomfurniturewastodesign
it tobesimpleyetstrikingenough
tonotrequireanyfurther
accessories,” says Brooke.Photograph by Katherine Lu.