174 Australian House & Garden
White delight
The notion of ‘seamlessness’ was at the
core of fashion designer Quoc Luu’s
vision for the main bathroom of his
Melbourne home. “My idea was to create
a bathroom without tile lines, grout or
too much glass, none of the elements
that can make a bathroom feel cold and
uncomfortable,” he says. Instead, Quoc’s
bathroom includes signature pieces such
as resin-coated linen shower curtains for
a touch of luxe, parquetry flooring and a
box shelf made from a basin turned on its
side – the bath’s mixer tap slots into the
spot where the drain would be.
THE APPROACH The french doors that
lead out to a central garden inspired
Quoc’s design. “I wanted this space to be
beautiful and inviting,” he says, “and the
doors play a key role in this.” The 4x3m
space was significantly remodelled: it had
in fact been a laundry previously. “Therewas wood panelling and mission brown
floor tiles,” says Quoc. “You couldn’t
really imagine worse!” He took some
time o work to concentrate on designing
his bathroom and even flew to Milan to
check out the latest ideas and inclusions.
Most of the fixtures here were purchased
on, or inspired by, that trip to Italy. To get
around the need for tiles, the walls were
first waterproofed and then given a
powder-coated finish in Dulux Vivid
White. “It took a lot of research, but I was
determined not to have tiles,” says Quoc.
Likewise, despite being told that timber
parquetry wasn’t an option in a wet area,
he managed to find a way: “The solution
was to lay marine ply under the boards”.
THE RESULT This clean, white
bathroom reflects its owner’s design
nous and love of a clean-lined aesthetic.
“It feels fresh and it should stand the
test of time,” says Quoc.H&G ADVICE