HG bathroom special
182 | AUSTRALIAN HOUSE &GARDEN
This Japanese-inspired Sydney bathroom is clean-lined and cleverly designed.
THE BRIEF
When the retirees who own
this bathroom decided to sell
the family home and move to
sydney’s inner suburbs, they
commissionedarchitect brooke
aitken to transform their dark
apartment into a light-filled
space. their vision was that
the bathroom be “Zen-like
andcalm”, says brooke.DESIGN APPROACH
the homeowners were keen
topare back their possessions
sothey could enjoy travel and
the advantages of an inner-city
life. this ethos is reflected
inthe Japanese-inspired
bathroom brooke and project
architect Delphine hernot
designed for them. Given
thatthe bathroom is 3.5x1.5m,
the width of the vanity was
constrained and storage
situated on the wall. the
long studio bagno basin
is generous enough to host
two wall-mounted mixers,
effectively functioning as a
double basin. instead of a bath,
the owners chose a double
shower, which is flanked
by a long concrete-look
porcelain-tiled bench that
offers another nod to
Japanese-inspired design. >
Brooke Aitken Design;
(02) 9212 6262 or
brookeaitkendesign.com.au.[
NOW & ZEN
]Key piecesBrodware ‘City Stik’ceiling shower and mixer sets,$1188 each, ‘City Stik’wall-mounted basin mixer and spout sets,
$467/each, Studio Bagno ‘Unit 120’ 1200mmbasin,$1512 and Studio Bagno wall-hungtoiletwith in-wall cistern, $964, Candana Bathroomware.
Vanity shelf constructed from Maximum porcelain, POA, Artedomus.✚Twice as nice
Two generous
Brodware
ceiling-mounted
showers more than
make up for the
absence of a bath
in this space.✚Bench tops“Our goal with the
bathroom furniture was to design
it to be simple yet striking enough
to not require any further
accessories,” says Brooke.Photograph by Katherine Lu.