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Inspired by the Zen-like quality of Asian architecture, this remodeled master suite is spacious,open and filled with light

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View of bathroom area

Open-plan is a term more frequently applied to a living room than a master suite. But the idea of all-in-one sleeping and bathing spaces is becoming popular.

When it came to remodeling the master suite of their house, owners Aura and Fred Kuperberg chose the most radical of three schemes proposed by Jose Fontiveros and Mariana Boctor of Sintesi Design.

Their design transformed the previously cramped, compartmentalized space into a large, open-plan room with the bathroom and bedroom zones visually separated by a glazed, floating shower box.

"The shower is normally pushed into the corner of the bathroom," says Fontiveros. "We wanted to make it a feature by placing it in the center of the room."


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Interior view of bathroom and shower

Not simply a functional element, the shower was also conceived as a sculptural feature. With the walls raised slightly off the ground, the shower box appears to float just above the bamboo floor.

A void in the top opens to a skylight above, allowing the sun to reflect off the glass tiles that line the interior walls of the shower.

The four exterior sides are finished in a range of materials, including clear and frosted glass, Masonite and cherry wood for the linen cabinet.

"We tried to include some inexpensive materials, like the lacquered Masonite, to balance out the cost of more expensive finishes, such as the glass mosaic tiles," says Boctor.

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View of this bedroom

The bathroom end of the suite features a separate toilet with an etched-glass wall. Adjacent to this, the cherry vanity unit acts as a connecting element between the sleeping and bathing areas, extending along the entire length of the suite to form the night stand behind the bed.

"Like the shower and bed, the vanity is raised off the floor to reinforce the sense of space, creating a clean, minimalist look," says Boctor. "Continuing the vanity along the wall helped tie everything together."

Insufficient storage space was a major shortcoming of the original bathroom design.

To counter this, Boctor and Fontiveros had eight discreet storage units fitted into the wall above the vanity top. At the bed end of the room, these four-inch-deep cavities house racks for ties and jewelry. Behind the vanity mirror, they provide storage for toiletries.

Credit list

Design team
Maria Venegas, Juan Calaf, John Erskine, Ben Gramann and Sachiko Sueki
Builder
Sintesi Design
Cabinetry and other joinery
Miguel Tejeras of Marmig Custom Cabinets
Bath
Dornbracht
Shower stall
AGL Glass Specialties
Flooring
Pre-finished bamboo from
Lighting
Juno from Villegas Electric
Glasswork
Amber acid-etch mirror from Pulp Studio Glass
Interior design
Kathleen Greenberg and Erica Steenstra
Vanity
Quarter-sawn cherry wood with CaesarStone countertop
Basin, toilet
Kohler
Faucets
Dornbracht metal satin
Tiles
Glass mosaic tiles in Bottle Glass from Walker Zanger
Hot water systems
American Appliances from Ezequiel Plumbing
Windows
Douglas fir from Master Custom Door & Windows

Story by: Trendsideas

12 Jan, 2005

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