This bathroom is a celebration of wood and stone

Although set on the main living floor of the home and next to a busy street, this master suite still achieves a sense of privacy and tranquility.

The suite, in a new home by architect Murali Bhaskar of Boon Team Architects, comprises a bedroom, dressing area and bathroom behind.

“The master bedroom at the front looks out to a deck area while the dressing area is directly behind the bedhead,” says Bhaskar. 

“We created the bedhead in vertical wooden slats – a design element also seen elsewhere in the home – so that someone using the dressing area still feels connected to the bedroom and the views.”

The dressing area is, in turn, separated from the bathroom behind it by freestanding wooden joinery with drawers – avoiding the need for dividing walls.

Behind these staggered spaces, the master ensuite exudes a luxury-meets-minimalist feel and the choice of large-format wall and floor tiles minimises grout lines, contributing to the room’s peaceful, uncluttered look. The concrete-look tiles were chosen by the homeowner, who loved their colour and texture.

Recessed handles on the generous plywood vanity contribute to the pared-back look while the wall-sized vanity mirror doubles the size of the bathroom in visual terms.

At the opposite end of the room to the bath, the shower stall is lined in small mosaic tiles, contrasting the scale of the wall and floor tiles. Glass doors mean the shower feels like part of the main body of the room, accentuating the overall sense of space. The toilet is tucked in to the right of the shower stall

A tall frosted window was also installed to bring natural light into the bathroom, while still maintaining the privacy required given the ensuite’s proximity to the street.

The freestanding tub adds to the ensuite’s overall feel of luxury and this has a dedicated surface-mounted downlight directly above.

“However, downlight aside, the bathroom is lit by a recessed extruded LED strip that runs right around the perimeter of the space and even continues into the shower stall,” says Bhaskar.

“This subtly glowing feature also acts as a wayfinder of sorts as it continues from the bathroom ceiling right through into the bedroom.”

Story by: New Zealand TIDA Bathrooms

Photography by: Sandra Henderson