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There's no mistaking the concept behind this ovoid powder room

View of a powder room with an egg-shape light fixture, lighting, product design, gray, white — View of a powder room with an egg-shape theme featuring rounded toilet; doorway and freestanding basin, cylindrical vanity, cantilevered faucets, shelf, lighting.

View of a powder room with an egg-shape bathroom, bathroom sink, ceramic, plumbing fixture, product design, sink, tap, toilet seat, gray

View of the entrance to the master bathroom architecture, ceiling, floor, flooring, interior design, real estate, room, wood flooring, brown

View of the master bathroom featuring a bathtub architecture, ceiling, home, interior design, real estate, room, suite, brown, gray

View of a powder room with an egg-shape bathroom, interior design, lighting, plumbing fixture, product design, room, tap, toilet, toilet seat, white, gray

Sometimes when all practical considerations are addressed, the sheer exuberance of a design concept can be allowed to take over.

This egg-shaped powder room forms part of a whole-condominium fit-out by designer Michael Wolk that has surprising feature elements throughout its interior. Initially, the walls in the powder room were designed to curve as a nod to the oval shape of the condominium footprint, with the egg idea hatching along the way.

"The concept for the curved walls also came from a need to disguise services, and in practical terms, the walls were created by direct application of plaster over a steel framework. But as soon as I showed them the drawings, the owners asked for a full-on egg motif," says Wolk. "So we introduced a marble basin shaped like an egg sliced in half, and placed a circular yellow mat that looks like a yolk on the room's epoxy white flooring."

In a room where most things are curved, only the backing for the toilet, vanity wall mirror and the shelving niche are flat. Even the toilet was chosen for its egg-like presence.