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Ten bathrooms with double sinks for couples who prioritise personal space

Nobody likes knocking elbows while brushing their teeth. In this lookbook, we collect 10 bathrooms with interesting takes on double sinks from the Dezeen archive.

Sometimes called his-and-hers sinks, double sinks immediately introduce a luxurious feel to the bathroom. The 10 examples below feature varying contemporary interpretations of this classic design flourish.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring bathrooms with colourful toilets and sinks, timber cladding and lots of concrete.

Louisville Road house designed by 2LG — Photo by Megan Taylor

Louisville Road apartment, UK, by 2LG Studio

London design firm 2LG Studio fitted a bespoke coral-orange vanity unit with luted-lacquer-coated doors to form the double sink in this house in Tooting.

The unit contrasts with baby-blue taps that match the floor tiles and the bordering around the large bathroom mirror, as well as the shower screen.

Find out more about this Louisville Road apartment ›

York Vault House by Studio Ben Allen — Photo by Mel Yates/24mm Photography

House in York, UK, by Studio Ben Allen

A utilitarian theme pervades Studio Ben Allen’s extension to a Victorian terraced house in York, including in the first-floor bathroom.

Twin basins feature taps stripped back to their base brass and exposed copper piping, while the two curving mirrors above them continue an arch motif used throughout the project.

Find out more about this house in York ›

Candy Loft by StudioAC — Photo by Jeremie Warshafsky

Candy Loft, Canada, by StudioAC

The double sink in this Toronto loft conversion by local firm StudioAC is housed inside a wood-clad unit that is fixed to the wall and lit from underneath.

It features in a minimalist bathroom with borderless shower screen and mirrors, white walls and subtly patterned tiling.

Find out more about Candy Loft ›

Triangle by Yellow Cloud Studio — Photo by Alex Forsey Photography

The Triangle extension, UK, by Yellow Cloud Studio

A free-standing bathtub separates two sinks in the en-suite bathroom of this Victorian house in Hackney, extended and renovated by London practice Yellow Cloud Studio.

The bath fits into what was formerly a fireplace, with the original chimney stack providing a symmetrical layout for the concrete basins and pastel-green vanity units.

Find out more about the Triangle extension ›

Ibiza Campo by Standard Studio & Ibiza Interiors — Photo by Youri Claesens

Casa Campo, Ibiza, Spain, by Standard Studio

Casa Campo is an off-grid home nestled in a mountain range in northern Ibiza by Amsterdam firm Standard Studio.

In the bathroom, a concrete partition forms a low wall around the double sink, contrasting with the rustic stone walling and timber counter.

Find out more about Casa Campo ›

Casa Hualle by Ampuero Yutronic — Photo by Felipe Fontecilla

Casa Hualle, Chile, by Ampuero Yutronic

Pale plywood walls and a dark concrete floor give the bathroom in this house in Chile’s volcanic Araucania Region a rustic feel.

Architecture studio Ampuero Yutronic raised a pair of circular sinks on a simple wooden stand in line with a window above the bathtub.

Find out more about Casa Hualle ›

David Adjaye's 130 William interiors — Photo by Evan Joseph

130 William show apartment, USA, by David Adjaye

British architect David Adjaye used serrated grey marble tiling to line the walls and floors of the bathroom in this model apartment for his first Manhattan skyscraper.

This extends to the bathtub and double sink, contrasted with black tap fixtures and a black wooden vanity unit.

Find out more about this 130 William show apartment ›

Workstead House by Workstead — Photo by Matthew Williams

Workstead House, USA, by Workstead

This home in Charleston, South Carolina was created through the renovation of a building formerly used as a store for selling blockaded goods during the US Civil War.

In the darkly painted en-suite bathroom next to the master bedroom, design studio Workstead built a pair of sink units standing independently of each other and looking out through large double-sash windows.

Find out more about Workstead House ›

AML Apartment by David Ito Architecture — Photo by Pedro Kok

AML Apartment, Brazil, by David Ito Arquitetura

David Ito Arquitetura put a different spin on the double sink inside this apartment in São Paulo.

The two vanity units face each other from opposite walls, their wooden cupboards contrasting with the black fittings and floor tiles and the white wall tiles and marble in the sinks and the two-person bathtub.

Find out more about AML Apartment ›

Vallirana 47 apartment by Vora — Photo courtesy of Vora

Vallirana 47 apartments, Spain, by Vora

A more modest approach to the double sink is on display in these Barcelona apartments designed by Architecture studio Vora.

The pale marble sink is divided into two basins, sharing the same white vanity unit and grey marble counter.

Find out more about these Vallirana 47 apartments ›

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Ten bathrooms where marble lines the walls

By Zarkon Group,20/05/2023

Our latest lookbook shines a light on homes where marble and similar natural stones have been used as the primary material in the bathrooms.

Marble can be a great solution for bathrooms, as it is durable enough to withstand a wet environment better than alternative materials such as wood or concrete.

Many homeowners opt to use the same material across all surfaces, creating a uniform aesthetic that extends from the sink and shower areas across the walls.

Read on to see 10 different examples, featuring a range of marbles that include Carrera and Verde Aver, as well as similar natural stones such as travertine and quartzite.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. Other recent editions showcase Scandinavian kitchens, outdoor showers and eclectic interiors.

Habitat 100, Sweden, by Note Design Studio

Note Design Studio used two types of marble in its renovation of this 1920s Stockholm apartment, echoing the tones of an Italian marble floor in the hallway.

For the main bathroom, the designers opted for a pale Swedish marble known as Ekeberg. Some slabs were polished, while others were milled in different directions to create a subtle chequered pattern.

Elsewhere in the home, green-toned Brännlyckan marble offers a striking counterpoint.

Find out more about Habitat 100 ›

Eastern Columbia Loft, USA, by Sheft Farrace

Tasked with redesigning an apartment in Los Angeles’ Eastern Columbia building, a block with an iconic turquoise art-deco facade, architecture studio Sheft Farrace decided to work with the same palette in the main bathroom.

The architects did this with a statement wall of Verde Aver marble, an Italian stone with a similar green hue.

The marble forms a counter that spans the width of the room, integrating two basins, and also forms a splashback that extends all the way up to the ceiling.

Find out more about Eastern Columbia Loft ›

Botaniczna Apartment, Poland, by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio

A warm-toned travertine features in the bathroom of this apartment in Poznań, which was renovated by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio for a professional couple.

While travertine is a limestone, so not technically a marble, it has a similarly patterned finish.

The stone wraps the walls and the bath, and also forms a cuboidal washbasin. The same stone also features in the home’s kitchen, where it was used to create an island counter.

Find out more about Botaniczna Apartment ›

Marble wall above bath in The Village apartment by Gisbert Pöppler

The Village, Germany, by Gisbert Pöppler

Wood and marble are combined throughout this apartment renovation by Berlin designer Gisbert Pöppler, in the city’s Mitte district, but the juxtaposition is particularly striking in the bathroom.

The room features a bathtub set within a niche that is lined with highly variegated South American marble.

The warm tones of the stone are echoed by the wooden flooring, as well as by a basin unit that combines dark oak with white-glazed lava stone.

Find out more about The Village ›

Flat #6, Brazil, by Studio MK27

Studio MK27 chose highly textured materials for this renovation of a four-bedroom flat in São Paulo, home to a couple and their three teenage sons.

For the washrooms, the designers selected grey Armani, a Mediterranean marble that combines dark tones with white accents.

The stone has been carefully arranged to ensure the white streaks run through niches set into the walls, which provide space for storing soap and shampoo.

Find out more about Flat #6 ›

D2 Townhouse, UK, by Jake Moulson

Multi-coloured stone offered a good fit for the eclectic interiors of this renovated townhouse in Dublin, designed by architect Jake Moulson.

The most striking example can be found in an under-stairs toilet, where a Brazilian quartzite called Azul Imperial combines shades of purple, blue and gold.

Find out more about D2 Townhouse ›

ER Apartment, Brazil, by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos

This family home in São Paulo, designed by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos, features different types of Brazilian stone.

In the bathroom, white Parana marble forms the walls and floor, and also provides surfaces within a trough-shaped bronze sink that was custom-made to echo the curves of a mirror above.

Elsewhere in the home, panels of jade-coloured onyx serve as surfaces and also conceal an in-wall light fixture.

Find out more about ER Apartment ›

Twentieth, USA, by Woods + Dangaran

A marble known as Bronze Vena, or “bronze vein”, is the focal point of the en-suite in the main bedroom of this Santa Monica home by Los Angeles-based Woods +Dangaran.

Large-format slabs of this stone cover the walls, floor and ceiling of the bath area, toilet and walk-in shower.

The slabs were cleverly book-matched at the centre of the room for a symmetrical effect. Slabs effectively mirror each other, creating zigzags within the vein patterns.

Find out more about Twentieth ›

West 76th Street, USA, by Messana O’Rorke

This apartment on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is home to the founders of the skincare brand Malin + Goetz, so special attention was naturally paid to the bathrooms.

New York-based studio Messana O’Rorke combined brass fittings with Carrera marble – the hugely popular Italian stone – with the ambition of creating a “spa-like” feeling.

One bathroom features a marble recess with an integrated sink and mirror, while the other boasts a shower that is illuminated by a hidden pocket in the ceiling.

Find out more about West 76th Street ›

Villa Waalre, Netherlands, by Russell Jones

To match the minimal aesthetic of this woodland home in Waalre, near Eindhoven, bathrooms are finished in Statuario, a white marble quarried in Italy.

The effect works particularly well in the main bedroom, where a free-standing partition wall divides off part of the space for an en-suite. This volume incorporates a marble basin, as well as timber-fronted drawers.

Find out more about Villa Waalre ›

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. Other recent editions showcase Scandinavian kitchens, outdoor showers and eclectic interiors.

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Eight inspirational bathrooms with tranquil sunken baths

By Zarkon Group,28/03/2023

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected eight bathrooms with decorative sunken baths that create a relaxing atmosphere.

Sunken baths are bathtubs that have been sunk into the bathroom floor, decks or patios. They can help to save space in the bathroom and to create a luxurious spa-like feeling.

In this lookbook, we’ve gathered inspirational sunken bathtubs in homes from South Korea to Ukraine, including a peaceful sunken bath on a wood patio and a bath clad in green tiles.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring offbeat bakeries, minimalist Tokyo apartments and interiors with natural materials and timeless accents.

Bathroom with sunken bath, blue tiled walls and a window overlooking a garden — Photo by Rohan Venn

Sydney extension, Australia, by Emily Sandstrom

Architect Emily Sandstrom’s extension to a 1930s bungalow in Sydney includes a bathtub that was sunk below floor level.

Clad in small black and grey tiles, the bath was informed by Japanese bathing rituals and also has timber decking that covers the drainage points for an overhead shower. Glass sliding doors provide restful garden views.

Find out more about the Sydney extension ›

The Preston Hollow by Specht Architects — Photo by Casey Dunn

The Preston Hollow, US, by Specht Architects

The Preston Hollow was designed to reference brutalist architecture and its clean concrete lines are visible in the interior, too, including in the minimalist bathroom.

Here, a sunken bathtub blends into the wood floor. Marble details and a sculptural chair add decorative, organic touches to the spartan space.

Find out more about The Preston Hollow ›

Sunken bathtub in Australian house — Photo by Rob Maver

Bruny Island Cabin, Australia, by Maguire + Devin

This wood-lined off-grid cabin in Tasmania comes with two decks to let the owner enjoy both the sunset and the sunrise. The western deck, which provides views of the sunset, has a cosy, sunken outdoor bathtub.

The tub can be hidden under removable decking panels when it is not in use.

Find out more about Bruny Island Cabin ›

Nuwa guesthouse by Z_Lab — Photo by Texture on Texture

Nuwa guesthouse, South Korea, by Z_Lab

This tiny guesthouse (above and main image) in Seoul, South Korea, is located in a small alley in the city’s Seochon neighbourhood. Inside, the serene living spaces are finished in neutral colours.

The living space features a long walnut table with a rough stone base. Next to it sits a sunken bath in which guests can wash their feet.

Find out more about Nuwa guesthouse ›

Palma Hideaway by Mariana de Delás — Photo by José Hevia

Palma hideaway, Spain, by Mariana de Delás

In the all-white bathroom of this Spanish apartment, the floor has been raised in order to accommodate a sunken bath that was lined with green tiles also used elsewhere in the project.

A white marble sink and a couple of green plants add decorative details.

Find out more about Palma hideaway ›

Wabi sabi apartment by Sergey Makhno — Photo by Andrey Avdeenko

Family apartment, Ukraine, by Sergey Makhno

Japanese influences were blended with Ukrainian design in this family flat in Kyiv, Ukraine.

A bathroom with a sunken bath and garden views is divided from the main bedroom by a gridded Crittall-style glass wall. A small bonsai tree on the floor and a stone sink create a natural feel in the bathroom.

Find out more about the family apartment ›

Sydney cottage, Australia, by Panovscott

The bathroom inside this Australian cottage extension has four alcoves in different sizes and walls and floors made from compressed cement.

A sunken bath made from a single piece of concrete is merged into the floor.

Find out more about the Sydney cottage ›

Sunken Bath by Studio 304 — Photography by Radu Palicica

Sunken Bath, UK, by Studio 304

This glazed bathroom, called Sunken Bath, was added to a Victorian terraced house in east London by local designers Studio 304.

The bathing area is enclosed by glass walls and a glass roof and features a sunken bath designed to follow the Japanese ritual of bathing.

Find out more about the Sunken Bath ›

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Eight bathrooms with colourful toilets and sinks

By Zarkon Group,05/03/2023

For our latest lookbook, we’ve gathered eight bathrooms where the sanitary ware adds a splash of colour, ranging from a green Portuguese “shower tower” to a bathroom with pink marble washbasins.

Although white toilets and basins are still the default choice, increasingly interior designers are experimenting with adding colourful sanitary ware to bathrooms.

Among the designs in this lookbook are stylish black toilets that add a graphic touch to the bathroom, as well as basins in a range of pastel hues including pale blue and avocado green.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring interiors with split-level living areas, mix-and-match flooring and homes with cleverly hidden lifts.

Tiled bathrooms inside Hotel Les Deux Gares in Paris — Photo by Benoit Linero

Les Deux Gares, France, by Luke Edward Hall

British designer Luke Edward Hall’s design for this Parisian hotel features plenty of patterns, bright colours and printed furnishings.

This can also be seen in the bathroom, where a green toilet and matching green sink stand out against the mustard-yellow wall and zigzag floor tiles. Above the sink, a mirror in a darker green hue complements the interior.

Find out more about Les Deux Gares ›

Annabel’s, UK, by Martin Brudnizki

The bathroom at London members’ club Annabel’s is an explosion of pink, from the pink marble sinks to the pale-pink flowers that line the ceiling.

“It’s really about fantasy – this is a club, you don’t come here for reality, you come to be transported somewhere else,” studio founder Martin Brudnizki told Dezeen.

Find out more about Annabel’s ›

Hygge Studio by Melina Romano — Photo is by Denilson Machado of MCA Estúdio

Hygge Studio, Brazil, by Melina Romano

Terracotta tiles decorate this apartment in Brazil and were used in the bathroom alongside red bricks that were formed to create a vanity.

Next to it, a black toilet adds a dramatic contrast against the forest-green wall, while green plants and tan towels match the interior.

Find out more about Hygge Studio ›

House Recast in London — Photo by French + Tye

House Recast, UK, by Studio Ben Allen

House Recast, a refurbished Victorian terraced home in north London, was finished with coloured concrete throughout.

In the bright green bathroom, the colour is contrasted with brass details, which were used for the tap and temperature controls by the small, circular sink.

Find out more about House Recast ›

VS House by Saransh — Photo by The Fishy Project

VS House, India, by Sārānsh

A black toilet almost blends into the veiny green marble backdrop in the bathroom of VS House in India, which was designed to focus on “the nature of the materials used to finish the insides”.

Grey Kota stone, a variety of limestone that is quarried in Rajasthan in the north of India, was used on the floor and walls.

Find out more about VS House ›

Nagatachō Apartment, Japan, by Adam Nathaniel Furman

Colour is everywhere in the Nagatachō Apartment by designer Adam Nathaniel Furman, which is located in Tokyo and has a dreamy pastel bathroom.

In the bathroom a pink toilet sits next to a baby blue sink unit contrasted with a bright, sunny yellow tap.

Find out more about Nagatachō Apartment ›

Small house with a monumental shower by Fala — Photo by Ricardo Loureiro

Small House with a Monumental Shower, Portugal, by Fala Atelier

Architecture studio Fala Atelier created a “shower tower” to house the bathroom and shower in this home in Amarante, Portugal.

Inside the tower, minty green tiles clad the walls while a matching sink surround in a pale green marble hue adds material interest.

Find out more about Small House with a Monumental Shower ›

Apartment in Habitat 67 by Rainville Sangaré — Photo by Maxime Brouillet

Unit 622 in Habitat 67, Canada, by Rainville Sangaré

Design studio Rainville Sangaré’s design for an apartment in architect Moshe Safdie’s brutalist Habitat 67 building mostly features discrete colours, but in the bathroom, colourful sinks and a matching mirror break up the monochrome surroundings.

The washbasins have black Corian tops and the smaller of the two is used to wash calligraphy brushes.

Find out more about Unit 622 ›

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Eight practical and beautiful concrete bathrooms around the world

By Zarkon Group,23/02/2023

Our latest lookbook explores eight bathrooms with striking concrete interiors, ranging from a Mexico City bathroom that also features a rough-hewn stone bathtub to a UK bathroom built around a “concrete sculpture”.

Concrete is a practical choice for bathroom interiors since the material is water-resistant, hardwearing and easy to clean. It can also be a decorative option – the material has a rugged, industrial look that gives bathroom interiors a brutalist feel.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring interiors that prove beige doesn’t have to be boring, tidy kitchens with slick storage solutions and save-saving pocket doors.

Concrete bath and Crittal screen in bathroom of Untiled House extension by Szczepaniak Astridge in London — Photo by Nicholas Worley

Untitled House, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge

This residential extension in south London was designed around a “concrete sculpture”, a concrete-walled void that travels through the house from the kitchen up to the bathroom.

Here, concrete was poured in situ to form the foundations, floors, walls and ceilings. A monolithic bathtub, also made from concrete, adds to the brutalist feel of the bathroom.

Find out more about Untitled House ›

Concrete bathroom in Cloister House — Photo by Givlio Aristide

Cloister House, Australia, by MORQ

The almost-windowless Cloister House in Perth surrounds a plant-filled courtyard and was designed to have a sense of privacy.

Made from thick concrete, its interior walls only have thin, arrow-slit openings. In the home’s bathroom, the rammed-concrete finish of the walls was left exposed and softened with a floor made from wooden slats and a red hardwood ceiling.

Find out more about Cloister House ›

Sunken Bath, UK, by Studio 304

Sunken Bath is a glazed bathroom that local studio Studio 304 designed for a London flat to create space for Japanese ritual bathing – a relaxation practice.

The shower and toilet are separated from the concrete bathtub, which is enclosed by glass walls and a glass roof and offers views of the peaceful bamboo-filled garden.

Find out more about Sunken Bath ›

House and Studio Lambeth by Carmody Groarke — Photo by Gilbert McCarragher

House and Studio Lambeth, UK, by Carmody Groarke

Architecture office Carmody Groarke designed House and Studio Lambeth to slot inside the fabric of an old warehouse. Its design combines a brick “skin” with a smooth concrete interior.

A concrete bathroom unit finished with a large shadow gap underneath the ceiling divides one of the home’s four bedrooms. This is contrasted with a decorative marble sink and copper-hued taps and details.

Find out more about House and Studio Lambeth ›

Concrete bathroom in Habitat 67 building — Photo by Maxime Brouillet

Unit 622, Canada, by Rainville Sangaré

Moshe Safdie’s famous brutalist Habitat 67 in Montreal is home to this apartment, which is one of 158 homes in 354 stacked, prefabricated concrete “boxes”.

Its bathroom features a shower fronted by dichroic glass that changes colour depending on which angle it’s viewed from. Vertical concrete wall tiles were designed in a nod to the brutalist building’s structure.

Find out more about Unit 622 ›

Bathtub in Mexico City concrete bathroom — Photo by Edmund Sumner

Pedro Reyes House, Mexico, by Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez

This Mexico City home was made primarily from concrete, applied in varying degrees of coarseness, and was designed for and by a Mexican sculptor and fashion designer.

In the bathroom, the sink was moulded into a shape that resembles pottery and the bathtub is made from stone to look like a rock pool. The rough-hewn shapes match the rough feel of the concrete walls and ceiling.

Find out more about Pedro Reyes House ›

Concrete bathroom in Costa Rica — Photo by BoysPlayNice

Art Villa, Costa Rica, by Formafatal and Refuel Works

The Art Villa is nestled into the Costa Rican jungle and was designed to reference the tropical landscape and buildings by architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, which are known for their monolithic concrete forms.

The concrete walls and ceilings in its bathroom match the large stone bathtub and contrast the wood used for the floor. Large floor-to-ceiling windows offer views of the verdant countryside.

Find out more about Art Villa ›

Concrete bathroom in New York apartment — Photo by Amy Barkow

S-M-L Loft, US, by BC–OA

Located in a cast-iron building dating from 1880 in New York’s Soho district, the S-M-L Loft draws on its past as a warehouse.

The functional, industrial vibe of the flat can also be seen in the bathroom, which has solid walnut millwork paired with raw concrete panels and white porcelain tiles.

Find out more about S-M-L Loft ›

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Marble bathrooms feature in Malin + Goetz founders’ apartment

By Zarkon Group,14/11/2022

New York studio Messana O’Rorke has extended its collaboration with skincare brand Malin + Goetz by designing an apartment for its founders on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, where special attention was paid to the bathrooms.

After creating store interiors for the brand across the US for several years, Messana O’Rorke turned its attention to a space for co-founders Matthew Malin and Andrew Goetz to live in.

Living room — Messana O’Rorke renovated the apartment in a historic building on West 76th Street

The apartment on West 76th Street was fully renovated for the couple to reflect their passions for beauty and wellness, while embracing the building’s history.

“The space creates a gentle push and pull between the comfort of the past and the vigor of the present – embedded in the architectural details,” said Messana O’Rorke.

Den — A mixture of contemporary and vintage furniture and artworks imbue the spaces with personality

These details include a traditional baseboard that encircles the main living spaces but ends abruptly in the central vestibule, where it is replaced with a quarter-inch (0.6-centimetre) shadow gap between the walls and floor for a more modern look.

Reclaimed oak parquet flooring is laid in a herringbone pattern throughout most of the rooms, providing the air of a European pied-à-terre.

Kitchen — Light materials were used for surfaces in the narrow kitchen

A simplified version of a plaster relief detail – found during the demolition of a dropped ceiling in the bedroom – also wraps the wall and ceiling junctions, suggestive of crown moulding.

While these details all tie the living spaces together, it’s in the bathrooms that Messana O’Rorke has made the most dramatic interventions.

“Given that the homeowners are the founding partners of Malin + Goetz, Messana O’Rorke paid particular attention to the design of the two bathrooms, which reflect the beauty brand’s ethos as a modern apothecary,” said the studio.

Unlacquered brass fixtures and hardware are installed against Carrera marble, which clads the walls, floors and showers to create a “spa-like” feeling.

In one bathroom, mirrors surrounded a window above the sink, where more brass is used to line the recess and forms a trim around the perimeter.

A shower is illuminated from a hidden pocket in the ceiling, giving the illusion that the stone wall is washed with daylight.

The same marble is continued in the narrow kitchen as countertops and backsplash, keeping the space light in tandem with white cabinets and stainless steel appliances.

Furniture is a blend of contemporary and vintage, mixing dark woods with sofas in muted velvet upholstery.

A variety of artworks decorate the living room and den walls, while a large collection of books fills shelves in the office – both providing more colour and personality to the apartment.

“Much like the Malin + Goetz boutiques the firm had previously designed, a single vintage display element subtly offsets the taut architectural envelope; the furnishings and interior appointments bridge the traditional and the modern,” Messana O’Rorke said.

Hallway — Herringbone patterned parquet was laid through the living spaces

The studio was founded in 1996 by Brian Messana and Toby O’Rorke, and has previously renovated an 18th-century home in Upstate New York.

Renovations on the Upper West Side completed by other studios include a residence by Stadt Architecture where existing brickwork walls were paired with walnut floors and a 1920s apartment overhauled with custom millwork by Format Architecture Office.

The photography is by Stephen Kent Johnson.

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Eight bold bathrooms that make use of more than just white tiles

By Zarkon Group,26/06/2021

Bathrooms can easily be dismissed as the dullest room of the house, but there’s plenty of opportunity to play around with material and colour. Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected eight striking bathing spaces to learn from.

Bold bathrooms: Unit 622 in Habitat 67 by Rainville Sangaré

Unit 662 by Rainville Sangaré

A statement shower screen adds interest to the otherwise greyscale interior of this bathroom, which sits inside a brutalist Montreal apartment.

Made from diochroic glass, the screen casts the cubicle behind in shifting shades of green, coral-orange and aqua-blue. The vanity stand has also been completed in navy blue.

Find out more about Unit 662 ›

Bold bathrooms: San Francisco Residence by Jamie Bush

San Francisco Residence, USA, by Jamie Bush

Blue, gold and white wallpaper printed with aqueous bubbles and streaks covers the bathroom of this San Francisco home, which belongs to a tech entrepreneur.

The rest of the home has been completed in a similarly bold aesthetic to avoid seeming “too done and perfect” – its secondary bathroom boasts ombre walls which fade from pink to blue.

Find out more about San Francisco Residence ›

Bold bathrooms: And Y cafe by Eduard Eremchuk

And Y, Russia, by Eduard Eremchuk

In a nod to the aesthetic of subway stations, architect Eduard Eremchuk used different tiles to deck out this Russian cafe: floor tiles in the main eating area are white, and those in the kitchen are pale blue.

A surprise is offered in the tiled bathroom, where every surface – including the sink – features a crazy black-and-white cow print. Simple white tap faucets finish the space.

Find out more about And Y ›

Bold bathrooms: The Siren Hotel by ASH NYC

The Siren Hotel, USA, by ASH NYC

Bathrooms are just as striking as the guest suites inside The Siren Hotel, which ASH NYC designed to “call people back” to the city of Detroit.

Flecked, cherry-red terrazzo covers the walls, clashing against the diamond-pattern monochrome floors and veiny marble shower stools.

Find out more about The Siren Hotel ›

Saku, Canada, by Rane Interiors

Vintage wallpaper originally produced in Italy during the 1970s covers the surfaces of this bathroom, which sits inside Vancouver restaurant Saku.

The room’s yellow hue is meant to emulate the “light, inviting and soothing” ambience of traditional Japanese eateries.

Find out more about Saku ›

Bold bathrooms: Annabel's by Martin Brudnizki

Annabel’s, UK, by Martin Brudnizki

The bathrooms that designer Martin Bruznizki created for Annabel’s – an affluent members-only club in London – offer a perfect lesson in opulence.

Walls are upholstered in chintzy wallpaper, while the ceiling is lined with thousands of hand-made silk flowers. Pink onyx washbasins and gold-framed vanity mirrors add an extra dose of decadence.

Find out more about Annabel’s ›

Bold bathrooms: Canari House by Naturehumaine

Canari House, Canada, by Naturehumaine

To “energise” this compact bathroom, Naturehumaine completed all of its surfaces in a hard-to-miss hue of neon-orange. Graphical interest is added by the micro-hexagonal tiles that cover the floor and splashback.

The vivid space is in perfect keeping with the rest of the Montreal home, which also features a canary-yellow staircase.

Find out more about Canari House ›

House P, China, by MDDM Studio

Sunny yellow walls run throughout the living spaces of this Beijing home, which MDDM Studio wanted to reflect the liveliness of its occupants – a young family.

This bright aesthetic extends into the bathrooms, which feature terrazzo surfaces inlaid with large chunks of peach, yellow and dark-green aggregate. An extra splash of colour is provided by translucent blue screens that separate the bathtub from the sink.

Find out more about House P ›

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Tranquil bathrooms with dark and soothing interiors

By Zarkon Group,25/06/2021

A charred-wood washroom and a monolithic, concrete bathtub feature in our latest Dezeen Lookbook of 10 zen bathrooms that swap traditional white walls for dark, moody hues and tactile materials.

Untitled House, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge

Smooth, dark, concrete characterises the walls and monolithic bathtub of this bathroom, which Szczepaniak Astridge designed as part of a house renovation in Camberwell, London.

The bath is screened by stainless steel Crittal windows that enclose a void through the home and is teamed with a bespoke, polished stone sink. According to the studio, the aim was to design a “place to retreat to, to guiltlessly linger and hang out”.

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Pioneer Square Loft, USA, by Plum Design and Corey Kingston

A washroom, shower, toilet and sauna are all enclosed in the dark, tactile boxes that wrap around the central open-plan living area of this apartment in Seattle, Washington.

Accessed through frosted glass doors, the bathroom facilities have walls and ceilings lined with blackened wood, charred using the traditional Japanese technique called Shou Sugi Ban, while the floors are covered with dark cement tiles.

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Villa Molli, Italy, by Lorenzo Guzzini

A palette of serpentine stone, concrete and smokey, natural lime plaster gives rise to the atmospheric interiors of this bathroom in Villa Molli, a dwelling overlooking Lake Como in Sala Comacina.

It forms part of one of the house’s large bedrooms, in an effort to challenge the traditional boxed-off design of bathrooms, and features large windows that frame views out to the lake.

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Belgian Apartment, Belgium, by Carmine Van Der Linden and Thomas Geldof

Deep seaweed-coloured walls enclose this apartment’s guest bathroom, which Carmine Van Der Linden and Thomas Geldof designed to emulate its calming, coastal setting.

It is accessed through a green, wood-lined door and is teamed with dark-grey terrazzo flooring and a statement Gris Violet marble basin that has polished metal pipes.

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Cloister House, Australia, by MORQ

The shell of this Australian house is made from rammed-concrete, which has been left exposed in the bathroom and other interior spaces to create “a sense of refuge”.

Its textured, brutalist aesthetic is softly lit by a small window at one end, and warmed by a brushed nickel tapware and a rough-sawn red hardwood ceiling, vanity and joinery.

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House 23, USA, by Vondalwig Architecture

This bathroom takes its cues from Japanese interiors and was designed as part of Vondalwig Architecture’s overhaul of a 1960s house in Hudson Valley.

It is animated by the speckled grey, stone tiles that line its walls and floor, which has been complemented by portions of Port Orford Cedar and a steep-sided, ofuro soaking tub at one end.

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Screen House, Australia, by Carter Williamson Architects

Carter Williamson Architects created the spa-like setting for the bathroom of Screen House by enveloping it from floor to ceiling with tactile black tiles.

Interest is added with an asymmetric pitched roof, a wooden basin and window frames, and a bubble-liked pendant light that is suspended above the freestanding bathtub.

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Sunken Bath, UK, by Studio 304

This bathroom, added to a ground-floor flat in east London, features a large sunken bathtub that looks into a garden and invites residents to relax by engaging in Japanese ritual bathing.

The majority of the room’s surfaces are lined with a waterproof cement-based coating, chosen for a “Japanese-inspired concrete aesthetic”, and offset by golden fixtures and wooden boards.

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Western Studio, USA, by GoCstudio

The Western Studio apartment’s bathroom is contained within a stained plywood box that is intended to offer a snug counterpoint to the brighter, open-plan interiors of the dwelling.

Its moody aesthetic was created using inky venetian plaster on the walls, paired with black Dornbracht fixtures and a large bespoke sink carved from warm Jatoba wood.

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Dark bathroom inside Kyle House, Scotland, by GRAS

Kyle House, UK, by GRAS

Tactile plaster and large charcoal-coloured stone tiles line the surfaces of this generously-sized bathroom, which GRAS designed as part of a renovation of a derelict house in the Scottish Highlands.

It features a freestanding black bath, placed beside a window overlooking Ben Loyal mountain, and is brightened by Danish oak ceiling panels, window frames and cabinetry that conceals the toilet.

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Interior Design

Thirty bathrooms by architects including concrete, stone and tiled designs

By Zarkon Group,25/06/2021

Making improvements to your home because you’re spending so much more time there? In our latest Dezeen Lookbook, we’ve rounded up 30 bathrooms designed by architects to give you some ideas.

Minimal Fantasy apartment by Patricia Bustos Studio

Designed by Patricia Bustos Studio, this pink bathroom has shiny pink curtains and mirrors with pink frames to match the rest of the apartment in Madrid, which is almost entirely pink.

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Botaniczna Apartment by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio

This bathroom in a Poznań apartment designed by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio for a couple working in medicine has travertine marble walls and a travertine basin.

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House 6 by Zooco Estudio

Zooco Estudio covered the walls and floors of this bathroom in Madrid with white tiles and blue grouting. A geometric counter clad with blue tiles snakes across the ground and up the wall to form a storage closet in the space.

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Porto house by Fala Atelier

Fala Atelier used square white tiles for this bathroom in a house in Porto. The tiles are paired with marble countertops, blue cupboard doors and a large round mirror over the sink.

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Makepeace Mansions apartment by Surman Weston

The bathroom in this apartment designed by Surman Weston is finished with hand-painted tiles that are arranged to form a black-and-white graphic pattern that mimics the housing block’s mock-Tudor facade.

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Bathroom with colour-changing shower screens.

Unit 622 by Rainville Sangaré

Set in an apartment within Moshe Safdie’s brutalist Habitat 67 housing complex in Montreal, this bathroom designed by Rainville Sangaré has colour-changing shower screens.

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Rylett House by Studio 30 Architects

Created as part of the renovation of a Victorian maisonette in London, this small en-suite bathroom is finished with a black grid of tiles and a bright yellow wall.

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Cats’ Pink House by KC Design Studio

This holiday home in Taiwan is designed with a focus on the owner’s cat and includes cat ladders, a rotating carousel-shaped climbing frame and a fluffy pink swing. Its bathroom combines larger square pink floor tiles with a wall made from terrazzo with large flecks of pink and grey.

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Borden house by StudioAC

This en-suite bathroom at the front of a house designed by StudioAC has pitched walls covered in grey tiles.

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Spinmolenplein apartment by Jürgen Vandewalle

This bathroom in an apartment in Ghent’s tallest building is enclosed within a white lacquered-wood box and is accessed by a set of barn-style doors. Internally the bathroom is finished with earthy, pink-tone micro cement to contrast the white wood.

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Cloister House by MORQ

The rammed-concrete walls of Cloister House in Perth have been left exposed in the bathroom where they are softened with timber slatted floors and a timber-clad bath and sink.

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Akari House by Mas-aqui

Designed by Architecture studio Mas-aqui as part of a renovation of a 20th-century apartment in the mountains above Barcelona, this small bathroom combines red floor tiles with white wall tiles.

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Louisville Road house by 2LG Studio

Created by 2LG Studio as part of a colourful overhaul of a period house in south London, this bathroom has pale marble walls and a baby-blue tiled floor. The baby-blue colour was also used for the taps and mirror surround, which contrast with the coral vanity unit.

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Apartment A by Atelier Dialect

This en-suite bathroom, which forms part of a large open-plan master bedroom in an Antwerp apartment designed by Belgian studio Atelier Dialect, has a rectangular freestanding tub at its centre.

The bath is wrapped in mirrored steel to compliment a stainless-steel basin, while the walls are finished with subway tiles and mint-green paint.

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House V by Martin Skoček

Martin Skoček used salvaged bricks throughout the interiors of this gabled house near Bratislava, Slovakia. The master bedroom has a dramatic en-suite bedroom with a freestanding bathtub that is alined with the apex of the pitched timber roof.

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308 S apartment by Bloco Arquitetos

The bathroom in this 1960s apartment renovated by Bloco Arquitetos in Brasília incorporates white tiles as a reference to architecture in the city in the 6os. The white walls and ceiling are combined with a vanity counter and floor made from Branco São Paulo – a matte-finished granite.

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Mexican holiday home by Palma

This slim shower room is tucked behind a bedroom in a holiday home designed by architecture studio Palma. It has slatted wooden doors that open directly to the exterior.

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South Yarra Townhouse by Winter Architecture

This bathroom designed by Winter Architecture in a Melbourne townhouse combines exposed-aggregate grey tiles and thin, horizontal white tiles with towels rails and taps made from gold-hued brass.

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Edinburgh apartment by Luke and Joanne McClelland

The main bathroom in this Georgian apartment in Edinburgh has glazed green tiles on the lower half of the walls and the front of the tub. Alongside the bath, a sink was placed on a restored 1960s wooden sideboard by Danish designer Ib Kofod Larsen.

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Bathrooms with surfaces covered in tadelakt

Ruxton Rise Residence by Studio Four

Built for Studio Four’s co-director Sarah Henry, this tranquil house in the Melbourne suburb of Beaumaris has bathrooms with surfaces covered in tadelakt – a waterproof, lime-based plaster that is often used in Moroccan architecture to make sinks and baths.

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Bathroom with views of Austrian countryside

House with Three Eyes by Innauer-Matt Architekten

In House with Three Eyes, the bathroom has a full-height glass wall that has views out across the surrounding Austrian countryside. The marble-clad bath is positioned right next to this window so bathers can enjoy the views.

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Hygge Studio by Melina Romano

Brazilian designer Melina Romano designed this fern green coloured bathroom to extend from a bedroom in a São Paulo apartment. It features a striking black toilet, a corner mirror and a vanity unit built from red brick that has an open slot for storing towels and toiletries.

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Ready-made Home by Azab

This en-suite bathroom in Azab’s Ready-made Home is separated from the bedroom by an angled blue curtain. The triangular bathroom space is differentiated from the bedroom by its blue tiles on the floor, which extend up the front of the bath and walls.

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Immeuble Molitor apartment by Le Corbusier

This small bathroom was designed by Le Corbusier in the Immeuble Molitor apartment in Paris that was his home for over 30 years. The room, which has walls that are painted sky blue and covered with small white tiles, has a short bath and sink.

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Apartment in Born by Colombo and Serboli Architecture

Colombo and Serboli Architecture added a new guest bathroom to this apartment in Barcelona’s historic El Born neighbourhood, which has by blush-toned tiles and a circular mirror.

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130 William skyscraper model apartment by David Adjaye

Built within an apartment in David Adjaye’s 130 William skyscraper in New York, this bathroom is lined with serrated grey marble tiles and has a wooden sink unit with a matching profile.

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Pioneer Square Loft by Plum Design and Corey Kingston

The bathroom facilities in this loft apartment in Seattle are located in a custom-built L-shaped wooden box in one of the room’s corners, which is topped with a bedroom.

A washroom, shower, toilet and sauna are each located in different boxes that are each clad in wood charred using the traditional Japanese technique known as Shou Sugi Ban.

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VS House by Sārānsh

The bathroom in VS House by Sārānsh in Ahmedabad, India, combines two clashing Indian stone finishes. Floors and walls are made from flecked grey tiles, while an emerald-coloured marble surrounds the toilets and mirror.

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Bathroom with blue and milky-orange tiling

Nagatachō Apartment by Adam Nathaniel Furman

Forming part of the brightly coloured Nagatachō Apartment, which Adam Nathaniel Furman designed to be a “visual feast”, this bathroom combines blue and milky-orange tiling. A sky-blue vanity unit, lemon-yellow towel rail and taps, and a pink toilet complete the colourful composition.

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Kyle House by GRAS

This holiday home in Scotland was designed by Architecture studio GRAS to have a “monastically simple” interior. This is extended into the bathroom, which has grey walls and a shower space clad with large black tiles.

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Interior Design

Ten contemporary bathrooms designed to take advantage of the view

By Zarkon Group,23/06/2021

In our latest Dezeen Lookbook, we’ve rounded up 10 minimal bathrooms with incredible views, including a house on the Isle of Skye with a bath overlooking a loch and a jungle cabin with a glass-walled shower.

This is the latest roundup in a series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series showcased living rooms with calm interiors, peaceful bedrooms and domestic bathrooms designed by architects. Read more “Ten contemporary bathrooms designed to take advantage of the view”

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