Vicente Wolf

Week 8

Second Floor Guest Bathroom

For this room the M’s wanted more of a traditional bathroom, and we to keep the room neutral as we didn’t know how the room would eventually be used.

We proposed white gloss subway tile from the floor going up the wall 42”, except for the shower were we would bring it up to the ceiling. The walls above the subway tiles would be painted white.  The floors are to be a combo of lime stone tile inlayed with limestone mosaic.  For the sink we did a freestanding open metal leg washstand with a limestone top.

To give a sweeter quality we picked out a pendant blown glass light fixture and an elaborate mirror above the sink.

Boys Bathroom

In the new addition of the house under the new angled roof is the shared boys bathroom. If you remember from the other posts this room does not have windows so first thing we wanted to do is install skylights to bring in natural light.

We proposed long white rectangular tiles measuring 3”x 12” which are not normal for me as I like square tiles most of the time.  The tiles would be laid across the width of the room and followed the same pattern up the walls. This would increase the depth of the room as it is very long and narrow. The wall opposite the entrance door is completely mirrored which duplicates the depth of the room.

For the sink we proposed a wall to wall custom concrete trough with 2 faucets and a floating storage cabinet below. Industrial light fixtures installed on the mirrored wall above the sink.

My original concept for this bathroom was to make it complete white box- white counters, white woodwork, white faucets, and so on.  This would have eliminated the boundaries of the space.  After several long discussions, Mrs. M. was insistent on the concrete trough because she loved the look and was fearful that an all white bathroom would become boring (NOT)

Master Bathroom

When it came to the master bathroom I wanted it to have a sense of luxury, a ying and yang of the past and the present but most importantly I wanted it to be open and airy. I wanted to make it feel like a large open space compared to a compartmentalized typical bathroom.

The entire bathroom measures 11’-6”x 18’-6” and the bathing area is 10’-0”x 11’-6”  (This could be a NYC apartment)  The shower alone measures 7’-6”x 10’-0”, we sunk this area 2 inches and kept the rest at the same height.  Opposite the shower and in front of a large double window is a claw foot tub which brings the sense of the past into the bathroom.

This area has a tray ceiling, we decided to install skylights to flood the room with natural light. We designed a tray soffit to conceal the skylights so all you see is light coming from the perimeter of the tray.

We did his and hers sinks with open shelves below and bleached wood drawer units in the center. We suspended pivoting mirrors in front of the sinks with a wonderful 3 shade light fixture hanging the full width of the sink area.

For the flooring we proposed 24” x 24” honed white quartz tile and we wanted to use the same material in polished finished slabs for the walls except for the wall you face when you enter. For this wall we suggested chiseled marble that would be lit from recess lighting on the floor. This would accentuate the crystals in the stone giving it a shimmery quality.

The entire bathroom is white except for the toilet area which we decided to enclose with a frosted glass partition and storage cabinets which would match the glass color.

There have been many discussions on the practicality of a large open shower, the clients being afraid that the whole bathroom would get flooded and that water would splash everywhere.  These discussions have been going for quite awhile and this Saturday as my last recourse I am having them come see my shower.  Where the same situation exists on a smaller scale and I have never had a problem with water splashing anywhere, especially when the showerhead is a rain shower.