Excited to start working on this currently divided in 2 sections bathroom. The home owners have asked me to design a Japanese Bathhouse: a peaceful and tranquil space for them to relax and enjoy the beauty of the room. A Japanese Bathhouse is actually a large wet area where you can shower first before going into the soaking tub.
The bathroom has 2 areas: the wet area is 7ft x 5 ft, the vanity area is 7 ft x 7 ft.
December 2018 Design Round #1
Here are the design drawings and multiple floorplans for the Japanese Bath house.
In this first round I presented my clients 8 different floor plans.
* Floor plan 1A+1B show the current lay-out with minor changes.
* Floor plan 2A shows a larger wet room
* Floor plan 4A is getting more creative by moving the wall outward into master to create more room and space, with a luxurious feel.
* Floor plan 5A centering a big shower in the middle of the room
* Floor 6A+6B are really my favorite and that is true to the question my clients had: create a Japanese Bathhouse with a soaking tub and large shower area.
This design has a separate restroom: and build a very large 30” x 69” wet area.
* Floor plan 7A is an-out-of-the-box, I always present my clients with one, as this is always a good conversation point.
Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGYVo1DhSPc&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR1oujU8oEY5EVYoTbeTXm6hmsERtp7EzVvnc-MnVarnDT1eG57slamlxNc
Sharing some pictures of the design presentation, the chosen materials and my design inspiration with beautiful natural and earth-tone elements.
Also exploring if we can use a teak shower mat instead of tiles. Teak will bring much richness to the shower area.
January 2019 Design Round #2
My clients are exploring options and narrowing down three ideas.
-They have fallen in love with the huge shower and therefor omitting the soaking tub.
– As they were surprised how much space they actually have gained in the new lay-out, we are not moving the bedroom wall.
Playing around with 3 different option for shower size and location of vanity.
January 2019 Final Design
My client have made the decision for the final design.
* the biggest shower we can fit in: 52″x52″
* separating the toilet with a pony wall
* they love the soap niches, so we will have three next to the toilet
* we will have a 84″ dark brown vanity, with beautiful 3-light lighting
* we will have dark wood plank tiles for the floor and one accent row
* crisp light blue tiles vertically in the shower, and tying it back in as a horizontal backsplash.
* huge soap niche for shampoos and bottles
* and pebble mosaic for the shower floor
Final-materials
Final Mood board with materials
FEBRUARI 2019 UPDATE – REMODEL IS STARTING
Pictures from demo Day#2. The Japanese bathroom is becoming a reality in the upcoming weeks.
Day #3 More updates on the Japanese bathroom Remodel.
The new 6 foot window is in. The pony wall is up and the shower area and vanity area are prepped.
Week #2
Do you LOVE my PINK and ORANGE bathroom?
Isn’t it is amazing progress for the Japanese Bathroom?
The waterproofing walls are up, she shower pan is already tiles, and the heated floor is in!
