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Architect: Dion Gosling, Studio 106;
project team: Matt Wilson, Sigourney
Lovell, Joanna Wickham
Benchtop: Smart 600 marble white
stone shelf board
Basin: Smile collection by Cielo
Taps: Robertson
Toilet: Concealed cistern from
Smile collection by Cielo
Accessories: Solid brass pull by
Metalworks
Flooring: Nero Acapulco charcoal tiles
from Spazio Casa
Wall coverings: Nero Acapulco
charcoal tiles; mosaic tiles; Bianco
Statuario satin tiles, all from Spazio Casa
Lighting: Deltalight, Inlite
Under floor heating: Warmup
Awards: Trends International Design
Awards (TIDA)
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Jamie Cobel
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Preceding pages: LED lights tucked
behind the vanity mirror and in the
shower create glowing highlights in
this project by architect Dion Gosling.
Plan: The ensuite is divided into two
areas, with the walk-in wardrobe
behind. All spaces are set around the
immovable chimney breast.
Above right and facing page: Black,
white and touches of brass all come
together to create a refined air.
There can be few greater design challenges
than working around a central, intrusive object.
A chimney that would have been prohibitive to
remove stood at the heart of the space available
for this ensuite by architect Dion Gosling.
“The client wanted a cosy, cave-like aesthetic
for the bathroom, which had limited space.
Faced with the chimney, we divided the room
into two around it, with the shower in black tiles
on one side and the toilet in contrasting marble-
look white tiles on the other, and black floor tiles.
“We utilised the chimney breast by facing it
in shiny mosaics and cantilevered the sink off it.
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“A new sash window, in keeping with the
home’s age, was introduced opposite this, with
frosted glass for privacy. Mirrors above the sink
and in the toilet area bounce light through the
bathroom and bring a touch of greenery from an
adjacent park into the mainly two-tone space.
With limited room to move, the bathroom
cupboard is recessed behind the mirror in the
toilet area, and shelf space in the shower is set
back into a wall niche. A floor drain allows a
seamless flow between shower and toilet area.
The pivot entry door, with brass pull, is a
pleasure to use and further optimises space.