Architect: Christopher Mercier, (fer)
studio
Interior designer: Diep Design
Builder: Kibo Group
Bath tub: Victoria + Albert IOS
freestanding tub
Vanity countertop: Calacatta Bettogli
Cabinetry: Lacquered, white
Sink: Kohler Verticyl, white
Faucet and shower fittings: Kallista
One – polished nickel
Toilet: Toto NeoRest 550 White
Floor tiles: Bianco Dolomiti from
StoneSource
Walls and shower enclosure:
Calacatta marble
Story by Paul Taylor
Photography by John Gaylord
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The other key decision was where to place
the master suite in the ground floor plan, so as
to still give the owners the privacy needed.
“We actually placed it at the front and side
of the house, but positioned the stairwell in the
entranceway to guide you into the public spaces
of the house, away from the master suite area.”
The master bedroom sits behind the street
facade and so is largely closed off for privacy.
However, its 5.5m height allowed for large
clerestory windows to be inserted, ensuring the
room receives plenty of natural light. A glazed
pocket door on the side wall brings in more
natural light, and also gives access to a side
yard and a small patio.
The bathroom itself is long and narrow.
“It’s spacious enough to be comfortable,
and is well planned, but the owners preferred
to allocate more space to the living areas rather
than to the bathroom.
“Another clerestory window – above the
bath – means it too gets a lot of natural light.”
The material selection by interior designer
Vinh Diep adds to the bright clean-lined feel –
with calacatta marble slabs on the walls, and
smaller tiles to give a textured finish to the floor.
Top: The closet is a separate room
tucked in behind the bedroom, while
the bathroom sits adjacent to it.
Above: A clerestory window high
on the 5.5m-high front wall of the
bedroom brings light into the room,
at the same time maintaining privacy
from the street. On the side wall,
a pocket glass door opens up to a
small patio.
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