For many people, concrete is too hard
and harsh a material to be used promi-
nently in an interior. But it is possible for
a home to feature the positive qualities
of concrete and yet still create a warm
ambience – as seen in this master suite by
designer Kirsty Davis.
Davis says the suite is at the rear of
a modern home with a concrete tilt-slab
construction and extensive glazing. She
was called on early in the planning stages
to design the kitchen and bathrooms and
select materials and furnishings.
One of the first things she did was to
adjust the master suite plan
“The initial plan had a closet and an
ensuite that were quite small and out of
proportion with the bedroom,” she says.
By crimping space from the large adja-
cent garage, and moving the planned bath
tub to the home’s main bathroom, she was
able to increase the size of the closet and
have enough room for a long vanity and
generous double shower in the bathroom.
Davis felt it was important to have a
continuity of materials throughout all the
Previous pages: Designer Kirsty Davis adjusted the
initial plan for this master ensuite, taking out the
bath and acquiring space from the large adjacent
garage. As a result, the bathroom is in better
proportion to the scale of the suite, with enough
room for a generous double shower and a long his
and hers vanity.
These pages: The home’s concrete tilt-slab
construction continues into the master bedroom,
but is softened by a rimu timber batten ceiling,
which also wraps down the wall behind the bed.
Other walls in the room are painted white.
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