Soak Up the Atmosphere

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Incorporating commercial trends in the home kitchen is one thing, but architects Theo Adamstein and Olvia Demetriou didn’t stop there. They incorporated ideas for a new spa-gym business they designed into their own master bath. The idea is to incorporate sensuous materials and a calming palette even for work-out or wake-up spaces.

A skylight angled to catch morning rays helps give bathers a wake-up call, while an etched glass wall between shower and master bedroom conveys golden afternoon light. Watery green glass walls, beige limestone tiles, and a cream travertine counter set a soothing scene for a long soak or relaxing rinse under a rainfall showerhead. Corralling toiletries into tidy niches helps maintain serenity while a floating vanity with mirrored cabinets above keeps other necessities out of sight. The bathroom offers the requisite function and comfort plus a little more—Demetriou describes the bath as “a sculpted space with an evocative atmosphere.”

Project Credits
General contractor: Artwork Construction, Washington, D.C.
Architect: Adamstein & Demetriou Architects, Washington, D.C.
Structural engineer: BEI Structural Engineers, Fairfax, Va.
Photographer: Theo Adamstein

Resources:
Bath plumbing fittings/fixtures: Hansgrohe and Whirlpool; Tile: Walker Zanger; Vanity: Phoenix Wood Products.

About the Author

Shelley D. Hutchins

Shelley D. Hutchins, LEED AP, writes about residential construction and design, sustainable building and living, and travel and health-care issues.

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