Hidden behind a 7-foot-tall, free-floating headboard is a small passage to a simply decadent master bath. The spare design belies the sybaritic offerings contained within this 270-square-foot space. A steel soaking tub contoured to seat two bathers sinks below the limestone tile floor. The adjoining glass shower has a rainfall showerhead in addition to a wall full of various sprays and double doors that open to a private terrace. Clark discreetly recessed that section of the exterior wall, so “you can open the doors wide while showering and it becomes an outdoor shower.”
Exterior stairs lead from the terrace to the pool area, so homeowners can go directly from pool to shower without dripping through the house. Uninterrupted limestone floors from bath to terrace add to the indoor/outdoor feel while blue-green glass tiles give the walls a watery hue. At the far end of the limestone counter, a Juliet balcony overlooks the front of the house. An enclosed water closet lies in the center of a circular path connecting the bath to the master bedroom and a pair of walk-in closets, “so if you need to use it in the middle of the night it’s convenient,” says the ever-thoughtful Clark.
Builder: Bill Dorman Construction, Austin, Texas; Architect: Dick Clark Architecture, Austin; Photographer: Paul Bardagjy.
Resources: Plumbing fixtures: Dornbracht; Tile: Ann Sacks; Windows and doors: Hopes.
