A Sharp BathroomAsian Bathroom, Atlanta

Photos by Jeff Herr PhotographyBathroom at a GlanceWhat happens here: This is the master bathroom for a couple originally from Europe.Location: AtlantaSize: 168 square feet (15.5 square meters)Designer: Rabaut Design Associates Inc.This is the view from the double pocket doors that serve as the entry to the bathroom. The existing window offered a wonderful opportunity to create symmetry. The design team placed the oval free-standing bathtub front and center, creating a focal point. Its strong curves are echoed by the light fixtures overhead. “We chose these lights to add a sense of playfulness to the room,” Rabaut says. “At the same time, they are sophisticated.” The homeowners have interesting chandeliers and other light fixtures throughout the rest of the home, so this move also created cohesion between the bathroom and the rest of the house. The team worked within the footprint of the existing bathroom, which is generous in size. “We created three distinct zones that gave it a cozier feel and made it feel symmetric,” Rabaut says.They placed an enlarged shower stall on one side of the tub and the water closet area on the other. While it wasn’t functionally necessary to repeat the glass surround next to the water closet, it reinforces the symmetry. Many careful drawings helped them strategically place all of the seams of the large-format tiles. Note the way the shower niches and the painting on the wall reinforce the symmetry as well. Bathtub: Victoria + Albert Baths; lights: Gregg Suspension line, Foscarini; landscape painting: Mel Rea via Huff Harrington

statement color behind the bathtub. light wood tile in the shower

moulding around the boxes in shower