Our newest lookbook shines a lightweight on properties the place marble and related pure stones have been used as the first materials within the loos.
Marble generally is a nice answer for loos, as it’s sturdy sufficient to resist a moist atmosphere higher than various supplies reminiscent of wooden or concrete.
Many owners decide to make use of the identical materials throughout all surfaces, making a uniform aesthetic that extends from the sink and bathe areas throughout the partitions.
Learn on to see 10 completely different examples, that includes a variety of marbles that embody Carrera and Verde Aver, in addition to related pure stones reminiscent of travertine and quartzite.
That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. Different latest editions showcase Scandinavian kitchens, out of doors showers and eclectic interiors.
Habitat 100, Sweden, by Word Design Studio
Word Design Studio used two sorts of marble in its renovation of this Twenties Stockholm house, echoing the tones of an Italian marble flooring within the hallway.
For the primary lavatory, the designers opted for a pale Swedish marble generally known as Ekeberg. Some slabs had been polished, whereas others had been milled in numerous instructions to create a refined chequered sample.
Elsewhere within the residence, green-toned Brännlyckan marble provides a hanging counterpoint.
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Jap Columbia Loft, USA, by Sheft Farrace
Tasked with redesigning an house in Los Angeles’ Jap Columbia constructing, a block with an iconic turquoise art-deco facade, structure studio Sheft Farrace determined to work with the identical palette in the primary lavatory.
The architects did this with a press release wall of Verde Aver marble, an Italian stone with an identical inexperienced hue.
The marble kinds a counter that spans the width of the room, integrating two basins, and likewise kinds a splashback that extends all the way in which as much as the ceiling.
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Botaniczna Condominium, Poland, by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio
A warm-toned travertine options within the lavatory of this house in Poznań, which was renovated by Agnieszka Owsiany Studio for an expert couple.
Whereas travertine is a limestone, so not technically a marble, it has a equally patterned end.
The stone wraps the partitions and the bathtub, and likewise kinds a cuboidal washbasin. The identical stone additionally options within the residence’s kitchen, the place it was used to create an island counter.
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The Village, Germany, by Gisbert Pöppler
Wooden and marble are mixed all through this house renovation by Berlin designer Gisbert Pöppler, within the metropolis’s Mitte district, however the juxtaposition is especially hanging within the lavatory.
The room contains a bathtub set inside a distinct segment that’s lined with extremely variegated South American marble.
The nice and cozy tones of the stone are echoed by the wood floors, in addition to by a basin unit that mixes darkish oak with white-glazed lava stone.
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Flat #6, Brazil, by Studio MK27
Studio MK27 selected extremely textured supplies for this renovation of a four-bedroom flat in São Paulo, residence to some and their three teenage sons.
For the washrooms, the designers chosen gray Armani, a Mediterranean marble that mixes darkish tones with white accents.
The stone has been fastidiously organized to make sure the white streaks run via niches set into the partitions, which give house for storing cleaning soap and shampoo.
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D2 Townhouse, UK, by Jake Moulson
Multi-coloured stone supplied match for the eclectic interiors of this renovated townhouse in Dublin, designed by architect Jake Moulson.
Essentially the most hanging instance could be present in an under-stairs bathroom, the place a Brazilian quartzite referred to as Azul Imperial combines shades of purple, blue and gold.
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ER Condominium, Brazil, by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos
This household residence in São Paulo, designed by Pascali Semerdjian Arquitetos, options several types of Brazilian stone.
Within the lavatory, white Parana marble kinds the partitions and flooring, and likewise supplies surfaces inside a trough-shaped bronze sink that was custom-made to echo the curves of a mirror above.
Elsewhere within the residence, panels of jade-coloured onyx function surfaces and likewise conceal an in-wall gentle fixture.
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Twentieth, USA, by Woods + Dangaran
A marble generally known as Bronze Vena, or “bronze vein”, is the point of interest of the en-suite in the primary bed room of this Santa Monica residence by Los Angeles-based Woods +Dangaran.
Giant-format slabs of this stone cowl the partitions, flooring and ceiling of the bathtub space, bathroom and walk-in bathe.
The slabs had been cleverly book-matched on the centre of the room for a symmetrical impact. Slabs successfully mirror one another, creating zigzags inside the vein patterns.
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West 76th Avenue, USA, by Messana O’Rorke
This house on Manhattan’s Higher West Aspect is residence to the founders of the skincare model Malin + Goetz, so particular consideration was naturally paid to the loos.
New York-based studio Messana O’Rorke mixed brass fittings with Carrera marble – the vastly in style Italian stone – with the ambition of making a “spa-like” feeling.
One lavatory contains a marble recess with an built-in sink and mirror, whereas the opposite boasts a bathe that’s illuminated by a hidden pocket within the ceiling.
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Villa Waalre, Netherlands, by Russell Jones
To match the minimal aesthetic of this woodland residence in Waalre, close to Eindhoven, loos are completed in Statuario, a white marble quarried in Italy.
The impact works notably nicely in the primary bed room, the place a free-standing partition wall divides off a part of the house for an en-suite. This quantity incorporates a marble basin, in addition to timber-fronted drawers.
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That is the most recent in our lookbooks collection, which supplies visible inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. Different latest editions showcase Scandinavian kitchens, out of doors showers and eclectic interiors.
