This Just In: Sunken Spa Bath, Sanctuary Cove, Australia
We take a closer look at the design details and inspiration behind this luxurious bathroom project uploaded to Houzz this week
It may be a hot day outside, but inside this cool spacious bathroom sanctuary a serene spa bath beckons the tired and weary to relax in it. Designed by Lynn and Paul Maddison of PM Concepts to emulate the sensory experience of a Japanese plunge bath, the spa is sunken into the floor yet is accessed via a raised dias. It is part of a parents’ retreat in a luxurious house in the gated community resort of Sanctuary Cove on Australia’s Gold Coast. Here we’ve interviewed the designers to find out how it was conceived.
What was the brief for the featured project?
To create the essence of an Asian-style spa
How was this achieved?
With an open wet room such as this, each process flows into another: cleansing with the overhead rain shower and hand shower, followed by relaxation in the soaking tub. The use of natural tones and timber veneers enhance the organic environment of the spa.
What are the materials used and the methods of production?
The spa bath was partly sunken into a tiled dias to create the feel of a Japanese soaking tub. We used porcelain tiles around the bath, and timber veneers and bamboo accessories elsewhere in the room.
To create the essence of an Asian-style spa
How was this achieved?
With an open wet room such as this, each process flows into another: cleansing with the overhead rain shower and hand shower, followed by relaxation in the soaking tub. The use of natural tones and timber veneers enhance the organic environment of the spa.
What are the materials used and the methods of production?
The spa bath was partly sunken into a tiled dias to create the feel of a Japanese soaking tub. We used porcelain tiles around the bath, and timber veneers and bamboo accessories elsewhere in the room.
What were the challenges associated with the project?
We created a bulkhead on the ceiling of the level below the bathroom to accommodate the sunken tub.
Describe the success of the project. What do you love about it?
We love the entire open space of the bathroom. There are no glass shower screens (in the wet room or shower area) to close you in, and with high louvre windows all around, the breezes create cross ventilation that is cooling in summer.
We created a bulkhead on the ceiling of the level below the bathroom to accommodate the sunken tub.
Describe the success of the project. What do you love about it?
We love the entire open space of the bathroom. There are no glass shower screens (in the wet room or shower area) to close you in, and with high louvre windows all around, the breezes create cross ventilation that is cooling in summer.
Any tips?
Ensure that you have an area next to the shower to dry off, and that towels can be hung there without getting wet.
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Ensure that you have an area next to the shower to dry off, and that towels can be hung there without getting wet.
TELL US
What clever design features did you incorporate in your bathroom?
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Project name: Sanctuary Cove Residence
The feature we love: A raised spa bath
Designer and Builder: Lynn and Paul Maddison of PM Concepts
Location: Sanctuary Cove, Queensland, Australia
Timeframe: August 2014 – February 2015
Cost: Approximately AUD$20,000 for the entire bathroom
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