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STONE ZONE

Dual-textured English limestone and an adventurous lighting scheme bring this windowless bathroom to life

WORDS LINDA CLAYTONPHOTOGRAPHY MATT CLAYTON

MIRROR, MIRRORTop left: sliding mirrored doors at the rear of thedressing room open to reveal the newly redesigned bathroom

SHOWER POWERMain pic: the walk-in shower area features a plain,low-iron glass screen from Glass Trends that hasbeen channelled into the floor. The Raindance showerhead is by Axor and the WC is from Duravit’sStarck collection

The bathroom in this Thames-sideapartment has no windows and wasoriginally accessed through a warren ofwardrobes. To introduce ‘borrowed light’from the nearby master bedroom,Stephen Dick of Residence InteriorDesign reconfigured the layout so thatit is now possible to use the bathroomby day without electric lights. ‘The apartment overlooks the river so Ireally wanted the outlook to be visiblefrom every room — including thebathroom,’ Dick explains.

Rugged English limestone wasselected as the core finish to create anatural and luxurious environment.Sourced from Burlington Stone inCumbria, it was supplied in twofinishes: flamed textured for the wallsand honed for the vanity unit and floor.

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Contact »Axor www.axor-design.com »Burlington www.burlingtonstone.co.uk »Duravit www.duravit.co.uk »Glass Trends www.glasstrends.co.uk»Mr Resistor www.mr-resistor.co.uk »Phillip Banks Developments www.phillipbanks.co.uk »Residence Interior Design www.residenceinteriordesign.com»Stone Productions www.stoneproductions.co.uk

ROCK STARTop right: Phillip Banks Developments fabricated the stone vanity unit using a basin from StoneProductions. Its honed finish is easy to keep clean

LIGHT WORKTop left: low-energy hidden lights from Mr Resistorare recessed behind the stone and positioned at aprecise distance to maximise the shadow and texture of the flamed stone walls

ROOM WITH A VIEWAbove: the bathroom entrance now opens to thedressing area, giving it a view of the city through thebedroom windows, which also provide valuable light

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An important addition to the room arethe low-energy, hidden light sources.These are concealed behind the stone,which enables light to wash down thewalls. ‘This effect showcases the beautyof the limestone’s flamed texture. Also,the lack of a visible light source meansthere is no glare, so the ambiance isvery soothing,’ says Dick.

Every room in the apartment is on aradius so the bathroom was a challengeto set out. ‘I used bands of stone inrandom lengths so as not to drawattention to the room’s unusual shape,’Dick explains.

The limestone has such a variedpattern and texture that Dick decided no further materials wererequired. To this end, all the fittings arein simple chrome and the shower screenis recessed into the floor for a framelesssetting that appears to float. ‘Thedrainage channel is hidden beneath thestone flooring,’ says Dick. ‘This meansthat all that’s visible is a slot in thestone flooring where the watermysteriously falls away.’

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