BATH
MIXING JAPANESE ROOM STYLE WITH NORDIC MINIMALISM, PRODUCES A SPACIOUS BATHROOM WITH ROOM FOR WELLNESS AND BEAUTIFUL FURNITURE.
Close the door and enjoy the silence! We have fallen in love with 4 bathrooms. Minimalistic in style and paying tribute to Japanese and Scandinavian way of living.
THE BATHROOM belongs to Jonas Bjerre-poulsen, who is an architect and partner at Norm Architects. The mirror is his own design and is made by Menu. THE STEPPING STONE right outside the bathroom is inspired by Japanese public baths. Here, you always take your shoes off before stepping onto the stone and into the room. Further ahead lies the washing room.
THE BATHTUB is designed by Norm Architects and is produced by ex-t in Florence. It is a reinterpretation of old art deco clawfoot bathtubs. Unlike integrated bathtubs, this is an actual piece of furniture and therefore requires space, according to Jonas Bjerrepoulsen. The black Vola tap unit perfectly complements the black legs of the bathtub. JAPANESE CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE were his inspiration when he designed his own bathroom. This becomes clear from details like the recess in the wall, built in this way so as not to disturb the room’s interior space. The teapot by Danish ceramist Bente Hansen underpins the wellness vibe together with the grey towel from Hay. THE INTEGRATED MARBLE SHELVES are made as wall recesses so as to be unobtrusive. They display a ceramic bowl by Maj-brit Würtz and a money bank found in a small village in Nepal. Just like the sink, the bathtub is designed by Norm Architects and produced by ex-t. The tap unit is from Vola and the round mirror is from ex-t. The floor is covered in Kronos tiles. Jonas BjerrePoulsen is tired of spots, so he found some porcelain lamps in the French shop Beau Marché in Copenhagen.
When architect Jonas Bjerre-poulsen and his family decided to add another bathroom, it was solely for practical reasons. As the children had grown older, they took up more space, so the family wanted a large bathroom. On some of their many travels, they had noticed how nice having a lot of bathroom space was. They therefore wanted to use a few extra square metres to create space around the bathroom’s various functions. They replicated the hotels and created a large bathroom combining the functions of several different rooms.
“Our wish was to create a Nordic and minimalist space, which is what we at Norm Architects generally attempt to create. The space had to have few elements and match the rest of the house.
When part of your job is to design bathroom furniture, you obviously use your own designs. So Norm Architects designed both the bathtub and the sink. They are inspired by the Edwardian Art Deco bathtub with claw feet, only in a more modern and minimalist style.
When you step into the room, you feel as if you are in a spa. This is a room you want to spend time in and that is functional as well as helps clear your mind.
The bathroom is inspired by the Japanese way of dividing bathrooms. It contains several functions: the toilet is neatly hidden behind the partition in the middle of the room, on the other side is the large shower area, and the bathtub stands regally against one of the side walls. Although the room fulfils many functions the freestanding walls make it seem open and spacious.
Everyone in the family loves the result, because the bathroom reflects the rest of this home where the lines are clean, but the rooms are always full of life and ambience.
THE MIRROR IN THE CORNER is designed by Norm Architects and produced by Menu. The large floor vase of solid rock is an antique. THE WALL has small recesses for shelves. The shelves hold aromatic, organic soaps from Aesop and a lovely, Japaneseinspired tray with two edges. The tray is actually a prototype for Menu. The small brush is a purchase from a family trip to Japan. THE RUSTIC BOWL on the floor is designed by Jonas Bjerre-poulsen in collaboration with Maj-brit Würtz. The bowl is made of sand, soil and ash and contains dried eucalyptus, which spreads a wonderful aroma into the bathroom. THE JAPANESEINSPIRED stepping stone by the door is made of the same black marble as the shelves in the wall. EACH KRONOS TILE IS UNIQUE. This helps give the bathroom a rustic look .The black tap unit from Vola provides an excellent contrast. The soap on the floor is from Aesop.
THE BATHTUB from Agape is the star of the bathroom and is big enough for the family of three to sit in at the same time. OPPOSITE PAGE: the tray can be used for jewellery and other knick-knacks and is part of the Solides range designed by Terkel Skou Steffensen. The wooden bonbonniere is from Georg Jensen, and the towel is from Georg Jensen Damask. SOAP and marble dish with metal insert from Tom Dixon adorn the room together with the ladder from Tine K Home. The towels are from Georg Jensen Damask.