Claudio Santini
The centerpiece of the room is a 14-foot-long sink counter of translucent cast acrylic. Combined with a pair of suspended mirrors and vertical acrylic light fixtures, the sink makes practical use of the long window wall without significantly obstructing the view. The terrazzo floor, built up to create a plumbing chase, wraps into an integral tub deck and shower pan. “We used veneer teak on the cabinetry and teak boards to warm up the wall at the tub and shower side,” Shortridge says. Like the rest of the apartment—designed for gallery owners with an extensive art collection (including the found-object sculpture that hangs here)—the bathroom is composed of building-block shapes. “It has a very quiet, Zen-like quality to it,” Shortridge says. “It’s all a modern space, but it’s not a minimalist space. It’s more about the refinement of the materials.”
Project Credits
Builder: Owner/General contractor
Architect: Callas Shortridge Architects, Culver City, Calif.
Project size: 220 square feet
Construction cost: Withheld
Photographer: Claudio Santini
Resources: Plumbing fittings/fixtures: Duravit, Hansgrohe, Kohler, and Vola.
