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Above: The plan of the suite shows
the centred positions of the fireplace
and window.
Above right: A compressed ceiling in
the bathroom gives way to a lightfilled void above the shower, created
by a long light shaft. Large-format
light grey tiles were specified for most
of the walls and the floor. The end
wall of the shower features smallformat subway tiles in white. These
define the light shaft, enhancing the
vertical nature of the space.

sense of history provided by
the fireplace.”
To retain the proportions of
the room visually, the cabinets
stop short of the ceiling and
there is LED uplighting above.
“The eye reads the room
as being the size of the original space,” says Holmes. “This
means the symmetry is maintained in respect of the centred
positions of both the fireplace
and the bay window.”

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In the ensuite bathroom,
the other side of the fireplace
incorporates glass shelving,
which offers another juxtaposition of light versus heavy and
modern versus traditional.”
Here both light and space
have been maximised. A low
ceiling compresses the entry,
containing the area around the
vanity. But a new shaft that
extends up to a skylight on the
gabled roof explodes the rest

of the space visually, creating
a light-filled void above the
shower.
“The skylight relieves an
otherwise very tight space,”
Holmes says. “This end of
the room is bathed in natural
light by day, and by night you
can see the stars. It is further
defined by a change in the
wall tiles. Subway tiles signal
the shower as a wet room and
reinforce the verticality.”