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the wall is clad in Hosowari porcelain tile,
giving a highly textured effect similar to
stacked stone. This tile wraps around to
the entrance of the dressing room and
then reappears in the shower.
Materials for the bed plinth and bedside tables are also used in the bathroom,
as is the floating effect Gacesa created.
Another design element established in
the bedroom is the fret pattern seen in the
central bedhead panel. Here it is formed
from a bronze frame, with padded black
suede inserted to give a relief effect.

A central cutout in this panel allows
distant mountain views from the dressing
room, while other cutouts in the bulkhead above the bed and in the dressing
room ceiling highlight the fret pattern and
maintain a sense of the room’s full height.
All of these elements are carried
through to the bathroom itself, says Gacesa.
“One of the owners likes to read in the
bath with a drink and enjoy the view, so I
wanted to create a setting for this,” he says.
The tub is encased in a plinth made of
the same marble as the floor, and sits on a

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mirrored base. This continues the floating
effect, emphasised by lighting, that was
seen in the bedroom.
Steps leading up to the bath are similarly treated with mirrored supports and
underlighting, so they too appear to float.
To hold drinks and magazines, Gacesa
placed a platform on top of the plinth,
made from two Corian disks with antique
Tuscan glass sandwiched between them.
The same materials were also used for the
adjacent make-up counter and cupboards.
But the most impressive feature in the