Trends New Zealand Trends Volume 32 No 5 New Zealand | Page 60

All in the open This master suite doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to open-plan design – even dispensing with the concept of separate wardrobe space search | save | share at While most of us enjoy the advantages of open-plan kitchen and living areas, we may still be hesitant about going down the same track for our bedrooms and bathrooms. But that wasn’t a concern for the owners of the master suite shown here. The suite is on the upper floor of a contemporary tropical home by architect John Bulcock. And, as with the house itself, the clients were happy to push the design boundaries, especially when it came to degrees of transparency and openness. “It’s connected spatially and visually