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Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & BathWashington DC Asian-Inspired Master Bath Design by #MeghanBrowne4JenniferGilmer.
An Asian-inspired bath with warm teak countertops, dividing wall and soaking tub by Zen Bathworks. Sonoma Forge Waterbridge faucets lend an industrial chic and rustic country aesthetic. A Stone Forest Roma vessel sink rests atop the teak counter.
Photography by Bob Narod. http://www.gilmerkitchens.com/
Design ABuilt with Zen in mind,this tea room was designed and built using traditional Japanese joinery and materials. Some of the Japanese elements include: bamboo ceiling panels, Yukimi shoji screens (screens with a vertical viewing panel) anda traditional Japanese straw plaster (called Wara Juraku) which gave the walls a unique texture.
Millwork engineered & manufactured by Berkeley Mills
WoolinWoodBeautiful hand made Shoji Wall. Tokyo style, Black Kumiko on both sides, Sliding doors from Bedroom to bathroom.
Allowing beauty and light into this gorgeous space.
Blue Hot Design, LLCArchitecture: Genesis Architecture.
Material selections: Blue Hot Design.
Photo: Peter Wells.
Sundberg Kennedy Ly-Au Young ArchitectsWe custom designed many of the architectural features in the condo, including the shoji screen and bedside console, wood with a suspended lacquer box.
Photo Credit: Aaron Leitz
MICHAEL WHALEY INTERIORS, INCThis exceptional private mediation space was inspired by the home owners trip to Japan. Authentic Tatami mats, rare, Asian antiques, Shoji Screens, create a peaceful haven. Photo by Durston Saylor
Lane Williams ArchitectsThis pavilion for entertaining and changing was added in 2007 to our 1999 home design. The wall and roof planes have been pushed/pulled apart and made translucent to create a sense of air and light.
Photo by Lara Swimmer
Tracy Murdock Allied ASIDThe wall of shoji screen was lit from behind to creat drama in this tranquil Chinese inspired bedroom
Feinmann, Inc.Our client, a professor of Japanese sociology at Harvard, owned a Deck House home with its post and beam construction and 1950’s modernist simplicity. She asked Feinmann to design a multi-purpose addition to meet several needs: a functional yet spacious home office, a beautiful entry way into the home, and a serene sitting area.
The client mentioned she has always wanted a Japanese “scholar’s study,” which is traditionally a contemplative workspace area enclosed by shoji screens. We told her the Japanese minimalism she desired and the clean modernist aesthetic of her existing home could marry quite nicely (the blending of East and West) with some thoughtful interventions.
The challenge then became finding a way to balance these styles. The house is surrounded by many trees, so bringing nature into the home was easily achieved through careful placement of windows throughout the addition. But the design element that brought it all together was the large translucent wall (kalwall) in the main hallway. This unique material allows for diffused natural light to envelop the living spaces. It has the same insulative properties as a typical exterior wall, and therefore is considered to be a great “green” building material. It is also quite versatile, and we were able to customize it to give our accent wall the Japanese feel of a shoji screen.
We reiterated this design element with actual shoji screens to enclose the scholar’s study, which also doubles as a guest room. Post-and-beam construction was continued from the existing house through the new addition in order to preserve aesthetic continuity.
Homeowner quote:
"I wanted a certain feeling and the Feinmann architect really got it. I had already been through three different architects—one even said that the house was a tear down."
Awards:
• 2007 Gold Prism Award Renovation/Addition Best Remodeling/Restoration under $250K
• 2007 Best of the Best Design Award Residential Addition for Best Project under $250K
• 2007 Remodeling Design Merit Award Residential Addition $100 - $250K
• 2007 Regional NARI Award Contractor of the Year: Residential Addition
• 2006 Eastern Mass NARI Award Best Addition over $100K
Photos by John Horner
Decorative Screen Designs & Ideas
CustomMade.comIn this clean, warm bathroom, delicacy is in the Asian-meets-contemporary details. The elegant line of the bamboo ladder becomes an inventive towel rack and the light framework of the paneling in the walls and windows adds balance and structure with plenty of room for light to flow in.
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