Bath Reno #8: Park Slope Modern

The man known in these parts as an architect in brooklyn (whose kitchen work was featured back in July) wrote in with this submission to the ongoing bathroom renovation series

In a recent Park Slope brownstone renovation the existing house had a fair bit of old detail, but nothing had survived on the top floor. While another bathroom got a more tradition, even “adult” renovation (soaking tub, subway tile, pedestal sink, etc.), this floor’s bathroom was envisioned to be more playful, kid- and family-oriented.

An existing skylight became a top light for a new cedar and hemlock sauna. New steel lot line windows allow for rootop light into the shower and above vanity and bathtub; the toilet is tucked away in an alcove made by an intruding closet from a front bedroom.

Fun details: the floor is teak and comfortable barefoot while the tile is mostly mosaic in alternating plain and iridescent stripes; the towel warmer wraps on two walls and is connected to the building’s hot water heat; the shower has a fold down bench and a hand-shower on a bracket for when the rain head is too much; the vanity is wall-hung, with storage (and a radiator) below, and made from left-over wood flooring; the windows are positioned high so that the adjoining neighbors’ rooftop equipment is out-of-view; the sauna’s skylight can be opened to vent the sauna; and finally new stairs in the hall lead to a roof deck for cooling off (in relative private) après-sauna.
Bath Reno #7: Traditional in Park Slope [Brownstoner]
Bath Reno #6: Modern in Carroll Gardens [Brownstoner]
Bathroom Reno #5: Soaking It Up [Brownstoner]
Bathroom Reno #4: Glass Tile Time [Brownstoner]
Bathroom Reno #3: Marble All Around [Brownstoner]
Bathroom Reno #2: After the Fire [Brownstoner]
Bathroom Reno #1: $3,000 Goes A Long Way [Brownstoner]