Eight elegant bathrooms where eye-catching bathtubs take centre stage
For our latest lookbook, we've collected eight homes featuring bathrooms where statement bathtubs form stylish centrepieces and add a sculptural feel.
Whether they're made from concrete, terrazzo or marble, built into a wall or sunk into the floor, the bathtubs in these projects all enhance the design of the bathrooms they're in.
By using the bath as a statement piece, designers can create wet rooms that aren't just functional but also beautiful.
Matching the tub with the wall can create a hotel-like feel, while contrasting materials and colours can make the bathtub stand out.
This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more, see previous lookbooks featuring living rooms with giant sofas, clever storage solutions and wooden kitchens.
Art House, Greece, by Kallos Turin
Veiny green marble clads the walls and bath in this home in Greece, designed by architecture studio Kallos Turin to show off the owners' art collection.
"When creating the interiors, we viewed the house's concrete shell as a 'neutral' base – the equivalent of white walls in an art gallery," concluded the architects.
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Versailles townhouse, France, by RMGB
Located across from the Chateau de Versailles, this French townhouse also has a bathroom with a marble bathtub. A splashback and floor in the same colour combine to make a decorative contrast to the room's white walls.
Designer RMBG added a black-and-white photo with a similar pattern to that of the tub to create an interesting detail in the otherwise pared-back bathroom.
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Milan apartment, Italy, by David/Nicolas
French-Lebanese design studio David/Nicolas' refurbishment of this 1920s Milan apartment pays homage to iconic architect Gio Ponti, who created some of its interior in the 1950s.
In the bathroom, the studio kept Ponti's pink bathtub and shower unit and covered the walls with micro concrete that forms a tactile contrast against the glossy tub.
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The Marker's Barn, UK, by Hutch Design
A former concrete pig shed, The Maker's Barn outside London was given a glamorous makeover by architecture studio Hutch Design, using "natural and honest" materials.
Though the bathtub is located in the bedroom rather than the bathroom, it has an attention-grabbing sunken design that gives users an uninterrupted view of the fields outside through floor-to-ceiling glass windows.
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Untitled House, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge
This house in London is centred around a "concrete sculpture" – a walled void that travels from the kitchen to the bathroom. Here, it has been enclosed behind a glass wall.
Next to it, a deep concrete bath adds another sculptural detail. Green plants soften the brutalist feel of the bathroom, which was designed by architecture studio Szczepaniak Astridge.
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Upper West Side apartment, US, by General Assembly
US studio General Assembly chose terrazzo for the bath, floor and sink in one of the bathrooms in this Upper West Side apartment. Moss-green tiles add a symmetrical contrast to the playful terrazzo pattern.
The studio used a wide variety of materials throughout the flat, with another bathroom clad in swirly marble.
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G House, Spain, by Gon Architects
Small white tiles cover this large bathtub, which completely fills the space between a wall and the window.
The Spanish home has an unusual design in that the bathroom and dressing room can only be accessed via the bath, which has steps leading up to it.
According to the architect, the hidden bathroom was meant to add an element of play and surprise to the interior.
Sunderland Road house, UK, by 2LG
Playful pastel colours abound in this UK home designed for a family with three young children. Local firm 2LG Studio matched the pale-purple floor with the statement bathtub in the bathroom, which also has decorative marble wall details.
Amorphous mirrors and blue tiles give the room even more character, while plants on small wall shelves add an organic feel.
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This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more, see previous lookbooks featuring living rooms with giant sofas, clever storage solutions and wooden kitchens.