Georgetown, DC - Apartment Master Bathroom

NARI CotY "Grand" Award Winner 2003

Brief Explanation of the Scope of Work

This customer had purchased a condo in a prime, Washington, D.C. location. The unit, however, with its “builder grade” basic finishes and irrational design did not make him feel comfortable in his home. He asked us to design and build a bath, as part of a larger renovation, which reflected his tastes and philosophy of personal space.

This bath was remodeled within the existing space. We maintained the Kohler cast iron tub, but enhanced it by installing a stone apron and a frameless glass enclosure in front of it.

Attention to detail, manifested as careful spacing, tight grout lines, level stone planes, balanced lighting through the mirror and crisp chrome trim connections on all plumbing fixtures and accessories, was of great importance to the customer.

The big challenges were to design to the customer’s taste and to ensure that each element of the work was just right. Great effort was spent to ensure, for example, that the faucet supply lines connected well with the shut off valves. The through-the-mirror sconces had to be precisely positioned for the balance and symmetry.

Overall Results

The resulting bathroom with its glass, stone and stainless steel fulfill the owner’s primary objective for a “rational” and "pure" environment.

The aesthetic elements, including the seemingly lighter than air half round glass sink, the skirted Toto toilet and the picture-in-a-picture mirror surrounded with frosted glass, helped make this a very successful and enduring projeci.

The customer was very pleased with the finished product.