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AXOR Presents Three Exclusive Bathroom Concepts by Barber Osgerby

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17 May 2021

Together with one of the leading international consulting firms on future trends, The Future Laboratory, AXOR has dedicated itself to the topic of 'Compact Luxury', exploring the megatrend of urbanisation. The aim is to bring architects and interior designers into exchange in order to gain new ideas, insights, and inspiration for a new meaning of luxury in the urban environment.

By 2050, two in three people will inhabit a megacity – a development that will proceed despite the pandemic. Already, living spaces are shrinking as outside stresses grow, fueling the demand for an ever-higher quality of life inside the home. A private oasis amid the bustle of the city, the home is expected to offer areas not only for socialising and entertaining but for restoring one’s sense of well-being.

Focus is shifting to personal spaces of retreat and revitalisation, such as the bathroom. The British designer duo Barber Osgerby also dedicated themselves to the changed function and design of bathrooms – with their three exclusive bathroom concepts they capture the essence of the 'Compact Luxury' idea.

Contemporary Industrial: Exposed Steel and Brick, and an Aesthetic of Idle Factories

"Space is really important, and I think what has happened historically is that the bathroom has always been confined to a really tiny space. I think that, where possible, it’s great to be more generous with the footprint for that room, which is why, in our design concept for a New York loft bathroom, we apportioned a large share of the limited living space in the city for a bathroom as a recreation area," Jay Osgerby explains. Designed for both individual and shared experiences, Barber Osgerby’s ‘Contemporary Industrial’ bathroom is characterised by exposed steel and brick walls and an aesthetic that has emerged from idle factories.

Though spacious, the bathroom exemplifies the 'Compact Luxury' concept: The residents have decided to apportion a large share of their limited living space in the city for a bathroom that is also a recreation area. Entering the double-height room, one is immediately struck with the sense of awe synonymous with a New York loft apartment. Each frame of the industrial windows captures incredible views over the city. Exposed steel beams support the ceiling and mezzanine. A large signature rug and ceiling-mounted lighting soften the brickwork and tiled walls.

Taking centre stage are a modern free-standing bath and the elegant, archetypal form of a floor-standing bath faucet in Matt Black. Adjacent to the bath is a double washbasin area with countertop basins flanked by elegant AXOR One faucets, all mounted on a long, vintage wooden cabinet. One steps down to a large double shower area under the mezzanine for a shower experience that maximises views across the New York skyline.

International Elegance: A Warm, Relaxed, and Welcoming Atmosphere with Luxurious Touches

The international elegance bathroom concept considers the needs of the cosmopolitan traveller. A warm and refined space, it affords hotel guests seclusion and relaxation while, at the same time, offering an open plan layout that enables activities to merge seamlessly. The bathroom typifies 'Compact Luxury' in its optimal use of space, considered choice of objects, and careful attention to quality and craftsmanship in every detail. A glass partition provides a barrier between the shower area and washbasin, dividing the interior while directing one’s gaze to the metropolis beyond.

The bathroom is lined in slatted teak, creating a warm and natural environment. The AXOR One fixtures and AXOR Universal Circular Accessories are finished in Polished Gold Optic. In the shower area, the AXOR One overhead shower features a 600mm ceiling arm extension made to measure. At the washbasin, an AXOR One faucet is wall-mounted above a handmade teak washstand with a worktop in dark natural stone.

Modern Simplicity: Scandinavian Design

“Compact but generous, this bathroom feels larger due to the high vaulted ceiling with a central skylight as the focal point”, Barber Osgerby describe their Copenhagen bathroom. Designed with the needs of a young family in mind, this concept for a Copenhagen bathroom explores the theme of ‘Modern Simplicity’. Warmer and less stark than a purely minimalist interior, yet understated and controlled, the design is characterised by a muted palette of cool greys and off-whites combined with light wood tones such as natural oak.

The bathroom exemplifies 'Compact Luxury' in the remarkable sense of spaciousness it creates, not only through thoughtful layout and well-chosen objects, colours and finishes, but through the generous use of natural light. Barber Osgerby’s bathroom design features a vaulted ceiling and a large, frameless skylight that, together, create the impression of opening up to the sky. On the left-hand side, a large wood-framed mirror amplifies the sense of spaciousness.

Below it sits a large stone washbasin with two AXOR One 3-hole faucets. They, like all fixtures in the bathroom, are finished in luxurious but understated Brushed Nickel, one of a variety of exclusive AXOR FinishPlus surfaces. Beyond the washbasin, an open shower area offers a versatile combination of showering options thanks to a wall-mounted overhead shower, shoulder-height shower, and hand-held shower. Light pools in from the tall slot window on the right-hand side, brightening the back wall, which is adorned with AXOR Universal Circular Accessories. The small wooden stool can be used around the bathroom, helping a child reach the washbasin, for example, or serving as a seat for a bath side conversation. Calm, tactile, and organic, the wooden bathtub is large enough to enjoy alone or together. Its placement below the dramatic skylight invites one to watch clouds drifting by or the stars at night.

AXOR x The Future Laboratory: Exploring the Future of Urban Living

In partnership with the London-based The Future Laboratory, AXOR uncovers the major influences of urbanisation, which are having a deep and lasting impact on the way we think about our ever-shrinking living spaces in the city of the future.

The Compact Luxury Report unpacks three major trends driving the new notion of Compact Luxury. Liberated Living: how a boundaryless mindset is emerging among consumers, driven by a desire for flexibility. Immaterial Affluence: how consumers are forgoing traditional markers of wealth, embracing increasingly immaterial forms of luxury instead. Conscious Wellbeing: how consumer concern around urban living is driving a desire for spaces that support individual and collective wellbeing.

The report can be downloaded on axor-design.com/int/future-laboratory now.

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