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    Eight contemporary bathrooms coloured with soothing shades of green

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    Glazed tiles, waxed concrete and tactile plaster are among the surface finishes used to create the earthy green bathrooms featured in our latest lookbook.

    The colour green is widely known to have a calming and comforting effect, thanks to its links to the natural world.
    This lends itself well to architects and designers designing for wellbeing, particularly in bathroom interiors where the goal is to relax and unwind.
    From a flat in the bustling streets of Paris to a secluded forest residence in rural Poland, the homes in this lookbook demonstrate how embracing green is an effective way to create a soothing atmosphere in any bathroom, no matter its style, size or setting.
    This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring imperfect zellige tiles, blue interiors and living rooms with 1970s-style furnishings.

    Photo by Jim StephensonLondon apartment, UK, by Daab Design
    To create the impression of a leafy garden, Daab Design lined the walls of this bathroom in terracotta tiles with different shades of green glaze.
    The tiles reflect green-tinged light into the room, helping to create a natural, soothing atmosphere. It is finished with a large mirror, utilitarian fixtures and an opal light bulb.
    Find out more about this London apartment ›
    Photo by Tim Van De VeldeSL House, Belgium, by Ae-Architecten
    Ae-Architecten used fern green plaster to coat the walls and ceiling of the bathroom at SL House, which was recently renovated in Ghent.
    The natural shade of the walls is paired with a white terrazzo floor and sink, and warmed by brass fixtures and a wooden cupboard and window reveal.
    Find out more about SL House ›
    Photo by Martyna Rudnicka with styling by Anna SalakDom Las, Poland, by Studio Onu
    Long, narrow tiles in a range of green tones envelop this bathroom’s curving walls, lending a natural and organic aesthetic to the room.
    It was designed by Studio Onu as part of a forest house it created in Poland and is intended to echo the hues of the surrounding vegetation. The tiles are complemented by warm wooden details and a pale green cabinet.
    Find out more about  Dom Las ›
    Photo by French + TyeHouse Recast, UK, by Studio Ben Allen
    The bath, counters, washbasin and benches in the bathroom of this London house were all cast in cool green concrete, paired with industrial brass fixtures.
    Its natural hue helps soften the geometric forms of the room, which Studio Ben Allen has designed to have the feel of a hammam.
    Find out more about House Recast ›
    Photo by Piet-Albert GoethalsBelgian apartment, Belgium, by Carmine Van Der Linden and Thomas Geldof
    This guest bathroom is located in an apartment in Belgium and enclosed with deep seaweed-coloured walls that nod to its calming, coastal setting.
    It is accessed through a green wood-lined door and teamed with a statement Gris Violet marble basin that adds to the natural look of the space.
    Find out more about this Belgian apartment ›
    Photo is by Denilson Machado of MCA EstúdioHygge Studio, Brazil, by Melina Romano
    Architect Melina Romano created an earthy aesthetic for the bathroom of Hygge Studio by combining a terracotta-coloured vanity unit and matching floor tiles with forest green walls.
    Completing the room is a rounded mirror, planting and black and copper fixtures.
    Find out more about Hygge Studio ›
    Photo by Zac and ZacEdinburgh apartment, UK, by Luke and Joanne McClelland
    The garish 1970s-style turquoise interior of this bathroom was swapped for a soothing, natural material palette during a renovation by architects Luke and Joanne McClelland.
    Deep green tiles clad the bathtub and lower half of the walls, paired with wooden details including a mid-century vanity unit.
    Find out more about this Edinburgh apartment ›
    Photo by Ercole SalinaroParis apartment, France, by Pierre-Louis Gerlier Architecte
    Waxed concrete with a green hue covers the walls of this curved shower room in Paris.
    It was designed by Pierre-Louis Gerlier Architecte to create a feeling of intimacy and forms part of a wider flat renovation intended to offer a simple hotel-like aesthetic.
    Find out more about this Paris apartment ›
    This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring imperfect zellige tiles, blue interiors and living rooms with 1970s-style furnishings.

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      Emil Eve Architects retrofits own office in brutalist building in Hackney

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      London studio Emil Eve has retrofitted its Hackney office to include a striking green-painted floor and modular birch plywood furniture designed to be “reconfigured or adapted as the needs of the users change”.

      The architecture firm created the studio space, which it shares with design practices OEB Architects and Material Works, in an existing brutalist building with an exposed concrete structure in Hackney, east London.
      The studio was renovated so that no alterations were made to the buildingCalled Regent Studios, the office was carefully designed so that no changes had to be made to the fabric of the building, according to Emil Eve.
      Instead, the firm created a “family” of modular, CNC-cut birch plywood furniture that fits into the space without having to be fixed to the existing structure.
      A vivid green-painted floor defines the space”The furniture is freestanding so that it can be reconfigured or adapted as the needs of the users change,” Emil Eve co-founder Emma Perkin told Dezeen.

      As well as linoleum-lined desks and small shelving units, this group of furniture includes a standout floor-to-ceiling “sample library” where the architects display and interact with a range of material samples.
      Emil Eve created a floor-to-ceiling “material library”Shallow upper display shelves are combined with deeper, lower storage compartments to create a unit that takes cues from the design of kitchen cabinets.
      “We knew we wanted the material library to be the main focus of the space, with everything visible to hand,” said Perkin, who designed the system to replace “inefficient” stacked boxes.
      Desktops are lined with linoleumThe architect also explained why the firm used the CNC process to create the furniture, which was fabricated by Natural Buildings Systems.
      “The process enables complex shapes to be cut from sheet materials,” she said. “Here, we used slits cut into the shelves to create an interlocking design that creates a hierarchy between framing, horizontal and vertical elements, which brings a rhythm to the whole.”

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      Emil Eve chose bold green paint for the flooring, which was used for its cost-effectiveness and ability to transform the mood of a space, according to the firm.
      This colour was also decided upon to complement the windowsill herbs and various potted plants scattered around the studio, as well as to contrast with a cluster of bright yellow chairs positioned around a communal work table.
      Yellow chairs contrast with the green floorAs a small design agency, Emil Eve explained the benefits of sharing a co-working space with other design companies in the interest of sharing collective resources – a decision the architects called “economical as well as sustainable”.
      “It’s always more fun to make things rather than buying furniture off the shelf if you can!” added Perkin.
      Visitors are invited to touch the materials on displayEmil Eve Architects was founded in 2009 by Emma and Ross Perkin. The firm has completed a number of architecture projects, including many in London.
      Recent projects range from a monochromatic pale pink loft extension and a timber-framed residential extension filled with light.
      The photography is by Mariell Lind Hansen.

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      Atelier Dialect places mirrored tub in minty green bathroom of Apartment A

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      Green walls offset a shiny steel tub in the bathroom of this Antwerp apartment, which has been updated by Belgian design studio Atelier Dialect. The green bathroom is one of a handful of aesthetic changes that Atelier Dialect made to Apartment A. Before the studio’s intervention, the home had already undergone an extensive renovation by […] More