When designer Maureen Doherty called on architect Jonathan Tuckey to renovate the mews next door to her shop, she knew she wanted a bathhouse somewhere in the building. In an unusual move, Tuckey’s team annexed half of the ground floor to create a bathhouse with radiant heating, integrated drainage, and a custom Badbox from Studio Anna van der Lei.
The bathhouse is as custom as it gets (we can’t all have Tuckey to kit out our spas), but the individual elements can be copied; here’s a list of sources.
Above: Bella from Egg, Maureen’s clothing shop, demonstrates the copper faucets that Tuckey’s team made custom for the project. Above: A view of the cubby-like bathhouse built into the downstairs room, a former stable, of the mews building. Above: The room opens onto the narrow and winding Kinnterton Street in London.
Materials
Above: The walls are painted with Farrow & Ball All White paint in Full Gloss finish; $110 per gallon at Farrow & Ball. Above: The tile is Earthenware Elements 10-by-10-centimeter (about 4-by-4-inch) Gloss Field Tile in Candle White from Ann Sacks.
Faucets & Fixtures
Above: Jonathan Tuckey’s studio fabricated the two faucets from copper pipe and brass fittings. One faucet leads into the wood bathtub and the other is used for filling buckets of water for washing up. Above: The tub is the Badbox from Studio Anna van der Lei. It’s made from larch wood that is treated with a colorless and odorless mineral oil. Studio Anna van der Lei works closely with each client to create the right tub. For more, see our post The Home Spa Reimagined, from a Dutch-Finnish Designer.
Lighting
Above: The large brass light fixture is the 2JGA Wall Light by architect John Glew. Shown here is a smaller version, the JAW02, sold through Izé. (See more of Glew’s lighting in another Jonathan Tuckey project, a chalet in Andermatt, Switzerland.) Above: Pair the light with a Silver-Tipped Bulb for $8 from Schoolhouse Electric.
Large Accessories
Above: The Utility Canvas Curtain Panel is made with preshrunk canvas and cut in a 68-by-70-inch panel; $106 at Utility Canvas. Above: A Vintage Wooden Milking Stool can be sourced on 1st Dibs. This one is made of oak and is $1,895.
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