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Sustainable Washroom

Sustainable Washroom: Optimising Energy Usage

Sustainable Washroom: Optimising Energy Usage Energy usage in a washroom can be reduced substantially by making careful design considerations outlines experts to Mrinmoy Dey Washrooms are an integral part of the human lifestyle and built environment. On average a person spends 30 minutes a day which is more than 182 hours a year in a […]

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Sustainable Washroom: Optimising Energy Usage Energy usage in a washroom can be reduced substantially by making careful design considerations outlines experts to Mrinmoy Dey Washrooms are an integral part of the human lifestyle and built environment. On average a person spends 30 minutes a day which is more than 182 hours a year in a

Responsible Luxury Washroom by 42mm architecture headed by architect Rudraksh Charan

Responsible Luxury: An oxymoron or an opportunity?

Responsible Luxury: An Oxymoron Or An Opportunity? Increasingly, luxury is becoming aligned with concern for the planet, and many high-end consumers now link personal satisfaction with low-impact products that boost our collective and environmental well-being. Designers and bathroom products manufacturers throw light on this phenomenon and what it means for luxury washroom design. Luxury living

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Responsible Luxury: An Oxymoron Or An Opportunity? Increasingly, luxury is becoming aligned with concern for the planet, and many high-end consumers now link personal satisfaction with low-impact products that boost our collective and environmental well-being. Designers and bathroom products manufacturers throw light on this phenomenon and what it means for luxury washroom design. Luxury living

Maximalist Bathrooms

Maximalist Bathrooms: Embracing Boldness and Personality

Maximalist Bathrooms: Embracing Boldness and Personality Maximalism as a design philosophy thrives on abundance and creativity, offering a visually rich and dynamic alternative to minimalist styles in designing washrooms. Maximalism in bathroom design is a celebration of bold colours, eclectic patterns, luxurious materials, and personal touches. It embraces the philosophy of ‘more is more’, creating

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Maximalist Bathrooms: Embracing Boldness and Personality Maximalism as a design philosophy thrives on abundance and creativity, offering a visually rich and dynamic alternative to minimalist styles in designing washrooms. Maximalism in bathroom design is a celebration of bold colours, eclectic patterns, luxurious materials, and personal touches. It embraces the philosophy of ‘more is more’, creating

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Child’s Play

Child’s Play A well-designed kid’s washroom is all about providing a fun-filled space, which can even be exploratory in nature, with a cheerful vibe while also ensuring hygiene and safety, writes Sanjitha Suresh. The washroom space has evolved over time to suit the personal requirements of the users. So much so that the user’s personality

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Child’s Play A well-designed kid’s washroom is all about providing a fun-filled space, which can even be exploratory in nature, with a cheerful vibe while also ensuring hygiene and safety, writes Sanjitha Suresh. The washroom space has evolved over time to suit the personal requirements of the users. So much so that the user’s personality

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Biophilic Bathrooms

Biophilic Bathrooms To achieve the look and feel of a biophilic bathroom, one must try to include as many natural elements as possible in the design to bring out that built environment-nature connection, writes Mrinmoy Dey In recent years, incorporating nature into home interiors has gained significant popularity. From choosing nature-inspired colours and materials to

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Biophilic Bathrooms To achieve the look and feel of a biophilic bathroom, one must try to include as many natural elements as possible in the design to bring out that built environment-nature connection, writes Mrinmoy Dey In recent years, incorporating nature into home interiors has gained significant popularity. From choosing nature-inspired colours and materials to

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Not Just a Drawer

Not Just a Drawer From the simple cabinet to present-day intricate design, washroom furniture has evolved greatly over the years, discovers Arti B Rau Furniture plays a significant role in washroom design. Today, with washrooms evolving as one of the key spaces of all modern residences, the choice of the furniture to be used here

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Not Just a Drawer From the simple cabinet to present-day intricate design, washroom furniture has evolved greatly over the years, discovers Arti B Rau Furniture plays a significant role in washroom design. Today, with washrooms evolving as one of the key spaces of all modern residences, the choice of the furniture to be used here

Embracing Vibrancy Going the Colourful Way

Embracing Vibrancy: Going the Colourful Way

Thorsten Bies Area Manager for Africa, India, NME + South East Europe, Villeroy & Boch We are particularly enthusiastic about trends that flatter the senses and are good for the soul: Harmonious colour schemes, soft shapes and everything that creates a connection to nature. This is also evident in the bathroom: the furniture plays with

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Thorsten Bies Area Manager for Africa, India, NME + South East Europe, Villeroy & Boch We are particularly enthusiastic about trends that flatter the senses and are good for the soul: Harmonious colour schemes, soft shapes and everything that creates a connection to nature. This is also evident in the bathroom: the furniture plays with

Compact Luxury bathroom designed by GA Design in Mumbai

Liberating Spaces

Liberating Spaces The design of a compact luxury bathroom involves a harmonious blend of various design elements including lighting, colours, materials and fixtures to create a sense of space and enhance the spatial experience for the users, writes Mrinmoy Dey Shortage of living spaces in urban areas and skyrocketing property prices have led to shrinking

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Liberating Spaces The design of a compact luxury bathroom involves a harmonious blend of various design elements including lighting, colours, materials and fixtures to create a sense of space and enhance the spatial experience for the users, writes Mrinmoy Dey Shortage of living spaces in urban areas and skyrocketing property prices have led to shrinking

Shower Cubicle

Shower Cubicles: Designer’s Friend or Foe?

Shower Cubicles: Designer’s Friend or Foe? Shower cubicles are space-saving units that can benefit a small bathroom tremendously. But do they limit the creativity of the designers? Shweta Ramsay finds out more. Bathrooms in India today come in all shapes and sizes, and people’s tastes and needs vary considerably. Choosing an ideal shower cubicle is

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Shower Cubicles: Designer’s Friend or Foe? Shower cubicles are space-saving units that can benefit a small bathroom tremendously. But do they limit the creativity of the designers? Shweta Ramsay finds out more. Bathrooms in India today come in all shapes and sizes, and people’s tastes and needs vary considerably. Choosing an ideal shower cubicle is

Public Washroom by Studio One Architects, Hyderabad

What Ails the Public Washrooms in India?

Rajan Goregaoker, Partner, GA design opines, “The general conception would be to avoid visiting a public washroom but you might have little choice at times. Considering that public washrooms cater to basic human functions their design forms a very important part of social and public requirements. Good design would be bathroom spaces with adequate ventilation,

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Rajan Goregaoker, Partner, GA design opines, “The general conception would be to avoid visiting a public washroom but you might have little choice at times. Considering that public washrooms cater to basic human functions their design forms a very important part of social and public requirements. Good design would be bathroom spaces with adequate ventilation,