Photographer: Joe Nowak

Built on Frank Sinatra’s estate, this custom home was designed to be a fun and relaxing weekend retreat for our clients who live full time in Orange County. As a second home and playing up the mid-century vibe ubiquitous in the desert, we departed from our clients’ more traditional style to create a modern and unique space with the feel of a boutique hotel. Classic mid-century materials were used for the architectural elements and hard surfaces of the home such as walnut flooring and cabinetry, terrazzo stone and straight set brick walls, while the furnishings are a more eclectic take on modern style. We paid homage to “Old Blue Eyes” by hanging a 6’ tall image of his mug shot in the entry.

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Mark Toal

Free standing tub sitting on pebble / river rock tile to give the illusion of a rock garden beneath the tub. Wall tile 12 x 24 porcelain in a warm earth tone. Tub filler is a floor mounted free standing spout.

Kyoto ofuro made by Zen Bathworks

Beautiful stone indoor-outdoor bathroom.

Confined on all 4 sides, this elegant master suite addition nestles itself seamlessly among the existing house and exterior courtyard. The bedroom offers a panoramic view of the exterior oasis while the walk-in closet takes advantage of the high ceilings and allows light to filter in from above. The bathroom builds upon the asian theme found throughout the existing house. A careful balance was struck between allowing natural daylight to enter the space as well as protecting the beautiful artwork from direct light.

“It doesn’t take much imagination to pretend you are taking a bath in a rainforest.” - San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles Magazine August 2013 James Brady Photography

Japanese inspired bath, with traditional ofuro, or soaking tub. Cabinetry is Bamboo plywood, traditional soaking tub is made of Port Orford Cedar.

Small bath remodel inspired by Japanese Bath houses. Wood for walls was salvaged from a dock found in the Willamette River in Portland, Or. Jeff Stern/In Situ Architecture

Michael Jensen Photography - This asian influenced contemporary home features Quantum’s custom wood Euro Series Windows. Of particular architectural note are the custom Lift & Slide partition panels flanking the master bath. The pocketing window panels measure just under 5 feet tall and slide along tracks to disappear into the exterior walls. This configuration allows for a virtually unobstructed 10 foot opening with which the homeowners can experience the outdoors from within. Leading into the dining room are a pair of 4 panel interior sliding doors. Mirroring these same panel specifications are the exterior doors. Here at the home’s main entrance are double Hinged doors inlaid with obscured glass and flanked with top awning architectural windows.

Lower level zen bathroom

Space enlarging glass shower enclosure allows light to pass backand forth to the sink area. Unusual shaped sink sits on a live edged redwood counter. Photo taken by Roger Turk

Designed & Constructed by Schotland Architecture & Construction. Photos by Paul S. Bartholomew Photography. This project is featured in the August/September 2013 issue of Design NJ Magazine (annual bath issue).