Bathroom

The window ledge is perfect for placing books and plants, whether its the bath or the bench that's in use.

The large bathroom features an open shower, a large window, and a combustion toilet.

The upstairs bathroom features a shower nook with a skylight. “You can look out and see palm trees,” Kuo says.

A wall of breeze-block open to the elements and sun from a skylight create a sort of outdoor shower inside the bathroom off the main bedroom.

Rain shower

Despite facing the street, the master bathroom contains a delightful surprise: a private outdoor shower with a green wall.

Even from the bathtub there are unobstructed views and connection to the lake right outside the windows.

The woodburning sauna stove is made by a Finnish company, IKI.

Architect Philippe Baumann’s New York home has an upstairs shower with a perforated, galvanized-steel platforms, and an operable skylight above that brings out the best in the aqua green tiles.

Enormous windows allow light to flood the interior, while carefully framed views of the garden blur the boundaries between interior and exterior. The deep concrete bathtub in the downstairs bathroom, for example, offers views of both internal and external gardens.

Kenter Powder Room

After: At the master bathroom's bathtub, the architect turned an existing water feature into a planter.