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The Oosten, is a new block-long luxury building in South Wiliamsburg, Brooklyn, designed by acclaimed Dutch architect Piet Boon with architecture by think! Architecture. The development just unveiled a 5,098 square foot duplex penthouse designed by Toronto-based boutique design studio, Abraham Chan, that features five bedrooms with en-suite baths and stellar views. Conveniently designed in the living room of the penthouse, is a wet-bar with custom cabinets and a granite backsplash.

An internal window creates a visual connection between the living area and the dining room, and also allows the wood-burning fireplace to easily heat the whole space.

Three-quarter partitions divide up the colorful, tiled bathroom into zones. Light pours through the skylight. “It’s a very hardworking little room,” says Dovey. “It’s my favorite place in the house.” Sandblasted glass creates privacy, without sacrificing light.

A second bedroom in the main house is furnished with bunk beds, offering plenty of sleeping space for Egelund’s family, including her five grandchildren, when they come to visit.

An outdoor shower set in the timber-clad walkway offers another way for the homeowners and their guests to connect with nature, and an easy way to rinse off after swimming.

The entrance to the home is through a timber-clad passageway, which connects the different spaces, which are all under one roof. Over time, the Canadian cedar timber cladding will develop a silver patina and the built form will dissolve further into the landscape.

Farnley Hey’s heart is a large, double-height living area, dubbed "the dance floor

The adjoining bathroom gets indirect daylight via openings in the brick wall and a transom window.

The timber joinery in the bathroom conceals storage that allows the family home to remain uncluttered. The large windows frame green views that belie the urban context and complement the refined material palette.

"By keeping the main color block in the showers, we tried to contain the chaos to a small and palatable space within the bathroom," Cooper says. "It's fun when you're in there, but you're not overwhelmed when using the bathroom for other purposes."

Classic Ceramics wall tiles are combined with Caroma Cube ceramic basins in the bathrooms.

After: "We don't believe in the hierarchy of materials,

In the bathrooms, a different variety of plaster was employed: Moroccan Tadelakt, selected for its waterproof application. (“You see it in most hammams,” says Grimshaw, who had spent time working in Morroco.)