The private space is usually associated with hiding what goes on inside, allowing people to have certain moments of intimacy. Habitually, bathrooms have been designed for this purpose, reducing openings to a minimum or — sometimes — eliminating them completely.
However, being such an important space within a building, bathrooms have become an object of new exploration for architects. By blurring the limits of privacy — without losing it completely — these spaces are open to the outdoors, allowing the breeze to enter. How does this new experience feel? Check out 30 open bathrooms that play with the feeling of exhibitionism, without fully revealing what is happening inside.
Soho Art Loft / Fuller/Overby Architecture + Diane Lewis Architecture
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Architects: Diane Lewis Architecture, Fuller/Overby Architecture
- Area: 1200 ft²
- Year: 2021
https://www.archdaily.com/1005448/soho-art-loft-fuller-overby-architecture-plus-diane-lewis-architecturePaula Pintos
Nebo House / Fuller/Overby Architecture
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Architects: Fuller/Overby Architecture
- Area: 2500 m²
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Silman Associates, Fusion Systems
https://www.archdaily.com/1000579/nebo-house-fuller-overby-architecturePaula Pintos
Roxbury House / Desai Chia Architecture
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Architects: Desai Chia Architecture
- Area: 4000 ft²
- Year: 2021
https://www.archdaily.com/998376/roxbury-house-desai-chia-architecturePilar Caballero
Rubenstein Commons Institute for Advanced Study / Steven Holl Architects
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Architects: Steven Holl Architects
- Year: 2022
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Professionals: Guy Nordenson and Associates, Transsolar, Dharam Consulting, Van Note Harvey, L’Observatoire International, +1
https://www.archdaily.com/992240/rubenstein-commons-institute-for-advanced-study-steven-holl-architectsPaula Pintos
Copake Lake House / Desai Chia Architecture
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Architects: Desai Chia Architecture
- Area: 3926 ft²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: David Kufferman PE, Crawford Associates, Christine Sciulli Light + Design
https://www.archdaily.com/987332/copake-lake-house-desai-chia-architecturePaula Pintos
Steven Holl’s Architectural Archive Preserves His Firm’s Designs and the Landscape
Steven Holl can often be found reading poetry and painting watercolors in a tiny cabin overlooking lotus flowers on the edge of a lake in Rhinebeck, New York. The cabin sits on a 28-acre reserve that Holl purchased in 2014 that now hosts Holl’s full-time office, and ‘T’ Space, a nonprofit arts organization offering creative exhibitions, environmental installations, and architectural residencies. Wrapping around several large trees and linking through a passageway to another existing 1959 cabin, the Steven Myron Holl Foundation’s Architectural Archive and Research Library, built in 2019, is the latest building to be carefully situated in the lush landscape.
https://www.archdaily.com/984557/steven-holls-architectural-archive-preserves-his-firms-designs-and-the-landscapeStephen Zacks
Ephemeral Edge / Dean-Wolf Architects
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Architects: Dean-Wolf Architects
- Area: 2000 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht, Lutron, B&B Italia, Blu Bathworks, Duravit, +37
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Professionals: Reed Hilderbrand, Crawford & Associates, Hage Engineering, Webster Landscapes
https://www.archdaily.com/918914/ephemeral-edge-dean-wolf-architectsAndreas Luco
Winter Visual Arts Building / Steven Holl Architects
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Architects: Steven Holl Architects
- Area: 33000 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Lamberts, WACOTECH
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Professionals: Casali Group, Thomas Murray and Franklin, Marshall College, Sheldon Wenger, L'Observatoire International, +8
https://www.archdaily.com/949145/winter-visual-arts-building-steven-holl-architectsPaula Pintos
Ledge House / Desai Chia Architecture
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Architects: Desai Chia Architecture
- Area: 2400 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: A.H. Howland Associates, AB Landscaping, Classic Renovations LLC, Get Real Surface
https://www.archdaily.com/946169/ledge-house-desai-chia-architectureAndreas Luco
Cabin in the Woods / Rangr Studio
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Architects: Rangr Studio
- Area: 3500 ft²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Silman Structural Engineers
https://www.archdaily.com/944069/cabin-in-the-woods-rangr-studioAndreas Luco
Inside Outside House / David Coleman Architecture
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Architects: David Coleman Architecture
- Area: 5177 m²
- Year: 2018
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Professionals: Gary Gill, PE, Alchemie, ERD, thermal & moisture
https://www.archdaily.com/944396/inside-outside-house-david-coleman-architecturePilar Caballero
Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning / Gluck+
https://www.archdaily.com/942755/cary-leeds-center-for-tennis-and-learning-gluck-plusAndreas Luco