30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 1 of 37 — Forest View House / Sinichi Ogawa & Associates. Image © Shinichi Ogawa & Associates

Written by Materials
Published on February 10, 2024

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.

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Grow / APOLLO Architects & Associates

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 30 of 37 — © Masao Nishikawa

RGT House / GBF Taller de Arquitectura

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 31 of 37 — © Luis Gordoa

O Residence / Shinichi Ogawa & Associates

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 28 of 37 — © Shinichi Ogawa & Associates

Five Houses / Weber Arquitectos

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 27 of 37 — © Rafael Gamo

Coromandel Bach / Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 26 of 37 — © Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects

TR Residence / Robert Siegel Architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 20 of 37 — TR Residence / Robert Siegel Architects. Image © Paul Warchol

Dancing Trees, Singing Birds / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 18 of 37 — Courtesy of Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Malvern House / Canny Design

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 33 of 37

The New Old / Jessica Liew

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 12 of 37 — © Jaime Diaz-Berrio

House O / Peter Ruge Architekten

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 11 of 37 — © Werner Huthmacher

Wonderwall / SO

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 16 of 37 — Wonderwall / SO. Image © Piyawut Srisakul

Sebastopol Residence / Turnbull Griffin Haesloop

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 9 of 37 — © David Wakely

Heavy Metal / Hufft Projects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 23 of 37 — Courtesy of Hufft Projects

Forest View House / Shinichi Ogawa & Associates

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 24 of 37 — © Shinichi Ogawa & Associates

Planchonella House / Jesse Bennett

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 22 of 37 — Planchonella House / Jesse Bennett. Image © Sean Fennessy

Cliff House / Khosla Associates

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 25 of 37 — Cliff House / Khosla Associates. Image © Khosla Associates

Converted Warehouse in Fitzroy / Andrew Simpson Architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 17 of 37 — Fitzroy / Andrew Simpson Architects. Image

Pirates Bay House / O'Connor and Houle Architecture

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 34 of 37 — Pirates Bay House / O'Connor and Houle Architecture. Image © Earl Carter

House on a Stream / Architecture BRIO

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 32 of 37 — Architecture BRIO. Image © Sebastian Zachariah

Container House / McLeod Bovell Modern Houses

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 35 of 37

Belimbing Avenu / hyla architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 7 of 37 — © Derek Swalwell

Hilltop House / Openbox Architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 8 of 37 — © Pruk Dejkhamheang

Ravan[pak] Villa / Babak Abnar

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 19 of 37 — © Mohammad Hassan Ettefagh

Rosa Muerta / ARCO mais

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 15 of 37 — © Paulo Goulart

The Window House / FORMZERO

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 10 of 37 — © Ronson Lee - Twins Photography

Flower Duplex / Modal Design

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 13 of 37 — © Nico Marques

Wilderness House / Archterra Architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 29 of 37 — © Douglas Mark Black

House 24 / Park + Associates

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 37 of 37 — © Edward Hendricks

Takapuna House / Athfield Architects

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 21 of 37 — Takapuna House / Athfield Architects. Image © Simon Devitt

TreeVilla at Forest Hills / Architecture BRIO

30 Open Bathrooms: Incorporating Breeze and Nature in Private Space - Image 5 of 37 — TreeVilla at Forest Hills / Architecture BRIO. Image © Photographix

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on March 16, 2019.

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