Bath Room, Vessel Sink, Full Shower, Brick Floor, Concrete Counter, and Concrete Wall In the bathroom, the shower stall looks up to the open sky.  Photo 7 of 9 in 9 Modern Bathroom Ideas That Go Off the Beaten Path from This Renovated Sydney Home Feels Like a Superhero’s Secret Lair

9 Modern Bathroom Ideas That Go Off the Beaten Path

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When a Sydney couple discussed the redesign of their inner-city, terrace property with Breathe Architecture’s director Jeremy McLeod, they asked for "a house for two introverts living in a world of extroverts." To deliver, McLeod worked with the project's lead architect Daniel Mckenna to remodel the terrace, turning it into Double Life House, a cozy space with a clandestine feel that brings to mind the secret hide-outs of superheroes. By reconfiguring the stairs as a switchback and locating it in the middle section of the house, the architects could fit a slim, tall bathroom between the switchback and the main bedroom. In the bathroom, the shower stall looks up to the open sky.