We’re longtime followers of the ofuroor Japanese soaking tub, each for its attractiveness and promotion of relaxation and rest on the finish of the day. Here are 10 in-situ favorites, starting from conventional hinoki cypress wooden or darker teakwood baths to Western-style ceramic baths in Japanese-style wooden wrapping.
Above: A hinoki wooden bathtub within the Rudolph Schindler–designed Hollywood Hills dwelling of designer Pamela Shamshiri. Photograph courtesy of Rizzoli from the e book, The Perfect Bath by Barbara Sallick. See extra of the home and panorama on Gardenista in Garden Visit: At Home with LA Designer Pamela Shamshiri within the Hollywood Hills.
Above: In St. Oak: A Stripped-Back Holiday Apartment by a Creative Pair in Germany, an expensive Japanese-style wooden tub from Michor serves as a serene soaking spot. Photograph courtesy of Our Food Stories.
Above: A showering-themed room by Dutch designer Hanna Maring in Amsterdam’s Volkshotel options a freestanding Japanese tub with sliding privateness panels on both sides. Photograph courtesy of Volkshotel, featured in A Pink and Green Bath in Amsterdam, Japanese Soaking Tub Included.
Above: A hinoki bathtub by Alaska firm Sea Otter Woodworks is ready in a mattress of river stones in a Mill Valley, California, home by architect Barbara Chambers. Photograph by John Merkl for Chambers & Chambers Architects, featured in Weekend Spotlight: Indoor/Outdoor Living with Chambers & Chambers Architects.
Above: Designer Jonathan Tuckey created a bathhouse for clothes designer Maureen Doherty subsequent door to her London store, Egg. It has radiant flooring heating and a Badbox Bathtub by Studio Anna van der Lei. Photograph by James Brittaincourtesy of Jonathan Tuckey and featured in Steal This Look: A Japanese Bathhouse in a London Mews.
Above: An oval Japanese tub within the visitor room at Atelier Lachaert Dhanisa enterprise of artist duo Sofie Lachaert and Luc Dhanis in Belgium (the visitor home is unfortunately now closed).
Above: In the 16-room Nobu Ryokan lodge in Malibu, bogs characteristic teak soaking tubs with bronze Dornbracht fixtures. Photography courtesy of Laure Jolietfeatured in Hollywood-Style Zen in Malibu: Nobu Ryokan Guesthouse on Carbon Beach.
Above: A custom-designed teak soaking tub in a 1903 Manhattan loft condo reworked by Matt Bear of Union Studio in Berkeley, California. Photograph by and courtesy of Union Studio, featured in A Rugged, Rustic NYC Loft by Matt Bear of Union Studio.
Above: A soaking tub is inset into the ground within the lavatory of a London transform by designers Sevil Peachfeatured in Sevil Peach Studio in Primrose Hill.
Above: In a Nineteenth-century London home reworked by architects Undercover Architecturea black ceramic tub is tucked inside a shell of Canadian maple handled with exterior-grade lacquer and pure white oil. Photograph courtesy of Michelle Youngfeatured in A London Terrace House with Brilliant Color by Undercover Architecture.
Above: A ceramic soaking tub with a wooden encompass within the Melbourne dwelling of architects Stephen O’Connor and Annick Houle. Photography by Earl Cartercourtesy of O’Connor and Houle and featured in Slow House: A Serene Cabin within the Woods.
P.S. Learn extra in regards to the artwork of Japanese bathing in:
- New from Nendo: The Japanese-Inspired Bath
- How to Bathe, Japanese-Style
- Bathroom of the Week: A Japanese-Style Bath in London, Greenery Included
N.B.: This story initially appeared on March 9, 2021 and has been up to date with extra pictures.