Great Hills Residence

Two bathrooms and a backyard wellness space

Two bathrooms taken back to the studs and rebuilt around very different moods. One is soft and warm in white oak and sea-green zellige, the other darker and quieter in fluted walnut. Out the back, a stretch of unused yard became a wellness space: a barrel sauna, a cold plunge, an outdoor shower and a deck built to sit on afterwards.

White oak vanity with brass fittings beside a walk-in shower lined in sea-green zellige tile

Long white oak vanity with a white stone counter and a vase of pink roses

Close view of the brass basin tap and roses on the white oak vanity

White oak double vanity with brass taps and a potted plant against blush pink walls, a pocket door open onto the shower and a terrazzo floor underfoot

Mint green wall hooks on a blush pink wall beside a tall white oak linen cabinet, the sea-green zellige shower through the doorway

Glass shower enclosure tiled floor to ceiling in glossy sea-green zellige with an aged brass rainhead

Detail of the brass shower valve against the uneven glaze of the green zellige tile

Fluted walnut vanity with a marble top, brass tap and a navy wave-edged mirror

The navy wave-edged mirror above the walnut vanity, with a woven towel ring alongside

Brass widespread tap set into the marble counter of the walnut vanity

Shower lined in stacked white tile with brass fittings and a glass screen

Teak stool set inside the white-tiled shower

Detail of brass hardware against the fluted walnut cabinet doors

Cedar-clad backyard wellness deck with an outdoor shower and a teak bench

Outdoor shower against the cedar cladding, stepping stones set into turf leading past the covered cold plunge

Cedar barrel sauna set against the fence at the end of the deck

Inside the cedar barrel sauna, slatted benches and a wooden bucket and ladle

Cedar cold plunge tub under its insulated cover, set on the deck against the brick wall

Seating area on the cedar deck, built for sitting down after the sauna

We worked with Yara to design our backyard wellness space including a sauna, cold plunge, outdoor shower and bathroom this past fall. We truly would not have been able to move forward with this project without her rendering services and expertise. We loved how she showed us this space come to life and we appreciated her patience with us as clients as we explored all sorts of potential options for our space. We will definitely use Yara for future projects!
Sarah C.