Amalgamate · John Torbet

The idea

A collaboration between two contrasting materials, wood and marble. Different textures and finishes run through the space to make it unusual, yet oddly appealing.

The timber is a mix of vinyl and timber-look tiles; the marble is Caesarstone with porcelain and marble tiles. Pendant lights and LED strips light the box.

Concept board: freestanding bath in a box of marble and timber, with two sectional elevations — Concept board with sectional elevations.

Every finish, specified

Reflected ceiling plan, floor plan and sectional elevations, with each tile, bath, basin and mixer named and dimensioned, so the retailer's own products build the room.

Reflected ceiling plan, floor plan, sectional elevation and two axonometric views of the display — Ceiling plan, floor plan, section and axonometrics.

Decisions

Timber breaks out of its zone in jagged steps, so the two materials interlock instead of meeting at a straight line.
Everything shown is from the retailer's range, so the display sells real products.
A recessed niche and floating timber shelves keep the walls clean around the freestanding bath.