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bathroom: Having a semi-open bathroom offers guests the level of
privacy they prefer – with the option of closing off the bathroom
from the sleeping area – using the contemporary shoji screen. The
entire bathroom is clad in grey marble. Guests can either enjoy a
good hot soak in the white, freestanding tub – or use the separate
shower, located behind grey tinted glass doors.

sleeping zone: In the centre of the room, walnut flooring demarcates
the sleeping zone. A walnut ledge runs across wall, extending into
the living room. This holds the king bed, bedside tables and black
cone lamps – as well as the living room sofa. Behind the ledge, soft
uplighting illuminates a white plaster wall. A round, rice paper lamp,
inspired by Japanese fans, subtly glows on the wall. At the foot of the
bed is a large tatami pouf.

living room :The third area, the living room, is defined by soft carpet
in a gradient pattern running from pink (or blue) to grey. Each room
has a sofa, two bar stools and a walnut cocktail bar, which can also
serve as a desk. The main purpose of the bar is enjoying cocktails of
course! The bar extends into a niche lined with reflective, rainbow-
coloured dichroic film, with a mirror backsplash.

EWOW suite
High above Osaka, on the 27th floor, the Extreme Wow suite looks
out over – and beyond – the skyline of the city. Inspired by traditional
Japanese homes, the suite was designed in a sequence of five rooms
divided by deep oak portals with sliding shoji screens that can be
used to close off or open up the different rooms.

The overall design is based on the duality of simplicity and
extravagance, allowing guests to change the atmosphere of the suite.
Whether they desire an intimate and personal ambiance, or want to
create a more extroverted setting for entertaining.

So open up the secret karaoke booth, roll out the dj station, pick up
that mic and let’s party! dw
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