In this lookbook, we round up 15 dream bathrooms with statement freestanding baths ideal for luxurious bathing, including tubs made from teak, clay, concrete and marble.
The 15 bathroom interiors below feature standalone baths that sit in the middle of the room or away from the walls.
This roundup is part of our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks selecting bathrooms with sculptural stone sinks, stylish shower curtains and coloured in soothing green.
Pine Island Cottage, Canada, by Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere
Canadian studios Bureau Tempo and Thom Fougere sought to create a feeling of being exposed to the elements with the interiors of Pine Island Cottage, a holiday home in Georgian Bay, Ontario.
In the main bedroom’s ensuite, a freestanding ceramic bathtub sits next to a full-height window looking out into the surrounding forest, while fieldstone walls and flooring made from locally sourced Erasoma stone enhance the sense of bathing in nature.
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Casa Quinto Sol, Mexico, by Estudio Cristina Grappin
This freestanding bath also looks through a full-height window onto forest – albeit in a more tropical setting. It sits in Casa Quinto Sol, a sprawling residence near the Pacific Ocean in Mexico‘s Punta Mita.
The tub has a subtly organic shape, softening the grey marble floors in combination with wooden bathroom furniture.
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Eaton Square townhouse, UK, by Child Studio
Child Studio came up with a suitably rich bathtub design for this opulent home in London’s ultra-prime Belgravia neighbourhood.
The bath, like the sink, is built in, made from emerald-green Verde Guatemala marble that cascades across the floors and up the walls. It was carved by a marble workshop in northern Italy and inspired by the modernist mansion Villa Serralves in Porto.
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The bathroom inside this San Francisco house has a decidedly dreamlike quality, thanks to its complete absence of colour and serenely curving walls and ceilings.
A rounded nook accommodates the circular bathtub, stationed next to a blobby, translucent window.
Segmental House, UK, by Dominic McKenzie Architects
Local studio Dominic McKenzie Architects updated a Victorian, Grade II-listed home in south London.
In the bathroom a traditional freestanding tub’s brassy finish reflects a playful, star-patterned tile floor.
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Screen House, Sydney, Australia, by Carter Williamson Architects
The bathroom of Screen House by architecture studio Carter Williamson is covered from floor to ceiling with tactile black tiles to create a spa-like setting for its owners.
A freestanding bathtub was placed under a bubble-like pendant light that is suspended from the asymmetric pitched roof.
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Chimney House, Sydney, Australia, by Atelier Dau
As part of an extension and refurbishment of a heritage-listed building in Sydney, architecture studio Atelier Dau added a ground floor bathroom.
The bathroom is defined by porcelain floor tiles designed by Patricia Urquiola and a statement roll-top bath alongside a narrow window with views to the home’s internal courtyard.
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Highgate house, London, UK, by House of Grey
This London home designed by interiors studio House of Grey incorporates a range of natural materials and finishes.
In the bathroom, the walls were coated with a lime-based plaster surface called Tadelakt, which is waterproofed using a soap solution. The bath and sink were made from a combination of sands, unfired clays, pigments and minerals.
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Art Villa, Costa Rica, by Formafatal and Refuel Works
Czech studios Formafatal and Refuel Works left the concrete structure exposed throughout this villa nestled into the jungle in Costa Rica.
In the master bedroom, a concrete tub is set alongside a pair of glass doors that allow the space to be opened up to the surrounding jungle.
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Mountain cabin, Italy, by Modostudio
The bathroom of this secluded mountain cabin designed by Modostudio has spectacular views over Italy’s Adige Valley.
Set at the centre of the room, the freestanding bath was positioned to take the best advantage of these views through full-height windows.
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Tsubo House, London, UK, by Fraher & Findlay
Architecture practice Fraher & Findlay focused the renovation and extension of this home in east London on a small courtyard.
All of the house’s bathrooms feature graphic monochromatic tiled floors, while the master bathroom has its own fireplace and a freestanding jet-black tub.
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House V, Slovakia, by Martin Skoček
The dramatic en-suite bathroom of the master bedroom in this gabled house near Bratislava, designed by architect Martin Skoček, is lined with salvaged bricks.
Its centrepiece, aligned with the apex of the pitched ceiling, is an oval, freestanding bathtub.
Atelier Villa, Costa Rica, by Formafatal
The bathrooms within this perforated-aluminium clad villa in Costa Rica are defined by floors made with cement tiles from Nicaragua.
One of the bedroom suites has a freestanding bath that is lit by mottled light coming through the cladding perforations.
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Leaf House, London, UK, by Szczepaniak Astridge
The focal point of the rooftop extension to architectural photographer Edmund Sumner and writer Yuki Sumner‘s London home, by Szczepaniak Astridge, is a Japanese-style wooden bath.
Positioned against a large window that has views across London, the bath was made from waxed teak by furniture maker William Garvey.
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The Boathouse, Devon, UK, by Adams+Collingwood Architects
London studio Adams+Collingwood Architects designed this house overlooking Salcombe Estuary so that its first-floor living spaces could take advantage of views across the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
On the ground floor, which is embedded into the hillside, there are four bedrooms and three bathrooms, including the master en-suite that features a copper bathtub.
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Photography is by Jim Stephenson, Brett Boardman, Edmund Sumner, BoysPlayNice, Adam Scott, Laura Egger, Tom Ferguson, Michael Sinclair and Matej Hakár.
Dezeen’s lookbooks series provides visual inspiration from our archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks selecting bathrooms with sculptural stone sinks, stylish shower curtains and coloured in soothing green. A version of this lookbook was originally published in February 2021, but has been updated here.
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