Japanese bathing
cornerstones a home
let the lanterned gallery envelop you
the closet, the bedroom’s lantern
mementos of a life in Japan
find their places made
a genkan seat noses through
(profound gateway)
lantern glow melds skylit datsuijo
(changing room)
steps through
plaster’s light
the ofuro fills
(soaking tub)
cedar perfumes steam
sudare sieves day to dusk
(bamboo screen)
when you contemplate
cedar shrines
a small garden
Rinse!
daydrenched shower
swims you in
deep blue
enter a triptych
a ~ hall
b ~ closet
c ~ bed
d ~ bath
e ~ garden
f ~ guest bed
g ~ guest closet
h ~ guest bath
i ~ laundry
j ~ office
k ~ office closet
Info
Location ~ Catalina Foothills, Arizona
Type ~ Home Renovation
Scope ~ Primary Suite, Guest Suite, Laundry, Office, Garden
Phase ~ Completed July 2025
Credits
Architectural Design ~ Mitch Mackowiak
General Contracting and Building Management ~ Kevin Osborn Design
Finish Carpentry ~ Bridger Berdel
Cedar Ofuro ~ Hiroshi Sakaguchi, Ki Arts
Lighting Design ~ Naghmeh Hosseinzadeh
Lime Plaster and Microcement ~ TheHouseOfStitz
Concrete Vanities ~ Robert Herr Studio
Styling ~ Tes Hash, Saturday Generation
Photography ~ Logan Havens
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