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Geberit Concealed Tank and Carrier System
Spa
Inspired
Master bathroom renovation,
Portland, Oregon
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Creating a spa-like atmosphere is
simple when you use Geberit.
Master bathroom renovation,
Portland, Oregon
The desire for a personal spa in a
colonial home is fulfilled when a
guest bedroom is transformed into
a state-of-the-art master
bathroom.
During some of the initial design meetings,
the clients decided they wanted a urinal, in
addition to a toilet, in the master bathroom
suite. “Though you don’t often see a urinal in
a residential setting, that was perfect for this
project,” says Murray, “because Geberit
makes a carrier for the urinal, and Duravit
makes beautiful urinal fixtures that match
their water closets. There isn’t a more cuttingedge look you can get with this application
than by pairing a Geberit Concealed Tank and
Carrier system with a Duravit fixture.”
The Challenge
Liz Murray, a prominent interior designer and
space planner who has designed some of the
Northwest’s finest homes, was approached by
clients to remodel their colonial 1940s-style
home in Portland, Oregon, with characteristics
similar to their contemporary home in Brazil.
↑ Liz Murray, Interior
Designer
The objective was to
remodel all three
floors of the home
to be more open and
streamlined—with
wall-hung cabinetry
and sinks in all
bathrooms—while
retaining some
of the vintage
characteristics, such
as the fireplace,
windows, and
hardwood floors.
While Murray’s clients desired a spa-like
master bathroom, it was equally important to
make the home function more efficiently. “It’s
always a challenge to take an older home with
vintage attributes and give it a more open,
streamlined design while having the two
concepts blend well together,” says Murray.
“Of course, you want to have form follow
function, so it needed to look great but
perform really well.”
When Murray’s clients told her they really
liked the look of wall hung, she asked them if
they had wall-hung toilets in their Brazil home.
When they told her they didn’t, but would love
to have them in their Portland home, she
knew exactly what she wanted to do.
The Solution
“Right away the light bulb went off that I could
easily use the Geberit system with Duravit
fixtures for a great way to address the
bathrooms,” says Murray. “Geberit is the best
on the market. It performs well year after year.
I’ve specified the product because I can pair it
nicely with other fixtures, including Duravit.”
The Geberit system provides unlimited
possibilities for bathroom design by hiding
the toilet tank behind the wall and taking the
plumbing fixtures off the floor. Bathroom
design is transformed through the technology
of in-wall components, allowing for unique
style while improving reliability, performance,
installation flexibility, and maintenance.
“It was a very complex master bathroom
project,” Murray recollects. “We had a
12½' x 14½' guest bedroom to work with that
my clients didn’t need to use, so instead of
remodeling the master bathroom in its
current location, we used the guest bedroom
for the new master bathroom. We wanted a
symmetrical layout. It was a bit of a challenge
to keep everything lined up so that your eye
could move around the space really well.”
With a little help from Geberit, Murray met the
challenge, turning the guest bedroom into a
state-of-the-art master bathroom suite. “We
used a flat white paint for the walls that is
really beautiful,” says Murray. “White and
iridescent mosaic glass tiles with a handmade look provide added interest to the
room. The heated flooring and walls feature
mocha crème limestone tiles from Portugal in
a larger 18-inch format. Matching counter
slabs with the wall-hung cabinetry, sinks, and
fixtures complete the look. It’s very spa-like.”
Murray proposed adding separate rooms
within the master bathroom suite, one for the
urinal and one for the toilet. “The way the
room is laid out, we didn’t have to change the
entire floor plan,” Murray explains. “Around
the corner in the room, we converted a small
closet into the urinal room, and then created a
small room for the toilet.”
Since the Geberit system can be adjustable
from 14 to 19 inches in height and adds about
5 inches of space in front of the toilet just by
placing the tank behind the wall, it worked well
for both the water closet and the urinal room.
“My clients love it!” says Murray. “Everything
works very well for them. They say it’s their
dream home and they look forward to retiring
there. Maybe it’s because, they said, they
have plenty of space to use the bathroom
together, without getting in each other’s way.”
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