Stephen Ward collaborated with the retailer Potts and the fabricator Solidity for the project. The steam room was created using high-end fittings by extensively using HI-MACS which was used for the floor, walls and ceiling as well as the wet room floor and purpose-designed linear drainage unit.
Solidity specified HI-MACS for its special properties such as the ability to thermo-form the material to any 3D shape and the ability to join the material with no visible seams. HI-MACS is also found to be highly durable, impervious to moisture and extremely easy to clean and maintain.
The specific HI-MACS material used in the steam room project is Nordic White, which easily blended with the sophisticated lighting system that included concealed ceiling halogen lights, the unique ‘brick light’ from specialists HiB and a light in the ceiling shower head. All lighting is controlled by two Taptile light switch-dimmer systems concealed behind HI-MACS panels where the user can alter the light levels and choose a colour wash to completely change the ambience of the steam room.
The entire project cost £30,000 ($48, 327).
