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Rosemark

Bathrooms reworked for long-term rental living.

Location
Green Point, Cape Town
Completed
2026
Scope
Apartments, Bathrooms
Finished Rosemark bathroom with timber slatted feature panel, toilet and walk-in shower
Project Overview

Completed in 2026. Rosemark is a renovation of the bathrooms in an older Green Point building, repositioning the flats for long-term rental. What began as dated, tired spaces with awkward layouts and old sanitaryware has been transformed into a set of compact, considered bathrooms that feel generous, durable and contemporary. The original bathrooms — with their checkerboard floors, exposed geysers and cramped fittings — have been completely re-planned and finished in a restrained palette of matte black, warm timber and natural stone-look porcelain. The result is a calm, low-maintenance bathroom that holds up to years of tenancy while still feeling like a finished home.

Design Approach

The design is written for the tenant it is meant to attract — younger professional couples and single occupants who want a home that feels finished rather than furnished on a budget. Layouts are re-drawn first, then unified through one restrained palette: matte black fittings and sanitaryware, natural stone-look tile underfoot and on the walls, and warm timber slatted cabinetry to soften the black-and-stone base. Every specification is repeatable across units, keeping the build efficient and the maintenance simple.

Client Goals
  • Reposition the flats for the long-term rental market
  • Compact bathrooms that feel generous and resolved
  • Hard-wearing, low-maintenance finishes that still look considered
  • One consistent material language across every unit
Materials & Finishes
  • Matte black tapware & fittings
  • Natural stone-look porcelain tile
  • Warm timber slatted cabinetry
  • Fluted black vanity cabinetry
  • White freestanding basin
Rosemark material palette board with matte black fittings, stone-look porcelain tile and a fluted black vanity
Flat 101 building plans showing the reworked bathroom layout
Before: original bathroom with checkerboard floor, exposed geyser and dated sanitaryware
Bathroom stripped back to brick with new floor tiling being laid
Stripped bathroom corner with geyser and new plumbing set out
Large-format stone-look floor tiles bedded with levelling clips
Newly plastered shower recess ready for waterproofing and tiling
After: finished bathroom with black-framed mirror cabinet and stone-look wall tiles
After: vanity with white freestanding basin and matte black mixer on fluted black cabinetry
After: warm timber slatted cabinet beside the toilet in the finished bathroom
After: walk-in shower with glass screen, matte black rain shower and fittings
After: timber slat detail with matte black double towel rail on stone-look tile
After: matte black shower head and shelf detail against stone-look porcelain tile
After: full shower enclosure with black grab rail, mixer and framed glass screen
After: toilet niche detail in warm light with stone-look wall tiling
After: overview of the finished bathroom with timber slatted feature panel

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