Commercial case study Dublin 13 Sports & Hospitality
Sutton Golf Club
A commercial bathroom fit-out, Dublin 13.
The brief
A golf clubhouse fit-out, delivered turnkey.
This is a commercial bathroom fit-out case study at Sutton Golf Club, a nine-hole links course on the Dublin peninsula above Howth Head. Newlook Tiles & Bathrooms stripped out the old first-floor washrooms and fitted new ladies’, gents’ and accessible facilities from scratch. The work was delivered turnkey, using large-format porcelain tiling, commercial-grade sanitaryware and bespoke joinery.
The old washrooms were tired and not really fit for the club’s busy calendar of green fees, weddings and corporate days. The committee wanted something that looked and felt like a proper clubhouse, stood up to heavy footfall, and wasn’t going to date in a hurry.
We took on the full job: strip-out, plumbing and electrical first-fix, tiling, partitioning, joinery, sanitaryware, brassware, mirrors and final commissioning. One contract, one point of contact, and a programme built around the club’s fixture list so they lost as little member access as possible.
- Client
- Sutton Golf Club
- Location
- Cush Point, Burrow Road, Sutton, Dublin 13
- Sector
- Sports & Hospitality
- Scope
- Commercial bathroom fit-out, three first-floor washroom zones
The scheme
One material language, two moods.
Two material palettes across the three zones, sharing one wood-effect that runs all the way through. A grey stone-effect porcelain carries the gents and the accessible WC. A white veined marble-effect porcelain lifts the ladies. A warm oak-effect ties them all together.
Grey stone.
Large-format grey stone-effect porcelain carries the gents and the accessible WC from floor to ceiling. A black veined marble-effect worktop anchors the vanity. Quiet, confident, restrained.
- Large-format grey stone-effect porcelain
- Black veined marble-effect worktop
- Chrome brassware and chrome rails
White marble.
The ladies washroom flips to a large-format white marble-effect porcelain with soft grey veining, paired with a light solid-surface vanity top. The grey floor carries through from the gents.
- White veined marble-effect porcelain walls
- Light grey solid-surface worktop
- Grey stone-effect floor, continuous
Warm oak.
A warm oak-effect wood runs through all three zones: cubicle panels, vanity carcasses and cabinet fronts. It softens the stone and is specified in commercial-grade HPL for longevity in high-traffic use.
- Commercial-grade wood-effect HPL
- Stainless hinges, pedestal feet
- Bespoke joinery throughout
Zone 01 · Gents
A darker, quieter register for the gents.
The gents is the biggest of the three zones and carries the heavier palette. Grey stone-effect porcelain from floor to ceiling, oak cubicle panels, a black marble-effect vanity with twin basins, and a row of wall-hung urinals. Wherever we could, we went wall-hung. It’s easier to clean, and the floor tile reads as one continuous plane underneath.
Cubicles are commercial-grade HPL on stainless pedestal feet. The WCs are rimless, wall-hung, on concealed cisterns with chrome dual-flush plates. The basin mixers are tall chrome single-levers, chosen for their chimney profile against the black worktop.
Zone 02 · Ladies
A lighter, brighter counterpart.
The ladies washroom flips the wall finish to a large-format white marble-effect porcelain, with soft grey veining on a cream-white body. It’s paired with a light solid-surface worktop and the same oak furniture used in the gents. The grey stone-effect floor carries through, so the two rooms read as part of the same scheme even though they feel quite different.
Three wall-hung cubicles face a bespoke twin-basin vanity. There’s a frameless mirror above it, a stainless hand dryer to one side, and recessed ceiling lighting to keep the sight-lines clean.
Zone 03 · Accessible WC
Accessibility, considered as part of the scheme.
The accessible WC uses the same grey stone-effect porcelain as the gents, so it reads as part of the same scheme rather than a bolted-on afterthought. White grab rails against the grey walls give proper visual contrast, and the chrome fittings and heated towel rail match the main washrooms.
- Wall-hung ceramic basin with lever mixer, flanked by fixed white grab rails at seated height
- Close-coupled WC with fixed and fold-down grab rails in white against the grey walls
- Wall-mounted mirror at seated height, bulk soap dispenser within easy reach
- Chrome ladder-style heated towel rail matching the gents specification
- Grey stone-effect porcelain on all walls and floor, continuous with the gents zone
Materials & finishes
Specified for commercial-grade use.
Every product on the job was picked for commercial use, not residential. That means rectified porcelain tiles rated for wet-area floors, sanitaryware with proper commercial warranties, brassware with ceramic-disc cartridges, and cubicles with anti-graffiti laminate faces. Basics, done properly.
Porcelain wall & floor tiles
Large-format (≥600×1200mm) rectified porcelain, PEI Class 4, R10 slip rating on the floor body. Installed by the only Schluter Systems approved installer in Ireland.
Marble-effect worktops
Sintered-stone and solid-surface slabs, stain-resistant, suitable for high-traffic wet areas.
Sanitaryware
Rimless wall-hung WCs and counter-top vessel basins in vitreous china, commercial warranty.
Brassware
Polished-chrome tall-spout mixers with ceramic-disc cartridges, WRAS approved.
Cubicle system
Wood-effect HPL on aluminium top-rail and stainless-steel pedestal feet, 13mm face board.
Accessories
Brushed-steel hand dryers, commercial bulk soap dispensers, frameless mirrors with safety film.
Programme of works
A single turnkey contract, start to handover.
Every trade was handled by us or by people we’ve been working with for years. One contract, one point of contact, one programme. That matters when the site is a working clubhouse with an event calendar to protect.
- 01
Survey & design
Site survey, dimensions, services mapping; 3D design consultation; material sampling in the showroom.
- 02
Strip-out
Full removal of the existing suites, tiling and partitioning; make-good of the substrate.
- 03
First fix
Plumbing and electrical first-fix, partition framing, waste and supply set out for the new layouts.
- 04
Joinery & cubicles
Bespoke oak-effect vanity carcasses, commercial cubicle system, frameless mirrors.
- 05
Tiling & sanitaryware
Large-format porcelain installed to Schluter-approved detail; sanitaryware and brassware fitted and commissioned.
- 06
Snag & handover
Two-week defects period, full O&M pack, care and cleaning guidance for the facilities team.
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