PLUVIA OUTDOOR SHOWER
A PRIVATE BATHING SPACE, DESIGNED FOR THE OPEN AIR
A BESPOKE LUXURY OUTDOOR SHOWER ROOM
A PROVEN DESIGN. BUILT AROUND YOU
BUILT, NOT RENDERED
This is a completed MXN project, photographed in its real setting—not a CGI visualisation.
The original PLUVIA shown above is fully built, working and available to view—or experience properly—at the MXN Design studio in the Ribble Valley.
Every PLUVIA is individually built to order. Exterior finishes, interior materials, colours, tiles, flooring, fittings and selected details can all be tailored to complement your property, landscape and personal taste.
Prices start from £18,900.
PLUVIA transforms the outdoor shower into a complete private room. Fully enclosed and insulated, this bespoke luxury outdoor shower combines hot water, heating, changing space, architectural lighting and sound within one transportable structure.
Created for people who want something more private, more comfortable and far more memorable than a freestanding garden shower, PLUVIA brings the atmosphere of a beautifully finished interior into the landscape.
The shower is constructed around a strong steel frame and designed as a complete, transportable structure. It can be lifted using a forklift or front loader, allowing it to be positioned wherever suitable machinery can safely gain access—from private gardens and swimming pools to rural retreats, coastal properties and hospitality settings. Fully insulated and fitted with 28 mm double glazing, PLUVIA is designed for more than occasional summer use. Integrated electric heating beneath the seat creates warmth within the shower room, while its own 45 -litre hot-water supply means it does not need to rely on an existing domestic hot-water system (80 litres as an optional upgrade for heavy use). Designed and built in the Ribble Valley, PLUVIA can be delivered and installed across the UK, subject to site access, groundwork and services.
Real cedar framed by vertical glazing
A private entrance wrapped in cedar
Cedar, glass and planting in harmony.
Warm cedar glowing after dark.
DESIGNED AS AN EXPERIENCE—not simply a shower
Inside, a generous 300 × 300 mm overhead rain shower is accompanied by a separate handheld shower on a flexible hose. The entrance area provides hooks for towels and robes, together with an artificial green wall that introduces texture and a sense of nature before entering the main shower space.
A bespoke basin shelf, made from a single live-edge piece of solid walnut, supports the glass basin and gives the interior a warm, individual focal point.
Lighting is built into both the ceiling and floor. The ceiling provides warm architectural illumination, while the colour-adjustable floor lighting can change the atmosphere after dark. Integrated Bluetooth speakers allow music to be played inside the shower, turning PLUVIA into a private bathing experience rather than a purely functional space.
Outside, lighting concealed within the two entrance columns illuminates the artificial buxus topiary balls above, giving PLUVIA a distinctive presence at night.
Illuminated mirror with integrated demister
Glass basin on live-edge walnut
Rainforest and handheld showers
Towel rail beside the entrance
Warm light across real cedar
Integrated Bluetooth sound
A living wall at the entrance
PLUVIA illuminated after dark
THE ENGINEERING STAYS OUT OF SIGHT.
PLUVIA arrives as a completed, self-contained outdoor room. Hot-water storage, protected electrical distribution and lighting controls are housed within a discreet, insulated service compartment at the rear—easy to access for installation and maintenance, but invisible from inside. Delivery, positioning and final connections are planned around the individual site.
Integrated rear service compartment
Hot-water system and protected electrics
Weather-resistant 16A power connection
The working prototype at Knowhere Farm
A PROVEN DESIGN. CREATED AROUND YOU
The original PLUVIA shown above is fully built, working and available to view—or experience properly—at MXN design studio in the Ribble Valley.
The design studies below explore how the same proven architectural structure can be given an entirely different character. Exterior colours, interior tiles, flooring, fittings and selected details can all be changed to complement your property, landscape and personal taste.
These are ideas and starting points, not fixed designs. Each PLUVIA can be individually configured for its setting.
CGI colour study based on the original PLUVIA, showing an alternative colour finish.
DESIGN STUDY 01 — PLUVIA SAGE
PLUVIA SAGE explores a softer, garden-led interpretation of the original design—a bespoke luxury outdoor shower room created as a complete private retreat. The exterior is finished in a muted sage green, allowing the structure to settle naturally among layered planting, ornamental grasses and warm architectural lighting.
Inside, the same colour continues in a subtle satin finish, complemented by warm white marble, black accents, living greenery and softly illuminated details. The result is calm, luxurious and connected to its landscape, while retaining the proven structure, privacy and complete shower experience of the original PLUVIA.
A lantern-lit entrance framed in sage
Integrated seating with concealed heating
Shower framed by marble and glass
Sage basin shelf and illuminated mirror.
CGI colour study based on the original PLUVIA, showing an alternative colour finish.
DESIGN STUDY 02 — PLUVIA COASTAL
PLUVIA COASTAL reimagines the bespoke luxury outdoor shower room through the soft, weathered palette of the British coastline. Warm off-white timber and matching entrance columns are set among sand-coloured grasses, natural stone and gentle evening light.
Inside, the pale timber is contrasted with black porcelain, delicate gold veining, charcoal textiles and PLUVIA’s signature grass floor. The result feels relaxed, warm and quietly luxurious—suited to a coastal home, secluded garden or boutique retreat.
A living wall framed in warm off-white
Charcoal textiles against pale timber
Rainforest shower framed by marble & glass
Glass basin beneath an illuminated mirror
PLUVIA is available to commission for private gardens, swimming pools, rural retreats and hospitality settings. Tell us about your location, preferred finishes and how you would like to use it, and we will prepare an initial specification and price.
See it for yourself.
Come and experience the place behind the pictures.
Our Ribble Valley base is more than a studio — it is a small design village of cabins, workshops, stables and outdoor spaces, each with its own character.
Everything shown here has been designed and built by MXN DESIGN — not simply rendered on a screen. Photographs can only tell part of the story.