Ten tranquil pool houses that add luxury to gardens
Pool houses that nestle into gardens of homes around the world are the focus of this roundup, which includes a semicircular pavilion in the UK and a pink-concrete shelter in Belgium. More
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Knox Bhavan conceals brick pool house beneath grassy mound
A grassy mound conceals this brick pool house, which architecture studio Knox Bhavan has designed to be "virtually invisible" within the grounds of a Georgian home in Kent. More
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Surman Weston nestles geometric pool house in gardens of Surrey home
Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a pool house in the gardens of a large home in Surrey, UK, and raised it on a concrete plinth to overlook the surrounding forest. More
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NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte contrasts red concrete pool house with green landscape
Architecture studio NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte has built a pool house from red concrete within the wooded garden of a home in Flanders, Belgium. More
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Partisans tops rebuilt pool house in Ontario with undulating timber roof
Fold House is a guest and pool house in Hamilton, Canada, topped with a curving roof of compression-bent oak designed by architecture studio Partisans. More
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Philip Johnson's Glass House informs pool pavilion in Canada
The modernist Ben Rose House in the film Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Philip Johnson's Glass House informed this pool house designed by Canadian studio Maurice Martel Architecte. More
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Roger Ferris + Partners embeds Connecticut pool house in grassy berm
American studio Roger Ferris + Partners has tucked a bar-shaped volume that contains a swimming pool into a grassy hill overlooking a tidal estuary in Connecticut. More
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Mack Scogin Merrill Elam renovates circular Connecticut home that spins
American firm Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects has refurbished a round, mid-century dwelling that rotates 360 degrees and has created a pool house that doubles as guest quarters. More
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GH3 designs naturally filtered outdoor swimming pool for Canadian park
Dark limestone walls form a low-lying pool house that runs alongside this chemical-free swimming bath in Edmonton, designed by architecture studio GH3. More
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Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Pavilion informs minimal Quebec pool house
Canadian studio MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects used concrete, glass and wood to form an austere pool house in southern Quebec that references Mies van der Rohe's seminal Barcelona Pavilion. More
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Pool house by Ro Rockett Design offers views of California wine country
American studio Ro Rockett Design has added a weathered timber pool house to a hilltop retreat in California's Sonoma County, for residents to enjoy vineyard and coastal vistas while relaxing. More
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Pared-back garden pavilions by Threefold Architects provide space for poolside relaxation
Threefold Architects has completed a simple brick pool house with an outdoor fireplace, and a matching gym, at either end of a London garden. More
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Cabana and pool by CDM cut into rocky slope on Mexico's coast
Mexican firm CDM has embedded a beachfront cabana and swimming pool into a rugged hillside covered in vegetation and overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More
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Framestudio uses cedar and plywood for Los Altos Poolhouse in northern California
Design collective Framestudio has added an indoor pool to a Silicon Valley home, for clients who travel frequently and wanted to create their own version of a hotel spa. More
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Five pool houses ideal for cooling off this Fourth of July
To mark Independence Day in the US, we've picked out five American pool houses that are perfect for relaxing in during the public holiday, including a concrete cabana topped with shrubs and a pavilion beside an infinity pool. More
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Native plants blanket rooftop of Texas cabana by Wernerfield
Architecture office Wernerfield has created a rectangular pool house with glazed walls and a green roof for a hilly estate in northern Texas. More
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Rafael de Cárdenas adds pool house with symmetrical slides to English country manor
A pair of symmetrical fibreglass slides spiral down towards the surface of the water at this pool house designed for an English country house by New York architect Rafael de Cárdenas. More
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Murray Legge's Texas pool house avoids and incorporates tree trunks
Murray Legge Architecture has shaped the roof of this pool-side pavilion to navigate around the twisting trunks of oak trees on a site in East Texas. More
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Wooden pool house by Amantea Architects provides privacy for Canadian family
Toronto firm Amantea Architects has built a pool house in the garden of an Ontario home to provide washing and changing facilities, while blocking views from a neighbouring property. More
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Charred wood boards clad New York pool house by General Assembly
New York design studio General Assembly has added a pool house to a property on Shelter Island, cladding the exterior of the small structure with blackened timber siding. More
