Bluebell Pool House
A contemporary single-story poolside pavilion by Adam Knibb Architects, combining vertical timber slat cladding and large sliding glass panels to integrate interior living with an outdoor pool deck.
- What we like about this project
- The fully glazed corner dissolves the mass of the timber box where it meets the outdoor dining terrace.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- aluminum
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- poolside-pavilion
- flat-roof
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- natural-materials
Visual tags
- poolhouse
- residential
- indoor-outdoor
- timber
- contemporary
- Geometry
- Low-slung rectangular horizontal volume stepping subtly along the pool edge, featuring floor-to-ceiling glass corners and vertical wood slat cladding.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber slat rainscreen combined with expansive floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors.
- Structural guess
- Lightweight timber or steel frame with large-span glazed openings.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story human scale pavilion designed for intimate domestic leisure.
- Lighting
- Bright daytime sun casting clear soft shadows; tree canopy overhead filters broken light onto the roofline.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, sunny, and resort-like atmosphere emphasizing connection to nature and water.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by a dense deciduous tree line at the edge of a residential garden with an outdoor pool.
- Spatial experience
- The pavilion opens outward directly to the pool deck, blurring boundaries between interior lounge and outdoor terrace.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical rhythm of wood slats counters the strong horizontal lines of the roof parapet and pool deck.
- Style reading
- Contemporary timber-clad residential pavilion
- Program
- Residential pool house and leisure pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, aluminum, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, floor-to-ceiling-glass, poolside-pavilion, flat-roof
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, natural-materials
- Visual tags
- poolhouse, residential, indoor-outdoor, timber, contemporary
- Geometry
- Low-slung rectangular horizontal volume stepping subtly along the pool edge, featuring floor-to-ceiling glass corners and vertical wood slat cladding.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber slat rainscreen combined with expansive floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors.
- Structural guess
- Lightweight timber or steel frame with large-span glazed openings.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story human scale pavilion designed for intimate domestic leisure.
- Lighting
- Bright daytime sun casting clear soft shadows; tree canopy overhead filters broken light onto the roofline.
- Atmosphere
- Calm, sunny, and resort-like atmosphere emphasizing connection to nature and water.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by a dense deciduous tree line at the edge of a residential garden with an outdoor pool.
- Spatial experience
- The pavilion opens outward directly to the pool deck, blurring boundaries between interior lounge and outdoor terrace.
- Composition rhythm
- Vertical rhythm of wood slats counters the strong horizontal lines of the roof parapet and pool deck.
- Style reading
- Contemporary timber-clad residential pavilion
- Program
- Residential pool house and leisure pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture