Scarsdale Modern Pool House Exterior
A contemporary residential pool house by Alisberg Parker Architects that juxtaposes rustic stone masonry with crisp white horizontal planes and large expanses of glass.
- What we like about this project
- The slender white pergola framework visually anchors the heavy upper cantilever to the stone volume.
Materials
- stone
- glass
- stucco
- metal
- pavers
Visual identifiers
- stone-clad-tower
- cantilevered-roof
- poolside-terrace
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
Style tags
- modern
- contemporary
- residential
Visual tags
- modern-residential
- pool-house
- indoor-outdoor
- stone-cladding
- balcony
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition balancing a prominent vertical stone mass against a horizontally cantilevered white frame and extensive second-floor glazing.
- Facade system
- Combination of rubble stone masonry bearing walls, white stucco frames, and floor-to-ceiling curtain wall glazing.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete frame with masonry shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale featuring a broad ground-level pool terrace and upper balcony.
- Lighting
- Direct bright daylight casting clean shadows across the terrace and illuminating the pool water surface.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, luxurious, and serene outdoor living atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by mature deciduous and evergreen trees, framing a private backyard pool setting.
- Spatial experience
- A clear transition from the outdoor poolside terrace through a covered outdoor living pergola into interior living spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical massing with alternating solid stone blocks and transparent voids.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Modern Residential
- Program
- Residential pool house and guest pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- stone, glass, stucco, metal, pavers
- Visual identifiers
- stone-clad-tower, cantilevered-roof, poolside-terrace, floor-to-ceiling-glass
- Style tags
- modern, contemporary, residential
- Visual tags
- modern-residential, pool-house, indoor-outdoor, stone-cladding, balcony
- Geometry
- Asymmetrical composition balancing a prominent vertical stone mass against a horizontally cantilevered white frame and extensive second-floor glazing.
- Facade system
- Combination of rubble stone masonry bearing walls, white stucco frames, and floor-to-ceiling curtain wall glazing.
- Structural guess
- Steel and concrete frame with masonry shear walls.
- Spatial scale
- Two-story residential scale featuring a broad ground-level pool terrace and upper balcony.
- Lighting
- Direct bright daylight casting clean shadows across the terrace and illuminating the pool water surface.
- Atmosphere
- Bright, luxurious, and serene outdoor living atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Surrounded by mature deciduous and evergreen trees, framing a private backyard pool setting.
- Spatial experience
- A clear transition from the outdoor poolside terrace through a covered outdoor living pergola into interior living spaces.
- Composition rhythm
- Asymmetrical massing with alternating solid stone blocks and transparent voids.
- Style reading
- Contemporary Modern Residential
- Program
- Residential pool house and guest pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture