Bluebell Pool House
An exterior precedent for a low-slung timber and glass pool house by Adam Knibb Architects, demonstrating integration with a woodland setting and flush decking.
- What we like about this project
- The absolute flush alignment between the interior floor finish and the exterior timber decking system.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- water
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding
- floor-to-ceiling-glass
- pool-deck
- cantilevered-roof
Style tags
- contemporary
- minimalist
- natural-materials
Visual tags
- pool-house
- indoor-outdoor
- residential
- timber-pavilion
- water-reflection
- Geometry
- Low horizontal pavilion massing with expansive floor-to-ceiling glass openings, cantilevered roofline, and flush wooden decking extending to a pool edge.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber slat rainscreen combined with large sliding glass door systems.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting a flat roof overhang.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential pavilion scale, intimate human-centered outdoor living space.
- Lighting
- Bright late afternoon sunlight casting sharp reflections on the water surface and warm highlights on the autumn foliage.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and reflective, combining the warmth of timber with the cool mirror of the pool water.
- Environmental context
- Woodland setting surrounded by mature deciduous trees with autumn foliage and a manicured hedge backdrop.
- Spatial experience
- A seamless indoor-outdoor transition where the pool deck and interior floor plane visually merge through large sliding glass panels.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stratification created by the roofline, glass transparency, wooden deck boards, and water surface.
- Style reading
- Contemporary woodland pavilion
- Program
- Pool house or ancillary residential leisure pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, water, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- timber-cladding, floor-to-ceiling-glass, pool-deck, cantilevered-roof
- Style tags
- contemporary, minimalist, natural-materials
- Visual tags
- pool-house, indoor-outdoor, residential, timber-pavilion, water-reflection
- Geometry
- Low horizontal pavilion massing with expansive floor-to-ceiling glass openings, cantilevered roofline, and flush wooden decking extending to a pool edge.
- Facade system
- Vertical timber slat rainscreen combined with large sliding glass door systems.
- Structural guess
- Steel or timber frame supporting a flat roof overhang.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story residential pavilion scale, intimate human-centered outdoor living space.
- Lighting
- Bright late afternoon sunlight casting sharp reflections on the water surface and warm highlights on the autumn foliage.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and reflective, combining the warmth of timber with the cool mirror of the pool water.
- Environmental context
- Woodland setting surrounded by mature deciduous trees with autumn foliage and a manicured hedge backdrop.
- Spatial experience
- A seamless indoor-outdoor transition where the pool deck and interior floor plane visually merge through large sliding glass panels.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal stratification created by the roofline, glass transparency, wooden deck boards, and water surface.
- Style reading
- Contemporary woodland pavilion
- Program
- Pool house or ancillary residential leisure pavilion
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture