outdoor living is very much oriented inward towards the courtyard and beach. Giant sliding barn doors at the end of the courtyard and pool area open onto the beach, creating easy access and a direct view from the living room through the pool area and out to the ocean. Jagoda likes how this transforms the
for our living room once we remove picture window and open up the wall west facing to oak tree
planning on living in your current house for awhile but long for a wooded yard, you might as well start planting some trees. I'm sure you've heard the saying: first they creep, then they sleep and then they leap. It's true. If you can wait 6 or 7 years and plant a few each summer, you'll have tall trees before
window and living room sliders.
• Conscious effort in using only materials in their most organic form.
• Solar thermal radiant floor heating through-out the house
• Heated patio and fireplace for outdoor dining maximizes indoor/outdoor living. The entry living room has glass to both sides to further
outdoor living area which includes Pool, outdoor dinning / bbq and play court.
• The flooring used in this residence is by DuChateau Floors - Terra Collection in Zimbabwe. The modern dark colors of the collection match both contemporary & traditional interior design
• It’s orientation is thought out
as the living/ dining area has been pushed 1.5 m north of the existing northern house wall, a new structure will be required to form a canopy and an entry/exit to the deck, very contemporary style, crisp linework, would frame the pool and garden better
window and living room sliders.
• Conscious effort in using only materials in their most organic form.
• Solar thermal radiant floor heating through-out the house
• Heated patio and fireplace for outdoor dining maximizes indoor/outdoor living. The entry living room has glass to both sides to further
outdoor living area which includes Pool, outdoor dinning / bbq and play court.
• The flooring used in this residence is by DuChateau Floors - Terra Collection in Zimbabwe. The modern dark colors of the collection match both contemporary & traditional interior design
• It’s orientation is thought out
space from living room and bar area to extend out to an outside bar and sitting area in that bit...
backyard living space in which the Owners could live and entertain. Both design professionals, they requested a new pool house, pool and landscape layout that embraced modern design but had a sensitivity to the adjacent 1926 historic home that would share the site.
The Architect faced several primary
comfortable living space within a compact urban backyard. This unembellished design blurs the boundaries between inside and outside and uses natural daylight to make the living area seem extraordinarily open. The interior/exterior flow of space is achieved with the use of eight-foot high disappearing glass
from the living space, and provides a controlled rate of air changes per hour. Concrete and ceramic tile were installed and only low VOC paints, sealants and finishes were used.
Through the use of detailed design elements and simplicity, the modern backyard pool house extends the living space of the 1926