Designed as part of a larger Palm Beach, Florida residence, this pool house establishes the architectural language that carries throughout the project: a contemporary interpretation of classical architecture shaped for Florida living.
The building is conceived less as a traditional pool house than as a pavilion overlooking the water. A sequence of columns and arches defines the covered terrace, while broad roof overhangs and layered wood ceilings provide shade and shelter. Behind them, large expanses of glass open the interior directly to the pool and landscape, allowing the architecture to shift between inside and outside.
Classical references are present in the proportions, arches, columns, symmetry, and layered roof forms, but they are deliberately simplified and reinterpreted. Wood, stone, glass, and carefully detailed metalwork give the building a contemporary character without abandoning the familiar order of classical architecture.
Although its setting suggests an open-air pavilion, the pool house is fully air-conditioned and designed as a true extension of the home. Its interior provides a comfortable retreat from the Florida heat while maintaining a strong visual connection to the pool and surrounding landscape.
The pool house is a smaller expression of the larger residence, where traditional architectural ideas are adapted rather than reproduced. The result is an architecture that feels appropriate to its Florida setting while using the language of classical design in a distinctly modern way.
