NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND


A FULL-SERVICE RESIDENTIAL DESIGN AND DOCUMENTATION PROJECT FOR A CLIENT SEEKING A TRULY ELEGANT POOL HOUSE THAT BOASTS SOME OF THE MOST MODERN CHIC DECOR, BUT HOLDS TRUE TO CLASSICAL AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL STYLE AND EXPRESSION.

HAVING JUST ENOUGH EXPOSURE TO PERMIT THE SUN'S GLOW AND AURA OF RELAXATION, THE LOCATION OF BOTH THE POOL HOUSE AND THE POOL ITSELF ARE SITUATED IN SUCH A WAY, FOLLOWING AN INTENSE SOLAR STUDY, TO ALLOW THE BEAUTY OF BOTH MORNING, AFTERNOON, AND EVENING SUNLIGHT IN THE AREAS THAT WELCOME IT, WHILE INTERESTINGLY DEFLECTING THE SUN'S RAYS TO THE POOL HOUSE'S INTERIOR TO PROVIDE COOL SHADING AND COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS AT ANY TIME OF DAY.

SMALL, BUT MIGHTY, THIS BUILDING AND ATTACHED BATH HOUSE ON THE REAR EMBODIES THE CONCEPT OF QUALITY OVER QUANTITY, WORRYING LESS ABOUT SQUARE FOOTAGE AND MORE ABOUT THE VALUE FOR SQUARE FOOT. WITH MATERIALITY, AMMENITIES, AND FINISHES THAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST PREMIUM ACHIEVABLE IN THE NORTHEAST, THIS HUMBLE SPACE IS A STANDALONE MINI PALACE OF LEISURE...