Article source: 4 Architecture

Located in a natural clearing within a wooded hillside of northwestern CT, this watering hole serves as a sustainable entertainment and relaxation center from the hectic urban existence, a place to go from always being “on”, to actually shutting “off” for a bit – a place to simply chill out.  The 16 x 52 module contains a sleeping zone at one end of the module, and a food prep  consumption digestion zone at the other.  In between sits a recycled black-steel core, a volume containing the bathroom, steam shower, laundry, storage, and a heat-generating fireplace.  Although ‘floating’ in the middle of the space and not connected to a perimeter wall, the core is filled with natural light from a skylight above and frosted glass pocket doors; an outdoor shower brought indoors.

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• Architects: Resolution: 4 Architecture
• Project: Connecticut Pool House
• Location: Sharon, Connecticut
• Completion Date: 2011
• Size: 832 sf
• Typology Series: Single Bar
• Software used: FormZ and Vectorworks

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