Portsmouth Pool Pavillion
Portsmouth, RI
This project includes a pool pavilion and bocci court sited to the south of a contemporary house on an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. A sweeping sky dominates the gentle landscape that slopes downward to the water with views of both the bay and the Atlantic Ocean. In a region with a rich architectural history, it was important to the client to create a structure that related to the traditional forms of the area but reflected a contemporary approach.
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The pavilion roof is a tautly abstracted gable form created from flatlock copper that articulates edges with precise corners and contemporary details.
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The pavilion walls are red cedar shiplap that merges with the shaped wooden louvers that enclose the outdoor shower. An outdoor kitchen and living space make up a summer living room, with seasonal curtains that can be pulled out to enclose during winter.
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Cable wire fencing embedded within landscape planting forms invisible pool fencing – a visual trick that turns the pool enclosure into a landscape design element rather than a constructed room.
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