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Over Pool House in Hawthorn
24 Feb 2020
Over Pool House
Design: Jane Riddell Architects
Location: Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Over Pool House was designed to allow for contemporary family life to play out beyond the formal front rooms of an existing Victorian house. The pool sits at the threshold between old and new built form and provides the element of surprise as one moves between the two distinct parts of the house.

The house continues JRA?s exploration of house/pool relationship and the inherent opportunities in duality of pool as both water feature and recreational element.

What was the brief"

Integral to the client?s brief was the engagement of new living spaces to a pool and to also maximize the dialogue of house to outdoor space. Channeling of views from first floor into these spaces while maintaining a sense of privacy was also important. These aspects of the brief were functionally achieved by the partial demolition of the existing structure to make way for the kitchen and informal living/dining areas which have a direct relationship with the pool and garden and north light.
What were the key challenges"

The existing Victorian house had been added to in the 1990?s and the resultant spaces did not optimise the north orientation and were disengaged from the back garden and existing pool. The rear of the house and pool was demolished to make way ...