Nevis Pool and Garden Pavilion by Robert M. Gurney
Architect Robert M. Gurney has designed the Nevis Pool and Garden Pavilion in Washington DC.
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Located in a neighborhood bordering Washington, DC, this suburban site has the advantage of being located adjacent to woodlands. A contemporary house surrounded by mature trees and manicured gardens anchors the site. A new swimming pool, stone walls, and terraces located behind the existing house organize the rear yard and establishes a dialogue between the existing house and a new pavilion. New paths, trees and structured plantings reinforce the geometry.
The new pavilion, intended for year round use, is strategically located to provide a threshold between the structured landscape and adjacent woodland. A low-pitched, terne coated stainless steel roof floats above a dry-stacked slate wall and mahogany volume. Five steel-framed glass doors along with frameless glass walls and mitered glass corners enclose the space, creating an environment that is surrounded by views of the structured landscape, pool and the adjacent woodland. The doors pivot to open the space much of the year while a large Rumford fireplace and heated floors provide a cozy counterpoint in winter months.
The interior contains a stainless steel kitchen component with seating, along with a small living space anchored by the fireplace. The blue stone flooring, stone and mahogany walls, and Douglas-fir ceiling create a warm, natural space. This new pavilion is intended to provide shelter from the harsh natural elements while simultaneously allowing the occupant to enjoy both the beautifully structured garden and the native, natural surroundings.
Visit Robert M. Gurney’s website – here.
Photography by Maxwell MacKenzie
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José Sidenei on 26 May 2012 at 12:00 pm #
If I had enough money, I’d bespeak one of this pretty cool house.
Tisha Green on 26 May 2012 at 12:28 pm #
The openess of this house is perfect for where it’s located. You have a 360 degree view of nature and who wouldn’t love that? The interior feels a little like a museum but the house is gorgeous.
littlebadwolf on 26 May 2012 at 7:54 pm #
given comment #2 it would have been a great pleasure to have a larger site plan showing the
structure’s relationship to the main house and
the woods.
paul koodravsev on 26 May 2012 at 8:12 pm #
Zen perfect .! VERY well detailed . Congratulations.
No No on 27 May 2012 at 10:25 am #
Huh? What “house”, you two? This is a pool pavilion with a snack bar and a fireplace. I suppose you could roll out a futon if you’re feeling Japanese, or sleep in the chemical room/janitor’s closet. But the building we see here is just a — very luxurious — “garden folly”! (Think Vanderbilt or Rockefeller, not Susanka!)
Birgir R Johannesson on 28 May 2012 at 7:44 am #
What a feeling – this archtectural beauty is like saying ´yes´to life – that we are here on this planet to enjoy being here – … I wish I where able to breathe that in and breathe it out here in Iceland and enjoy a replica of this beauty