RO|ROCKETT DESIGN designed a modern pool house as part of a rustic getaway for a couple in Geyserville, California, set within the rolling landscape of Sonoma County. What began as a country escape has gradually evolved into a full time residence, with the pool house playing a central role in how the property is now used and experienced.
The site itself is long and narrow, stretching along a busy roadway while opening out toward sweeping vineyard views and distant coastal ridgelines. Rather than fight those constraints, the design responds to them. The pool is raised higher on the property, and the pool house is cut carefully into the hillside, allowing the edge of the pool to visually edit out the road below and focus attention on the scenery beyond.
From the outside, the pool house immediately stands out for its material choice. The exterior is wrapped in grape stakes gathered directly from the property, a nod to the site’s agricultural past. These stakes were resawn and reused to form a textured shroud around the building, creating privacy for the interior spaces while still allowing light and views to filter through where needed.
Looking closer, the timber screen reveals its irregularity and character. Each stake carries the marks of its former life in the vineyard, giving the structure a distinctly local and tactile quality. Solid sections provide enclosure for more private areas, while openings are carefully positioned to frame views across the landscape.
Inside, the pool house contains a compact but well considered layout, housing a living room, wet bar, and bathroom. Although the interior footprint is modest, it never feels constrained. Large sliding doors open the space directly onto a semi covered outdoor terrace, allowing daily life to spill outside with ease.
This terrace becomes an extension of the interior, complete with an outdoor kitchen and generous space for dining and relaxing. A rough sawn trellis floats overhead, offering shade during the hottest parts of the day while maintaining an open connection to the surroundings. From here, views stretch across the gardens and out toward the wider Sonoma landscape.
The floor plan brings all of these elements together, clearly showing the relationship between the pool house, terrace, swimming pool, gardens, bocce court, and guest arrival with overflow parking. Every element is carefully positioned to make the most of the site, balancing privacy, openness, and connection to the land.
By reusing materials found on site and shaping the building around both the landscape and its limitations, this Sonoma pool house turns practical needs into defining architectural features.