Design Buy Build Issue 23 2016 | Page 70

Courtyard Conversion Swimming Pool and Studio Image Credit: www.jmsegui.com Swimming Pool and Studio / Joan Miquel Segui + Tono Vila T he new swimming pool and the studio are built in the back of the courtyard of an existing house. The studio is a pure volume that flies over the pool, facing the existing house. The pool is proposed as a sheet of water at the same level as the terrace. The swimming pool is finished with the same stone as the terrace, detailing the lights and pipe-ends so that they are invisible. The studio is a white frame that flies above the pool and holds a reading area and a toilet. The access is proposed by a porch that leads to a wood wall with two build-in doors. A table is emerging from the structure, without touching the floor. www.jmsegui.com 70