VISION 24 — ORIGAMI POOLHOUSE
Mediterranean sea-caves,
Japanese origami and a North
American mid-century glasshouse are
all clues to this jewel-like swimming
pavilion. Tucked away in suburban
Melbourne, its lightweight aesthetic
and folded planes defy the stampede
towards construction of epic scale.
M
ADE Group’s poolhouse is a virtual tip-toe across
the lily-pads such is its finesse and the way it
transcends mere utility for super poise and elegance.
Located in suburban Hawthorn where houses of mausoleum
proportions are becoming the norm, the poolhouse strips
down to its six-pack and the bare essentials.
Enclosing an existing pool, its X-ray structure ensures
year-round family use instead of the seasonal plunge.
Rather than endlessly heading to the local pool, the
owners save themselves the drive and now swim, bathe
and enjoy pavilion life throughout all seasons.
Convenience to one side, the design follows in the great
tradition of the pavilion as free-standing object of pleasure.
MADE’s design straddles the water with a pitched, vented
roof and sliding, operable walls along three elevations for
sublime counterpoint.
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