This pool house in Westlake Hills features a unique sustainable design with a garden roof that received the city's first variance to count as permeable cover, helping meet strict storm water regulations. The boat-like vaulted roof echoes the surrounding canyon hills while stacking program elements underneath to reduce the building footprint, and includes an indoor-outdoor dining area with kitchen and an innovative suspended permeable stone terrace system.
PooI House
Design Team: Murray Legge, Herman Thun, Lucas Brown, David Carroll, Sapna Patel
Builder: Randy Meek, Traci Cavender
Engineering: Architectural Engineers Collaborative
Plant Selection: Somos Design and Landscaping
Architectural Metal: Hawkeye Glenn
Stone Work: Escobedo
Photography: Ryann Ford, Whit Preston
Size: 1,200 sf indoor, 5,000 landscape & pool
Year Completed: 2011