The poolhouse extension for this French-style house built in 1954 was conceived as a free standing garden pavilion in its green setting. Vincent Van Duysen chose to work with austere and pure forms, materials and colours, in order to create an exciting confrontation with the style from the existing house. The only connecting element between the villa and its poolhouse is a slender anthracite painted brick wall. This wall also parts the main house, garden and pool from the owner’s adjacent porterhouse.

Publications:

HicArquitectura, February 2013

Photography:

Alberto Piovano