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Get inspired with these modern swimming pool designs, completed for various architectural projects all over the world. Designed by award-winning architects, these pools are both beautiful and imaginative. For example, here you can admire a swimming pool built around a large rock formation on a beach or a huge indoor pool with glazed walls that overlook a forest. From plunge pools to elongated roof pools, these modern swimming pool designs are all one of a kind.
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1 of 38An ancient architectural element from the Veneto area, translated into a contemporary but timeless design. With the fast growth of wine tourism in Italy, vineyard owners and those who are fortunate enough to run historic wineries, have started to expand their estates' w...
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The Gorgo Winery: Il BroloPool
2 of 38[dropcap]P[/dropcap]erched in the low rolling hills beyond the historic village of Barwon Heads on Australia's coast, the striking roofline of a retired couple's daily dwelling unexpectedly peeks above the surrounding Moonah trees and native scrub. Barwon Heads, situated on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong and Melbourne, has become a popular seaside destination for those escaping the city...
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Barwon Heads HousePool
3 of 38[dropcap]G[/dropcap]essato had the great pleasure of talking to Italian photographer Marcello Mariana about his work and photography in general. It was a candid and inspiring conversation that we enjoyed immensely. Mariana's recognizable talent for composition and capturing elusive, atmospheric, and even melancholic qualities in s...
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Marcello Mariana: Photography is True FictionPool
4 of 38Clean geometry, pristine nature, brutalist accents, sand dunes and pines. These elements are unlikely to be found in the same place, but in Barrio Marítimo II, they coexist in complete harmony and complement each other perfectly. Casa L4 is a four hour drive from Buenos Aires, Argentina and is located just over 200 meters from the beach. The owners hired the
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Casa L4 in ArgentinaPool
5 of 38A charming house that celebrates a rural setting via thoughtful design. Built in a beautiful area near the Adage river at the borders of the city of Verona, Italy, this gorgeous dwelling marries rustic details and contemporary features in a thoughtful way.
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A Country House In Chievo, ItalyPool
6 of 38A sprawling house in Ibiza designed with a sequence of five volumes. Built in Sant Mateu d’Albarca, in the charming landscape of Ibiza's countryside, the Ca l'Amo house rises from a forested area between two dry stone walls. Pines and juniper surround the contemporary dwelling, both shielding the living spaces and welcoming them into nature. Architect
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The Ca l’Amo House In IbizaPool
7 of 38A 19th-century home transformed into an elegant hotel. Located on the gorgeous island of Santorini, this small hotel in Oia Greece celebrates the past via modern design. The building dates back to the 19th-century. An old residence left almost in ruins, the structure featured a stable and a wood-burning oven on the ground floor and living spaces on the upper level.
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A Beautiful Hotel in Oia GreecePool
8 of 38A concrete house built on a beach in Oaxaca, Mexico. Contemporary Mexican architecture merges traditional and modern elements seamlessly while also celebrating nature. Casa del Sapo is a great example. Designed by Espacio 18 Arquitectura, this concrete house is ...
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Casa del SapoPool
9 of 38Both spectacular and understated, this house features serene living spaces that have a special connection to nature. Belgian architect Dirk Heveraet creates modernist spaces that are as refined in their simplicity as they expressive in their tranquility. This villa, built on the outskirts of the city of Ghent, Belgium, is no exception. While close to the bustling urban setting, the ho...
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A Minimalist-Modernist House Nestled in A Lush LandscapePool
10 of 38[dropcap]A[/dropcap] house with a terrace that opens to nature can do wonders for one’s well-being. For cities, even a balcony or a small corner of greenery inside an apartment will suffice. We want to talk about houses designed with one or more patios and courtyards that connect living spaces to glorious natural landscapes, gardens, and even urban jungles. Homes and summer retreats where terra...
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Houses with a Terrace, Architecture that Celebrates NaturePool
11 of 38A sophisticated and minimalist home that celebrates a desert landscape. Located on a rocky plateau in the Palm Desert, California, this desert home immerses its inhabitants into a gorgeous arid landscape with views of the Coachella Valley and the San Jacinto Mountain Range in the distance. San Francisco-based...
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High Desert RetreatPool
13 of 38A 19th century residential building transformed into a hotel with Shaker-inspired furniture. Located in the center of Mexico City, Circulo Mexicano is a new boutique hotel that welcomes travelers with minimalist but warm interiors. Architecture firm Ambrosi | Etchegaray completed the redesign project of a 19th centu...
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The Circulo Mexicano HotelPool
14 of 38[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen you imagine the home of your dreams, a large swimming pool is probably also included in the picture. Considering the large pool of talent in the world, it’s easy to see how contemporary swimming pool designs can be as breathtaking as the houses they accompany. On this page, we have gathered some of the most impressive projects that showcase the creativity of internationa...
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Swimming Pool Designs to Inspire YouPool
15 of 38A 200-year-old house restored with hemp-based materials. Located in Mallorca, Spain, this house has a venerable age of 200 years. The owners hired local architecture firm Ideo Arquitectura to solve the issue of rising damp that affected the building and to also restore and redesign it to create serene and
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Can MongesPool
16 of 38A modern-rustic house designed with Mediterranean-style stone walls. Located in the small town of Biniagual, a few minutes away from Binissalem on the island of Mallorca, Spain, Mormaiquel House has a modern-rustic design that celebrates vernacular design. Architec...
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Mormaiquel HousePool
17 of 38A gabled roof house that celebrates the vernacular architecture of a rural area in Slovakia. [dropcap]B[/dropcap]uilt in the rural outskirts of Bratislava, Slovakia, House V references vernacular architecture to blend into the setting. Architect Martin Skoček designed the house with a layout that references traditional Slovak dwellings, where a central space becomes a front hall with ...
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House VPool
18 of 38A reflection of the genuine Mallorca [dropcap]E[/dropcap]s Racó d´Arta in Mallorca is more than a rural luxury hotel or a wellness retreat on Spain’s island of endless sun and outstanding natural beauty. It is a long-cherished dream and ...
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Es Racó d´Arta in MallorcaPool
19 of 38A high-end, modern hotel inspired by traditional architecture from Mykonos, Greece. Located on Mykonos, in the Cyclades, Kalesma is a new 5-star Greek hotel that welcomes guests with stylish suites that offer panoramic views of the Aegean Sea. The high-end retreat draws inspiration from Cycladic aesthetics and the vernacula...
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Kalesma MykonosPool
20 of 38A brutalist concrete house that draws inspiration from Mayan and Yucatán traditions. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocated in Mérida, in the Mexican state of Yucatán, this contemporary concrete house pays homage to and takes inspiration from Mayan architecture and traditions.
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Casa MéridaPool
21 of 38An architectural project that explores the essence of a Mediterranean Levantine house. Located among the hills of Sierra de las Moreras, in Mazarrón, the province of Murcia, Spain, Pastrana I House aims to bring the Mediterranean Levantine dwelling back to life. Architect Pepa Díaz completed the restoration of an existin...
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Pastrana I HousePool
22 of 38A colonial-style villa from 1910 and a contemporary volume transformed into a refined lifestyle hotel. Named Baja Club Hotel, this refined retreat welcomes guests into the historic center of La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Designed by Mexico City...
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Baja Club HotelPool
23 of 38A modern hotel that immerses guests into a lush landscape. Nestled among palm trees in Ahangama, southern Sri Lanka, this new hotel offers a laid-back but refined retreat experience in a jungle landscape. The recently opened Palm Hotel welcomes guests into a serene space where contemporary design meets rustic influences. Ma...
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Palm Hotel in Sri LankaPool
24 of 38A contemporary house nestled into a natural landscape. Located on the shores of Lac St-François in the Canadian Adstock area, L’Accostée House occupies a beautiful plot of land surrounded by cedars. The house sits on the footprint of the clients’ former home, which required upgrades and a space expansion to accommodate the couple’s growing family.
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L’Accostée HousePool
25 of 38A contemporary beach house inspired by Mallorca’s vernacular architecture. [dropcap]B[/dropcap]uilt on a gently sloping street on the island of Mallorca, Spain, Casa Fly nestles naturally in the quiet neighborhood with a design that celebrates local architecture. Bratislava-based studio beef architekti took inspiration f...
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Casa FlyPool
26 of 38A tranquil resort in Bali with private beach. Built on the south-western coast of Bali, the Soori Bali resort occupies a secluded area between the ocean on one side and Mount Batukaru, lush vegetation, and terraced rice fields on the other. Renowned architect Soo K. Chan, who owns and operates Soori Bali, designed the complex as a relaxing refu...
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The Soori Bali ResortPool
27 of 38A stylish and minimalist home designed with flexible spaces and natural materials. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ocated in the Italian countryside, Fluid Home is a stylish residence designed with multifunctional spaces and creative, refined details. London-based multidisciplinary design studio
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Fluid HomePool
28 of 38A stone and concrete house that embraces a natural landscape. Built on a sloped terrain on the southern coast of Crete, in the Agia Galini village, just 165 nautical miles from the Sahara desert, Ring House makes this dry hilly landscape its home in a creative way. The clients hired decaACHITECTURE to design a contemporary dwelling that embraces nature. The structure departs from the ...
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Ring HousePool
29 of 38A contemporary weekend home that reinterprets traditional Mexican architecture. Located in the charming town of Tepoztlán, only an hour away from the center of Mexico City, La Hacienda Jardín is a weekend home that provides a tranquil escape from city living. Monterrey-based architecture firm Práctica Arquitectura designed the dwelling for a family with children. While it is now used ...
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La Hacienda JardínPool
30 of 38A striking house that creates a bridge between modern design and nature. Located in Spokane, Washington, the T-shaped Rimrock house responds to the topography of a gorgeous site. The word “rimrock” refers to a sheer cliff formed at the edge of a canyon or plateau. Here, the structure sises above a wash on a bedrock of volcanic basalt, overlooking the Riverside State Park below, the va...
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Rimrock By Olson KundigPool
31 of 38An elongated one-story volume built in the countryside in the Cezch Republic. Located in the countryside, on the outskirts of the town of Kostelec nad Ohří, Czech Republic, the Kostelec Residence is a large residential complex that balances its size and impressive scope with a minimalist design. Architecture fir...
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Kostelec ResidencePool
32 of 38A concrete house nestled in the countryside alongside an old farmhouse. Built in the countryside in a protected area close to the Oslo Fjord, Norway, Villa Aa is a contemporary concrete house that minimizes its visual impact on the landscape while maximizing access to views....
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Villa AaPool
33 of 38[dropcap]G[/dropcap]essato had the great pleasure of talking to Italian photographer Marcello Mariana about his work and photography in general. It was a candid and inspiring conversation that we enjoyed immensely. Mariana's recognizable talent for composition and capturing elusive, atmospheric, and even melancholic qualities in s...
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Marcello Mariana: Photography is True FictionPool
34 of 38A contemporary concrete, stone, and ceramic house nestled in an idyllic setting in Spain. Built in an idyllic landscape in the Baix Empordà county of Catalonia, Spain, Casa Ter celebrates both local traditions and the setting with a contemporary design. Barcelona-based firm
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Casa TerPool
35 of 38A vacation house built in a tranquil natural landscape in Hawaii. Located on Hawaii’s Big Island, this 2.9-acre site captures both mountain and ocean views while enjoying privacy from the nearby houses. The clients tasked Walker Warner Architects with the design of their ideal vacation home. Named Hale...
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Hale Mau’uPool
36 of 38[dropcap]A[/dropcap] house with a terrace that opens to nature can do wonders for one’s well-being. For cities, even a balcony or a small corner of greenery inside an apartment will suffice. We want to talk about houses designed with one or more patios and courtyards that connect living spaces to glorious natural landscapes, gardens, and even urban jungles. Homes and summer retreats where terra...
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Houses with a Terrace, Architecture that Celebrates NaturePool
37 of 38Surrounded by mountain ridges, plateaus and dunes, the Amangiri resort and spa is an oasis of calm and provides a peaceful hideaway in the middle of the canyons of the American Southwest. Located in a protected valley in Canyon Point, Utah, the contemporary resort is designed to pay homage to nature an...
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AmangiriPool
38 of 38A tranquil retreat in upstate New York. After founding their own homeware brand, Piaule, in 2016, Nolan McHugh and Trevor Briggs started thinking about a larger scale project: a hotel. Fast forward to 2021, and Piaule Catskills has become a reality. Designed in a collaboration with prefab specialists Garrison Architects, the retreat celebrates the idea of reconnecting to nature. Locat...
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Piaule Catskill