Country pool in Minneapolis.

Peter Zimmerman Architects // Peace Design // Audrey Hall Photography
Inspiration for a large country backyard pool in Other with a hot tub.

My client for this project was a builder/ developer. He had purchased a flat two acre parcel with vineyards that was within easy walking distance of downtown St. Helena. He planned to “build for sale” a three bedroom home with a separate one bedroom guest house, a pool and a pool house. He wanted a modern type farmhouse design that opened up to the site and to the views of the hills beyond and to keep as much of the vineyards as possible. The house was designed with a central Great Room consisting of a kitchen area, a dining area, and a living area all under one roof with a central linear cupola to bring natural light into the middle of the room. One approaches the entrance to the home through a small garden with water features on both sides of a path that leads to a covered entry porch and the front door. The entry hall runs the length of the Great Room and serves as both a link to the bedroom wings, the garage, the laundry room and a small study. The entry hall also serves as an art gallery for the future owner. An interstitial space between the entry hall and the Great Room contains a pantry, a wine room, an entry closet, an electrical room and a powder room. A large deep porch on the pool/garden side of the house extends most of the length of the Great Room with a small breakfast Room at one end that opens both to the kitchen and to this porch. The Great Room and porch open up to a swimming pool that is on on axis with the front door. The main house has two wings. One wing contains the master bedroom suite with a walk in closet and a bathroom with soaking tub in a bay window and separate toilet room and shower. The other wing at the opposite end of the househas two children’s bedrooms each with their own bathroom a small play room serving both bedrooms. A rear hallway serves the children’s wing, a Laundry Room and a Study, the garage and a stair to an Au Pair unit above the garage. A separate small one bedroom guest house has a small living room, a kitchen, a toilet room to serve the pool and a small covered porch. The bedroom is ensuite with a full bath. This guest house faces the side of the pool and serves to provide privacy and block views ofthe neighbors to the east. A Pool house at the far end of the pool on the main axis of the house has a covered sitting area with a pizza oven, a bar area and a small bathroom. Vineyards were saved on all sides of the house to help provide a private enclave within the vines. The exterior of the house has simple gable roofs over the major rooms of the house with sloping ceilings and large wooden trusses in the Great Room and plaster sloping ceilings in the bedrooms. The exterior siding through out is painted board and batten siding similar to farmhouses of other older homes in the area. Clyde Construction: General Contractor Photographed by: Paul Rollins

Inspiration for a country rectangular infinity pool in Other with natural stone pavers.

Sergio Bonuomo
Expansive country courtyard pool in Catania-Palermo.

Ansel Olson
Inspiration for a large country backyard rectangular infinity pool in Richmond with natural stone pavers.

Large country backyard rectangular lap pool in San Francisco with a pool house and concrete slab.

Mike Lobe Contracting described this custom build as “East Coast” meets “Contemporary Country” residence, centring on breathtaking views. They added that the space was designed for family interaction and easy access, noting that the spaces flows between living, eating, and kitchen areas smoothly.

Large country backyard custom-shaped pool in Philadelphia with natural stone pavers and a pool house.

Rectangular pool and courtyard
Inspiration for a country backyard rectangular lap pool in San Francisco.

Outdoor living space of The Durham Modern Farmhouse. View THD-1053: https://www.thehousedesigners.com/plan/1053/

Country backyard rectangular pool in Austin with a hot tub and concrete pavers.

Country rectangular infinity pool in Portland.

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Expansive country backyard rectangular lap pool in San Francisco with natural stone pavers.

Design ideas for a country pool in Philadelphia.

Inspiration for a large country backyard rectangular lap pool in San Francisco with concrete pavers.

Large country backyard kidney-shaped infinity pool in Atlanta with a water slide.

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This is an example of an expansive country backyard custom-shaped infinity pool in Phoenix with a water feature and natural stone pavers.

Architects: Turnbull Griffin Haesloop (Design principal Eric Haesloop FAIA, Jule Tsai, Mark Hoffman) Landscape architects: Lutsko Associates Interiors: Erin Martin Design Contractor: Sawyer Construction Photo by David Wakely