2008 This project, the second phase of the "Glen Oaks Boulevard" property, places a new lap pool, spa, and "pool house" along the narrow crest of the large site overlooking the Arroyo Seco in Pasadena. The integrated pool/pavilion structure completes the composition of the remodeled main house and "bookends" a newly built detached garage on the far side of the main house. Each building is rendered in a common structural vocabulary of "L" shaped concrete block piers, laminated wood beams, and round concrete columns.

The pool & building are sited to take full advantage of views and prevailing breezes with fold-away walls of glass turning the structure into an open-air entertainment pavilion floating over the pool, spa and Arroyo Seco. A large wet bar, full bath, and storage room are included in the floor plan. The roof is canted to allow optimum exposure to the southern sun for roof mounted solar panels to heat the pool and spa; all floors & counter-tops are finished concrete; the water heater is tank less and on-demand.

By locating the pool equipment in a tower separated from the pavilion by six feet, and wrapping these two elements of the design around the "inside corner" of the L (Site Plan), an aperture was created to act as the transition from the more formal courtyard (between house and pavilion) to the native landscape and wild granite topography of the "point" beyond.

The swimming pool edge disappears on two sides, the floor platform is cantilevered over the slope, and from below the structures appear to hover above the steep hillside. Roof rafters were taper-cut on site from laminated wood beams to segue into the sky above. Precise craftsmanship was required to make minimalist detailing work effortlessly.