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Poolside leisure and spa refurbishment

An existing building beside a private pool, opened up and reorganised into an indoor–outdoor barbecue space, a bar and games room, and a spa with sauna and steam room.

Stage
Finished spaces shown
Work
Refurbishment of an existing poolside building
Bar and games room inside the refurbished poolside building, with an exposed timber roof truss, pendant lights, herringbone floor, green sofas and full-height glazing along one side.
Bar and games area, with glazing along the pool side.

01 Scope

Refurbishment of an existing poolside building to create entertaining space and a spa section, connected to the garden and pool patio.

02 Starting point

The starting point was an existing building beside the pool. The aim was to open it up to the pool and patio and reorganise the interior for entertaining and spa use.

03 Work described

  • Poolside walls opened up for indoor and outdoor barbecue use
  • Sliding pocket doors into a bar and games area
  • Bifold doors opening onto the pool patio
  • A spa section with sauna, steam room, toilet and wash area

04 Result

The photographs show the finished bar and games room under an exposed timber truss, the covered outdoor kitchen, and the timber-lined spa with its sauna, steam room and wash area.

— Photographs
Spa corridor with timber-lined gable wall, glazed sauna, three brass dome pendants, a basin on a timber shelf and large-format floor tiles beside full-height glazing.
Spa section, with the glazed sauna on the left and the wash area at the far end.
Covered outdoor kitchen under a timber-clad roof, with a built-in barbecue, dark worktops and a tiled floor opening onto the garden.
The inside–outside barbecue space under a timber roof.
Glass-fronted sauna cabin set into a timber-lined wall, with slatted benches inside.
Sauna set into the timber-lined spa wall.
Tiled steam room with a recessed lit niche, overhead shower and a slatted timber bench.
Steam room with a slatted timber bench.
Timber-clad poolside building seen from the paved terrace, with a dark roof and black-framed windows.
The timber-clad building from the terrace.

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