Charcoal-clad house with raised concrete plunge pool and meadow planting

Shady Grove

A concrete plunge pool, spotted-gum deck and meadow planting wrap a charcoal-clad extension; a fern courtyard cools the centre of the plan.

Project details —

Type
Pool + landscape
Pools
Concrete plunge pool and lap pool
Location
Nunawading, Melbourne
Services
Concept design, documentation, contract administration
Raised concrete pool edge rising from salvias, grasses and perennials
The plunge pool rising out of the meadow
Spotted-gum boardwalk and gate with flowering borders and lawn beyond
The boardwalk to the back lawn
Shaded courtyard massed with ferns against ribbed cladding
The fern courtyard at the centre of the plan
Lap pool beside the house with garden borders
The lap pool along the boundary
Perennial planting knitting into the lawn edge beside the deck
Perennials knitting into the lawn edge