The Pool House is situated in the residential beachfront neighborhood of Jumeirah, Dubai on Al Wasl Road, known for its charming and serene landscape surrounded by lush desert vegetation and the expansive Arabian sea. An alluring contemporary pool house designed by VSHD Design, this elegant yet subdued and minimalist structure offers a place to enjoy the dual lifestyles of living and working simultaneously—especially during the post-pandemic period where many desire to create an office space at their home and work remotely with all the comforts and necessities of a living room. It was created to find a way through architecture and design to effortlessly combine one’s various lives of work, leisure and home into one harmonious space.

The Pool House elevates more traditional local homes to a more contemporary consists of two blocks, a main block with a living and dining room and an outdoor open kitchen with a pool and a secondary block with a gym and a kids majlis. The client wanted a new living space for him and his family that encompassed a modern feel. This pool house was meant to be a place where he and his loved ones could escape to relax, enjoy beautiful weather as well as work and entertain away from their main villa of residence. 

The plot was big enough to accommodate two modern edifices surround and amidst big, lush gardens and a pool in between the structures. The outdoor space filled with greenery links the two blocks and serves as a defining trait of the structure. Theresult is a place akin to a small resort bungalow on the beach or rather an escape for the family’s classical villa. 

The interior and exterior design of this sleek contemporary villa, heightened by its positioning amid lush verdant desert vegetation, features the smooth minimalist and harmonious lines of VSHD Design signature style coupled with a rich use of natural materials. Each Alcove has a separate entrance from the street level entrance which adds to a sense of privacy, retreat and tranquility.