A private swimming pool in Windermere

A private swimming pool in Windermere

This house in Windermere is on a steeply sloping site and commands spectacular views across the lake. The swimming pool is in an extension to the side of the house which, externally, was designed to match the original building with white rendered walls, a slate roof and large picture windows.

Internally, six king post oak trusses span across the space with oak purlins and ridge beam and the painted timber boarded ceiling is set on the underside of the roof pitch. The walls are divided up with oak pilasters and slate panels with specially designed light fittings in each bay. The pool has a mosaic tiled rim and the shallow end has a semicircular projection with steps into the water. The plant room is located at one end and this room also conceals the pool cover which is retracted through a slot in the wall. At the deep end is a timber boarded seating area and a large window to exploit the magnificent view across the garden to the lake.