A+M Music Studio + Pool House
Several years ago, the firm designed a straight-forward and intentional retirement home for a couple in rural Mississippi. Building on that project, and its intentionality, the design team crafted a similarly contemporary, yet rugged, pool house and recording studio for this client. Sited in a cattle pasture in rural Mississippi, this pool house is a space for writing, recording and entertaining. Appreciating the simple agrarian structures of the region, the pool house is simple and clean, yet tough and durable. The site takes advantage of the existing pond, serving as an efficient water source for the home’s geothermal heating and air conditioning system in addition to capturing stormwater runoff from the adjacent buildings and pastureland.
The linear bar forms the primary body of the house, to match the same language as the main house, with its proportions intentionally exaggerated to create a long line when viewed from a distance. However, contrasting the bright, galvalume structure adjacent to it, this pool house expresses itself with bronze metal panels and two scales of corrugation and staining seam. The simple form of the gable speaks to the agrarian and utilitarian architectural context, while reimagining its form with a void over the main entry that creates a second-floor balcony. The linear organization of the interior spaces allows the inhabitants to maintain a visual connection to the pastoral landscape from any room in the house, aided by large full height windows throughout. Two porches provide additional points by which to enjoy the landscape.
