Oak Pass House is a luxurious mansion in Southern California.
On a picturesque hillside, there is a stunning mansion with a glass-transparent pool. The real dimensions of the house (740 square meters) are skillfully veiled due to the non-standard layout: part of it is hidden underground, and the facade is covered with glass sliding doors reflecting age-old oaks.
Walker Workshop Architectural Project.
Architectural firm Walker Workshop has completed work on the luxurious Oak Pass House, located on a rolling hillside in a protected oak grove in Southern California, USA. A rather large area of the house is hidden due to the fact that the first floor is built below ground level and therefore is not visually striking.
Oak Pass House – Mansion with 23m Pool.
In creating such a vast living space, the architects were guided by the desire of the client (the violinist) to have enough space to host musical performances. Several terraces surround the mansion. Special attention should be paid to the 23-meter pool, which resembles a mirror-like surface, which reflects 100-year-old oak trees. The designers even suggested that anyone who wants to jump into the pool can use oak branches instead of a tower..
Oak Pass House. Living room.
Due to the hot climate, a lot of glass is used in the ground part of the house: almost everywhere walls are replaced by wide transparent sliding doors. Conversely, the lower level is dominated by structural concrete, which allows you to keep cool on the hottest days..
Oak Pass House. Lower level.
Oak Pass House – a mansion in an oak grove.
Another mansion with a swimming pool as a separate decoration was built in Spain. Vivienda en somosaguas also looks like a huge sculpture on a white pedestal, reflected in the water surface of the pool.
