The Oakland Fire of 1991 left one thing standing on this site: A dilapidated pool house. After surviving so much, it seemed a shame to demolish the pool house, so the homeowners chose to reconstruct it. We transformed it into a backyard retreat integrated into a new garden design.

The pool house includes a living area, bathroom, murphy bed, deck and spa. An arbor, custom table, and benches were added to the main house as part of the landscape design.

The family uses the pool house for parties and the children's sleepovers. The four of them sleep in the pool house with the doors open on hot summer nights.

Poolhouse Reborn

Oakland, CA - Zimmerman Residence

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