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POOL PARTY: Joseph Richardson’s contemporary hardscape plan includes a square spa next to the pool, as well as a fire feature.

PARTY CENTRAL: Guests gather at the pool house wet bar; a fridge, ice maker and big-screen TV set the scene for carefree soirées.

BACKYARD RETREAT: The clean-lined pool house boasts low-maintenance building materials, a fireplace and radiant-heat flooring.

Grand Award: Custom Build, Special Feature

Winn Design+Build
Winn Design+Build

McLean homeowners with three daughters who swim competitively wanted to create an outdoor oasis complete with a pool and space where they could gather and entertain. A longtime friend of the family, Michael Winn of Winn Design + Build introduced the owners to landscape architect Joseph Richardson. He began a contemporary-style hardscape plan for the property and, together with the owners, discussed adding a pool house to the project. Winn Design + Build came in for the pool house design and build.

Winn and project architect Jimmy Finn got to work, conceiving and building a modern, 500-square-foot pool house that would complement the hardscape. The structure features a powder room, a board-formed concrete fireplace and radiant-heat flooring. Smart lighting controls and integrated audio and video systems, along with a beverage fridge, ice machine and grilling station, make entertaining a breeze.

"A dialog between pool and pavilion are evident in scale, color and dimension. The fireplace offers a perfect counterpoint."
Donald Lococo, jurist

Architecture & Construction: Michael Winn, project lead; Jimmy Finn, AIA, project architect; Jennifer Hall, project designer; Paul Walhout, project manager, Winn Design+Build. Landscape Architecture: Richardson & Associates Landscape Architecture.

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