Year
2016
Scope
Design Consultancy
Design Consultancy
Client
MAI Indoor Pool
MAI Indoor Pool
MAI Indoor Pool
“The Members’ Pool”
Definition
An indoor pool staged like a private city-club: wood coffers in the ceiling, limestone and fieldstone walls, black steel balustrades, and carriage-style lanterns along a honed closed pores travertine tiles promenade. The palette is tailored and quiet with old-money restraint, so conversation, and low-key entertainment share the same room without visual noise.
Design Framework
Plan & social choreography. A long rectangular basin anchors the center; a continuous side gallery works as a viewing walk and mingling edge. Lounge groupings bookend the water; a compact training bay echoes historic clubs where pool and gym sit contiguous.
Ceiling as clubroom. coffered wood recalling panelled libraries deepens the acoustics under one ‘members’ canopy.
Wall treatment. Rough-to-smooth stone, fieldstone and honed limestone water wall gives pedigree and texture. Light niches graze the stone, while twin waterfalls add a measured fountain note.
Rail & lantern line. The X-braced steel balustrade reads like a yacht deck guard, elegant and purposeful. Pendant lanterns pace the promenade keeping faces lit and atmosphere intimate.
Water & floor. Blue iridescent glass mosaic pool with continuous overflow trench and travertine deck for classical calm.
Entertainment layer. A screen wall allows casual screenings and game nights without hijacking the room; lighting remains dimmable and peripheral so conversation holds the center.
Conclusion
MAI indoor pool is a club house, with a members-only atmosphere rendered at residential scale. Stone, wood, and ironwork do the quiet work of luxury; the promenade orchestrates movement; the pool and seating host everything from morning coffee ,to afternoon tea, to evening cocktails and films. Understated, timeless, and social by design.
“The Members’ Pool”
Definition
An indoor pool staged like a private city-club: wood coffers in the ceiling, limestone and fieldstone walls, black steel balustrades, and carriage-style lanterns along a honed closed pores travertine tiles promenade. The palette is tailored and quiet with old-money restraint, so conversation, and low-key entertainment share the same room without visual noise.
Design Framework
Plan & social choreography. A long rectangular basin anchors the center; a continuous side gallery works as a viewing walk and mingling edge. Lounge groupings bookend the water; a compact training bay echoes historic clubs where pool and gym sit contiguous.
Ceiling as clubroom. coffered wood recalling panelled libraries deepens the acoustics under one ‘members’ canopy.
Wall treatment. Rough-to-smooth stone, fieldstone and honed limestone water wall gives pedigree and texture. Light niches graze the stone, while twin waterfalls add a measured fountain note.
Rail & lantern line. The X-braced steel balustrade reads like a yacht deck guard, elegant and purposeful. Pendant lanterns pace the promenade keeping faces lit and atmosphere intimate.
Water & floor. Blue iridescent glass mosaic pool with continuous overflow trench and travertine deck for classical calm.
Entertainment layer. A screen wall allows casual screenings and game nights without hijacking the room; lighting remains dimmable and peripheral so conversation holds the center.
Conclusion
MAI indoor pool is a club house, with a members-only atmosphere rendered at residential scale. Stone, wood, and ironwork do the quiet work of luxury; the promenade orchestrates movement; the pool and seating host everything from morning coffee ,to afternoon tea, to evening cocktails and films. Understated, timeless, and social by design.
“The Members’ Pool”
Definition
An indoor pool staged like a private city-club: wood coffers in the ceiling, limestone and fieldstone walls, black steel balustrades, and carriage-style lanterns along a honed closed pores travertine tiles promenade. The palette is tailored and quiet with old-money restraint, so conversation, and low-key entertainment share the same room without visual noise.
Design Framework
Plan & social choreography. A long rectangular basin anchors the center; a continuous side gallery works as a viewing walk and mingling edge. Lounge groupings bookend the water; a compact training bay echoes historic clubs where pool and gym sit contiguous.
Ceiling as clubroom. coffered wood recalling panelled libraries deepens the acoustics under one ‘members’ canopy.
Wall treatment. Rough-to-smooth stone, fieldstone and honed limestone water wall gives pedigree and texture. Light niches graze the stone, while twin waterfalls add a measured fountain note.
Rail & lantern line. The X-braced steel balustrade reads like a yacht deck guard, elegant and purposeful. Pendant lanterns pace the promenade keeping faces lit and atmosphere intimate.
Water & floor. Blue iridescent glass mosaic pool with continuous overflow trench and travertine deck for classical calm.
Entertainment layer. A screen wall allows casual screenings and game nights without hijacking the room; lighting remains dimmable and peripheral so conversation holds the center.
Conclusion
MAI indoor pool is a club house, with a members-only atmosphere rendered at residential scale. Stone, wood, and ironwork do the quiet work of luxury; the promenade orchestrates movement; the pool and seating host everything from morning coffee ,to afternoon tea, to evening cocktails and films. Understated, timeless, and social by design.
