Paros Cyclades Greece House With Swimming Pool You Can Look Into From Inside The Home.

This lovely summer house in Paros Cyclades (Kikladhes) Greece was designed and constructed by Alexandros Logodotis of Logodotis – Art to fit

A Modern Penthouse Renovation With Indoor Pool Overlooking France's Loire River.

Located on France's l'île de Nantes on the Loire river, is this wildly modern penthouse renovated by architects Avignon et Clouet.






With transparent interior walls, modules for sleeping, a retractable wall mounted staircase, an indoor pool, the 185 square meter penthouse has views from every angle.

The indoor pool:



Kitchen and Dining area:




Sleeping modules:


Living areas:


The stairwell (above and below) is wall-mounted and retractable






An overhead look at France's l'île de Nantes:

Exterior view of the building in which the penthouse is located:

Floor plans:



photos courtesy of Avignon et Clouet,Stephane Chalmeau, Philippe Ruault and Thierry Malty.

The Faraway Pool : A Sunken Bathtub For KOS

My newest wish list/dream product is that latest bathtub (or indoor mini pool) for KOS Italy by designers Ludovica + Roberto Palomba. Presented at ISH 2009, Frankfurt, the sunken tub is part of the FARAWAY collection and resembles a swimming pool with its illuminated stairs and overspill collector.





The Faraway/ Pool sunken mini-pool is level with the floor:


The steps to lower oneself into the pool become sources of illumination:


the ground-level fissure for the collection of water doubles the pool's outline:


and the blower placed under the steps ripples the surface of the water over the entire length of the pool:


overall dimensions:
Width 2606 mm
Height 1000 mm
Length 4558 mm
Designed for KOS by Ludovica and Roberto Palomba

About the designers:

Italian architects and designers Roberto and Ludovica Palomba are prime representatives of the trend to upgrade the bathroom to the status of living space in its own right. Their designs for leading bath makers such as Kos, Ceramica Flaminia and Laufen unite sculptural qualities with a knowledge of the materials and a manifest flair for the unconventional.

Price available upon request.
KOS italia