项目名称： Malvern Pool House

地点： 沃里克郡，英国

设计团队： Klas Hyllén Architecture

项目面积： 201 m²

竣工时间： 2024年

摄影： Hide Film for Klas Hyllén Architecture

设计特色：

项目 – Klas Hyllén Architecture 在英国沃里克郡乡村地区打造了一座极简主义泳池别墅，巧妙地在建筑克制与感官丰富度之间取得平衡。作为一座艺术与工艺风格住宅的延伸建筑，这座泳池别墅以两个相互连接的粘土砖体量从山顶凸显而出，为其历史建筑伴侣提供了一个现代化的对比。

项目的核心是一个宁静的泳池空间，其特色在于空灵的交错网格天花板——这个白色粉刷的木结构仿佛漂浮在水面之上。一道经过策略性设计的九米天窗贯穿这个几何形天棚，随着自然光在一天中在水面上变换投影，而在夜晚则框定了头顶星空的景致。

这座201平方米的泳池别墅在表面简约之下展现出精密的环境工程设计。建筑师构思了一个超级隔热的结构，并巧妙地隐藏了技术系统，包括一个创新的通风系统，集成在支撑屋顶的钢环梁中。这种技术优势使建筑能够保持精确的环境条件——29度的温度和55%的湿度，同时最大限度地减少能源消耗。

主体空间容纳了1.4米深的泳池，其角度经过精心设计，与周围莫尔文山的景观展开对话。水延伸至周边墙壁，与巨大的南向窗户相接，创造出泳池与远景融为一体的错觉。第二个建筑体量容纳辅助功能，并帮助界定了北侧的庇护庭院，而两个体量之间的连接空间则作为沉思放松区。

项目的材料选择克制而感性，粘土砖表面在与水汽相互作用时会释放出细微的矿物气息，为游泳体验增添了意想不到的嗅觉维度。正如设计师所描述的，这种对感官细节的关注将这个本可能仅具功能性的空间转变成了一个"光与水的感官绿洲"。

团队 – Klas Hyllén Architecture (KHA) 成立于2013年，作为一家总部位于威尔特郡布拉德福德安艾文的建筑事务所，在英国各地完成了多个获奖住宅项目。该事务所在2023年A+奖项中获得最佳年轻事务所类别特别提名，专注于定制住宅、历史建筑改造和高性能建筑翻新。

事务所由创始人Klas Hyllén领衔，他拥有爱丁堡大学哲学硕士学位，在情境建筑领域拥有丰富经验。事务所的设计理念植根于材料性、工艺性和环境意识。事务所的战略方向由Ruth Hyllén指导，她的美术和艺术心理治疗背景为事务所的发展带来了独特的视角。

KHA的设计方法论强调迭代设计过程，通过与客户、工程师和工匠的深度合作，致力于实现卓越品质。他们的作品集展现了在建筑热效率、历史保护建筑的当代干预以及可持续改造方面的专业实力。事务所对环境管理的承诺体现在他们对RIBA气候挑战的遵守，强调在所有项目中降低能源需求、提高用水效率和降低建筑碳足迹。

Project Name: Malvern Pool House

Location: Warwickshire, United Kingdom

Design Team: Klas Hyllén Architecture

Project Area: 201 m²

Completion: 2024

Photography: Hide Film for Klas Hyllén Architecture

Feature：

Project - Klas Hyllén Architecture has unveiled a minimalist pool house in rural Warwickshire that masterfully balances architectural restraint with sensory richness. The structure, which serves as an extension to an Arts & Crafts-inspired residence, emerges from its hilltop setting as two interconnected volumes of clay brick, offering a contemporary counterpoint to its historical companion.

The project's centerpiece is a serene swimming pool chamber defined by its ethereal diagrid ceiling – a white-washed, glue-laminated timber structure that appears to float above the water. A strategic nine-meter skylight slices through this geometric canopy, transforming the space throughout the day as natural light plays across the water's surface and, at night, frames views of the stars above.

At 201 square meters, the pool house demonstrates sophisticated environmental engineering beneath its apparent simplicity. The architect has conceived a super-insulated structure with carefully concealed technical systems, including an innovative ventilation system integrated into the steel ring beam supporting the roof. This technical prowess enables the building to maintain precise environmental conditions – 29 degrees Celsius and 55 percent humidity – while minimizing energy consumption.

The main volume, housing the 1.4-meter-deep pool, is deliberately angled to forge a dialogue with the surrounding Malvern Hills landscape. Water extends to the perimeter walls and meets a vast south-facing window, creating an illusion of the pool merging with the vista beyond. A secondary volume accommodates auxiliary functions and helps define a sheltered courtyard to the north, while a connecting space between the two serves as a contemplative relaxation area.

The project's material palette is restrained yet sensual, with clay brick surfaces releasing a subtle mineral scent when they interact with water vapor, adding an unexpected olfactory dimension to the swimming experience. This attention to sensory detail transforms what could have been a purely functional space into what Hyllén describes as a "sensory oasis of light and water."

Design Team - Established in 2013, Klas Hyllén Architecture (KHA) has emerged as a distinguished architectural practice based in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, delivering award-winning residential projects across the United Kingdom. The firm, recognized with a Special Mention in the Best Young Firm category at the 2023 A+Awards, specializes in bespoke homes, historic building interventions, and high-performance retrofits.

Led by founder Klas Hyllén, who holds a Master of Philosophy from Edinburgh University and brings extensive expertise in contextual architecture, the practice emphasizes a design philosophy rooted in materiality, craftsmanship, and environmental consciousness. The firm's strategic direction is guided by Ruth Hyllén, whose background in Fine Art and Art Psychotherapy brings a unique perspective to the practice's development.

KHA's methodology prioritizes an iterative design process, focusing on delivering exceptional quality through meaningful collaborations with clients, engineers, and craftsmen. Their portfolio demonstrates particular expertise in thermal efficiency, contemporary interventions in listed buildings, and sustainable retrofits. The practice's commitment to environmental stewardship is evident in their adherence to the RIBA Climate Challenge, emphasizing reduced energy demand, water efficiency, and low embodied carbon footprints in all their projects.