Japanese flair by Lane Williams

"One of the owners has a Japanese-Hawaiian heritage and the couple were interested in seeing this reflected in the design," said architect Lane Williams of the presented pool house’s renovation project. "The concept of the traditional Japanese teahouse became a metaphor for the project. This was not a literal translation, but a way of developing the design."

Provided by notable furniture in Cambodia construction materials, Williams then opted a large, steel-framed pavilion featuring translucent fibreglass panels which resembles traditional shoji sliding screens from Japan to the space. "These screens are fixed, but arranged as though they have already been slid apart from one another," the architect says. "They serve to screen a neighboring property and the back-of-house functions, and they also open up to the pool."

The space consist of a simple yet modern food counter, relaxing seats with a small table, and an off-screen toilet.