Horizontal timber boards pull the eye across the front of the house before the glazing interrupts that line. The result is a modern cubist villa with swimming pool that reads in layers rather than one fixed façade. Narrow windows are set in a strict alignment, running from the lower level to the upper floor and tying the volumes together through their repetition.

Modern cubist villa with swimming pool as a spatial starting point

The composition is built from clear edges and deliberate openings. Steel support columns at the corners of the frames are concealed, so the window profiles stay visually light. That choice lets the horizontal cladding facade do the main work: it sets the rhythm, marks the corners, and gives the exterior a measured pace. The front remains relatively closed, which suits the need for privacy and shelter. From the street, the house keeps its distance.

At the back, the mood changes immediately. Large window openings and doors open the living spaces to the garden, while the south-facing side collects sunlight across the terrace. Here the glazing is not just a view; it is a working edge between interior and exterior. The glass balustrade appears as a thin line in front of the upper level, leaving the mass of the villa intact while still allowing the outside to remain visible through it.

A terrace that hides the pool cover

The outdoor pool with roll cover sits tightly against the rear terrace, with the cover disappearing beneath the wooden surface when it is not in use. That move keeps the terrace clear and avoids a separate technical object beside the water. The pool area follows the same restrained logic as the house itself: straight edges, narrow margins, and material changes that happen quietly. Wood, water, glass, and shadow each claim their own strip of space.

Seen together, the terrace and pool extend the living area without adding visual noise. The paving and timber decking frame the water rather than competing with it. On the images, the pool sits beside planted borders and a rectangular deck layout, reinforcing the house’s strong geometry. Because the roll cover is integrated under the terrace, the surface remains calm when the pool is closed, and the rear of the house keeps its open character.

Glazing that connects two floors

The window composition is one of the clearest features of the project. Slender openings line up across the lower and upper levels, creating a continuous reading of height and proportion. In some views, the glass runs along a balcony or overhang, while the dark underside of the projection sharpens the contrast above it. The effect is not decorative. It is structural, giving the villa its disciplined profile.

That same precision appears in the details around the openings. The concealed supports allow the frames to stay visually clean, and the horizontal timber cladding keeps the surrounding surfaces from becoming restless. In the façade detail shots, vertical timber slats appear near the entrance zone, breaking the horizontal system only where the architecture needs a pause. It is a small change, but it keeps the exterior from flattening into a single pattern.

Inside, the stair opens the space

The interior turns on a floating staircase with wooden treads and a dark side structure. Its open form leaves the wall and floor visible around it, so the stair reads as a cut through the volume rather than a heavy object in the room. From the adjacent spaces, the staircase sits in a bright frame of white walls and large openings, which makes its shadow line more distinct. The move is simple, but it shapes how the interior is experienced from one level to the next. Modern cubist villa with swimming pool remains connected to the layout, materials and daily use of the home.

Near the stair and hallway areas, vertical wall panels give the surfaces a tighter grain. Recessed lighting is set into the ceiling, and the openings toward the garden keep pulling daylight through the plan. The composition stays minimal without becoming bare. Instead, the project uses a few exact gestures: a panel seam, a dark stair support, a clean opening to the outside. Those details hold the interior together.

A modern kitchen wall with a clear edge

The kitchen shows the same restraint in a different register. Dark and light fronts run in one line, while the worktop remains plain and flat. A slim lamella wall appears beside the window opening, adding texture without breaking the overall calm of the room. In the close-up views, the kitchen wall feels almost architectural, as if it were another layer of the house rather than a separate fitted element.

From the work zone, the glazing keeps the exterior present. The sink and tap sit near the opening, so the eye moves between countertop, frame, and garden in one sweep. That relationship suits the rest of the villa: the interior does not compete with the shell around it. It follows the same language of straight lines, careful joints, and materials that are left visible where they matter most.

Material choices that stay visible

Wood, glass, and masonry-like surfaces are used in distinct bands rather than blended into one finish. The horizontal cladding facade sets the dominant direction, while the glazing brings in transparency and reflection. The glass balustrade, the terrace boards, and the dark stair structure each underline a different part of the plan. Nothing is overworked. The strength of the project comes from how each material stops at a clear edge.

The images also show how the house handles shadow. Overhangs deepen the upper plane, and the layered volumes create darker recesses around the corners. That gives the villa depth even when the surfaces are simple. At ground level, the rear garden, pool, and broad openings turn the south side into the most active part of the building, while the front keeps its protected, inward-looking stance. The modern cubist villa with swimming pool is defined by that shift from restraint to openness, and every main detail serves it.

Suppliers:
– Aluminium windows: Weerschild B.V.
– Glass balustrade: Glass Inside
– Façade cladding: Carpentier
– Brick slips: Duo Systems
– Stair: Roukens Steellife

Photography – Peter Baas Fotografie Modern cubist villa with swimming pool remains connected to the layout, materials and daily use of the home.