Old- World Steel and Glass Pool House Design
This is a conceptual design drawing of Tanglewood’s old world pool house conservatory now under construction in the Midwest about which I talked in my earlier blog posting.
In addition to the remarkable ornate steel and cast iron structure which supports the building, the exterior “skin” incorporates a host of custom designed stained glass panels that are reminiscent of Victorian era designs.
Just to give a sense of scale, from the floor to the top of the glass cupola ridge is almost forty feet high.
The first phase of the project installation is now complete and our crew will be returning to start phase two next week.
By the end of the first trip, the entire steel structure was in place, as was the framework for the lower roof and parts of the cupola roof lantern. The main walls for the custom pool enclosure were also up with some of the exterior trim complete.
Phase two will start with the completion of the roof lantern, trim work and the start of the roof glazing, then continue with work on the lower roof. Installation of the beautiful stained glass windows and doors will wait for the final trip.
Those are limestone stone columns supporting the three large pediments over the doors.
The cupola roof lantern, which is fifty feet long and twenty feet wide, was originally going to be hoisted into place in one piece using huge steel support beams and two large cranes however we decided not to risk the feat and it is now being built in pieces.
This is a huge new home that is scheduled to take another three years to finish so it will be a while before the swimming pool will be filled and the pool house enclosure complete.
Alan