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Ten houses with outdoor showers for connecting with nature

There are few things more therapeutic than bathing under an open sky. In this lookbook, we collect 10 outdoor showers from around the world.

A grotto-like house in Hawaii, a brutalist surfer’s refuge and a Swedish villa feature in this list of projects that demonstrate different approaches to the outdoor shower.

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring sunken baths, hammocks and indoor trees.

Villa Pelícanos by Main Office — Photo by Rafael Gamo

Villa Pelícanos, Mexico, by Main Office

Villas at this seaside holiday complex in Sayulita, renovated by architecture studio Main Office, feature outdoor showers cut into the coastal rock.

Tropical flora and the thatched roofs overlook the pale concrete walls and pebbled terrazzo floor.

Find out more about Villa Pelícanos ›

Volcanic rock near house — Photo by Douglas Friedman

Kua Bay Residence, USA, by Walker Warner Architects

Kua Bay Residence by Walker Warner Architects is perched on a mountainside in Hawaii among volcanic rock formations.

Taking advantage of the dramatic surroundings is a private outdoor shower that looks up to the mountains and feels like a rocky grotto, with the adjacent shallow water feature designed to mimic molten lava.

Find out more about Kua Bay Residence ›

Litibu house shower — Photo by Luis Young

Litibu house, Mexico, by Palma

This semi-outdoor shower in a Mexican holiday home by architecture studio Palma opens up to the backyard through slatted wooden doors.

The effect of the sunlight streaming in is enhanced by the bathroom’s long, narrow form, high ceiling and dark concrete walls.

Find out more about this Litibu house ›

Open-air showers — Photo by Ana Paula Álvarez

Casa Nu, Mexico, by Chris Luce

Casa Nu, also in coastal Mexico, was designed by architect Chris Luce as a functional sanctuary for surfers.

Among the outdoor spaces is a board-formed concrete block containing open-air showers for use after surfing, alongside laundry facilities and a surfboard rack.

Find out more about Casa Nu ›

Exterior of Villa MSV by Johan Sundberg — Photo by Markus Linderoth

Villa MSV, Sweden, by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur

An outdoor shower sits on a patio next to the sauna and bathroom spaces at this house in Sweden designed by Johan Sundberg Arkitektur.

It is partially covered by a larch canopy but to catch the sun, it is located on the southern side of the home.

Find out more about Villa MSV ›

Casa Las Vistas outdoor shower — Photo by Andres Garcia Lachner

Casa Las Vistas, Costa Rica, by Zürcher Arquitectos and Taller KEN

The main bathroom of Casa Las Vistas opens onto a patio with an outdoor shower, nestled among large potted plants in a nod to the surrounding forests.

Weathered copper piping on the shower is one of the few rustic touches within the large Costa Rican house, designed by Zürcher Arquitectos and Taller KEN.

Find out more about Casa Las Vistas ›

Salt Point Residence by Reddymade and Ai Weiwei — Photo by Ashok Sinha

Salt Point Residence, USA, by Reddymade and Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei helped architecture studio Reddymade to design a corrugated metal extension for a house in Salt Point, New York.

At the southern end, the walls and gabled roof extend to form a porch featuring an outdoor shower fitted into a mirrored wall and looking out across the landscape.

Find out more about Salt Point Residence ›

Coral Pavilion is a beach house in Lagos that was designed by cmDesign Atelier — Photo by Tolu Sanusi

Coral Pavilion, Nigeria, by CmDesign Atelier

The freestanding yellow-pipework shower outside Coral Pavilion was designed by German studio Tarantik & Egger.

Its colour contrasts with the coral-pink concrete pool terrace and simple white form of the main beach house, created by Tosin Oshinowo-led studio CmDesign Atelier.

Find out more about Coral Pavilion ›

Harrison Residence by Jeffrey Dungan — Photo by William Abranowicz

Harrison Residence, USA, by Jeffrey Dungan Architects

A semi-outdoor double shower steps down onto a first-floor terrace at this house in the Florida Panhandle, designed by Alabama practice Jeffrey Dungan Architects.

With the paved floor, white-rendered concrete walls, arched opening and cut-out window shelf, the shower room resembles a small garden pavilion.

Find out more about Harrison Residence ›

The Voxel outdoor shower — Photo by Adrià Goula

The Voxel, Spain, by the Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Students and researchers from Barcelona’s Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia built this wooden cabin in the Collserola natural park as a place for self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic.

It features an outdoor shower that is both raised off the ground and positioned outside the structure’s main elevation, wrapped in charred and slatted timber panels.

Find out more about The Voxel ›

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks featuring sunken baths, hammocks and indoor trees.

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Ten inspiring outdoor dining spaces for spring

By Zarkon Group,22/06/2021

As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to start preparing for sunnier days and warmer evenings. For this lookbook, we’ve rounded up ten inviting spaces featuring outdoor furniture for relaxed al-fresco dining and socialising.

Getting together in public spaces may still be restricted in much of the world over the coming months due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Domestic gardens, courtyards and patios could well be the best place for sharing quality time with friends and family this spring and summer. Read on for 10 inspiring ideas from the Dezeen archives.

This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbook series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series showcased living rooms with statement shelving, green kitchen interiors, peaceful bedrooms and designer bathrooms.

Guadalajara House, Mexico, by Alejandro Sticotti

This house in Guadalajara, Mexico makes the most of the benign climate with an L-shaped, open-sided gallery that extends from the home to provide a cool space for dining and relaxing.

The gallery, which is paved in polished stone, features two zones. The dining area features a twelve-seater wooden table set next to an outdoor fireplace while the lounge area consists of a cushion-strewn, timber-framed sofa, leather Butterfly Chairs and a large, square coffee table.

Find out more about Guadalajara House ›

Dining tables at House of Flowers winery by Walker Warner Architects

House of Flowers, US, by Walker Warner

This plein-air dining zone is at a California winery but its rustic style could equally work in a domestic garden or courtyard. Here, visitors can enjoy a glass of wine in the sun while sitting against a warm adobe wall.

Built-in wooden benches are matched with sturdy tables and rough-hewn wooden stools. Tables are decorated with simple bouquets from the garden.

Find out more about House of Flowers ›

Courtyard dining spot in Old Jaffa House 4 by Pitsou Kedem

Jaffa apartment, Israel, by Pitsou Kedem

This sea-facing Jaffa apartment in a historic building has a narrow courtyard that is used for outdoor dining during the summer months. A glossy dining table is easy to wipe down and is complemented by practical plastic chairs.

The ancient stone walls and concrete floor are softened by shrubs and climbers set in oval planters.

Find out more about Jaffa apartment ›

White-painted garden pavilion with dining area

Garden pavilion, UK, by 2LG Studio

British interior designers Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead of 2LG Studio built themselves a white-stained pavilion in their back garden that is used as a dining space and for socialising when the weather allows.

The raised pavilion is clad in slatted timber and serves as a covered dining area. Wide timber decking adds a touch of the seaside boardwalk to the ensemble.

Find out more about Garden pavilion ›

Casa 4.1.4, Mexico, by AS/D

This multigenerational weekend retreat in Mexico features four separate dwellings arranged around a courtyard that is paved in granite and bisected by a shallow rivulet.

Extending from one of the lodges is a steel pergola with a canopy of slatted timber. This creates a shady spot for family dinners that is furnished with a teak table, dining chairs and benches. An outdoor kitchen allows prep and cooking to be done outside.

Find out more about Casa 4.1.4. ›

Dining table outdoors in Greek holiday home

Mykonos holiday home, Greece, by K-studio

A walnut pergola covered in traditional reeds provides shade for the outdoor living space at this holiday home in Mykonos. Consisting of a lounge area and a ten-seater dining table, the generous stone terrace looks across an infinity pool towards the ocean.

“To create a house that would allow guests to enjoy being outside throughout the day we needed to filter the overwhelming intensity of the climate by providing shade and protection from the elements,” said architect K-studio.

Find out more about Mykonos holiday home ›

Country House, Italy, by Studio Koster

Studio Koster’s Italian Country House near Piacenza has an idyllic outdoor dining space set amid a cottage-style garden. The setting, close to a timber wall, provides shelter from breezes while lava gravel provides a rustic, low-maintenance touch.

Steel-framed chairs with rattan seats plus poufs with woven covers – both by Italian brand Flexform, which furnished the house for a photoshoot – give the space an eclectic feel.

Find out more about Country House ›

Wooden table and chairs on tiled floor surrounded by flower pots

Villa Fifty-Fifty, The Netherlands, by Studioninedots

This dining space in Villa Fifty-Fifty in Eindhoven is both indoors and outdoors. Folding glass doors peel back to turn the room into a loggia that is open to a courtyard on one side and a densely planted border on the other.

Quarry tiles and statement plants in terra-cotta pots add a taste of sunnier climes while the only furniture is a chunky dining table and a set of Elbow Chairs designed by Hans J Wegner for Carl Hansen & Son.

Find out more about Villa Fifty-Fifty ›

House B, Austria, by Smartvoll

An outdoor dining area sits on a split-level concrete terrace outside this house in Austria, which was an extension and renovation of an existing building. The dining table, made of dark wood to contrast with the pale cement, is set close to the house to protect it from the elements.

Large potted oleanders protect the dining space from view on the upper level of the patio while squash vines planted in a circular void spill over the lower level.

Find out more about House B ›

Sunny dining spot in Puglia house with white walls

The White Tower, Italy, by Dos Architects

This bright white house in Puglia has an outdoor dining space with a simple, elegant design. Directors’ chairs with beige canvas seats give it an outdoorsy, camping-like feel and match the pale-wood table. A pergola made of slender steel columns is shaded with canes.

Two decorative table objects in green break up the beige colour scheme and add a simple but elegant touch.

Find out more about The White Tower ›

This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing green kitchen interiors, peaceful bedrooms, calm living rooms and colourful kitchens.

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Interior Design

Ten outdoor spaces with warming fireplaces and fire pits

By Zarkon Group,20/06/2021

For our latest lookbook, we’ve rounded up ten outdoor seating areas that incorporate stylish fireplaces and roaring fire pits to warm yourself on chilly spring evenings.

This is the latest roundup in our Dezeen Lookbooks series providing visual inspiration for the home.

Previous articles in the series featured pastel interiors, bright kitchens, living rooms with statement shelving and interiors with statement plants.

House of the Big Arch, South Africa, by Frankie Pappas

Built within a South African nature reserve, House of the Big Arch was designed by architecture collective Frankie Pappas to avoid existing trees.

Supported on an arch that gives the house its name is an outdoor patio that contains a circular brick hearth, an oven and a small pool.

Find out more about House of the Big Arch ›

Guadalajara House, Mexico, by Alejandro Sticotti

Argentinian architect Alejandro Sticotti created a covered outdoor lounge and dining area alongside this house in the Mexican city of Guadalajara.

Connected to the home’s indoor, open-plan kitchen and dining room, the sheltered area contains a seating area with a timber-framed sofa and a dining table alongside an outdoor chiminea set against a wall.

Find out more about Guadalajara House ›

Covered fire place at glamping site in USA

AutoCamp, USA, by Anacapa Architecture

Created to be the social hub of a luxury campground in California designed by Anacapa Architecture, this open-air clubhouse is used for guest check-in and socialising.

Within the clubhouse, chairs are gathered around a square floor-level hearth similar to a Japanese irori beneath a suspended conical steel flue.

Find out more about AutoCamp ›

Butterfly House, USA, by Surface Design

Landscape architecture studio Surface Design created a series of planted terraces at this house in San Francisco to be “a serene respite from the city”.

A raised concrete hearth hosting an ethanol fire anchors the ground floor courtyard, which is completed with benches, ferns and anemones and pots containing agaves and euphorbias.

Find out more about Butterfly House ›

Equinox Hotel, USA, by David Rockwell and Joyce Wang

Designed by Rockwell Group and Joyce Wang Studio, the Equinox Hotel occupies 14 floors of a skyscraper designed by architecture firm SOM in Hudson Yards.

The hotel has two large terraces – one with a pool overlooking Thomas Heatherwick’s Vessel, and one containing seating arranged around a water feature and a decorative ethanol fire.

Find out more about Equinox Hotel ›

Minimalist Urban Residence, USA, by Anacapa Architecture

Anacapa Architecture designed this home for a residential neighbourhood in the Californian city of Santa Barbara.

The open-plan living space and main bedroom in the L-shaped house both open onto a backyard that has an outdoor fireplace set in a wall and a seating area arranged around a raised rectangular concrete fire pit.

Find out more about Minimalist Urban Residence ›

Ravine House, USA, by Wheeler Kearns

American studio Wheeler Kearns Architects designed this single-storey house on a wooded site on the outskirts of Chicago.

At the rear of the home is a seating area enclosed by a low, curved gabion wall made from rubble found on the site. A fireplace is integrated into this gabion wall.

Find out more about Ravine House ›

Outdoor fireplace in Midden Garden Pavilion

Midden Garden Pavilion, South Africa, by Metropolis

This concrete outdoor dining pavilion was designed by Metropolis as part of a renovation of a house in the Cape Town suburb of Constantia.

Designed to take advantage of views over nearby Table Mountain, the open-sided pavilion includes a square concrete hearth topped with a suspended funnel-shaped flue surrounded by concrete seating.

Find out more about Midden Garden Pavilion ›

Yō no Ie, Japan, by Muji

This single-storey prefabricated home designed by Japanese retail company Muji is fronted by three full-height doors that open onto a large wooden deck.

The outdoor terrace contains a sunken seating area with a fire pit.

Find out more about Yō no Ie ›

Casa SS, Chile, by Pablo Saric and Cristian Winckler

Designed by architects Pablo Saric and Cristian Winckler Perched, Casa SS is a blackened pine house perched above the Pacific Ocean in Chile.

The main living area has large glass windows facing the ocean and opens out onto an enclosed sandy courtyard with deck chairs arranged around a circular steel fire pit at the rear of the home.

Find out more about Casa SS ›

This is the latest in our series of lookbooks providing curated visual inspiration from Dezeen’s image archive. For more inspiration see previous lookbooks showcasing peaceful bedrooms, calm living rooms and colourful kitchens.

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This Landscaped Outdoor Space Includes A Living Room With A Bookshelf For Plants

By Zarkon Group,04/06/2021

Architecture and interior design firm Onion has designed the second phase of the Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand.

As part of the design, they included an outdoor living room and sitting area that both include a bookshelf for plants.

An outdoor living room with a shelving unit designed to house plants.

At night, the plant bookshelves light up, while the living rooms are furnished with outdoor sofas, armchairs, planters, and oversized lamps, the living rooms create comfortable spaces for guests to relax in.

Another design detail of the outdoor living rooms are the pebbles that have been used in place of rugs.

An outdoor sitting room with pebbles and oversized lighting.

Let’s take a look around the rest of the hotel…

The Public Areas

The resort design has a bright white exterior, however, the lobby has been warmed up with the use of wood, and curved wood walls add a sculptural element. The hotel restaurant introduces blue accents and includes a variety of seating, as well as oversized black and white striped pendant lights.

A modern hotel lobby with sculptural wood walls, woven lighting, and round furniture.

A modern hotel lobby with wood walls, woven lighting, and round furniture.

A modern restaurant hotel with glass walls.

A modern hotel restaurant with blue, white, and wood color scheme.

A modern hotel restaurant with a blue and white theme, as well as black and white striped accents.

A modern hotel restaurant with window seat and banquette seating.

The Courtyards

The resort has a variety of courtyards and outdoor spaces including areas with chairs arranged in a circle and surrounded by trees, paths with nearby stairs that lead to the different levels of the resort, a swimming pool with sun chaises, and outdoor king-sized beds nestled between plants and shaded by large trees.

A modern hotel courtyard with outdoor chairs arranged in a circle.

A modern hotel with arches and white stairs with lighting.

A modern hotel with cut-out curved sections.

A resort swimming pool with oversized lights and a wood deck.

An outdoor king size bed for lounging in the sun.

The Spa

The spa area is defined by the use of the colors dark green and pink. The bathtub of the spa room is placed in the garden surrounded by the dark green walls, while the clear glass door brings nature into the treatment room.

Dark green walls and a built-in seat in a modern hotel spa.

Dark green and light pink walls in a hotel spa.

Dark green walls with light pink stairs.

The Guest Rooms

The hotel’s rooms have contemporary interiors with wood accents and outdoor spaces with private swimming pools and lounges.

A hotel balcony with views of the pool below.

A hotel room with an open bathtub and shower.

A hotel bathroom with open bathtub and wood cabinetry.

A hotel room with a small swimming pool and covered seating area.

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A Delightful Terraced Garden Sits In Front Of This Outdoor Dining Room

By Zarkon Group,04/06/2021

Andrew Mann Architecture has completed the remodel of a home in Sonoma, California, that includes a newly designed garden with tiered planters and a covered outdoor entertaining space.

A modern garden with an covered outdoor dining area and terraced built-in planters made from concrete.

The garden pavilion, which was designed by Andrew Mann Architecture, also included the hardscape and layout of the fences, as well as the surrounding planter beds.

The dining pavilion, which can be lit up at night, acts as an outdoor entertaining space that’s surrounded by peaceful gardens completed by Christa Moné.

A modern garden with terraced built-in planters made from concrete.

The raised planters, which have a simple concrete border are filled with flowering plants of different sizes.

A modern garden with terraced built-in planters.

The pavilion, which has a sloped roof, is built from dark stained wood and has a large open area dedicated to outdoor dining.

An outdoor pavilion includes dining area, a kitchen area with fridges, a pizza oven and firewood storage, as well as a separate space for storing garden items. This small room can be hidden from view by the large sliding barn doors.

The pavilion also includes a kitchen area with fridges, a pizza oven, and firewood storage, as well as a separate space for storing garden items. This small room can be hidden from view by the large sliding barn doors.

Let’s take a look around the main house…

Architect Andrew Mann and interior designer Katie McCaffrey of Angus – McCaffrey Interior Design collaborated on the partial remodel of the house, which was originally built in 1974 by Roland Miller Associates.

Andrew focused on form making, while Katie defined a material palette different in feel and mood from their client’s city house. Exposed wood beams and a wood ceiling complement the wood floors and furniture found in the open plan living room and dining area.