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In the medieval hill town of Ménerbes, France, a fortified château dating back to the 11th century was sensitively renovated at the hands of an American couple, with the help of French designer Michel Biehn. The swimming pool—a copy of an 18th-century stone bassin—was set beside the medieval ramparts of the village, 180 feet below the level of the house.


Boston-based architect Robert Brannen and his wife, Barbara, with their daughters, Sarah and Jennie, purchased and lovingly restored a traditional Italian casa colonica and its stone barn, situated at the edge of a medieval village in northern Tuscany. The pool, with a surround of green slate from the Apuan Alps, is nestled below the main house, between the terrace house and some adjacent ruins. “We made a window opening in one of the walls so we could enjoy the view while swimming,” Sarah Brannen explains.


Architect Alexander Gorlin created a guesthouse/studio for an artist in East Hampton, New York. He had designed a Palladian main house for the property almost 20 years earlier and welcomed the opportunity to build a complementary structure on the site that could stand on its own. Pictured: An old garden wall adjacent to the pool has been preserved and enhanced with plantings by its owner, who is an enthusiastic gardener. Trees obscure the guesthouse/studio, which is just up the hill


The o bjective was to provide a simple structure that takes advantage of 360-degree views while staying true to the viticultural nature of the land,” architect Howard J. Backen says of Fred and Mary Constant’s residence at their Diamond Mountain Vineyard in Calistoga, California. “On this property you can stand in one spot and turn in a circle, and everything you see is great,” comments Backen. The pool was situated to take advantage of this