Two-Bedroom Pool House Designed to Match a Modern Swimming Pool in San Carlos

Tucked into a San Carlos backyard, this detached pool house turns a swimming pool into a full entertainment destination. Seven hundred square feet, two bedrooms, conceived as the place where the party actually lives. Guests step out of the water and into a finished interior instead of trekking back to the main house, and hosts get a dedicated zone for everything a poolside day demands. The second bedroom widens the brief past a changing room: weekend visitors stay over, and the structure stays useful long after pool season winds down. The design mandate centered on one word, modern, in deliberate dialogue with the contemporary pool it overlooks. Crisp lines, expansive glass, and a restrained material palette let the building recede into its setting while still holding its own architectural voice. Sliding walls of glazing collapse the boundary between interior and patio, so the lounge, the deck, and the waterline flow as a single continuous space. The pool and the pool house were designed to rhyme, sharing geometry and finish cues rather than clashing across the yard. Construction is underway. When it wraps, the owners gain a sleek, hardworking retreat that elevates how they host and adds enduring value to a sought-after San Carlos lot.