An experimental site for a new family home. While modest in scale, this well-crafted home exudes a warmth of colour and internal materials and an elegance of geometric structural detailing. Wrapped and protected within an enclosed courtyard, the original pool gate house and entry conceal the suburban oasis of green within. Working hard to the site’s edges, this family home retains remnants of its aquatic past, which bring a smile to one’s face. This is a celebration of the vision of both client and architect, and how recreational spaces abandoned by some can be skillfully adapted and re-imagined by others.